Silvan Dillier, an understated rider with good all-rounder abilities. His major individual successes so far are the 2015 ITT nationals and a stage in the 2013 Tour of Alberta. Will he be able to grab the leader's jersey at the Tour de Suisse today?
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"Lesser" riders are the unsung heroes of cycling. For example, we all remember Contador on Fuente Dé, but guys such as Sérgio Paulinho and Jesús Hernández contributed hugely to that legendary day.Valv.Piti said:Whats up with all these lesser rider threads?
Saint Unix said:Rode like a man today. Deserved every bit of his podium place, which possibly wouldn't have happened if he hadn't put in a shift. Not the best from him tactically once they made it into the velodrome, but I can only imagine how tired he was at that point.
One of the few 2nd place finishes in cycling that will be remembered. Chapeau!
Hasn't this happened before or something similar. I'm thinking Vlaanderen isn't great in preparation for Roubaix.Dekker_Tifosi said:He wouldn't be fit enough for the spring classics they said..
So he rode the B program in the Flanders weekend (won one race, top 10 in the other one), and a week later 2nd in Roubaix.
What a guy.
Saint Unix said:Not the best from him tactically once they made it into the velodrome, but I can only imagine how tired he was at that point.
Velolover2 said:Dillier and Naesen to be co-leaders for the classics next year?