I think more a prologue specialist giving his record in individual pursuit (European and World champion two years ago), but his greatest performance as U23 wasn't against the clock.
-
The Cycling News forum is still looking to add volunteer moderators with. If you're interested in helping keep our discussions on track, send a direct message to
In the meanwhile, please use the Report option if you see a post that doesn't fit within the forum rules.
Thanks!
Yeah he’s good at all the big lump stuff except sprinting. We will probably see him and Mullen and a few others like Kung, Bjerg etc at the top of the TT tree in the next few years.
Re: Re:
2nd in the 2016 U23 EC ITT when he produced around 460W for a bit over 34min.
Source: http://www.stickybottle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/U23-TT-Numbers.png
They've got his weight and height wrong, it's 76kg an 193cm.
He could be a big talent for the cobbled classics, mainly Roubaix, but he surprised me on stage 2, that was a good climbing performance, so maybe he can also be competitive in other one day races.
Of course we still don't know if he can handle the distance and a really hard race and last year he missed nearly all the spring classics because of the Track WC, this year the track WC is over a month before Roubaix, but I still can't imagine that focussing on the track WC will be beneficial to his ability to handle the distance of such a hard race.
Already beat Laengen in and over 30km long ITT in 2015 ()hrono Champenois Masculin Internationalthe asian said:
2nd in the 2016 U23 EC ITT when he produced around 460W for a bit over 34min.
Source: http://www.stickybottle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/U23-TT-Numbers.png
They've got his weight and height wrong, it's 76kg an 193cm.
He could be a big talent for the cobbled classics, mainly Roubaix, but he surprised me on stage 2, that was a good climbing performance, so maybe he can also be competitive in other one day races.
Of course we still don't know if he can handle the distance and a really hard race and last year he missed nearly all the spring classics because of the Track WC, this year the track WC is over a month before Roubaix, but I still can't imagine that focussing on the track WC will be beneficial to his ability to handle the distance of such a hard race.
I've read a few interviews in the past couple of days and Ganna was incredibly confident compared to last year. He said he was sure he could win stage 2, but mistimed his sprint. Not completely satisfied about his ITT. He will try to defend the jersey anyway, saying he's climbing much better than before having lost 4 kilos.
After San Juan he'll race Dubai, then focus on track training for a couple of weeks before heading to Belgium for KBK and Omloop. After the track WC he's scheduled to race all the major cobble classics.
After San Juan he'll race Dubai, then focus on track training for a couple of weeks before heading to Belgium for KBK and Omloop. After the track WC he's scheduled to race all the major cobble classics.
Roubaix is obviously too early for Ganna, but he could be good at smaller cobbled races, like GP Denain or Scheldeprijs.
Re:
According to twitter I was wrong and David McCann won the ITT at the 2005 Herald Sun Tour.
Zinoviev Letter said:
According to twitter I was wrong and David McCann won the ITT at the 2005 Herald Sun Tour.
Delighted for Mullen, this is just sign of things come, when he goes on a full Trek TT rig the improvements will be noticed, cannondale won't have matched anything Trek are providing him
Quick reminder: Today the race already started around 16:00 CET and is expected to finish around 20:30 CET.
Re:
I'm pretty sceptical about the idea that there's much practical difference between the ultra high end road bikes teams use, but I'm more willing to believe that equipment differences matter in the TT. But I don't pretend to know how much. Is the Trek TT bike that much better?
manafana said:
I'm pretty sceptical about the idea that there's much practical difference between the ultra high end road bikes teams use, but I'm more willing to believe that equipment differences matter in the TT. But I don't pretend to know how much. Is the Trek TT bike that much better?
Re:
as I'm on an early-nights-early-mornings schedule these coming weeks
Very good, I will actually be able to watch the finishMayomaniac said:
as I'm on an early-nights-early-mornings schedule these coming weeks
Hmmm, OK. I saw them riding diagonally across the road and there was quite a lot of wind. Didn't know there had been a crash.
Re:
Hope it's nothing serious.
3 mins ago from QS twitter,
@FndoGaviria has been involved in a crash. As soon as we know more, we'll let you know. #VueltaSJ2018
DNP-Old said:
Hope it's nothing serious.
3 mins ago from QS twitter,
@FndoGaviria has been involved in a crash. As soon as we know more, we'll let you know. #VueltaSJ2018
From Trek Segafredo's twitter:
"#VueltaSJ2018 the riders have to cross a river and the race will be neutralized whilst doing so. Under 20km to go."
WTF?
"#VueltaSJ2018 the riders have to cross a river and the race will be neutralized whilst doing so. Under 20km to go."
WTF?
TRENDING THREADS
-
Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread- Started by DNP-Old
- Replies: 29K
-
Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread
- Started by RedheadDane
- Replies: 11K
-
Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread- Started by Lequack
- Replies: 23K
-
Top 10 current cyclists outside of the 'big 6'
- Started by cyclingfan3
- Replies: 46
-
-
-
Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives- Started by johnymax
- Replies: 19K
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram