Targets of grand tour riders in 2020

[Earns1985]

Sagan is not a GT rider but he confirms that is going to Giro.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sa...a-tour-de-france-and-tokyo-olympics-for-2020/

Jep, the same article says, that Emanuel Buchmann will fcous 100% on the tour and that Maximilian Schachmann will start at the Giro.
Ackermann will start at Giro and Vuelta.

 

[Milly]

I would love to see Lopez at the tour, too. The course is good for him and he is a rider who animates a race.
Another interesting decicision will be, which Grand tour Simon Yates will target next year. Don´t know if his underperformance of this years giro had been only a spike or if he returns to his Grand Tour level of 2018.

Matt White on The Cycling Podcast mentioned that Simon Yates will ride the Giro and part of the Tour before pulling out to prepare for the Olympics. Simon Yates has previously said that the Olympics are his priority in 2020 and will target the Tour in 2021

 

[Mayomaniac]

Jep, the same article says, that Emanuel Buchmann will fcous 100% on the tour and that Maximilian Schachmann will start at the Giro.
Ackermann will start at Giro and Vuelta.

Majka is also going to ride the Giro.

 

[Leinster]

After Carapaz won the Giro this past season, Movistar had 3 on their team.

Also remember there are several teams that are not GC team, so obviously aren't looking to have GC riders on their team. Part of why Enric Mas went from DQS to Movistar. DQS is a classics team that can't really support a GC rider. Movistar will give Mas a team to support him for GC.

Another perspective is that Ineos have 3 TdF winners on their books, and there is only 1 other winner currently active in the peloton.

 

[yaco]

S.Yates like Froome have shown little or no one day racing prowess - I wouldn't take either to the Olympics.

 

[Breezy1985]

S.Yates like Froome have shown little or no one day racing prowess - I wouldn't take either to the Olympics.

Hes got the physical skills for it but I just dont think hehas the instincts for following the right moves making the right attacks

 

[Breezy1985]

As for Froome he is keen to tell everyone he is targeting TdF and ORR but he may not be choice of leader for either race

 

[yaco]

Hes got the physical skills for it but I just dont think hehas the instincts for following the right moves making the right attacks

Surely Britain build their team around Thomas and A.Yates.

 

[Escarabajo]

So the gossip was probably blown out of proportion. He is saying that nothing is certain and that it depends on the team in December. As much as he wants to ride the Giro the team could be pushing him to ride Giro. who knows.

He also says that he wants to be there for the Olympics.

BTW he was selected as the best sportman of the year in Colombia.

https://www.revistamundociclistico....uego-intentar-ir-a-los-olimpicos-egan-bernal/

 

[Koronin]

A Yates is likely Great Britain's best option for the Olympics RR with Thomas as plan B. S Yates could be a huge help to his brother.

 

[Breezy1985]

Is there a major difference in skillset between the Yateses. I often get them mixed up so can't remember

 

[Koronin]

Is there a major difference in skillset between the Yateses. I often get them mixed up so can't remember

I think it's more in how they race. Adam has shown to be the better one day racer and Simon has shown to be the better stage racer.

 

[Earns1985]

Woods: Ardennes, Tour, Olympics, Worlds

Schachmann: Ardennes, Giro, Olympics
https://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_118121.htm

 

[Bolder]

Surely Britain build their team around Thomas and A.Yates.

I think that's a good plan. but it would be really good to have Froome around if he's in good shape, either as a 2nd or 3rd option or as road captain.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Froome will be aound because of the TT, but he has never shown the kind of one day racing pedigree that Adam and Geraint have.
If I'm Ineos I'm sending Thomas-Carapaz to the Giro and Bernal-Froome to the Tour.
The Tour route isn't that great for Thomas and if Froome won't come back at his best Bernal seems to be the best option to have on this kind of route.

 

[Earns1985]

Froome will be aound because of the TT, but he has never shown the kind of one day racing pedigree that Adam and Geraint have.
If I'm Ineos I'm sending Thomas-Carapaz to the Giro and Bernal-Froome to the Tour.
The Tour route isn't that great for Thomas and if Froome won't come back at his best Bernal seems to be the best option to have on this kind of route.

My expectation is also that Ineos will send 2 of their top riders to the giro.
Then I think they'll let at least one of them start at the Tour de France as well. So that at least 3 top riders from Ineos will be at the start of the tour.

 

[LiquidCrystalDynamic]

I think it is difficult to say whether Froome is really so bad at one day races or if he has not really targeted them. Most of his results come from before his transition to one of the greatest GC riders in recent memory. And he did finish 12 in the previous Olympics, alongside Thomas and ahead of riders with much more pedigree.

He has shown flashes of skills that might make him a good secondary option for Britain.

 

[Colonel]

It'll be interesting to see what UAE along with Aru and Pogacar do.

Pogacar is going to a GT as leader, at present it is the Tour but there is talk of maybe the Giro due to TT miles.

 

[Red Rick]

I think Pogacar should go to the Giro because of weather.

 

[Leinster]

I think it is difficult to say whether Froome is really so bad at one day races or if he has not really targeted them. Most of his results come from before his transition to one of the greatest GC riders in recent memory. And he did finish 12 in the previous Olympics, alongside Thomas and ahead of riders with much more pedigree.

He has shown flashes of skills that might make him a good secondary option for Britain.

A bit column a and a bit column b? If we’re pointing to 12th in an unusually hilly Olympic circuit as evidence that he can do it if he wanted to, I think that’s a stretch.

There’s no doubt though, that if he’s doing the TT anyway, that the GB team could make good use of his engine in service of Thomas or Yates.

 

[Koronin]

A bit column a and a bit column b? If we’re pointing to 12th in an unusually hilly Olympic circuit as evidence that he can do it if he wanted to, I think that’s a stretch.

There’s no doubt though, that if he’s doing the TT anyway, that the GB team could make good use of his engine in service of Thomas or Yates.

Under Olympic rules, to race the TT you are required to race the road race. So yes using his engine to help Thomas or Yates would make sense.

 

[Red Rick]

Wonder if Froome plans to do the Vuelta after the Tour and what Ineos' plan for that race in general is. Could run with Carapaz or Sivakov or maybe even completely tank it again.

 

[wansteadimp]

A bit column a and a bit column b? If we’re pointing to 12th in an unusually hilly Olympic circuit as evidence that he can do it if he wanted to, I think that’s a stretch.

There’s no doubt though, that if he’s doing the TT anyway, that the GB team could make good use of his engine in service of Thomas or Yates.

Where does the love for Thomas and the Olympics come from? He's never raced Lombardy and done LBL once. All his one day results have come in cobbled classics not hilly ones.

 

[Leinster]

Where does the love for Thomas and the Olympics come from? He's never raced Lombardy and done LBL once. All his one day results have come in cobbled classics not hilly ones.

He has one-day race results.
He has results in hilly races.

Adam Yates is the only currently active Brit who has results in hilly, one day races. The rest are one of the other.

 

[Red Rick]

He has one-day race results.
He has results in hilly races.

Adam Yates is the only currently active Brit who has results in hilly, one day races. The rest are one of the other.

Depends.

Spoiler

Milano Sanremo has hills.