Who is the most over-hyped rider of 2013 so far?

[Pippo_San]

dunno about the over hyping of Blanco. They seem to be doing ok from this (CQ team ranking '13):

Like Pentacycle said, COMPLETELY ABSENT in every big race since the Down Under.

Now, that's quite an achievement.

 

[l.Harm]

This will hurt Dekker_Tifosi and most Dutch people in general, but you're right. Blanco can't handle the big races. Romandie, Turkey, TDU, ENECO, San Sebastian and other smaller races suit them much more.

You could say everyone who performs better than normal in TDU has a chance of being over-hyped.(Kelderman, Slagter, Moreno, Thomas, Hermans)

Well, if you consider the monuments/classics so far as big races you're right. But Blanco doesn't really have contenders for those racers. Boom and Vanmarcke were not ready for today and are focussing for Roubaix.

Mollema dit pretty good so far. In Tirreno he had a bad day but finished 2nd in the 5th stage and wasn't far in the 6th one. In Criterium International it wasn't that bad, too.

Gesink was bad in P-N, but he had his reasons. In Catalunya he showed what he could do in a pretty good field. So I wouldn't rule him out for the big races. Although I don't expect him to win Il Giro

So I understand the criticism, but for now it's a little premature to make a conclusion like this.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I don't see any of those who get overhyped...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Nearly everyone in my CQ team was over hyped by me.

 

[trevim]

Saxo Tinkoff is the most over hyped team for sure. All that talk, all those riders and all these great results

 

[trevim]

Who has hyped up Thomas? Besides he has got some solid results thus far.

There was an article on CN claiming he would be a contender in Liège after he won some 140km race in Australia back in January

 

[ingsve]

How about Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.

 

[ElChingon]

I voted Other because we keep hearing at every pre-race review that some other rider can win it but where is this Other rider? He doesn't even podium!

Other blows!

 

[will10]

More predictable SaganHate™ from HiCadence. yawn.

 

[Carols]

Other.

To date:
Wiggo
Andy
Gesink

 

[cineteq]

How about Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.

This is a good one. Voted other.

 

[iZnoGouD]

This is a *** poll, none of these riders are hyped

 

[The Tibetan Hat]

Difficult to look beyond Thomas for this one, although you could insert the name of two or three Aussie sprinters who've had plenty of coverage in the cycling press for winning practically (or absolutely) nothing, especially compared to the young French guys, for example, who are getting wins.

 

[Afrank]

How about Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.

Pretty much this (still think it's too early for this thread and Highcadence had a deeper purpose in creating it) but if their is one rider that is way over hyped, it's Tiernan-Locke.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Pretty much this (still think it's too early for this thread and Highcadence had a deeper purpose in creating it) but if their is one rider that is way over hyped, it's Tiernan-Locke.

not sure there is anything deep about Cadence.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Anyone who thinks JTL has been hyped doesn't understand the depth of his greatness, and the method being employed in his mockery.

 

[movingtarget]

TJVG and Andy Schleck.

 

[Panda Claws]

Someone on this forum is a little obsessed with Peter

 

[Richeypen]

Porte

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[Fearless Greg Lemond]

or Pippo.

I love Pippo this year.

 

[postmanhat]

JTL I suppose, though he has been a bit poorly apparently. Hopefully that might change tomorrow if Sky don't brainlessly attempt their normal tactics

 

[maltiv]

Stannard was quite hyped on this forum after his M-SR performance, but by now it has become clear that he only becomes a beast when the weather is horrible. He was ultimately very unimpressive in E3, G-W and RVV.

P-R is obviously the classic that suits him the most though, so he still has the chance to prove me wrong.

 

[postmanhat]

Stannard was quite hyped on this forum after his M-SR performance, but by now it has become clear that he only becomes a beast when the weather is horrible. He was ultimately very unimpressive in E3, G-W and RVV.

P-R is obviously the classic that suits him the most though, so he still has the chance to prove me wrong.

As a Stannard fanboy. I'd say he was on Thomas duties at E3, G-W was training and he caught behind the crash at RVV. agreed about Roubaix, though now Cancellara will win it, the fight for placings has almost become a seperate race. Not sure that will suit Stannard or Sky's overall campaign.

 

[Tigerion]

Porte

Has he really been hyped as anything other than an engine in the sky train.
Plus I would consider winning the GC, points and KOM at paris-nice fairly successful for the amount of racing we have had this year

I would be saying
Fillipo Pozzato
Sep VanMarcke
Bling Mathews
Rohan Dennis

and probably Marcel Kittel as well

 

[IndianCyclist]

Goss as well