Thomas de Gendt Discussion Thread

[Billie]

First on in the Dauphiné.

Stage wins:
Paris-Nice 2x
Catalunya 2x
Suisse
Dauphiné
Giro (Stelvio)
Tour (Mont Ventoux-Chalet Renard)

Plus many KoM jerseys and ofcourse a final podium in il Giro.

Great rider

 

[42x16ss]

Re:

First on in the Dauphiné.

Stage wins:
Paris-Nice 2x
Catalunya 2x
Suisse
Dauphiné
Giro (Stelvio)
Tour (Mont Ventoux-Chalet Renard)

Plus many KoM jerseys and ofcourse a final podium in il Giro.

Great rider

Very underrated IMO. Would like to see him go for another GC at Giro or Vuelta.

 

[RedheadDane]

If he doesn't want to, why should he? He's pretty brilliant at what he does.

 

[Lexman]

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If he doesn't want to, why should he? He's pretty brilliant at what he does.

it's indeed that he doesn't wat to do it anymore, said in an interview that he was then 2/3 kilo's lighter than now doesn't want to do the efforts anymore...

 

[Kwibus]

He also says he is unable to focus for 21 days.

 

[Billie]

+ a couple hundred kilometers working at the front of the peloton.


--> that's half the Tour


And he also participated in every Sprint + KoM in those breaks

3rd year in a row he finishes top 10 in the points competition and 2nd year in a row podiums the KoM competition. #randomfacts

 

[movingtarget]

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He also says he is unable to focus for 21 days.

He prefers to ride off on his own and meditate.

 

[Tim Booth]

“It is my ultimate goal to win a Vuelta stage, as I already won a stage in Giro and Tour. That is something I really want to achieve in my career. I read that at the moment 99 riders were able to win at least one stage in all three Grand Tours. It would be nice to be the hundredth rider in history"
http://lottosoudal.be/previewvuelta18082017/?lang=en
mmmm... which stage would go nicely with Stelvio & Ventoux ?

 

[staubsauger]

Sierra Nevada!

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

De Gendt has some tough competition for that honour; Trentin & Zakarin. (Am I missing anyone?)

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

De Gendt has some tough competition for that honour; Trentin & Zakarin. (Am I missing anyone?)

Nibali

 

[roundabout]

Maybe he would prefer to ride over the line first, but he has won a stage in the Vuelta.

 

[Tank Engine]

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Maybe he would prefer to ride over the line first, but he has won a stage in the Vuelta.

Am I missing something here? No ITT or TTT win at the Vuelta. He has won a couple of stages in the Volta (a Catalunya) though.

 

[bambino]

Re: Re:

Maybe he would prefer to ride over the line first, but he has won a stage in the Vuelta.

Am I missing something here? No ITT or TTT win at the Vuelta. He has won a couple of stages in the Volta (a Catalunya) though.

Are we still talking about Nibali here? In official papers he did win stage 20 in Vuelta 2010 when Mosquera was wiped out from the results.

 

[staubsauger]

Re: Re:

Maybe he would prefer to ride over the line first, but he has won a stage in the Vuelta.

Am I missing something here? No ITT or TTT win at the Vuelta. He has won a couple of stages in the Volta (a Catalunya) though.

Are we still talking about Nibali here? In official papers he did win stage 20 in Vuelta 2010 when Mosquera was wiped out from the results.

Oh, if it's Nibali then he's won the 2013 TTT with Astana as well!

 

[Alexandre B.]

Nibali did win the whole thing.

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

De Gendt has some tough competition for that honour; Trentin & Zakarin. (Am I missing anyone?)

Nibali

And he does it!

 

[Brullnux]

Sorry wrong thread

 

[TMP402]

Now Trentin beats him to it as well!

 

[Samamba]

Not a lot of riders can do what he did today. Impressive!

 

[Lexman]

you gotta love that guy... he always wins something crazy...

 

[Tonton]

I like how picks and chooses his objectives, commits, and gets one more feather on his hat time after time after time. He knows who he is and makes the best of it. Go Tom! Baroudeur #1.

 

[yaco]

De Gendt is an excellent role model for young WT or PCT riders - Get into a break with De Gendt and you learn the requirements to be a very good WT rider.

 

[movingtarget]

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De Gendt is an excellent role model for young WT or PCT riders - Get into a break with De Gendt and you learn the requirements to be a very good WT rider.

Probably the smartest rider around re knowing how to ride in a break and making the most of his opportunities. Even when he fails to win it's always entertaining.

 

[Climbing]