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

[carolina]

The only races that were anounced are the nationals and the Olympics.

He should be able to win the national ITT, but I don't know if it counts for this magnificent competition.

 

[Sandisfan]

The only races that were anounced are the nationals and the Olympics.

He should be able to win the national ITT, but I don't know if it counts for this magnificent competition.

As I understand it in this instance it does count as a win should he likely win the Home ITT.

Obviously he's not taking this competition as seriously as we thought. OK Just kidding about him even knowing of this Very Important Contest!

 

[BlueRoads]

Today is the day that Joao will end his wonderful streak. I wonder if that's enough. He's probably going to get caught.

 

[Leinster]

Today is the day that Joao will end his wonderful streak. I wonder if that's enough. He's probably going to get caught.

I cling to the hope that somewhere, there is an Olivera who says, “Not today.”

 

[tobydawq]

Let's all pray for a Michael Rasmussen-like TT.

 

[carolina]

I cling to the hope that somewhere, there is an Olivera who says, “Not today.”

I'm very curious to see them go against each other.

 

[carolina]

Almeida is out

Won the national ITT.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It won't disqualify him, of course, but Coquard will see this as his first win of the season.

 

[tobydawq]

Nooooo

The least epic way imaginable to get your first pro win.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nooooo

The least epic way imaginable to get your first pro win.

Still if the calendar changes last year hadn't resulted in him having to ride Lombardia the next day, he probably would have won the NC then, meaning he would never had become the same legend of this thread as he now is.

 

[RedheadDane]

Let us all have a moment of silence.

 

[trevim]

Can we just exclude nationals from this competition?

 

[groogster]

How does Almeida's program look for the rest of the year?

For now we only know that he will ride Sunday in the road national championship and then he goes to the Olympics. He probably won’t go to La Vuelta and after that question marks

 

[Anderis]

Was it really worth it, Joao?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Can we just exclude nationals from this competition?

I don't think it's fair to change the rules. George Bennett would have ridden differently since February, if he had known he still had a chance of winning this

 

[Anderis]

I wonder how it would look like if we did it not from season to season, but for all top10's throughout the entire career. I do not volunteer to count it, though.

I guess Craddock and Almeida both going out within 24h would be big for this.

 

[valentius borealis]

It looks a bit different at the top with Almeida and Vlasov gone.

 

[BlueRoads]

There's still a chance - isn't there some minor race somewhere in France that Coquard can win...? Actually, I just looked it up, he won that stage against van der Poel in the Arctic Race of Norway in 19, I had forgotten about that!! That guy is in serious danger of winning something!! And Aniolkowski will surely win a stage of the Tour de Pologne?
The biggest problem will be Coquard getting all those top10s in the Tour, but... imagine him winning stage 1
Or maybe his girlfriend will have a baby and he needs to come home... or maybe Hodeg is flirting with his wife and he needs to come home (no idea about Coquard's private life)... or his sister celebrates her bac and he needs to come home... or... France wins 7:1 against Italy and he drinks so much champagne he can't get on his bike... or... I mean - there are options.

 

[RedheadDane]

Or maybe his girlfriend will have a baby and he needs to come home... or maybe Hodeg is flirting with his wife and he needs to come home (no idea about Coquard's private life)...

Coquard has both a girlfriend and a wife?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Coquard has both a girlfriend and a wife?

BlueRoads has become quite the gossip.

The RR in Polands is rather flat, so Aniołkowski might already go out today. Pacher could be the hot favourite now.

 

[RedheadDane]

BlueRoads has become quite the gossip.

I mean... I'm not judging. For all we know, the wife and the girlfriend could be in a relationship too...

 

[BlueRoads]

Guys, I stated that I have no idea about Coquard's private life! I was trying to think of reasons which did not involve crashes or health problems why he would leave the Tour early! And I even mentioned the possibility of a win!

 

[RedheadDane]

Guys, I stated that I have no idea about Coquard's private life! I was trying to think of reasons which did not involve crashes or health problems why he would leave the Tour early! And I even mentioned the possibility of a win!

You also want him to win the French Nationals tomorrow, so you clearly don't care about his chances in this important competition!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I mean... I'm not judging. For all we know, the wife and the girlfriend could be in a relationship too...

It seems he has a wife or girlfriend, a one year old girl and a huge dog. At one point he also had a massive courgette.

 

[BlueRoads]

You also want him to win the French Nationals tomorrow, so you clearly don't care about his chances in this important competition!

That's not true, I wish everybody could win this, but Almeida would just be the most worthy winner.