Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Trek-Segafredo and EF Procycling, Lance Pt. 2, Transfer Rumors Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/postridecafe/ (https://www.instagram.com/postridecafe/) https://twitter.com/PostRideCafe (https://twitter.com/PostRideCafe) Strava: Aaron - https://www.strava.com/athletes/777347 Sam - https://www.strava.com/athletes/150453 Strava…..Stats of the week! Sam: 37 Miles, 800 ft Aaron: 207 Miles, 4100 ft Ride of the Week: Sam - Shadetree Ride - 37 miles Aaron - WVC AB - 60 miles Pro Cycling News: Top 10 classics riders on the market - Nils Politt (Israel 26), Terpstra (TDE 36), Philipsen (UAE 22), Jungles (DQS 27), Tuens (Bahrain 28), Valgren (NTT 28), Stuyven (Trek 28), Lampaert (DQS 29), Vanmarcke (EF 31) https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/transfer-mechanics-top-10-classics-riders-on-the-market/ (https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/transfer-mechanics-top-10-classics-riders-on-the-market/) Bardet rumored to Sunweb - Confirmed he is looking to move on from AG2R https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sunweb-interested-in-signing-romain-bardet/ (https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sunweb-interested-in-signing-romain-bardet/) Lopez rumored to Bora - https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lopez-denies-links-to-bora-hansgrohe/ (https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lopez-denies-links-to-bora-hansgrohe/) Trek signed Weening - https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-confirm-the-signing-of-pieter-weening/ (https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-confirm-the-signing-of-pieter-weening/) Cycling News: Lance Pt. 2 Topic of the Week: Trek-Segafredo Personal opinions of the team 2019 Stats PCS Rank 11th (4949 pts), up 2 from 2018 11 Victories: 3 WT, 1 Classic (B Mollema - Il Lombardia) 2018 Comparison: 20 Victories, 4 WT Team Identity: GC, Stages, Classics Key Signings: V Nibali, Quinn Simmons Key Losses: J Degenkolb, M Irizar, Fumiyuki Beppu, F Felline, J Pantano Key Riders: R Porte, V Nibali, Giulio Ciccone, B Mollema, M Pedersen (WC BABY!) Main Topics: Is M Pedersens WC win a turning point for Trek? Will they have increased confidence? (Especially with Degenkolb leaving) Nibali? Good pickup or bad? Porte? Will he be competitive? Can he podium a GT? Can Ciccone improve on last years performance in the Giro? Young Riders Quinn Simmons (19) Men Juniors World Championships Road Race: 1st; Junior Gent-Wevelgem: 1st; Spattering of 2.1 races he got 1st on the back of the ITT 2020 Key Victories - Stuyven - Omloop Porte - Stage and overall of Tour down Under Better or Worse than 2019? EF Education First 2019 Stats PCS Rank 10th (5785 pts), Up 6 from 2018 17 Victories: 6 WT, 1 Classic (A Bettiol - Ronde van Vlaanderen) 2018 Comparison: 6 Victories, 2 WT, 2 GT Stages Team Identity: GC, Stages, Alternate Seasons Key Signings: N Powless, J Keukeleire, M Cort Key Losses: T Phinney (Retired), J Dombrowski Key Riders: R Uran, M Woods, S Vanmarcke, M Cort, H Carthy Personal Opinions of team Main Topics: Will Uran go the distance in any GT this year? Can Michael Woods continue to improve and find more consistent results? EF and the classics. Picked up some good help Young Riders? Jonas Rutsch (21) U23 Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften: 5th; U23 Gent-Wevelgem: 1st Sergio Higuita (22) Vuelta Espana 2.UWT: 14th GC and 1st Stage 18; 2019 World Championships: 4th Under 23 Road Race; Amgen Tour of California 2.UWT: 2nd GC, 2nd Place Stage 7 (Mt Baldy); Tour de Pologne 2.UWT: 4th GC Daniel Martinez (23) Tour de Colombia 2.1: 3rd GC, 1st Stage 1 TTT (14 km), Gree-Tour of Guangxi 2.UWT: 2nd GC Gree-Tour of Guangxi, Vuelta Espana 2.UWT: 10th Stage 10 ITT (36.2km), 4th Stage 1 ITT (13.4 km), Pan American Games: 1st ITT (37km), Tour Basque Country 2.UWT: 2nd Stage 1 ITT (11.3 km), Paris-Nice 2.UWT: Stage 7, 5th Stage 5 ITT (25.5