Maybe Kruijswjik just fitted better into the group, that will be going.Up until now Bennett has been way better in a support role, IMO, even if they both like to race for themselves.
Maybe Kruijswjik just fitted better into the group, that will be going.Up until now Bennett has been way better in a support role, IMO, even if they both like to race for themselves.
I am wondering as well. I'm so curious about what went on behind the scenes. Only I usually watch something more than once so it's too bad one cannot buy the movie and keep it.Did anyone else sign up/get a ticket for the new Jumbo documentary?
Curious to see if it will be as good as last year's
Going for green is a bad idea.![]()
Van Aert to target road race and time trial at Worlds along with Tour de France green jersey in 2022
'It would also put more pressure on me if there were several leaders' Belgian says ahead of Worldswww.cyclingnews.com
Yes, van Aert will continue to have much freedom on the Tour. Basically from GC point of view Roglič will be able to rely on him on a couple of stages and as for the rest van Aert is occupied with different things.
Hopefully a combination of Martin and Dennis will be a perfect fit for Roglič. And on crucial GC stages for van Aert to do his thing. That should work out rather nicely if all are in great shape.
Then there is a need to have 4 climbers for support in top shape. Currently they have 2 and Kruijswijk is on the right trajectory. All in all still much work left to do for JV.
There's no absolutes like "Roglic can't win without 100% team support". It objectively decreases his chances slightly.Going for green is a bad idea.
I also get the sense there's a little bit of politics & power play going on behind the scenes with Wout van Aert's comments here about how he had to "postpone" his fight for the green jersey over the last couple of years.
The truth is Roglic will need an entire team if he wants to beat Pogacar. Just look at this Vuelta: when Roglic crashed, everyone waited, everyone pulled. Whereas in the Tour, WvA didn't wait (& probably wouldn't next year when he's going for green). It's small details like that which matter.
Honestly it really looks like Roglic will never get that 100% backing for the Tour de France from Jumbo (which Pogacar has at UAE). I get there are pragmatic sponsorship & contract reasons involved (Van Aert must be kept happy considering his level of talent & prospects) but the fact remains they're not going to win the Tour de France with split objectives (or at the very least they'll make it harder for themselves).
From my chair WVA looked pretty committed to winning stages & TT's without holding much back at all, so I don't know what he's talking about here.“Then the next thing will be the green jersey. I postponed that for two years because there was a higher goal for the team. This year, when Primož Roglič dropped out, I did get that freedom, but I wanted to save myself for and work towards the Games. In retrospect, that was a good choice. But in the future, hopefully next year, that green will become a goal,” he added.
I don’t think it’s that he “doesn’t believe sole leadership for Roglic is good,” more that Wout is very aware of his own capabilities; a rider who can win bunch sprints, time trials and mountain stages really deserves to be given freedom to go out and ride for himself from time to time.But as for WVA's interview, he wants freedom to pursue his own objectives in the Tour (i.e. he clearly doesn't believe sole leadership for Roglic is good), whilst in the Belgian team, he wants that captaincy all for himself because he's "proven", it gives more clarity & it would "put more pressure on him if there were several leaders".
Self-awareness is not his forte.
And Wout won 2 sprints in TdF 2020. What is he on about being constrained?I don’t think it’s that he “doesn’t believe sole leadership for Roglic is good,” more that Wout is very aware of his own capabilities; a rider who can win bunch sprints, time trials and mountain stages really deserves to be given freedom to go out and ride for himself from time to time.
And it should be doable. Other teams have done it in the past; Zabel was collecting green jerseys while Riis and Ullrich won their yellows, Cav won 4 stages with Team Wiggo, Carrera had Abdu in green and Chiapucci on the podium, and Canc taking yellow for a few days didn’t hurt Andy’s chances in 2010.
In my opinion he wants to just ride for himself and not have any work to do for Roglic. That he wants to compete not only in the sprints and TTs but in the mountain breakaways as well. Honestly he has the skill set to win Green and Polka Dots. Honestly I think him on DQS would be devastating or with AF if he and MVDP can coexist.I don’t think it’s that he “doesn’t believe sole leadership for Roglic is good,” more that Wout is very aware of his own capabilities; a rider who can win bunch sprints, time trials and mountain stages really deserves to be given freedom to go out and ride for himself from time to time.
And it should be doable. Other teams have done it in the past; Zabel was collecting green jerseys while Riis and Ullrich won their yellows, Cav won 4 stages with Team Wiggo, Carrera had Abdu in green and Chiapucci on the podium, and Canc taking yellow for a few days didn’t hurt Andy’s chances in 2010.
Roglic was in a world of pain and not a leader anymore.There was a moment in the Plan B Jumbo Tour documentary on the first Friday (when Van Aert launched his massive long distance breakaway attack with van der Poel which made UAE chase & the entire peloton ride full gas for 250km) when Roglic exploded, Grischa Niermann (sporting director & someone who comes across as pretty close to Roglic) in the team car said "we hurt them today... but we hurt our Primoz as well". The following day Roglic rode gruppetto & quit.
We've seen how in the Vuelta Jumbo have micromanaged the entire team (throwing the red jersey away when needed) in order to protect their riders' form & maximize everything/everyone for a singular goal.
Well, on that day in the Tour they blew up their ailing leader whilst chasing yellow for Van Aert. Now I'm not saying Roglic could have recovered after his crash, but JV objectively made matters way worse for him on that day (& yes, they even admitted as much themselves). Roglic collapsed physically & arguably mentally at that moment.
That was just an example of "how" multiple objectives & competing factions within one team can spectacularly backfire.
Honestly, he should be able to. Roglic doesn’t need his help for positioning or anything. But green would come easier if he is winning mountain stages too.Nah I think he wants to basically do every sprint while still working for Roglic where it matters most.
Well, 2016 was crashes and 2015 he wasn't good enough to beat Froome/Sky anyway and had come off a hard Giro. Also 9 man teams so you had that extra man anyway.Guys.
I think Sagan is to blame for Contador not winning the Tour in 2015 and 2016.
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