Want to be the first to receive our 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 deals? 🖤 Today is your final chance to pre-register!
Jumbo-Visma once again push away rumours of Giro d'Italia lineup: "I don’t know who is making this up"
CyclingSunday, 12 November 2023 at 13:15
Some weeks ago Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Wout van Aert will race the Giro d'Italia. At the time Richard Plugge said no decision was taken. Now the team are responding the same way once again after rumours of an almost full Giro d'Italia lineup was shared.
This week it was said that staff within Jumbo-Visma had shared 7 out of 8 riders who were planned to go to the Giro d'Italia. This was shared across social media and spread like wildfire - although mostly with good feedback from fans. This lineup featured Wout van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson as the headliners in a team without a big leader for the overall classification - although without Olav Kooij, who is expected to be part of the lineup.
This time around it was Merijn Zeeman who responded to this rumour, in words to GCN: “We are in the brainstorming sessions and I don’t know who is making this up. Nothing is decided. No selection at all. This is a very long process. Until we discuss everything with all the coaches and all the riders, everything is on the table.”
Hence it is another denial of the words that are being passed on through social media. At this point it is almost given as a certain that Wout van Aert will be present at the Giro d'Italia, however the team has not yet united to discuss the big picture for the 2024 season. This should happen only in the upcoming weeks.
Read also
claps 0visitors 491
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- Thanks Dadmobk22-12-2024
- Hard to believe with the advancment of modern medicine he can not find a cause for this.frieders321-12-2024
- You continue to platform these two cheats. With that in mind I can no longer use your site. I know my leaving means little, but, sometimes you have to take a stand. See ya!DJ21-12-2024
- Look at what Froome’s won since his last TdF, stop denying there is still more than possible one outcome to the future.Mistermaumau21-12-2024
- Bruyneel understands nothing about clean competition.Sweep21-12-2024
- Exactly. Remco won 3 WT races/stages last year compared to Pogocar's 19. Remco's single stage win in last years TdF earned him a meager 12 seconds over Pogocar who shellac'd him by 9 minutes in GC.Sweep21-12-2024
- Fortunately and as you point out, more than one strategy is possible and worth trying and I’m sure all concerned riders are well informed and counselled on this subject and don’t need such basic personal advice through media from an outsider.Mistermaumau21-12-2024
- The main SPOTY award is "decided" by public vote but the BBC "expert panel" decide who you can choose from, that choice has an equal split of genders and is focussed on the sports BBC show and a disabled athlete. Oh yea the ubiquitous "Pub Games" candidate there too, Darts and Snooker are not sports. The other awards are decided by the "Expert Panel" again it's about the sports BBC show, cycling has had it. Cav got his for his years and achievements in the sport, not just that 35th TDF win. Unless the BBC get access to Pro Cycling it will never feature "adequately" on SPOTYslappers6621-12-2024
- Ahhh..... you have to understand the "strange" diversity concepts of the BBCslappers6621-12-2024
- Avoiding him is a good strategy, you get more wins and then you can compete in the TDF relatively relaxed. Pit yourself against Pogi and not only there will be no wins, it will be considerable mental setbackabstractengineer21-12-2024