I'm calling it now. Viviani will be a surprisingly strong mountain domestique for Carapaz in next year's Giro.
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Yes, definitely. Or by DSM as they've a German licence.A little surprising Heiduk didn’t get signed by Bora.
They have Ben Swift who could be a decent lead out man for Viviani, but I don't see him up to Mørkøv's standard of leadouts at all
Is it possible, he may not be... swift enough?
Yes, definitely. Or by DSM as they've a German licence.
So Piccolo is not staying with Astana after all. A bit strange to me.Gazprom signed Jose Manuel Diaz, Kevin Rivera, Conci, Carboni, Andrea Piccolo, Fedeli and Malucelli.
http://rusvelo.team/2022_team_roster
Not a bad roster for a pct team, they should try to get a Giro wildcard.
Plus, we tend to forget Viviani was good even before riding for QS.I don't see this deal as surprising, in fact, if Viviani wants to focus on track, this deal makes perfect sense for both sides.
Ineos get a rider who can get them some results in the flat races, at such a GC focused team a top sprinter with a dedicated lead-out is out of the question, so Viviani is as good as they can get in these circumstances. On the other hand, Viviani gets a team where there won't be too much pressure on him to deliver on the road so he can focus on the track a bit.
I understand that Ineos will support, Viviani's track commitments BUT he must have got a promise that he could ride one GT peryear.
No idea what actually happened to Piccolo at Astaná...So Piccolo is not staying with Astana after all. A bit strange to me.
Plus, we tend to forget Viviani was good even before riding for QS.
He won a sh*tload of races in his final year with Sky after Rio.
Her and MacPherson will most likely also join the list of WWT riders, who are shorter than RedheadDane.
At least there is a list of WWT riders, who are shorter than me. The list of WT riders, who are shorter than me is exactly none! And has been so since S. Dumoulin retired. (And Pidcock's weirdly flunctuating height finally settled at 1.70M)
She will of course still be a way faster cyclist than you.
Honestly, most Freestlye skiers (and many freeriders too) are actually poor skiers from a technical standpoint. It's gymnastics on skis, but they aren't good skiers.Now you all get to watch me wrestle with cognitive dissonance as my love for diminutive grimpeurs and grimpeuses steps into the octagon to face my distaste for freestyle skiing, which is also likely to be in strong form this season as it's an Olympic year.
His first year in the u23 ranks wasn't that impressive, but he only started cycling at the age of 16 (he has a football background)
If Schmid is actually only 1.45, then you definitely don't have to worry too much about her even if she should hit a very late growth spurt. She will of course still be a way faster cyclist than you.
No surprise there. He really isn't WT material.
No surprise there. He really isn't WT material.
I'm still disappointed he didn't ride the Arctic Race of Norway, so he could have won the KoM!