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Stork gets lots of attention, but what about Skjelmose Jensen? He is only 20 (3 years younger than Stork) and is currently sitting 6th in GC.Stork 14th today. In the GC only Higuita is better than him if you discount the breakaway riders from stage 1. That's mightily impressive.
Stork gets lots of attention, but what about Skjelmose Jensen? He is only 20 (3 years younger than Stork) and is currently sitting 6th in GC.
I dont think they care abot that. Quicksteper sees wind, Quicksteper wants to play in the wind.Tomorrow stage will be a lot more windy, but they will also be riding around Dubai proper, so there are a lot of buildings to shield from the wind. I doubt we will have any crosswinds action. Wind will be from the north-west. The main instigator for crosswinds action seems to always be Quickstep and they're now confident Bennet can win in a bunch sprint.
One of the only juniors to ever nearly beat Evenepoel in 2018!!Stork gets lots of attention, but what about Skjelmose Jensen? He is only 20 (3 years younger than Stork) and is currently sitting 6th in GC.
So a Jumbo rider wins a MTF and another Jumbo rider will finish top5 in GC.
And none of them is Sepp Kuss.
Talk about seizing opportunities.
I already made the joke that he and Tiberi are Trek's containment plan for Remco for the coming years.One of the only juniors to ever nearly beat Evenepoel in 2018!!
Let him henceforth be known as such!
lol, i was referring to Ghirmay, who will probably already regret the fact that he beat Remco once in a sprint. You can't see his name mentioned without Evenepoel's as well.I already made the joke that he and Tiberi are Trek's containment plan for Remco for the coming years.
I mean, who has actually beaten Remco in 2018? I mainly remember Karel Vacek and Ghirmay.
Then again, with the difficulty many African riders face to turn professional (seriously, why didn't a WT team snap him up?), maybe Delko wouldn't have offered him a contract without that claim to fame.lol, i was referring to Ghirmay, who will probably already regret the fact that he beat Remco once in a sprint. You can't see his name mentioned without Evenepoel's as well.
Yeah I was mainly thinking of goals Kuss can realistically achieve, but you're right.You forgot David Dekker who is (was) leading the points competition. He came 2nd twice now in the sprints.
One of the only juniors to ever nearly beat Evenepoel in 2018!!
Let him henceforth be known as such!
That would have been poor judgement on their part, because the lad stood out regardless as one of the top 10 prospects not named Evenepoel, and not because he sucked Evenepoel's wheel for 30km and outsprinted him. Your grandma could outsprint Evenepoel, i hope Delko isn't offering her a contract.Then again, with the difficulty many African riders face to turn professional (seriously, why didn't a WT team snap him up?), maybe Delko wouldn't have offered him a contract without that claim to fame.
Tbf, Ghirmay looks like a real talent, the way he won that sprint in La Tropicale in 2019 and finished 2nd in Laigueglia last year were pretty impressive.lol, i was referring to Ghirmay, who will probably already regret the fact that he beat Remco once in a sprint. You can't see his name mentioned without Evenepoel's as well.
1/ it was a joke..and now for some reason we're talking about Evenepoel in a race thread which he's not part of. I like the guy, but seriously give it a rest.
Probably CGI or a stunt-double.Technology in production of cycling races has come a long way. Today they made it look like Louis Meintjes put in an attack close to the finish. Impressive to create such a deepfake animation in a live broadcast.
Yeah, I know, and maybe I was being a bit too harsh, but I think the massive amount of publicity, hype, whatever is a bit to much. The young man is plenty capable of proving himself without being a reference point in a lot of other race/rider threads.1/ it was a joke
2/ it wasn't about Evenepoel, it was about talented riders that didn't get enough attention other than having faced Evenepoel at one point
Of course neither of them were Sepp Kuss. You seriously think this climb was steep enough for Sepp to deign worth his effort?So a Jumbo rider wins a MTF and another Jumbo rider will finish top5 in GC.
And none of them is Sepp Kuss.
Talk about seizing opportunities.