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Kudus is gone to Astana

[jdwet1980]

 

 

So Steve Cummings admits that training for the Tour takes a lot toll on the family life. He said, in an interview for the Cyclingnews podcast, after narrowly losing out on a victory at the Arctic Tour, that he wasn’t in the best condition going into the tour, but that riding the Tour helped him get into the form he currently has.

 

Makes one wonder why he was selected ahead of others.

To help him get into the form he currently has?

[SwissVan]

We were doing anthropometry this evening and the one rider and I were talking and joked if he was married yet, he is early-mid 20's, he said no he is now single and I asked why.

Since 1 January he has been at home for 1 1/2 in total, the rest of the time he is away racing. Says his chick was over it.

 

Its rough and this is little of a extreme case but for example go to altitude for 3 week prior to Tour, come home a week to adapt and off again for 3. Its not as glamorous as they make out

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/marcel-kittel-retires-from-professional-cycling/

 

Pro cycling ain’t for the faint hearted

Marcel Kittel’s words on his retirement:

 

"I have lost all motivation to keep torturing myself on a bike."

 

“As a cyclist, you’re traveling 200 days a year, and I do not want to see my son grow up on Skype," he said. “Family, friends, everything was too short, plus the permanent fatigue and the routine... I’ve realised this loss of quality of life more and more."

[Wayne pudding Mol]

So Steve Cummings admits that training for the Tour takes a lot toll on the family life. He said, in an interview for the Cyclingnews podcast, after narrowly losing out on a victory at the Arctic Tour, that he wasn’t in the best condition going into the tour, but that riding the Tour helped him get into the form he currently has.

Makes one wonder why he was selected ahead of others.

 

"he wasn’t in the best condition going into the tour". We didn't notice Steve

[Frosty]

To help him get into the form he currently has?

Sorry, my question a rhetorical one 

[Frosty]

We were doing anthropometry this evening and the one rider and I were talking and joked if he was married yet, he is early-mid 20's, he said no he is now single and I asked why.

 

Since 1 January he has been at home for 1 1/2 in total, the rest of the time he is away racing. Says his chick was over it.

 

Its rough and this is little of a extreme case but for example go to altitude for 3 week prior to Tour, come home a week to adapt and off again for 3. Its not as glamorous as they make out

At least that's one thing I can relate to... family is important, and something has to give to keep them happy.

[Dicky DQ]

Ok so considering how low down they are in the rankings are they going to be a WT team next year. There are quite a few Continental teams with more UCI points than them.

 

How does this work?

[SwissVan]

Not a bad finish for TDD in a quality field

 

Nizollo did really well to get 3rd

 

Euroeyes Cyclassic Hamburg

 

 

 

[Dirt Tracker]

Not a bad finish for TDD in a quality field

 

Nizollo did really well to get 3rd

 

Euroeyes Cyclassic Hamburg

 

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That is a stacked top 10 there. He's been mixing it up well with the big boys recently. 

Edited August 25, 2019 by Dirt Tracker

[Cheese]

Not a bad finish for TDD in a quality field

 

Nizollo did really well to get 3rd

 

Euroeyes Cyclassic Hamburg

 

Hamburg.JPG

Hoping for More, Its a real strong sprinting squad that DDD have there.

[lechatnoir]

Ok so considering how low down they are in the rankings are they going to be a WT team next year. There are quite a few Continental teams with more UCI points than them.

 

How does this work?

 

As of today, there are no Conti teams with more points, though Corendon Circus Mathieu van der Poel is close!

[Frosty]

Ok so considering how low down they are in the rankings are they going to be a WT team next year. There are quite a few Continental teams with more UCI points than them.

 

How does this work?

23 teams confirm interest for 2020 men's WorldTour places

Five teams in fight for two extra places in sport's highest division

 

The UCI has revealed that 23 teams have confirmed their interest in applying for WorldTour status for 2020-2022, with Arkea-Samsic, Vital Concept, Cofidis, Direct Energie and Israel Cycling Academy joining the current 18 WorldTour teams in the list of names intending to compete in the sport's highest division.

 

Under new rules for the next three-year phase of the men’s WorldTour, up to 20 teams can secure places after a recent rule change by the UCI.

 

The list includes Team Ineos, which will replace Team Sky on May 1 if the practicalities of the transfer of ownership are completed and approved by the UCI.

 

The current 18 WorldTour teams will be assured a place if they finish the 2019 season in the top 20 places in the retrospective three-year world ranking for UCI men's teams covering points scored in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by each teams’ 10 best riders.

 

If any of the five Professional Continental teams who have confirmed their interest are ranked in the top 18 of the world ranking for UCI men's teams, then they will also be deemed to have satisfied the sporting criteria. If two teams finish in the top 18 of the ranking, then the WorldTour for 2020-2022 will be expanded to 20 teams rather then the usual 18.

 

This is a new rule introduced just for the 2020-2022 period, with Cyclingnews understanding it was done to avoid the risk of a potential legal challenge from a current team due to the late introduction of the three-year retrospective points system.

 

To secure WorldTour status, teams have to satisfy sporting, ethical, financial, organisational and administrative rules when they apply for WorldTour places in the autumn.

 

The 23 teams are: AG2R La Mondiale, Arkea-Samsic, Astana Pro Team, B&B Hotels Vital Concept, Bahrain Merida, Bora-hansgrohe, CCC Team, Cofidis, Deceuninck-QuickStep, Direct Energie, EF Education First, Groupama-FDJ, Israel Cycling Academy, Lotto Soudal, Movistar Team, Mitchelton-Scott, Team Jumbo-Visma, Team Katusha-Alpecin, Team Ineos (Team Sky), Team Sunweb, Dimension Data, Trek-Segafredo, UAE Team Emirates.

 

In the words of 'Dale, my sauce is http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/23-teams-confirm-interest-for-2020-mens-worldtour-places/

Edited August 26, 2019 by Frosty

[Frosty]

The ranking can be viewed at https://www.uci.org/road/rankings

 

[BMCfan]

Maggies mense!

 

I can understand that you ignore SwissVan ;-)

but i asked the question....

 

Now that's its tour time and rumours are starting to fly, someone wanna hazard a guess at my original question? Even better if anyone actually knows :-)

 

 

Ag, only because it is Monday....

 

 

Anybody know or wants to speculate what happened here .....

[BMCfan]

And by here, for everyone not following the full thread, i mean the 'disappearing' of Dr Austin.

[Frosty]

And by here, for everyone not following the full thread, i mean the 'disappearing' of Dr Austin.

One of the local DD team doctors is now with Team UAE. I haven’t spoken to him since the Crit at Melrose Arch in 2017, otherwise I’d ask out of interest.