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- UAE always just reloads with very good riders to put with Pogi. I mean Del Torro could in reality win a GT, he came close last year. And Yates has won 1. By next season we will likely see a few riders leave UAE and others arrive. I saw a rumor 2yrs ago that Bernal would sign with UAE
- The real problem is just how big the gap is between the top riders and the next tier, regardless of race type. Pogi is in his own class, best at both one-day races and GT GC. MVDP is a very close second in one-day races. Maybe you can squint and consider Remco a threat in the one-days, but really he's just chasing these two. Then...there's everyone else, chasing for scraps. Jonas is easily the second best GT GC rider, but he's a tier below Pogi. And the next best GC riders are similarly a tier below Jonas. Seixas is demonstrating that he MAY become something like Pogi, certainly his trajectory is crazy right now. But then after that, both for the classics and GTs, everyone else is just way below these guys.
So I think the only reason the one-days appear more competitive is because Pogi and MVDP race each other in all of the Monuments...but look at who has won pretty much every Monument since 2024, and apart from Jasper in MSR and Wout in PR (both easily the most unpredictable parcours), it's one of those two. Is that actually competitive?
- Campenaerts became a mountain goat in the 2025 tdf
lol
- Along with T Rex
- Agree teams save best riders for the TDF and Giro organisers now pay for riders to come to the race. I enjoy the Giro however I do question Victor Camps who has all of a sudden become a mountain goat lol
- 2023 and 2025 were better, with more balanced fields. 2024 (Pog) and 26 (Jonas) are kind of one man shows.
- AI?
- Spot on re your comments .all 2nd string riders or to old to challenge for overall. In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. Vin has no challengers at all .
- I'm not so sure on that one Ruben? Giccone was instructed to stop working in the break on that final climb today for a reason. Ciccone is desperate for a win. I think this stage is perfect for him.
- Looks likely.
It's a pity Pog was accused of greed in the 2024 Giro when he simply won in the best way he could (and with reference to cycling records). Now that Jonas looks like he might match Pog's winning margin and number of stages, it's clear that they have to perform at a very high level in preparation for the Tour.
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