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Asgreen will likely do the grunt work at the front of the peloton.Nirvana said:Viviani said to the Gazzetta that the first wagon to take the others in front with 1,5 kms to go and launch the train into the last km will be Alaphilippe because is great in positioning and can do a long pull.Broccolidwarf said:Cinemaniak said:
Man, I'd love to see Asgreen and Martin go head to head, from 2k to 1k
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Why not Lampaert? I'm also curious to see where Jumbo-Visma is going to use WvA. Teunissen is bound to be the last guy for Dylan, but Jansen and Van Aert could do the same job.Alexandre B. said:Asgreen will likely do the grunt work at the front of the peloton.Nirvana said:Viviani said to the Gazzetta that the first wagon to take the others in front with 1,5 kms to go and launch the train into the last km will be Alaphilippe because is great in positioning and can do a long pull.Broccolidwarf said:Cinemaniak said:
Man, I'd love to see Asgreen and Martin go head to head, from 2k to 1k
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Because he'll be part of the train, Lampaert, Morkov and Richeze were the first thing Viviani asked to Lefevere for the Tour after crying for the leadout at the Giro.Cinemaniak said:Why not Lampaert? I'm also curious to see where Jumbo-Visma is going to use WvA. Teunissen is bound to be the last guy for Dylan, but Jansen and Van Aert could do the same job.Alexandre B. said:Asgreen will likely do the grunt work at the front of the peloton.Nirvana said:Viviani said to the Gazzetta that the first wagon to take the others in front with 1,5 kms to go and launch the train into the last km will be Alaphilippe because is great in positioning and can do a long pull.Broccolidwarf said:Cinemaniak said:
Man, I'd love to see Asgreen and Martin go head to head, from 2k to 1k
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On paper, Aru, Henao and Costa should be good help for Martin in the mountains, but UAE seem incapable of riding as a team in stage races, so we'll see
Alexandre B. said:
On paper, Aru, Henao and Costa should be good help for Martin in the mountains, but UAE seem incapable of riding as a team in stage races, so we'll see
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If I remember correctly... UAE did the same thing with Matej Mohoric in 2017. Some of these youngster are able to take on more than others. I think Philipsen is capable of doing so, but surely needing a rest after this.Flamin said:
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If they want to bring a youngster, Pogacar would be the logical choice in my book - I agree Philipsen is an odd choice.
Cinemaniak said:
If they want to bring a youngster, Pogacar would be the logical choice in my book - I agree Philipsen is an odd choice.
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Will be a walk in the park compared to his spring classics program. Just finish with the pure sprinters in every semi mountain stage.
It's only a problem if his recovery is poor and they don't send him home.
Have to agree with Gilbert that it doesn't make much sense from a sporting perspective. Alaphilippe and Devenyns are friends, though...
Maybe not. I doubt he'll have to do too many dom duties in the non-Kristoff stages ...and then only the lead-outs.Flamin said:
Will be a walk in the park compared to his spring classics program. Just finish with the pure sprinters in every semi mountain stage.
It's only a problem if his recovery is poor and they don't send him home.
Gilbert is clearly a better TTer than Devenyns, though. Devenyns can't support Mas in the mountains, either. Maybe Alaf in the breakaways, but...Logic-is-your-friend said:
Have to agree with Gilbert that it doesn't make much sense from a sporting perspective. Alaphilippe and Devenyns are friends, though...
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Philipsen was pretty spent after a loaded spring campaign. That doesn't scream that he's capable of doing so at this point.
The kid just turned 21 and has already been racing heavily up til now. Even finishing in the grupetto in most of the stages, is going to cost a lot of energy over 3 weeks. Nothing suggests that riding a GT, let alone the Tour, is going to do him any good in this stage of his career. Not that I expect UAE to care about that.
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Philipsen was pretty spent after a loaded spring campaign. That doesn't scream that he's capable of doing so at this point.
