Finlay Pickering

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• RidesHills10-07-2025
  A hill that has a deceptive beginning and super steep last 300m, was really interesting to see how this worked out. Del Toro was clearly the winner but only took the lead with may 15m to go as he rounded August and thus passed Covi as well. With a lunge, Covi could have been on the podium, which is what got Álvarez there ahead of a flying Großschartner. The whole race situation changed in the last 15m, fascinating. The German commentary was all about how you can just never predict because of those last 300m, and sure enough, they were right.
• Mistermaumau10-07-2025
  I doubt very much MVDP would be interested, besides the price of breaking a contract that runs 3.5 more years and 8-9 more with Canyon, that would announce the end of negotiations in cycling, contracts would be rewritten to have iron-clad payout clauses if they’re shown to ve worthless. Also just don’t think he’s the kind to play musical chairs, some put too much emphasis on money and happily, he isn’t one of them.
• mij10-07-2025
  I would let him go now, take any cash they can get, rebuild the classics team. Alpecin is failing apart a bit around MVDP. lots of guys are leaving and sponsors. I’d make a play for the biggest classics name on the block - including MVDP. Quick-Step could pay more than Alpecin, especially with Remco gone, and Specialized could pay much more than Canyon. And Remco will never be satisfied, or realize, his biggest problem is not the team. he isn’t that good of a climber.
• mij10-07-2025
  I would let him go and return to the teams roots. I’d get rid of him now while he is still under contract. deploy the money elsewhere.
• slappers6610-07-2025
  This lasted well
• Mistermaumau10-07-2025
  Pog 2025 is supposedly better than Pog 24 who was already better than Pog 23 and all previous Pogs, Evenepoel is still a youngster but looking at Pog at his age, I doubt you can say they’re not closely matched. Affini had wind assistance, no mention of KV?
• Mistermaumau10-07-2025
  One the one hand yes, on the other, TT is more of a measure of individual performance than positioning during hours of being pulled. In a tdf where each rider is alone all the way, it’d be interesting to see how the GC would look.
• Mistermaumau10-07-2025
  But very strong and convinced it need only be applied to others
• Hill3310-07-2025
  Sorry, I pressed send by mistake. I agree with that Tadej has usually been more playful, but when he's obviously having a tough time, everyone can see it, he seems to hold back from crying.
• Renz10-07-2025
  Vauquelin made him look like an old man when he passed him.