Even more amazing when one remembers that, of the top 10 riders in the peloton, 2 just waltzed into cycling after careers in the "lower sports" of ski stomping and fishball packing, another was a footballer until late teens and 2 others were primarily cyclocross riders who dominated road races as an afterthought.
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Isn't it amazing how easy it is to transition from a Mickey Mouse sport like rowing or ski-mountaineering (which is basically sunday hiking with skis) to dominating the biggest races in cycling?
Just look at Anton Palzer, who traded in his crampons for cleats and now rules the peloton—thanks, of course, to his enormous VO2 max. Then there’s Jason Osborne, who apparently just slapped some wheels on his canoe and instantly became a cycling prodigy. At this rate, I’m expecting Magnus Carlsen to transition from chess and put wheels on his Bishop to pin MVDP down in Flanders. After all, cycling is clearly just a side hobby for all these multi-talented endurance superheroes. Blummenfelt would clearly have won the TDF with ease.
As someone who has had mediocre careers in a number of sports I never found one where I was able to do better than the others. They are all tough at the top.
The only odd one is road running where in my country the average standard in non elite races is appreciably lower than say thirty/forty years ago. Used to think I did well to finish in the top 40%. My times from that era would now be in the top10/15%.
The only odd one is road running where in my country the average standard in non elite races is appreciably lower than say thirty/forty years ago. Used to think I did well to finish in the top 40%. My times from that era would now be in the top10/15%.
Paula Ostiz (girl who is named Taco) has been the next top junior to be signed by a Movistar a long time before she'll be able to ride for them.
View: https://x.com/Movistar_Team/status/1834517374906876370
View: https://x.com/Movistar_Team/status/1834517374906876370
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A Colombian site wants us to believe that Pogacar will leave for Ineos next year
www.antena2.com
Do we have a credibility ranking for media stories? <5%, I would suggest.
Pogacar podría irse del UAE en 2025: revelan sorpresiva oferta de otro equipo World Tour
Pogacar es el ciclista deseado por todos los equipos del World Tour.
www.antena2.com
Do we have a credibility ranking for media stories? <5%, I would suggest.
Barbara Guarischi extended her contract at SD Worx for two more years.
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Ever ridden with 'em? Their fitness is impressive, of course, but they usually have dreadful handling skills on the bike. I speak from a lot of experience.
It is so surreal to see Movistar women doing such a keen job of locking in young prospects and highlighting top young national talent, while Unzué continues to exhibit all his old failings with regards to development and even exacerbate them by managing to break the reliable supply chain they had coming from Lizarte.
Bauernfeind and Niedermaier both extended their contract at Canyon.
LolA Colombian site wants us to believe that Pogacar will leave for Ineos next year
Pogacar podría irse del UAE en 2025: revelan sorpresiva oferta de otro equipo World Tour
Pogacar es el ciclista deseado por todos los equipos del World Tour.
Do we have a credibility ranking for media stories? <5%, I would suggest.
Last weekend Greg Van Avermaet was 13th in the Belgium 70.3 Ironman. Some 14-15min behind the winner.
always remember Canyon started the Devo team those 2 riders rode for, because of Dygert. Chloe got so much shite she didn't deserve and also contributed on developing young girls
Yeah, I do them myself. They aren't the best bike handlers. But if you just swam 1.5km your reactions and bike handling would be a lot worse aswell.
You're on a bike and muscles that aren't ususally tired are hurting, you've just done a huge effort and now your body is switching from one intensive workout to another.
I do have better handling than most of my competitors since I did some low level CX-races and some U18/U21 races as a kid. But yeah, most of them don't have the skill of a pro cyclist, but they would still trump most amateurs. Just don't forget that they're in the middle of some huge intensive performances
That was not the matter at hand. Of course they shouldn't be allowed on bikes, but doing an ironman in less than 8 hours is absolutely not a joke.
Sebas Unzué. At this stage is of course unknown whether or not they'll be any good at developing the female talents they have signed.
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They signed Samuel Leroux today. Totally deserved, great guy and multiple time French beachracing champion.
He's one of the few non-Dutch or non-Belgian riders who can keep up during the beachracing season.
A Colombian site wants us to believe that Pogacar will leave for Ineos next year
Pogacar podría irse del UAE en 2025: revelan sorpresiva oferta de otro equipo World Tour
Pogacar es el ciclista deseado por todos los equipos del World Tour.
Do we have a credibility ranking for media stories? <5%, I would suggest.
Very sad, this is the biggest proof of the decline of colombian cycling one could have.
If even the Quintana to X world tour team isn't marketable anymore for colombian media, they are reaching rock bottom.
They'd be more credible if they'd used Ayuso in their fake rumourA Colombian site wants us to believe that Pogacar will leave for Ineos next year
Pogacar podría irse del UAE en 2025: revelan sorpresiva oferta de otro equipo World Tour
Pogacar es el ciclista deseado por todos los equipos del World Tour.
Do we have a credibility ranking for media stories? <5%, I would suggest.
Movistar is offering a 3 year contract and total freedom for stage hunting at GTs
Movistar Team, en la 'pole' por Pablo Castrillo: contrato "importante" de tres años, libertad para ganar en grandes y un contexto ideal
Pablo Castrillo sigue deshojando la margarita. El talentoso corredor del Kern Pharma, una de las grandes revelaciones de la última Vuelta a España, tiene varias ofertas sobre la me
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I find https://www.procyclingstats.com/teams/transfers and the website in it's entirety the best source for all things cycling related.
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