From weekly grinds to destination rides, two cycling enthusiasts look to interject some humor while informing the audience on pro racing and their own cycling journey.
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From weekly grinds to destination rides, two cycling enthusiasts look to interject some humor while informing the audience on pro racing and their own cycling journey.
Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Astana Pro Team and Team Ineos. Slovenian National TT Results, World Championships are a go, Yves Lampaert extends with Deceunick-Quick Step
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Strava:
Aaron - https://www.strava.com/athletes/777347
Sam - https://www.strava.com/athletes/150453
Strava…..Stats of the week!
Sam: 100 Miles, 3300 ft
Aaron: 120 Miles, 4300 ft
Ride of the Week:
Sam - WVC B Group Caboose
Aaron - Boulder - Old Stage, 1/2 James need O2
Pro Cycling News:
World Championships are a go!
Yves Lampaert extends for two years with Deceunick-Quick Step
Pogacar wins the Slovenian NTT (:09 Roglic Polanc 1:47)
Sagan Giro commercial
Cycling News:
Astana Pro Team
Personal opinions of team
2019 Stats
PCS Rank: 5th (7597 pts), down from 4th 2018
37 Victories: 15 WT, 3 GC (Fuglsang - Criterium du Dauphine; Ion Izagirre - Itzulia Basque Country; Miguel Angel Lopez - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya)
2018 Comparison: 31 Victories, 10 WT
Team Identity: GC, The Team that almost breaks through
Key Signings: Aranburu, Felline
Key Losses: Cort, Bilbao, Cataldo
Key Riders: Fuglsang, Superman
Main Topics:
Will Fuglsang eat more carbs and win a GT?
Can/Will Superman improve his ITT? Will he finally win a GT
MAL and the Izagirre brothers rumored to be leaving.
Young Riders to keep an eye on
None
2020 Victories:
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol: 1st Overall, 2 Stages (Fuglsang)
Volta ao Algarve: Stage 4 (Lopez)
Vuelta ciclista a la Region de Murcia: 1 Stage (Sanchez)
Tour de La Provence: 1 Stage (Aleksandr Vlasov)
Better or Worse than 2019
Team Ineos
Personal opinions of team
2019 Stats
PCS Rank: 4th (7757 pts), down 2 from 2018
26 Victories. 8 WT, 4 GC (Bernal - TdF, TdSuisse, Paris-Nice, Sivakov - TdPologne)
2018 Comparison - 43 Victories, 21 WT, 7 GC
Team Identity: GC Domination, Fighting Chance in Classics
Key Signings: Carapaz
Key Losses: Wout Poels, David De La Cruz
Key GC Riders: Froome, Bernal, Carapaz, Thomas
Main GC Topics
How do they manage their amazing roster?
Will Froome be able to win the TdF
How many GTs will they win?
Players in 1 week stage races?
They should be plenty competitive in these
Not as strong last season in controlling GTs. Same?
Key Classics Riders: Kwiatkowski, Stannard, Moscon, Van Baarle
Main Classics Topics
They said they want to increase their competitiveness of Classics with Ineos coming on board, is that true?
Will they win a classic this year?
Young Riders to keep an eye on
Ivan Ramiro Sosa (22) Columbia
Vuelta a Burgos 2.HC: 1st GC, 2 Stages; Tour de Columbia 2.1: 2nd Overall; Gran Piemonte 1.HC: 2nd Overall (Bernal 1st)
Pavel Sivakov (22) Russia
Giro d Italia: 9th Overall; Tour de Pologne: 1st GC; Tour of the Alps: 1st Overall, 1 Stage
Filippo Ganna (23) Italy
World Championships ITT: 3rd (Dennis 1st, Evenepoel 2nd); Italian ITT Champion; Binck Bank Tour: Stage 6 ITT (8.4km) 1st
Egan Bernal (23) Columbia
Tour de France 2.UWT: 1st Overall; Tour de Suisse 2.UWT: 1st Overall, 1 Stage; Paris-Nice (2.UWT): 1st Overall Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.UWT): 3rd Overall;
2020 Victories
Tour de la Provence 2.Pro: Stage 4 Owain Doull
Better or Worse season than 2019?
Race Coverage:
Takeaways -
Next Week Preview: Bora-hansgrohe
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From weekly grinds to destination rides, two cycling enthusiasts look to interject some humor while informing the audience on pro racing and their own cycling journey.