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• mij30-04-2026
  it is an interesting point for sure. but let's look at Tadej's losses: 2022 TdF - Tadej had no team and was up against Jonas/Wout/Sepp/Primoz. Tadej did not have tactical acumen to know when to chase and when not to. It was constantly 4 or 5 JV vs Tadej. 2023 TdF - coming off injury. 2025 TdF - Jonas wins in a sprint at the end (could have been 2024). Regardless, Tadej did not fuel properly. This has been his achilles and likely cost him in 2022 as well. For all of the tales on UAE, without a doubt JV is a better run team, and the fueling or lack thereof is an example. 2025 TdF - Final stage, Wout wins, Tadej was not 100%. And he raced a full race, Wout took days off. Tadej was again missing his # 1 in Almeida so the team was not full strength. 2026 Roubaix - Tadej is not going to beat WVA or MVDP in a straight up sprint. Tadej had WVA on the ropes - Wout couldn't pull through. But even if he had, a completely fresh Tadej vs completely fresh WVA is never going to be a victory for Tadej on the sprint. Jonas could still win this year, it isn't in the bag for Tadej, but this might be a bit overstated to me.
• mij30-04-2026
  yeah, total Remco fan actually. and to have 2 monuments, a GT, multiple rainbows, single day races, one week tours and more - WOW. I would dream of this as I push my 0.9 W/KG LOL. But he just isn't making it happen.
• anonymouscyclist30-04-2026
  Mostly agree with this. Ineos feels like a super domestique team at best, right now. I wouldn’t say Remco is in a similar boat, but only because he is good enough to not let that happen. Whether he does, however, remains to be seen. Remco isn’t a GC rider, so until he and his team stop making him into a rider he is not, I believe he’ll continue riding into top 5 places at Grand Tours. His Vuelta win was fantastic, but the competition he faced made it incomparable to even the Giro, let alone the Tour. Remco is world best at TTs and one of the best 1-day riders in the pro cycling scene right now; if he channeled his energy into this, specialised his training to get the maximum out of these style of races, he will continue to grow the formidable reputation he’s built in recent years.
• Pogthegoat30-04-2026
  I agree. He's super talented for sure, but there's something missing that I just can't put my finger on. I don't see him winning a Grand Tour, and that's not being a hater, it's just an opinion based on his past performances. He has too many bad days in the mountains, and maybe this is because he focuses too much on the TT. I think he's probably better suited to the Classics and 1 - 2 week stage races. If he really has genuine ambitions to win a Grand Tour, then he should sacrifice the Classics, lose a few kilos, and focus purely on stage races, like Vingegaard. The problem is that the Belgian public are still waiting for the next Merckx, and want him to win everything. Much as I admire his exceptional talent, I don't think he has either the mindset or the physiology to achieve this
• anonymouscyclist30-04-2026
  Whilst I think Visma LAB need to improve, I think a move to Ineos would be the wrong decision. It would be a lateral move at best for Vingegaard. Ineos’ Grand Tour pedigree has significantly eroded since the Froomey days; they appear caught between eras, clinging to an outdated Sky playbook while struggling with internal cultural friction and a slow-moving executive hierarchy that hasn't yet proven the efficacy of its recent restructuring, with Brailsford back in charge. From the contract sign-off delays to public hints of cultural rot from the likes of Pidcock, Hayter, and Rowe, the environment seems fractured. While Visma-Lease a Bike has lost some key depth, they remain tactically superior, and light years ahead of Ineos’ stagnant methodology.
• abstractengineer30-04-2026
  the Giro is a good opportunity for some riders to podium but most will goto the TDF to get their asses kicked and finish an anonymous top 20.
• abstractengineer30-04-2026
  The problem is not that he got dropped by Pogi Paul but he got dropped by Skejlmose and other 2nd rung of puncheurs who a few years ago he dominated to win LBL.
• abstractengineer30-04-2026
  They labeled Moscon the new Boonen after 5th in PR and he turned out to be nothing like that. Their best results came from Froome who was labelled low talent.
• abstractengineer30-04-2026
  When you sign for money based on a single performance without completely establishing your base line, this is what you get. Kevin, Carlos, Foss and him are in the same boat. Ineos sign them with desperation and they flop. They have talent but far below the top 2. Remco is also in a similar boat but Lipo has been pretty consistent.
• abstractengineer30-04-2026
  He simply isnt a GT rider. they force him to work for Phillipsen in the sprints and his recovery is bad so by the third week he has lost steam.