I think it's long overdue that this guy gets a thread (at least I think he doesn't have one yet).
Not only does he distinguish himself by having an awesome and long name with a double-digit amount of letters in each part, he also seems to be developing into a hell of a rider whose versatility seems to be extraordinary.
During the winter, I was thinking he was one of the most interesting transfers; a big loss for Deceuninck (who seem to survive without him, it has to be said) and a big bolstering of the Bora squad.
He forms part of the impressive 1994 generation and I think he has been the one to shine most brightly from that group this year. He was migthily strong in Strade Bianche but unfortunate with an accident after which he crossed from the second to the first group by a quite frankly surreal display of strength, which unfortunately left him dead for the climbs they hit immediately as he had closed the gap. The next day he won the Larciano race without any problems.
Bora made a big mistake by not letting him ride Tirreno where he could have ended on a podium. Now, he rides Catalunya and he got off to a good start today with another impressive piece of rouleurism. But the mountains are likely to be a bit too hard.
Last year, he almost won Flèche Wallonne from the break and the Ardennes promise to be his stomping ground. Unfortunately for him, he has a Slovakian teammate who also wants to try himself there.
GC in a Grand Tour? That's perhaps a bit much to ask but stranger things have happened.
Not only does he distinguish himself by having an awesome and long name with a double-digit amount of letters in each part, he also seems to be developing into a hell of a rider whose versatility seems to be extraordinary.
During the winter, I was thinking he was one of the most interesting transfers; a big loss for Deceuninck (who seem to survive without him, it has to be said) and a big bolstering of the Bora squad.
He forms part of the impressive 1994 generation and I think he has been the one to shine most brightly from that group this year. He was migthily strong in Strade Bianche but unfortunate with an accident after which he crossed from the second to the first group by a quite frankly surreal display of strength, which unfortunately left him dead for the climbs they hit immediately as he had closed the gap. The next day he won the Larciano race without any problems.
Bora made a big mistake by not letting him ride Tirreno where he could have ended on a podium. Now, he rides Catalunya and he got off to a good start today with another impressive piece of rouleurism. But the mountains are likely to be a bit too hard.
Last year, he almost won Flèche Wallonne from the break and the Ardennes promise to be his stomping ground. Unfortunately for him, he has a Slovakian teammate who also wants to try himself there.
GC in a Grand Tour? That's perhaps a bit much to ask but stranger things have happened.