Teams & Riders Team Visma - Lease a Bike

[Unchained]

I want Telekom with Ullrichs son and Bölts as DS.

Why leave Erik Zabel out?

 

[Rob5091]

Two guys so incensed by Zingle's sticky bottle take matters into their own hands (and try to take a bike too)
https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cyc...ated-spectators-to-police-at-coppi-e-bartali/

Visma-Lease a Bike CEO Richard [yellow carded] Plugge said in the official team statement following the race that the team has reported the incident to local authorities and the event organisers.

“We take this incident very seriously, as it put the safety of our colleagues at risk," Plugge said. "Our staff on site immediately went to the police and also reported the incident to the race organization. In the end, no equipment was stolen and no damage was caused.

"The colleagues in the car are okay, but understandably shaken.”

 

[iBanesto]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2037962074249212162

 

[jono]

Didn't see this in the race thread, but Timo Kielich crashed and broke his collarbone. A blow to Visma's Roubaix squad, to be sure.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Visma should have done everything in their power to keep Brennan in the peloton.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Visma should have done everything in their power to keep Brennan in the peloton.

I think the only thing they didn‘t do was dropping Laporte and Van Aert back, it‘s not like they still had dozens of helpers left in the end.

 

[Wyndbrook]

The Visma view was that yesterday was a little soon for Brennan, on friday van Dongen said he was still recovering from his illness and needed another week to be fully fit.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Van Aert is looking nice for Roubaix...

 

[YavorD]

Despite the early season shakes, Visma are riding really well this season.
Jorgenson consistently good, Van Aert looks very much alive, Laporte beck/close to his old self, Vingegaard got 6 wins, Hagenes upped his game massively, Brennan won KBK convincingly.

 

[Netserk]

Despite the early season shakes, Visma are riding really well this season.
Jorgenson consistently good, Van Aert looks very much alive, Laporte beck/close to his old self, Vingegaard got 6 wins, Hagenes upped his game massively, Brennan won KBK convincingly.

while all their stars have had a little illness so far ( except jorg ) , the timing has not been too bad , and kielich is their strongest rider who has had broken bones since van aerts ankle

 

[Sciatic]

Despite the early season shakes, Visma are riding really well this season.
Jorgenson consistently good, Van Aert looks very much alive, Laporte beck/close to his old self, Vingegaard got 6 wins, Hagenes upped his game massively, Brennan won KBK convincingly.

Interesting to see that they shifted Jorgenson’s race program to doing the Ardennes races instead of the cobbled classics. That seems to make sense for his characteristics, but at a selfish level I enjoyed seeing him and Powless being competitive (even winning) in these cobbled races. Seems like eons since we’ve had U.S. riders being competitive in them.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Despite the early season shakes, Visma are riding really well this season.
Jorgenson consistently good, Van Aert looks very much alive, Laporte beck/close to his old self, Vingegaard got 6 wins, Hagenes upped his game massively, Brennan won KBK convincingly.

Meanwhile, those who criticsed the team when departing, are not doing so well

 

[Netserk]

Meanwhile, those who criticsed the team when departing, are not doing so well

big story in feb with van baarle and valter

both seem similar to before

 

[jmdirt]

Two things:
1-I am opposed to racers using self inflating/regulating systems.
2-Its crap that the UCI is making their decision this week.

 

[KZD]

Visma's first monument win since Roglic won LBL in 2020.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Quick question, why does everyone rate Vos as the greatest female cyclist.
She has had a long career and won a lot. But she does not seem that great of a climber.
Was she better at climbing earlier in her career?

Only started paying attention to women cycling couple of years ago when Van Vleuten was the best.

 

[Red Rick]

Visma's first monument win since Roglic won LBL in 2020.

Van Aert: "This one is for my former team"

Visma riders only winning monuments when it's not for Visma

 

[RedheadDane]

Van Aert: "This one is for my former team"

Former team to some extend.
Former teammate in particular.

 

[AmRacer]

And their preferred tyre was banned.

 

[SHAD0W93]

And their preferred tyre was banned.

Probably why he won honestly.

 

[yaco]

Quick question, why does everyone rate Vos as the greatest female cyclist.
She has had a long career and won a lot. But she does not seem that great of a climber.
Was she better at climbing earlier in her career?

Only started paying attention to women cycling couple of years ago when Van Vleuten was the best.

She has won more than one GT.

 

[KoopaCycling]

She has won more than one GT.

Were they GT's? wasn't La Course a one day race?
She has won the Giro. But how big of a GT was it back in the day?
Hasn't it only been a few years since the women Vuelta , Tour, Giro resembled GT's of the men?

I'm just curious wether she could climb in her prime i guess.
As she has not convinced me of climbing capabilities last few years.

 

[AmRacer]

Were they GT's? wasn't La Course a one day race?
She has won the Giro. But how big of a GT was it back in the day?
Hasn't it only been a few years since the women Vuelta , Tour, Giro resembled GT's of the men?

I'm just curious wether she could climb in her prime i guess.
As she has not convinced me of climbing capabilities last few years.

She has been around for ages, hasn't she