UAE-Team Emirates thread

[Berniece]

Pogacar, Almeida and Del Toro are leaders. And Wellens and some others for flemish classics Pog dont ride. Where they suppose to ride if not here? their awesome riders, i love Vine but not tier one for UAE which Remco is for RBH, big difference. As good as they are their just good domestiques in UAE, which goes to show.

Sure, but Roglic, Lipowitz and Hindley are also not riding yet. Same goes for Pithie, Vermeersch and Van Gils.

But UAE will definitely still win more though, that's out of the question

 

[James M]

Sure, but Roglic, Lipowitz and Hindley are also not riding yet. Same goes for Pithie, Vermeersch and Van Gils.

As long as you get my point thats theres a difference in where Vine and Narvaez are in the UAE hierarchy in any races to Remco hiarchy in RBH, no matter how great they are (and they really are) their just good dom's in UAE and also need to race something.

Rest is beside my point cause im all aboard the RBH train their clearly improving their roster there no denying it their starting to get really deep without a doubt, saying anything else is cope. I love that their really deep I want that and I expect them to win alot of races duo to their depth.

Another point about RBH which I mentioned earlier in the off‑season now that they settled in and had a few years to learn as an org with new guys all over it wouldn’t surprise me if they improve as an org aswell but lets see. That would be a natural progression. They have gotten key staff aswell and if by that they should improve Remco and others were really talking. And with deep pockets, I atleast expect them to continue strengthening the roster with their first options accordingly from what they want going forward.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

I don't take much from most winning team, I will draw some conclusions that UAE stallions are out rolling around drinking coffee, enjoying pastry as training for classics and TDF and Remco is out there drilling it, he is really flying, guy is already at an awesome level. January intensity. Will it work?

But what has Remco actually proved so far? We already knew his ITT is elite, as well as his riding on flat/shallow gradients and long solos. So we'll have to wait until we see if his punch/climbing is also elite

 

[Berniece]

But what has Remco actually proved so far? We already knew his ITT is elite, as well as his riding on flat/shallow gradients and long solos. So we'll have to wait until we see if his punch/climbing is also elite

That he's in decent form. But first actual test is UAE Tour

 

[vappaxbipmv]

That he's in decent form. But first actual test is UAE Tour

So nothing

 

[Berniece]

So nothing

Not sure what you expected. Can he show anything unless it’s a bigger race against better opposition? Even if he went for a 150km solo in Mallorca it wouldn’t mean anything