18-Valve. (pithy) said:
The kid just turned 21 and has already been racing heavily up til now. Even finishing in the grupetto in most of the stages, is going to cost a lot of energy over 3 weeks. Nothing suggests that riding a GT, let alone the Tour, is going to do him any good in this stage of his career. Not that I expect UAE to care about that.
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Yeah, just bring Ferrari, Marcato or Troia to be part of the sprint train instead of him. I'd also replace Aru with Ravasi who'd be more willing to work as a domestique for Dan Martin in the mountains.
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It doesn't make much sense. Wonder if this decision is that it's likely both Gilbert and Mas are leaving at the end of the year? With this lineup an offer from Movistar to Mas where he'll have a lot more support in the mountains may be looking better.
18-Valve. (pithy) said:
It doesn't make much sense. Wonder if this decision is that it's likely both Gilbert and Mas are leaving at the end of the year? With this lineup an offer from Movistar to Mas where he'll have a lot more support in the mountains may be looking better.
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It might be a term in ALAs new contract, that he gets to select a rider to back him up for every race
Logic-is-your-friend said:
It might be a term in ALAs new contract, that he gets to select a rider to back him up for every race
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Strange selection, if Stephens wasn't pulling the strings I'd be worried. Hopefully Aru will be working for Martin and Philipsen leaves 7 to 10 stages in.Broccolidwarf said:Alexandre B. said:
On paper, Aru, Henao and Costa should be good help for Martin in the mountains, but UAE seem incapable of riding as a team in stage races, so we'll see
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Adam Yates is, but I haven't seen confirmation that Simon is racing it yet or not. Same with Aru, don't know if he is or isn't. So it's possible either one is the 5th and if both then 5th and 6th.[/quote]
I was thinking Aru. But Mitchelton have been very secretive about their selection so I guess you can't rule Simon Yates out with 100 percent certainty. I don't think he will be going, though.[/quote]
Forgot about Aru. I wonder if he would have been better waiting for the Vuelta I guess there is pressure for him to ride and he is probably itching to ride another grand tour. Yes I doubt that Simon Yates will show up when he can be fresh for the Vuelta if inclined to ride.
Adam Yates is, but I haven't seen confirmation that Simon is racing it yet or not. Same with Aru, don't know if he is or isn't. So it's possible either one is the 5th and if both then 5th and 6th.[/quote]
I was thinking Aru. But Mitchelton have been very secretive about their selection so I guess you can't rule Simon Yates out with 100 percent certainty. I don't think he will be going, though.[/quote]
Forgot about Aru. I wonder if he would have been better waiting for the Vuelta I guess there is pressure for him to ride and he is probably itching to ride another grand tour. Yes I doubt that Simon Yates will show up when he can be fresh for the Vuelta if inclined to ride.
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Durbridge and Juul make sense, they are both good for the TTT and can both climb moderately well.
Haig and Simon make sense for the mountains.
I do question Hepburn, Impey and Trentin being in the squad. Hepburn is worthless on any gradient (but great for the TTT), while Impey/Trentin seem more like a back up plan for stage wins, if Adam falls through.
Though, it should be said, both Impey and Trentin might have pulled a "Cort", and dropped a bunch of weight, to be more competitive on the long climbs.
yaco said:
Durbridge and Juul make sense, they are both good for the TTT and can both climb moderately well.
Haig and Simon make sense for the mountains.
I do question Hepburn, Impey and Trentin being in the squad. Hepburn is worthless on any gradient (but great for the TTT), while Impey/Trentin seem more like a back up plan for stage wins, if Adam falls through.
Though, it should be said, both Impey and Trentin might have pulled a "Cort", and dropped a bunch of weight, to be more competitive on the long climbs.
Hepburn is obviously a selection for the ttt.
Impey and Trentin can both get over some decent size hills if needed to help a gc effort, but they can also win small-group or reduced-bunch sprints for stage wins if/when the Yateses drop out of gc contention.
Impey and Trentin can both get over some decent size hills if needed to help a gc effort, but they can also win small-group or reduced-bunch sprints for stage wins if/when the Yateses drop out of gc contention.
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