The official Great Bauke Mollema thread

[Red Rick]

Hard to be mad about that, Pogacar was just way faster than Mollema.

 

[F_Cance]

came close today. Hope he can finally win a Giro stage this year

 

[Red Rick]

came close today. Hope he can finally win a Giro stage this year

I love Mollema's attitude honestly. Been there done that with GCs, and if he completes his bingo card he's really won everything he could hope for with his abilities.

 

[sardigarmi44]

I'm gonna laugh when Bouke wins a monument before Cuddles.
mobdro apk

 

[Netserk]

I'm gonna laugh when Bouke wins a monument before Cuddles.

And wonderlance becomes a mod before ACF.

Why not the second part too?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Why not the second part too?

Probably posted in another area of the forum.

 

[Monte Serra]

Four more years for Bauke at Trek:

https://racing.trekbikes.com/storie...tinues-to-write-his-story-with-trek-segafredo

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531210415539163138

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/BaukeMollema/status/1531210415539163138

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531183675546775553

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1531183675546775553

 

[Boes]

Four more years for Bauke at Trek:

https://racing.trekbikes.com/storie...tinues-to-write-his-story-with-trek-segafredo

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531210415539163138

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/BaukeMollema/status/1531210415539163138

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531183675546775553

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1531183675546775553

4 years for a 35 year old.
Clearly Trek was afraid Israel or Lotto were going to give him a 7 year contract or something.

 

[Roku]

Four more years looks a bit excessive, nevertheless I hope he manages to complete his GT stage win slam.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Started cycling pretty late. Probably has a few good years in him. Even this Giro, everyone citing him as a disappointment but up until his fall in the 2nd week he was pretty good and close to a stage win.

He was really suffering in the last week with both form (bit over his peak) and injury, but still managed 4th in the TT. He's still at a high level clearly. And if he becomes less good he could be a good mentor in his final 2/3 years

 

[Red Rick]

Started cycling pretty late. Probably has a few good years in him. Even this Giro, everyone citing him as a disappointment but up until his fall in the 2nd week he was pretty good and close to a stage win.

He was really suffering in the last week with both form (bit over his peak) and injury, but still managed 4th in the TT. He's still at a high level clearly. And if he becomes less good he could be a good mentor in his final 2/3 years

Its probably also a downgraded contract. Mollema seems to love his current role amd his team, so it is a good match.

Mollema is a really good utility rider to have in the team

 

[hayneplane]

Four more years looks a bit excessive, nevertheless I hope he manages to complete his GT stage win slam.

I can only presume that he has traded off salary level for long term settlement and stability possibly even with a role as a DS lined up within the team when he hangs up the cleats.
In all honesty I felt his ride in the Giro was quite selfish as he often went hunting for breaks while Lopez was still in the Maglia Rosa at a time when even Ciccone was holding back and helping.

 

[Red Rick]

I can only presume that he has traded off salary level for long term settlement and stability possibly even with a role as a DS lined up within the team when he hangs up the cleats.
In all honesty I felt his ride in the Giro was quite selfish as he often went hunting for breaks while Lopez was still in the Maglia Rosa at a time when even Ciccone was holding back and helping.

Lopez wasnt winnong the Giro you dont let his GC position get in the way of stage hunting

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Another four years for Mollema is good for both. Normally, Trek have problems to achieve the Top-25 in stage race GCs. With Bauke, they have a rider who always almost certainly reaches Top-25. Now that‘s cool

 

[Sciatic]

Still wonder how high I he would have finished in the Tour if if didn’t crash into the back of the camera moto when he was in such good form. But he wouldn’t have won GC anyways,, so it doesn’t matter much now, having had plenty of exploits to remember since then. Which is probably the way he thinks about it (if he reflects on it at all).

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

In these years at Rabobank U23, there were Mollema, Gesink, and first of all Thomas Dekker. I was almost 100% certain that Dekker would win the Tour and become one of the most successful cyclists ever.

Bas Giling was the other great hope.

Looking back, one must admit that Mollema and Gesink became good, but the most successful of the former Mini Rabos was Bernhard Kohl, afterwards!… He was 3rd in the TdF GC and won the mountains jersey…

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kohl was doped however.. so was Dekker.

So in the end Gesink and Mollema were the most succesfully. I rate Mollema slightly higher for being more versatile than Gesink. And mentally stronger.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Good for him, and good for Trek; he's a good solid rider, and fairly reliable, and can surprise occasionally with a decent win.

However, when I first saw the announcement, my first reaction was, "typical Trek, giving a 4 year contract to a 35 year old", will they ever learn?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Kohl was doped however.. so was Dekker.

So in the end Gesink and Mollema were the most succesfully. I rate Mollema slightly higher for being more versatile than Gesink. And mentally stronger.

Tbf, Gesink had so much bad luck and injuries during his career. He also did win races like Emilia and the Canadian one day races, so I'm not even sure if you can say that Mollema was that much more versatile. I have to admit that I've always had a soft spot for Gesink, so I'm probably a bit biased.
In the end the one year younger Kruijswijk was probably the most sucessful of them, if we're speaking strictly about them as gt riders.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Tbf, Gesink had so much bad luck and injuries during his career. He also did win races like Emilia and the Canadian one day races, so I'm not even sure if you can say that Mollema was that much more versatile. I have to admit that I've always had a soft spot for Gesink, so I'm probably a bit biased.
In the end the one year younger Kruijswijk was probably the most sucessful of them, if we're speaking strictly about them as gt riders.

Mollema has much better palmares than Gesink and both have much better palmares than Kruijswijk. Even in grand tours, Kruijswijk hasn‘t won anything.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Mollema has much better palmares than Gesink and both have much better palmares than Kruijswijk. Even in grand tours, Kruijswijk hasn‘t won anything.

true, but Kruijswijk was the best GT GC rider of the three, seeing as he has a top 3 TDF and top 4 Giro (which he should've won ofcourse)

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

One can only be full of praise for Mollema. What a ITT he did, yesterday!

And have a look at this: https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/bauke-mollema/statistics/grand-tour-starts

He‘s been riding Grand Tours for twelve or 13 years now, and achieved at least one Top-10 stage result in every single one of them! He‘s rather unspectacular, but he‘s so strong…!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

yup lived up to his Dutch ITT title. And he could've done better but said he was bad at the corners

 

[Anderis]

Mollema has much better palmares than Gesink and both have much better palmares than Kruijswijk. Even in grand tours, Kruijswijk hasn‘t won anything.

I still can't comprehend this, he was in form of his life and was still denied the MTT win by Foliforov during the Giro.

 

[Mosul]

He‘s been riding Grand Tours for twelve or 13 years now, and achieved at least one Top-10 stage result in every single one of them! He‘s rather unspectacular, but he‘s so strong…!

Impressive statistic. The only riders I can find having more grand tours with a top-10 stage finish in all are Robbie McEwen (26) and Ján Svorada (24).