U23 races and talents

[del1962]

GB Team

Stuart Balfour
Matthew Bostock
Ethan Hayter
Tom Pidcock
Jake Stewart
Fred Wright

(No Donovan?)

 

[janraaskalt]

Startlist complete on official website: https://tourdelavenir.com/equipes-coureurs/

 

[Mayomaniac]

Donovan's season has bern plagued by injuries and bad luck.
Pidcock should be one of tge favourites. The route with rather easy mountain stages could also suit guys with a big engine who are good climbers, but not the best.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I have updated my post on the previous page with all 26 teams.

 

[JoeD1997]

GB Team

Jake Stewart

I thought Stewart broke his collarbone in Alsace? That's a very fast two week recovery... If he is racing here, I'd not imagine he'll get a chance in the sprints, probably works early for the Hayter-Pidcock-Bostock trio in the various finishes that suit each.

 

[WKA311]

Shame that Leknessund crashed while training this week. Was looking forward to see him.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Shame that Leknessund crashed while training this week. Was looking forward to see him.

I was wondering why he wasn't on the list.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I have to say that the Eritrean team looks interesting and rather strong.
Yakob Debesay, Ghirmay, Tesfatsion and Mulubrhan are all interesting riders.

 

[TMP402]

Fred Wright to CCC as a stagiaire.

Wright signs on as stagiaire at CCC Team | Cyclingnews.com

British track sensation to continue road development at WorldTour squad

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Bakkie]

How good is Mauri Vansevenant?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

How good is Mauri Vansevenant?

Is this a statement or a question?

While Valle d'Aosta was a clusterfuck, he was the strongest in the race, maybe with a few others like Inkelaar and Hailu. He was in a different league in that Pyrénéen race. He's good, but i rate Van Wilder higher overall as GC rider, but he's younger. (i mean Van Wilder is younger)

 

[Bakkie]

Is this a statement or a question?

While Valle d'Aosta was a clusterfuck, he was the strongest in the race, maybe with a few others like Inkelaar and Hailu. He was in a different league in that Pyrénéen race. He's good, but i rate Van Wilder higher overall as GC rider, but he's younger.

A question

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Wiggins his development team pulls the chord.

 

[WKA311]

Wiggins his development team pulls the chord.

There are roumers about a new team though: Trinity racing

 

[lemon cheese cake]

There are roumers about a new team though: Trinity racing

Isnt that just a change of name for Tom Pidcock's CX team?

 

[postmanhat]

Isnt that just a change of name for Tom Pidcock's CX team?

Yes. But Trinity Sports Management have effectively been running Wiggins team for a while now, brokering the latest sponsorship deals. The suggestion is that the team closure is a way of removing Wiggins from the setup. The new team would be a showcase for riders signed with Trinity, much like SEG, or Pidcock's CX team.

Let's hope something happens as they've been really successful so far this year. Maybe INEOS will get fed with missing out on young British riders, and set up a development team

 

[del1962]

I think Pidcock might just ride for GB team next year

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

I know it probably works well with his workload to be able to do cross, while at such a young age. But what does Pidcock has left to achieve in the u23 ranks. possibly l'Avenir again? Is it just holding him back - why not join the pro ranks, have a smaller work load but do an Evenepoel and do lower 2.1, 2.HC races, to bridge the gap.
I suppose the GB team would mean Yorkshire, London-Surrey and Tour of Britain which is good, but then doing Roubaix espoirs and other nations cup, etc again. I just don't see the point.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I know it probably works well with his workload to be able to do cross, while at such a young age. But what does Pidcock has left to achieve in the u23 ranks. possibly l'Avenir again? Is it just holding him back - why not join the pro ranks, have a smaller work load but do an Evenepoel and do lower 2.1, 2.HC races, to bridge the gap.
I suppose the GB team would mean Yorkshire, London-Surrey and Tour of Britain which is good, but then doing Roubaix espoirs and other nations cup, etc again. I just don't see the point.

He's 2 years too old to "do an Evenepoel".
Evenepoel completely skipped the U23's, turning pro at the age of 18. Pidcock has been an U23 for two years now. Whether he has something to learn in the U23, i think he does, given the fact that he only recently found out he can climb. I think he might benefit from going toe to toe with the best U23 climbers, to get a better frame of reference, compared to joining the pros and not really knowing where he stands in that regard.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Wilder considering joining the pros, halfway next year.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

He's 2 years too old to "do an Evenepoel".
Evenepoel completely skipped the U23's, turning pro at the age of 18. Pidcock has been an U23 for two years now. Whether he has something to learn in the U23, i think he does, given the fact that he only recently found out he can climb. I think he might benefit from going toe to toe with the best U23 climbers, to get a better frame of reference, compared to joining the pros and not really knowing where he stands in that regard.

Yes I know, it was more related to his workload and type of races he was planned to do, (before san sebastian happened)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Yes I know, it was more related to his workload and type of races he was planned to do, (before san sebastian happened)

I see. As for Pidcock, he could turn pro and still ride l'Avenir, if he wants. It is one of the only races you can ride in the U23 as a pro. He could also chose to ride some other races next year (Aosta, Course de la Paix...) and turn pro in August. A lot of the Lotto guys do it that way (Van Moer, Vanhoucke, maybe Van Wilder (see above)).

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Yeah I suppose there are a lot of other races he hasn't done, than I thought when I initially posted. The Tour Alsace rider would certainly convince me to ride to u23 stage races. Which all seem to be weighted towards the climbers. I think over the long term I'd like to see him go down the classic, ardennes route. He has the sprint to fall back on in those races which I think would see him be successful. Once he's won the world cx first though (when van der poel, van aert move away fully)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Vansevenant will turn pro in July:

View: https://youtu.be/9iMd0nqra3M

 

[RedheadDane]

Where?