Teams & Riders The Amazing Race to Most Top10 Without a Win

[SafeBet]

Girmay is too high on the list but he won't last.

Champoussin, he should really go for it.

I would love to see Bardet take it. But I don't think he is good enough.

Bardet will retire in a week so he'll be short of races to really compete with the big boys.
Astana has a number of options so hard to look past them.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

A few years ago there wouldn't have been (m)any Quickstep riders in there because about 15 of them would have won a race by now. Now they don't even make top tens that often.

 

[11-34]

Champoussin resumes the race program in Gippingen and immediately scores another Top 10. Congrats.

 

[valentius borealis]

Standings
18 - C. Champoussin
15 - E. Jeannière
14 - G. Lonardi, F. Lipowitz
13 - T. Teutenberg, S. Velasco, G. Carboni
12 - O. Onley, A. Laurance, F. Fiorelli, F. Barceló, M. Menten
11 - B. Girmay, E. Mas, P, Penhoët, D. Ulissi, M. Poole
10 - P. Seixas, P. Bauhaus, D. Piganzoli, P. Bilbao, J. Hindley, J. Kulset, L. Van Eetvelt, D. Caruso
9 - P. Bittner,R. Bardet, H. Hofstetter, F. Wright, M. Brenner, C. Strong, C. Venturini, A. Tiberi, A. Fancellu, D. Cavia, M. Kopecký, B. McNulty, I. Van Wilder
8 - C. Canal, F. Gall, A. Dainese, T. Johannessen, G. Nizzolo, H. Tejada, H. Uhlig, B. Thomas, O. Aular, L. Barré, T. Sexton, M. Brustenga

 

[RedheadDane]

Onley OUT!

 

[Wyndbrook]

Onley OUT!

Just when he was mounting a serious challenge.

 

[Potomac]

Just when he was mounting a serious challenge.

There's always next year.

 

[valentius borealis]

I've got the National Championships conundrum here.

Fernando Barceló 10th in the TT from Hazallanas to Sierra Nevada but including the U23s would push him down to 11th. (CQ has the results combined)

 

[RedheadDane]

Fernando Barceló 10th in the TT from Hazallanas to Sierra Nevada but including the U23s would push him down to 11th. (CQ has the results combined)

Seems like there was a separate U23 race being held before the Elite race, with riders simply being allowed to decide whether they raced in the U23 or the Elite category.

National Championships Spain MU - ITT 2025 Time Trial results

National Championships Spain MU - ITT 2025 was won by Adrian Fajardo before Unai Ramos and Iker Soriano.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, I guess that means Barcelo only got his RR top-10 out of his efforts.

But, yeah... it is confusing. For example over in the UK - and other countries - the U23 riders are simply also included in the Elite race.
Brennan got silver in the Elite RR, and he won the U23 RR.

 

[valentius borealis]

Seems like there was a separate U23 race being held before the Elite race, with riders simply being allowed to decide whether they raced in the U23 or the Elite category.

National Championships Spain MU - ITT 2025 Time Trial results

National Championships Spain MU - ITT 2025 was won by Adrian Fajardo before Unai Ramos and Iker Soriano.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, I guess that means Barcelo only got his RR top-10 out of his efforts.

My interpretation was that any riders at continental level or higher couldn't ride in the U23 category.

But, yeah... it is confusing. For example over in the UK - and other countries - the U23 riders are simply also included in the Elite race.
Brennan got silver in the Elite RR, and he won the U23 RR.

They used to do that down here (Australia), but separated the races after Will Walker's solo win.

