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Vandenabeele, remarkable. Before the baby Giro i wouldn't really have considered him, unlike Vervloesem, Van Gils etc.
That just happens if you are riding in the shadow of Remco....
And anyway; at 17-18, predicting future results is just very difficult. You have no idea where a rider is in his performance curve , how much roon for improvement do you have at a certain age . And at the same time it is possible Henri will not improve anymore and never be a decent pro rider. So let's hope his environment made sure there is still room for improvement.
And anyway; at 17-18, predicting future results is just very difficult. You have no idea where a rider is in his performance curve , how much roon for improvement do you have at a certain age . And at the same time it is possible Henri will not improve anymore and never be a decent pro rider. So let's hope his environment made sure there is still room for improvement.
After his exploits at the Giro Gloag is in the top 12 and finished a position behind Irishman Ryan and infront of other British Leo Hayter.
Interesting fact about Gloag and Hayter (younger brother of team Ineos rider Ethan) is just over a year ago they were teammates from VC Londres at the Junior Tour of Wales where Gloag got the better of both Hayter and Ryan.
Interesting fact about Gloag and Hayter (younger brother of team Ineos rider Ethan) is just over a year ago they were teammates from VC Londres at the Junior Tour of Wales where Gloag got the better of both Hayter and Ryan.
Final GC standings in Ronde de L'Isard:
| Rnk | Rider | Team | UCI | Pnt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vervloesem Xandres | Lotto - Soudal U23 | 30 | 25 | 13:20:27 |
| 2 | Vandenabeele Henri | Lotto - Soudal U23 | 25 | 18 | 0:05 |
| 3 | Jousseaume Alan | Vendée U | 20 | 14 | 1:45 |
| 4 | Boileau Alan | VC Pays de Loudeac | 15 | 11 | 2:23 |
| 5 | Leemreize Gijs | Jumbo-Visma Development Team | 10 | 8 | 2:40 |
| 6 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Chambery Cyclisme Competition | 5 | 6 | 2:59 |
| 7 | Moniquet Sylvain | Equipe continentale Groupama-FDJ | 3 | 4 | 3:08 |
| 8 | Ryan Archie | Jumbo-Visma Development Team | 1 | 3 | 3:35 |
| 9 | Champion Thomas | Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme | 1 | 2 | 3:41 |
| 10 | Joalland Yael | CC Etupes | 1 | 1 | 4:15 |
Nice win for Ben Healy, in the last stage, solo by 1.47. He has just turned 20, won a stage of Avenir last year, was Pidcock’s main sidekick this season. He’s in the Irish WCRR team supporting Dan Martin. It will be interesting to see where he lands next year.
Startlist for the Piccolo Lombardia tomorrow. Most of the big European teams and names seem to be there. No Trinity Racing though. Presumably because Pidcock is currently in Nove Mesto, winning both U-23 MTB races. And Ben Healey won the Irish elite road nationals today.
Sweeney has improved since riding for the Mitchelton Conti team in 2017/2018 - Must say I never thought he could win a hilly race - And he will join the WT in 2021.
Anyone has seen a video report from from picolo lombardia?
I heard there was a live streaming.
I heard there was a live streaming.
The live stream I had running was only showing finish line camera. Don't think there was a real race stream.
Who will win Paris - Tours U23 tomorrow?
Startlist: https://www.directvelo.com/direct/4582/paris-tours-espoirs-2020#startlist-modal
A rider from SEG or UNO-X?
Startlist: https://www.directvelo.com/direct/4582/paris-tours-espoirs-2020#startlist-modal
A rider from SEG or UNO-X?
Rune Herregodts just manages to stay away to the line and wins Paris-Tours U23 in front of the approaching field lead by Jordi Meeus. Must have been really close.
Went in the attack from the start, got rid of his companions with 55 km to go and finished after 178 km with a few seconds on the peloton. He only had 30 seconds left with 10 km to go, and the European champion Hvideberg came close with a counterattack but couldn't bridge.
Impressive!
Indeed about 180km attack that started with 3 riders in total and ended with a win of 2 seconds of about 30meter... that was indeed impressive. Rune is really strong at the moment. Probably will take Belgian CC U23 ITT in 2 weeks.
Jordi Meeus is the new U23 RR National Champion. Tristan Scherpenbergh literally so slow he got outsprinted by himself to avoid last place!
Can't people have schizophrenic sprint battles now without others complaining?
Mark Donovan had an impressive Vuelta, not that much older than that Belgium talent, and injured most of last season
He did well, but i found Arensman to be the better Sunweb performer (although it's close, Arensman was really in contention for a stagewin in the final 1k on two occasions). He's only a month and a half older than Evenepoel btw, Donovan 10 months. Also, probably best to keep this topic about U23 riders and races. I made a topic to discuss young riders (and others without a dedicated topic), in case you're interested. https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threa...heir-own-thread-yet.35404/page-4#post-2507740
Juan Ayuso (18) win both of his two first U23 races.
Giro del Belvedere today and Trofeo Piva Yesterday. Both won by solo attacks!!
What a talent!
Giro del Belvedere today and Trofeo Piva Yesterday. Both won by solo attacks!!
What a talent!
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Yeah, Ayuso seems to be on a different level compared to his opponents. The last guy who won the Trofeo Piva and the Giro del Belvedere during the same year was Popovych (who was seen as the 2nd coming of Eddie in the u23 ranks) in 2001.
I'm impressed by Colnaghi, the Trofeo Piva is a race with pretty much nothing but hills and he managed to finish 2nd. Based on his results in the u23 ranks I've always seen him as a sprinter, but he seems to be more than just a pure sprinter. I know that he did some really long rides rather crazy things during the pandemic break, like an Everesting attempt or a 12H ride on Zwift (the later is borderline psychotic).
I'm impressed by Colnaghi, the Trofeo Piva is a race with pretty much nothing but hills and he managed to finish 2nd. Based on his results in the u23 ranks I've always seen him as a sprinter, but he seems to be more than just a pure sprinter. I know that he did some really long rides rather crazy things during the pandemic break, like an Everesting attempt or a 12H ride on Zwift (the later is borderline psychotic).
I'm just sitting over here, thinking that Asbjørn Hellemose has a terrible name to be riding primarily in Italy. I can't think of that many of his teammates - in fact only two - who're likely to find pronuncing that easy.
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