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Apr 30, 2011
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stated ambitions for the year:

win giro and tour with vingegaard
stage wins in all three gts
win a monument
more victories than last year (40)
 
Apr 30, 2011
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I would have liked to know the calendars of fiorelli, shiffer, and of course the greatest. Funny that we don't get news on laporte but they tell us about armirail. Maybe he is their leader for Paris nice



 
Jun 24, 2015
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stated ambitions for the year:

win giro and tour with vingegaard
stage wins in all three gts
win a monument
more victories than last year (40)
I hope they *** the bed on every single one of their ambitions.

I guess they'll win Giro and win a stage in each GT.
 
Dec 28, 2010
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Tulett aiming for Ardennes and free role in Vuelta, with Andalucia, Ardeche, SB and Itzulia on the schedule according to the article on him.

Nothing about Nordhagen, other than that PCS has listed him for the Vuelta. Curious to see how they'll utilize him for the rest of the season.

Piganzoli will have a lot to do in the Giro. No Kuss (I think?), Jorgensen or Tulett leaves them a bit thin on climbers. Kelderman maybe?
 
Aug 23, 2012
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stated ambitions for the year:

win giro and tour with vingegaard
stage wins in all three gts
win a monument
more victories than last year (40)
seems like a sound set of ambitions, when you have the second best GC rider you have to have an ambition to win the Tour, even if #1 seems unbeatable.
 
Jul 16, 2015
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So is anyone doing Paris-Nice this year? It seems sort of ironic how one of the so-called biggest one week races seems like a total afterthought these days. I guess there's been too many freezing days in early March alps to make it worthwhile anymore.
 
Sep 12, 2022
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So is anyone doing Paris-Nice this year? It seems sort of ironic how one of the so-called biggest one week races seems like a total afterthought these days. I guess there's been too many freezing days in early March alps to make it worthwhile anymore.
From Visma? Not really, from other teams: Almeida, Uijtdebroeks, Lenny Martinez, Ayuso
 
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So is anyone doing Paris-Nice this year? It seems sort of ironic how one of the so-called biggest one week races seems like a total afterthought these days. I guess there's been too many freezing days in early March alps to make it worthwhile anymore.
Bruno Armiral dropping almida to win it
 
Jun 24, 2015
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why? where the dislike starts from? a particular rider? Plugge?
They have several very cool riders and added some more with Armirail and Piganzoli.
But their general aura and how the media were drooling all over them made me dislike them.

They always come across as cocky and arrogant about their brilliant tactics while quite often the opposite is true.

Visma is also a Dutch team with WvA riding for them so the Belgian media will give them a disproportionate amount of attention. And while you vehemently support any British rider I generally do not give any special attention to a rider just because he has a Belgian flag.


I'm also convinced they were the right team for Roglic while at the same time their stupidity might have cost him two TdF's.
 
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Aug 19, 2011
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They have several very cool riders and added some more with Armirail and Piganzoli.
But their general aura and how the media were drooling all over them made me dislike them.

They always come across as cocky and arrogant about their brilliant tactics while quite often the opposite is true.

Visma is also a Dutch team with WvA riding for them so the Belgian media will give them a disproportionate amount of attention. And while you vehemently support any British rider I generally do not give any special attention to a rider just because he has a Belgian flag.


I'm also convinced they were the right team for Roglic while at the same time their stupidity might have cost him two TdF's.

I disliked them. they copied Ineos in some aspects. I enjoyed Pog winning the 2020 TDF. as a Sky fan I was baffled to see all the "antidopers (antiSky)" almost not caring when they won 3 GT in 2023.
then something happened. and it was Jorgenson winning his first Paris-Nice. I like the guy. and Rogla left (no hate but Rogla did beat EVERY rider I liked) and Vingo crashed. AND BRENNAN CAME. so I don't dislike them anymore. I like WVA since the Finestre stage
 
Feb 20, 2012
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Guys, I have a scheduling idea that I think would be interesting.

Send Vingegaard to Milano Sanremo.

Yay? Nay? Or must Red Rick lay off the booze?
 
Jul 16, 2015
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Guys, I have a scheduling idea that I think would be interesting.

Send Vingegaard to Milano Sanremo.

Yay? Nay? Or must Red Rick lay off the booze?

How about have some more Booze instead. With a capital B.

At face value it's perfectly in line with his improved punch anyway. MSR isn't a monument either in the strictest term. You don't get blown off the wheel and lose minutes upon minutes there. It's just Cipressa + Poggio. Positioning is almost more important than legs if he wants a top 20 placing.

But it won't happen because it's fun and Visma don't do fun.
 
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