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A mindset that reminds me of Tim Declerq. I loved watching that guy just pound away the kilometers, hours at the front, holding an entire breakaway in check on his own. Bjerg seems like a similar guy. Curling, the team sport.04-11-2026 05:02
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And the place he calls home is in Slovenia with his parents.04-11-2026 02:47
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This is a phenomenal course design. I do wish that they'd stretch these tours for the women to at least 2 weeks.03-11-2026 20:59
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This is an amazing route, honestly. Let's hope that it attracts riders to make it a compelling and competitive race. Side bar amusement: going to Slovenia and passing pretty close to Pogačar's house. I wonder if they were tempting him to get all 3 jerseys at once after winning the Tour and Vuelta. After all, only a very few have ever had all three at the same time (Froome being the last).03-11-2026 20:57
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Bummed to see an Austrian guy not make it on what is nominally (ok ok not really) a German team. He didn't have a good 2026, and I hope that he finds his footing at Bardiani. They've got a long history of excellent coaching and development.27-10-2026 20:18
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People keep referring to Pogačar and mountain-top finishes, and sure, he's succeeded on those often enough. Thing is, he succeeds on mountains, period. How often has he attacked on a climb, made time on the descent, and added time on the flat run in to the final? Often enough that they'd have to remove mountains for it not to be a Pogačar route. And then they'd have hills, and the guy who has won Flanders 3 times isn't going to suffer there, either. So if you remove those they have sprints and TTs, and last year he was mixing it up in a few sprints, as well. So, yeah, good luck folks. Let's see how he recovers before we make too many other claims. The seasons from 2024 to 2026 are three of the top 10 best cycling seasons ever (Merckx has something like 5 of the remaining), and I'm going to predict that 2027 is going to be up there with them.27-10-2026 20:13
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The US has gone through a long convoluted process of defining how athletes can make money off their "Name, Image, and Likeness," and I see the point that Pederson and the other athletes are making here. Also, how very Mads Pederson to say, "Everyone has seen the somewhat tacky advertisements." You can almost see that sly smile on his face when he says it.27-10-2026 20:09
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Vine coming from his background and then succeeding on a team full of superstars, so great. He's got solid wins (GC and TT), would be even more successful in the TT if he didn't live in the era of Ganna and Evenepoel, and seems to have a thing for the Vuelta. Aren't something like 1/3 of his wins there? (Checks procyclingstats - yes, 5 of the 14) Great guy, and I wish him all the success he can find!27-10-2026 20:06
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Roglič brought in as many points as some of the lower standing teams, so you would think that more than one team would be trying to get one of the top 25 points machines onto their team. He brought in only 500 points less than the entire Picnic Post NL team. Take those points and Unibet is still not in the top 18, but put him on one of the teams fighting for 18th and they get some security. NSN at 18th with Roglič’s 2100 points would be in 11th place.24-10-2026 22:14
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Nibali got into the lead because he wanted the team car further forward in the caravan (I love this as a sign of tactical thinking). He solidified the lead on the rainy cobbles day when he was just brilliant, while other contenders crashed out on the wet roads. Strategic and skillful, yes, but the English roads weren’t as decisive as they might seem.24-10-2026 14:47