Stefan Küng

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• Jumpyjohn25-05-2026
  Big difference between asking teams and asking certain fans (of teams) for whom apparently he would never be good enough.
• Jumpyjohn25-05-2026
  Most of that property is owned by foreigners and hardly affects locals. As for the economy, not quite sure you’ve taken the whole picture, booming oil revenues are compensating for a lot. It’s more a redistribution of wealth. Whether they feel less motivated to spend on Western gimmicks than defense now may be a valid question.
• Jumpyjohn25-05-2026
  You’re assuming everyone in the peleton has the same objective. A breakaway almost always does, in the peleton you often get riders moving up in front to break the momentum and it works extremely well as many potential helpers lose motivation then and many obliged helpers get boxed in and waste a lot of effort reaccelerating to the front.
• mrvco25-05-2026
  That was anything but a "perfectly organized peloton".
• Ketterechts25-05-2026
  the uno-x rider was waving because he had a teammate upfront ...
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  Rafionain-Glas25-05-2026
  I wonde what would happen if he meets Tibor del Grosso. Or Thibau Nys for that matter
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  Rafionain-Glas25-05-2026
  I'd like to see him go to Lidl-Trek - they have a good punchy side and he'd be a great addition. With Juan Ayuso, Carlos Verona and Héctor Álvarez, it'd be a good Spanish block
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  Rafionain-Glas25-05-2026
  I can see them becoming Slovenian
• acem8225-05-2026
  But, as their economies are basically shut down, and these cycling teams are more or less vanity projects, they might very well be the first things cut. For instance, I've been hearing property prices in Dubai have been falling. IDK what will happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if these teams got sold or shutter next time their sponsorship contracts are up. -An Economist
• arixpari25-05-2026
  So far some is making the assumptions that the breakaway got a better advantage than the peloton from the motorbikes. All based on comments from riders that did not make it to the sprint and did not actually see what was going on in the break. So it is anyone's guess if not analyzed. In general filming the breakaway can be done from more angles than the peloton, ie more filming from the side and behind of the riders in the break. Certainly looked like the case yesterday also. Hushovd pointed out that once inside the city it is harder to catch the breakaway as they are more shielded from wind versus a normal stage in more open landscape. In addition both Dversnes and Maerci had targeted this stage, saying that it suits them very well and it is likely they have saved power for it.