 

[valentius borealis]

Oscar Onley OUT
Diego Ulissi OUT
Orluis Aular OUT

Standings
22 - C. Champoussin
17 - T. Teutenberg
16 - E. Jeannière
14 - G. Lonardi, F. Gall, F. Lipowitz, S. Velasco, I. Van Wilder
13 - F. Barceló, A. Laurance, G. Carboni
12 - D. Piganzoli, P. Seixas, E. Mas, F. Fiorelli, P. Bilbao, M. Kopecký, M. Menten
11 - B. Girmay, P. Bauhaus, P. Bittner, P, Penhoët, J. Kulset, M. Poole
10 - A. Dainese, F. Vermeersch, J. Hindley, L. Barré, L. Van Eetvelt, D. Caruso
9 - T. Johannessen, R. Bardet, H. Hofstetter, F. Wright, M. Brenner, C. Strong, C. Venturini, A. Tiberi, A. Fancellu, D. Cavia, B. McNulty
8 - A. Démare, C. Canal, N. Vahtra, G. Nizzolo, Y. Gidich, H. Tejada, H. Uhlig, B. Thomas, T. Sexton, S. Dujardin, J. Castellón, M. Brustenga

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Whats the record since the stat was compiled (sorry for being lazy)?

 

[valentius borealis]

Whats the record since the stat was compiled (sorry for being lazy)?

Since we started doing it here in 2015, Max Kanter's 29 in 2023 (which is nowhere near JJ Rojas's tally of 36 in 2010).

 

[Potomac]

Oscar Onley OUT
Diego Ulissi OUT
Orluis Aular OUT

Standings
22 - C. Champoussin
17 - T. Teutenberg
16 - E. Jeannière
14 - G. Lonardi, F. Gall, F. Lipowitz, S. Velasco, I. Van Wilder
13 - F. Barceló, A. Laurance, G. Carboni
12 - D. Piganzoli, P. Seixas, E. Mas, F. Fiorelli, P. Bilbao, M. Kopecký, M. Menten
11 - B. Girmay, P. Bauhaus, P. Bittner, P, Penhoët, J. Kulset, M. Poole
10 - A. Dainese, F. Vermeersch, J. Hindley, L. Barré, L. Van Eetvelt, D. Caruso
9 - T. Johannessen, R. Bardet, H. Hofstetter, F. Wright, M. Brenner, C. Strong, C. Venturini, A. Tiberi, A. Fancellu, D. Cavia, B. McNulty
8 - A. Démare, C. Canal, N. Vahtra, G. Nizzolo, Y. Gidich, H. Tejada, H. Uhlig, B. Thomas, T. Sexton, S. Dujardin, J. Castellón, M. Brustenga

Champoussin is the TdF.....He could put this out of reach over the next three weeks.

 

[valentius borealis]

Standings
22 - C. Champoussin
17 - T. Teutenberg
16 - E. Jeannière
15 - F. Gall, A. Laurance, F. Lipowitz, S. Velasco
14 - B. Girmay, G. Lonardi, F. Barceló, G. Carboni, I. Van Wilder
13 - P. Bauhaus, P. Bittner, P, Penhoët
12 - D. Piganzoli, P. Seixas, E. Mas, F. Fiorelli, P. Bilbao, A. Dainese, M. Kopecký, M. Menten
11 - F. Vermeersch, J. Kulset, L. Kämna, M. Poole
10 - T. Johannessen, F. Wright, J. Hindley, L. Barré, L. Van Eetvelt, D. Caruso
9 - N. Vahtra, R. Bardet, H. Hofstetter, M. Brenner, F. Engelhardt, Y. Gidich, C. Strong, H. Tejada, C. Venturini, A. Tiberi, O.C. Eiking, A. Fancellu, D. Cavia, B. McNulty
8 - D. de la Cruz, A. Démare, C. Canal, A. Paret-Peintre, G. Nizzolo, F. Peñuela, H. Uhlig, B. Thomas, T. Sexton, S. Dujardin, I. Cobo, J. Castellón, M. Brustenga, P. Castrillo

 

[11-34]

Champoussin lost 30 minutes on the finishing line today. I worry, that Astana have already squeezed the lemon dry out of all possible UCI points for this year. Jeannière crashed out in the first week with bad injuries. It's unlikely (in my estimation, noone elses), that he will race again this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

Champoussin lost 30 minutes on the finishing line today.

So he'll be free to go in all the breaks, and score loads of stage top-10s!