The "How does Pavel Sivakov not have a thread yet" thread

[Vasilis]

How does this guy not have his own thread yet? Another sterling performance today. I really hope he can keep it up for the next week. He's already showing the Tour of the Alps was no fluke.

 

[Escarabajo]

Nice ride today. Looks like nice kiddo

 

[Sestriere]

He has the potential to be the first French Tour winner since Hinault.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

He has the potential to be the first French Tour winner since Hinault.

Well, isn't he Russian?

But I agree.

 

[rick james]

the French - Italian - Russian, Froomedawg

 

[Mayomaniac]

Great rider. There's only one question about him, how long will he keep improving?
It sounds a bit stupid, but he comes from a cycling family, started pretty early and hs been racing for a really professional U23 team, he could end up peaking early like many Dutch gc prospects.

 

[Simurgh]

satisfied that I picked him for my CQ ranking squad - he has been doing really well, and the unfortunate Bernal crash might have been a blessing in disguise for Sivakov

 

[gunara]

Re:

Great rider. There's only one question about him, how long will he keep improving?
It sounds a bit stupid, but he comes from a cycling family, started pretty early and hs been racing for a really professional U23 team, he could end up peaking early like many Dutch gc prospects.

I like this young man, hope he has good future. Will be nice to have more expectations turn real to compete with the endless supply of late bloomers and crossover heroes.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re:

Great rider. There's only one question about him, how long will he keep improving?
It sounds a bit stupid, but he comes from a cycling family, started pretty early and hs been racing for a really professional U23 team, he could end up peaking early like many Dutch gc prospects.

Well, he's made a big step the past few months. So i think it's a bit early to question his ability to improve. It's always a possibility, but i don't know why it'd be a bigger problem for him, than for anybody else. He turns 22 in about 6 weeks.

 

[rick james]

well done Pavel Sivakov, the future is bright for him

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Great Giro for him. Personally, given his results in the U23, i expected him to do better in the ITT's even. If he grows stronger the coming years, it could become a weapon still.

 

[spalco]

Re: Re:

He has the potential to be the first French Tour winner since Hinault.

Well, isn't he Russian?

But I agree.

Serious question: Would french media/cycling fans consider him French? Does he see himself as french?

 

[F_Cance]

he descends like a Russian, that is for sure

 

[Bolder]

Re: Re:

He has the potential to be the first French Tour winner since Hinault.

Well, isn't he Russian?

But I agree.

Serious question: Would french media/cycling fans consider him French? Does he see himself as french?

Only if he joins a French team. :razz:

 

[Vasilis]

Re:

he descends like a Russian, that is for sure

Yes, although I thought he did quite well in the Tour of the Alps in that regard, but in the Giro, his descending skills were a bit sub-par.

 

[Davesta]

Re: Re:

He has the potential to be the first French Tour winner since Hinault.

Well, isn't he Russian?

But I agree.

Serious question: Would french media/cycling fans consider him French? Does he see himself as french?

The Cycling Podcast asked him this question a couple of days ago, and despite answering in a mild French accent, he confirmed that he considers Russia to be his cycling nationality...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So, it appears he lost a lot of weight... but he lost it too fast, which messed up his effort in Provence. He had hoped to be good there, but instead he got dropped like a brick. He's very disappointed.

 

[tobydawq]

So, it appears he lost a lot of weight... but he lost it too fast, which messed up his effort in Valencia. He had hoped to be good there, but instead he got dropped like a brick. He's very disappointed.

Wasn't it Provence he rode?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Wasn't it Provence he rode?

Yeah sorry. (No wonder he was nowhere in Valencia!)

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah sorry. (No wonder he was nowhere in Valencia!)

What a loser! Can't even get a proper result in a race he didn't do...

 

[Joelsim]

Looks like he’s been picked for the Russian Olympic team anyway. Along with Zakarin, Cherkasov and Vlasov. If indeed the Russian Olympic team is an actual thing.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So... he did exactly 400 meters at the front today, then completely exploded when Buchmann attacked, and was dropped like a brick and lost 3 minutes. I could understand had he been pulling for miles. But after last week where he looked almost on par with Bernal, this was somewhat of a letdown. I remember early season, that he was having issues keeping his weight down and his power up. I don't know if last week was throwing me off, or if today was calculated (certainly didn't look calculated). Has losing weight made him lose consistency? Something else? Or shouldn't we overreact?

 

[tobydawq]

I think we should overreact!

 

[Red Rick]

I think we should overreact!

But if we should it's not overreacting

 

[tobydawq]

Exactly