U23 races and talents

[Didinho]

Impressive last km attack from Widar!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1800566180115349632

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1800566180115349632

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Impressive last km attack from Widar!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1800566180115349632

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1800566180115349632

Doesn‘t get any style points from me, though, this gave me back pain from watching.

 

[Mayomaniac]

You know Kajamin and Novak are not riding for Bardiani right?

Yeah, I know that they ride for Colpack, but I just had a brainfart.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Doesn‘t get any style points from me, though, this gave me back pain from watching.

I had back pain prior to watching this, now it's gone.

 

[Lequack]

Impressive last km attack from Widar!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1800566180115349632

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1800566180115349632

New Remco? New Pogacar? New Merckx?

 

[Didinho]

New Remco? New Pogacar? New Merckx?

Just Widar.

 

[SafeBet]

After Isard, another DNS for Jorgen Nordhagen.

 

[Berniece]

Paul Magnier easily again in Giro Next Gen

 

[Oldermanish]

Legit climber: Mathew Riccatello, 22 yo and 121 lbs. In the mix in Suisse today and son of Jimmy Riccatello. He was a tri-coach that would torment pro road racers in Tucson shotgun rides. I was far enough behind I could see who else was being dropped.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Did Toussaint get blown out the back or did he have a mechanical?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

De Schuyteneer takes it. Thought Magnier would have made it a hattrick today.

 

[Samamba]

Did not expect this one from De Schuyteneer. He's fast, but I don't see him as bunch sprint winning fast. Bit lucky that Magnier was too far back ofcourse. De Schuyteneer was perfectly positioned behind TTT.

 

[yaco]

The way Magnier is going he will ride nearly as many days for the Development team or the French team than his actual trade team.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Widar winnar.

Takes the second MTF in the Giro Next Gen as well.

1			Widar Jarno	Lotto Dstny Development Team	5​	04:16:46​
2			Torres Pablo	UAE Team Emirates Gen Z	1​	+ 01​
3			Marti Pau	Israel Premier Tech Academy	​	+ 01​
4			Rondel Mathys	Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23	​	+ 14​
5			Novak Pavel	Team MBH Bank Colpack Ballan	​	+ 20​
6			Bisiaux Léo	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team	​	+ 20​
7			van Bekkum Darren	Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development	​	+ 48​
8			Kajamini Florian	Team MBH Bank Colpack Ballan	​	+ 57​
9			Pinarello Alessandro	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	​	+ 59​
10			Wenzel Mats	Lidl-Trek Future Racing	​	+ 01:10​

 

[Samamba]

Great leadout from Tudor last climb

Torres not far off Widars level and he's also only 18 years old. Gotta wonder if the level isn't just pretty low this year.

 

[Offline]

Widar winnar.

Takes the second MTF in the Giro Next Gen as well.

1			Widar Jarno	Lotto Dstny Development Team	5​	04:16:46​
2			Torres Pablo	UAE Team Emirates Gen Z	1​	+ 01​
3			Marti Pau	Israel Premier Tech Academy	​	+ 01​
4			Rondel Mathys	Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23	​	+ 14​
5			Novak Pavel	Team MBH Bank Colpack Ballan	​	+ 20​
6			Bisiaux Léo	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Team	​	+ 20​
7			van Bekkum Darren	Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development	​	+ 48​
8			Kajamini Florian	Team MBH Bank Colpack Ballan	​	+ 57​
9			Pinarello Alessandro	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	​	+ 59​
10			Wenzel Mats	Lidl-Trek Future Racing	​	+ 01:10​

Impressive of Torres! Like Widar only 18!

 

[Landeirovic]

Impressive of Torres! Like Widar only 18!

Widar 2e youngest and Torres 3e youngest

 

[SafeBet]

Great leadout from Tudor last climb

Torres not far off Widars level and he's also only 18 years old. Gotta wonder if the level isn't just pretty low this year.

Rondel was 11th in TotA so I think the level uphill is pretty high.

 

[yaco]

The question is whether Lotto can get Widar signed up for their pro teams. They'll be competing with a few teams.

 

[Samamba]

The question is whether Lotto can get Widar signed up for their pro teams. They'll be competing with a few teams.

It's pretty simple, either they already have signed him (rumors are that he's locked till 2027) or he's gone.

 

[peterfin]

New Belgian Climbing Supertalent | Giro Next Gen Stage 6 2024 - Lanterne Rouge

Jarno Widar, Pablo Torres, Pau Marti and Mathys Rondel did one of the best climbing performances in a…

lanternerouge.com

The level was high indeed.

 

[Mayomaniac]

New Belgian Climbing Supertalent | Giro Next Gen Stage 6 2024 - Lanterne Rouge

Jarno Widar, Pablo Torres, Pau Marti and Mathys Rondel did one of the best climbing performances in a…

lanternerouge.com

The level was high indeed.

Also an average speed of 53.8 km/h during the first hour of racing, with no break formed befrore the first climb.

 

[hayneplane]

Great leadout from Tudor last climb

Torres not far off Widars level and he's also only 18 years old. Gotta wonder if the level isn't just pretty low this year.

To be fair there are a lot of riders still age eligible like Pelizarri/Del Toro/Christen/Uijtebroeks/L Martinez that have already moved beyond age group races. That goes a long way towards explaining a drop in top level.

 

[peterfin]

To be fair there are a lot of riders still age eligible like Pelizarri/Del Toro/Christen/Uijtebroeks/L Martinez that have already moved beyond age group races. That goes a long way towards explaining a drop in top level.

Apparantly the level hasn't dropped because of talented 18 year olds entering the U23. The problem is that they are gone a year later so the talent pool is probably thinner than before.

 

[hayneplane]

Apparantly the level hasn't dropped because of talented 18 year olds entering the U23. The problem is that they are gone a year later so the talent pool is probably thinner than before.

With the way things currently are it would be more apt to have an under 21 race