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Because he would get a lot of chances to lead in stage races on top of the classics because of the atrocious level of talent there. Personally, I’m happy he stays at FDJ instead of going to the crap show at DSM.
He apparently wanted freedom in stage races, which is something I can't see many good teams would offer him.
- May 10, 2015
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Feels like a succesfully pulled off Football tactic. Pretend like you want to go to another team and they want you just to get more money out of your current team.
- Sep 26, 2020
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I think there was a quote from him at some point, where he said he probably wouldn't leave if FDJ matched the other offers.
Yeah, looks like it might just have been a pretty standard negotiating tactic when you have another lucrative offer on the table. He most likely wanted to stay also but why not drive up his salary a bit. You just gotta go about it in the right way, which it seems like they have done if they have reached an agreement.
It is worse for those riders who does not have any offers from other teams . Maybe after a season with lack of results. Thats when the business becomes very cut throat for the riders and they get low balled.
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- Feb 20, 2012
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Kung not changing teams just shows a lack of ambition to me.
- May 5, 2010
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Ofcourse higher wages. It was why all the rumours were for. Linked to a different team everyday.
- May 5, 2010
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Guess I just got confused by the use of the word "extension". Of course, that part could also happen.
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I assume it includes both. He might not do a better season than this, so it's time to cash in.
- Feb 20, 2012
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What's he won with all the opportunities he's had at FdJ
And what has FdJ won in the last 10 years? One monument with Pinot?
FDJ has won the hearts of a nation!!
ok sorry, I sometimes joke about the Holy FDJ and half-Jesus Thibaut suffering for us all
- May 5, 2010
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I know numbers aren't my strenght, but I think 2016 was less than 10 years ago.
They also won a good chunk of GT stage wins, and some other stuff.
Most importantly, Pinot has won hearts and minds with his goats.
Looking at the results their current young talent are achieving things may be significantly different in a few years.
- Nov 16, 2013
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A monument with Démare too.
With Madouas and Küng they have a very good duo for the cobbled classics.
He certainly would not be better off at DSM lol.
But of course you have randomly decided that Groupama stink even if they got podiums in both Flanders and Roubaix this year.
- Sep 28, 2014
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Hopefully they progress better than those that have been the first few to move up from the conti tram. While he's a strong rider, Geniets has stalled a bit. Stewart didn't show the same form in the second half of last year as he did in the first half although I'll give him the benefit of the doubt given he has also been affected by some chronic illness in the first half of this season. Van den Berg hasn't been that impressive apart from a fourth in the Paris Camembert.
- May 10, 2015
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They will win plenty of monuments with Gregoire in the future anyways
- May 23, 2009
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Off the top of my head:
5 x TDF stages
3 x Giro Points classifications
8? Vuelta stages
Milan SanRemo
Lombardia
Paris Tours
2 x Milano Torino
Tour of the Alps
Tour de Wallonie
Stages in all the major 1 week races
Plus smaller races like Dunkirk, Tour d'lain etc
They aren't Quickstep but are hardly Dimension Data either. You're starting to sound like a Sky/Ineos "we didn't win the Tour, the season was a failure" types.
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His point was are any of the wins memorable, which clearly not. A decent result sheet though.
- May 23, 2009
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Pinot's Tourmalet win wasn't memorable? Or his Lombardia win? Or his other MTF wins?
Don't forget he was going to win the 2019 Tour if his quadricep held up.
- Oct 13, 2021
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Tourmalet and Lombardia were, and the 2019 Tour, but not too much else. Still, FDJ have been a team always getting good results for years. Just not always memorable other than Pinot.
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View: https://mobile.twitter.com/dnlbenson/status/1554186469979332610
Interesting to see if anything happens with this.. Doug definitely has a passion for cycling.
Interesting to see if anything happens with this.. Doug definitely has a passion for cycling.
- Oct 10, 2015
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Was that his point? Poorly articulated if it was.
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