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Who are the best u23's not going pro next year?Squire said:There's hardly anyone left in the u23 ranks!
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Who are the best u23's not going pro next year?Squire said:There's hardly anyone left in the u23 ranks!
There is Marc Hirschi. All you need to know, really.janraaskalt said:Who are the best u23's not going pro next year?Squire said:There's hardly anyone left in the u23 ranks!
Squire said:There's hardly anyone left in the u23 ranks!
You can be sure it is Axeon, seeing his recent Twitter follow behavior.RedheadDane said:As for Bjerg; I think I read a while back that he'd already (as good as) found a new team, if that's true then I really hope it isn't a pro-team. Probably the best if he stays at home for a few more years.
We're not taking cyclocross seriously, are we?motty89 said:Haven't seen the race but 9th place and same time as 5th for Pidcock at Kruibeke is very impressive. Will be interesting to see what he can do this season.
janraaskalt said:We're not taking cyclocross seriously, are we?motty89 said:Haven't seen the race but 9th place and same time as 5th for Pidcock at Kruibeke is very impressive. Will be interesting to see what he can do this season.![]()
GenericBoonenFan said:janraaskalt said:We're not taking cyclocross seriously, are we?motty89 said:Haven't seen the race but 9th place and same time as 5th for Pidcock at Kruibeke is very impressive. Will be interesting to see what he can do this season.![]()
Many guys with a past in cyclocross are now dominating the road scene. Sagan, Alaphillipe, Kreuziger and we haven't seen what MVP and Wout Van Aert can do if they fully focus on the road.
RedheadDane said:GenericBoonenFan said:janraaskalt said:We're not taking cyclocross seriously, are we?motty89 said:Haven't seen the race but 9th place and same time as 5th for Pidcock at Kruibeke is very impressive. Will be interesting to see what he can do this season.![]()
Many guys with a past in cyclocross are now dominating the road scene. Sagan, Alaphillipe, Kreuziger and we haven't seen what MVP and Wout Van Aert can do if they fully focus on the road.
Stybar and Boom may not exactly be dominating, but I'd still say they're in the category of pretty good.
janraaskalt said:We're not taking cyclocross seriously, are we?motty89 said:Haven't seen the race but 9th place and same time as 5th for Pidcock at Kruibeke is very impressive. Will be interesting to see what he can do this season.![]()
JosephD said:Aside from the Pidcock to Wiggins rumours and the confirmation that Axeon have signed Cole Davis and Maikel Zijlaard, Sunweb adding Niklas Markl and Leon Heinschke, SEG signing Daan Hoole, Thymenn Arsensman and Minne Verboom and Contador's devo team signing Michele Gazzoli are there any other rumours/confirmations for where the current class of juniors will ride in 2018?
Keen to hear where Innocentini, Lombardi, Johanssen, Leknessund, Rastelli, Renard, Hollmann and Berwick will ride.
RedheadDane said:Which Johanssen? (Or 'Johansen' with just one 's')... it's a pretty common name.
Also; Innocentini and Lombardi are some seriously cool names.![]()
Bushman said:RedheadDane said:Which Johanssen? (Or 'Johansen' with just one 's')... it's a pretty common name.
Also; Innocentini and Lombardi are some seriously cool names.![]()
Can you think of a junior/u23/professional cyclist other than Julius Johansen who is called Johansen? Of course he is the one that is being referred to and I’m sure you know it.
I bet hell freezes over the day you make a post without making a silly, tongue-in-cheek like smartass comment
RedheadDane said:Awww... I really thought there was a guy out there named Lombardi.
Squire said:In the classics department there is Jasper Philipsen, who was brilliant already as a first year U23 this season. Paris-Roubaix winner Nils Eekhoff, another first-year U23, was very good as a junior, but other than his PR win, he hasn't done much this year. French TT champion Alexis Brunel is another promising strongman.janraaskalt said:Who are the best u23's not going pro next year?Squire said:There's hardly anyone left in the u23 ranks!
JoeD1997 said:Squire said:In the classics department there is Jasper Philipsen, who was brilliant already as a first year U23 this season. Paris-Roubaix winner Nils Eekhoff, another first-year U23, was very good as a junior, but other than his PR win, he hasn't done much this year. French TT champion Alexis Brunel is another promising strongman.janraaskalt said:Who are the best u23's not going pro next year?Squire said:There's hardly anyone left in the u23 ranks!
I also think Lotto-Soudal U23 duo Gerben Thijssen and Stan Dewulf can be players in the U23 Classics, since both had some nice results this year despite being just 19. Thijssen I think is also going to be pretty good in the sprints. Will be very interesting to see how Belgium manage the squad selection and leadership situation for the races like Flanders etc where you race for your country, rather than trade team, given they will have both Thijssen and Philipsen...
Fairly common family name.Kazistuta said:There is: Giovanni - just happens to be a retired pro now promoting cyclists as a riders agent. But I don't think the surname is that special?