tubed Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 The cyclingnews TDF team review makes for interesting reading. http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/analysing-the-2019-tour-de-france-teams-part-1/ We give DDD a really hard time, mostly because we are passionate saffas, but just take Astana who won just about everything at the start of the year, well them and a whole lot more look just as flash as DDD as far as TDF 2019 goes. The margins are small and the perceptions/ expectations are huge. A look at Ben King's daily instagram blog reveals just how hard they tried. All said, the best TDF in years.
Gen Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Enric Mas from Quickstep to Movistar.That was mentioned by the press before the Tour started already, no surprise as Mas is the next Spanish hope.
Dirt Tracker Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Enric Mas from Quickstep to Movistar. And Landa? Is he moving on again?
J Wakefield Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Katusha and Arkea to merge into 1 team and Markov still holds WT licence. https://www.wielerflits.be/nieuws/katusha-eigenaar-makarov-kiest-voor-fusie-met-arkea-samsic/
Pure Savage Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Katusha and Arkea to merge into 1 team and Markov still holds WT licence. https://www.wielerflits.be/nieuws/katusha-eigenaar-makarov-kiest-voor-fusie-met-arkea-samsic/Lets hope the riders are retained! Sho if Quintana goes there, Griepel, Dowsett, Zakarin, Nils Polit and Barguil. Feel the team is in a similar spot EF was a season or 2 ago. in terms of wins etc.
BMCfan Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Lets hope the riders are retained! Sho if Quintana goes there, Griepel, Dowsett, Zakarin, Nils Polit and Barguil. Feel the team is in a similar spot EF was a season or 2 ago. in terms of wins etc. Did you read the article JW posted??? Us Afrikaners can read it without google translate. But alas, seems not all is retained... Willie out of a ride??
Jarred Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Katusha: Debusschere, Biermans, Battaglin, Dowsett, Hollenstein, Navarro, Politt, Wurtz Schmidt, Strakhov, Tanfield, Zabel Arekea: Barguil, Bouet, Delaplace, Gesbert, Greipel, Guernalec, Hardy, Pichon, Riou, Swift, Welten New riders: Bouhanni, Quintana x 2, Anacona, Rosa, Barcelo
BMCfan Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 The GC contenders Nibali to Trek-Segafredo, Quintana to Arkéa-Samsic, Landa to Bahrain-Merida and Dumoulin to Jumbo-Visma? The most high-profile GC riders on the market are Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar). Below these two are a raft of athletes including Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates), Wout Poels (Team Ineos), Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin), Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott), Enric Mas (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Davide Formolo (Bora-Hansgrohe), Louis Meintjes(Dimension Data), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) and Mikel Landa (Movistar). Each of those come with strengths and weakness, but only two from the entire list above have won Grand Tours. Tom Dumoulin has a contract with Team Sunweb until the end of 2021 but is also on the market because he is reportedly unhappy and determined to leave. Mmmmmmm...... Extract out of cyclingnews' Cycling's official transfer window article
kosmonooit Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Did you read the article JW posted??? Us Afrikaners can read it without google translate.... Willie out of a ride?? So can most of us Souties Any news on Willie Wallie?
J Wakefield Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 So can most of us Souties Any news on Willie Wallie? He is talking and negotiating so looks promising
Shebeen Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Katusha: Debusschere, Biermans, Battaglin, Dowsett, Hollenstein, Navarro, Politt, Wurtz Schmidt, Strakhov, Tanfield, Zabel Arekea: Barguil, Bouet, Delaplace, Gesbert, Greipel, Guernalec, Hardy, Pichon, Riou, Swift, Welten New riders: Bouhanni, Quintana x 2, Anacona, Rosa, Barcelo and BMC bikes involved. so no BMC for DDD?and canyon still has movistar
Shebeen Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 So can most of us Souties Any news on Willie Wallie? https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/willie-smit/2018https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/willie-smit/2019 I know it's not just what's measured - but for joe public it's all we've got.His returns for Katusha have unfortunately not been in top results. hope he gets a good gig for 2020, must be rough not knowing
J Wakefield Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/willie-smit/2018https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/willie-smit/2019 I know it's not just what's measured - but for joe public it's all we've got.His returns for Katusha have unfortunately not been in top results. hope he gets a good gig for 2020, must be rough not knowing Its how you do the job asked of you, not always based off results.
Shebeen Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 Its how you do the job asked of you, not always based off results.Exactly, it's a team sport - tried to word it that I was not slating him. Was just hoping he would have had a WOW race by now.
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