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That may well happen but, in reality, that actually simplifies the GC picture. The GC man for Giro will most likely return for Vuelta whilst the other rides TDF.
The issue with ORS & Ewan is, and would continue to be, that he is labour intensive in order to obtain optimal results at big peak season races (rather than cheap early season wins). That means significant dilution from the GC campaign.
As yet, we do not know if he WILL reach the level of being a "marquee rider". His range for one day race wins looks fairly narrow if we are talking WT level (Hamburg, MSR only in a very "soft" year, Ride London only if they don't race Box Hill hard) so that leaves GT stage wins and I just think ORS would be cutting their own throats by trying to seriously chase two goals that may prove conficting/non-complementary.
Let him go to another team where he WILL be the main main and be given the full support ...... and then he'll either make it or he won't.
yaco said:Think the bigger issue is Orica having 3 GC riders - Com 2019 and its more likely one of the GC guys will leave.
That may well happen but, in reality, that actually simplifies the GC picture. The GC man for Giro will most likely return for Vuelta whilst the other rides TDF.
The issue with ORS & Ewan is, and would continue to be, that he is labour intensive in order to obtain optimal results at big peak season races (rather than cheap early season wins). That means significant dilution from the GC campaign.
As yet, we do not know if he WILL reach the level of being a "marquee rider". His range for one day race wins looks fairly narrow if we are talking WT level (Hamburg, MSR only in a very "soft" year, Ride London only if they don't race Box Hill hard) so that leaves GT stage wins and I just think ORS would be cutting their own throats by trying to seriously chase two goals that may prove conficting/non-complementary.
Let him go to another team where he WILL be the main main and be given the full support ...... and then he'll either make it or he won't.