As the lockdown has been part of the world, I have been catching up with a number of professional riders to hear how it has been impacting them and also discussed their careers to date.
Scott and Patrick sit down ranking the entire worldtour teams performances across the Stage Races, Grandtours and Monuments. UAE Team Emirates dominated the races but how did the others match up?
Primoz Roglic did not start the 13th Stage of the Tour de France following a crash he was caught up in on Stage 12.
There were fireworks on the first mountain stage where UAE Team Emirates showed their strength and Tadej Pogacar attacked near the top of the climb and Jonas Vingegaard attempted to follow but the elastic snapped and Richard Carapaz was dropped as well.
On a very mundane stage of the Tour de France in Italy history was created as Biniam Girmay became the first Eritrean stage winner and Richard Carapaz the first ever Ecuadorian to wear the yellow jersey.
Use "thecyclingdane for the Manta Sleep 10% Discount link: https://tinyurl.com/48uvenka The Tour de France 2024 showdown between the favourites looks to be one of the greatest edition with Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic and Remco Evenepoel taking centre stage towards the finish in Nice.
The Tour de Suisse is the final worldtour race before the Tour de France and has produced some incredible editions in the last few years however last years edition will be marred by the tragic loss of Gino Mader. Favourites include Adam Yates, Egan Bernal, Joao Almeida, Enric Mas and even Richard Carapaz. Follow us @thecyclingdane 00:00 Intro 00:18 How good is the Tour de Suisse? 01:48 Route Analysis 06:21 Can Skejlmose Retain his Title? 08:11 Will Almeida and Del Toro be able to win? 11:02 What can Egan Bernal and Ineos Grenadiers Do? 13:45 Richard Carapaz to Fly or Flop? 16:12 Visma A Lease A Bike a Favourite? 18:28 Bounce back for Enric May 20:00 Other favourites 21:31 Predictions
Tom Pidcock, Simon Yates, Giulio Pelizzari, Stefan Kung and Julian Alaphilippe all rumoured to be leaving in 2025 but where it be to? Should Visma Lease A Bike sign Simon Yates? Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane
The criterium du Dauphine is seen for many as the last test and tune up before the Tour de France and that reflects in the startlist. Last year Jonas Vingegaard dominated but this year there will be no Vingegaard or Pogacar on the startles but there are still some interesting riders. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Tadej Pogacar has an incredible 2024 and will be looking to be the first rider since 1998 to do the Giro-Tour Double but can he win the Tour de France despite the Giro d'Italia? Follow us @thecyclingdane
In the Giro d'Italia there were numerous of narratives from the different teams with Movistar seeking past glories with Nairo Quintana, Tadej Pogacar's first Giro and even Jonathan Milan trying to win the points jersey a second year in a row.
Stage 16 was altered so many times and produced a interesting battle between the break and GC group before Tadej Pogacar attacked seemingly with ease and no one could response.
The 31.2km time trial stage saw a battle between the GC riders and Filippo Ganna coming out on top after an intense challenge from Tadej Pogacar and plenty of movements in the Top 10 overall.
On one of the flattest stages of the Giro d'Italia the peloton encountered crosswinds but it ended with a masterclass lead out from Lidl Trek into the sprint for the fast men and Jonathan Milan getting his third victory of the race. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane
Julian Alaphilippe managed to get in the right move with Mirco Maestri and take a win which was his first grandtour win since 2021 and his first Giro d'Italia win. Bahrain Victorious caused a bit of a scare in the GC group splitting the group momentarily.
On another flat stage Visma Lease A Bike was given more bad news with Cian Uijtdebroeks out of the race and two of his team mates were in the break but the race ended in a sprint with a crash for Fabio Jakobsen and Tobias Lund Andresen while Jonathan Milan won in front of Tim Merlier and Kaden Groves.
It was a stage for the breakaway as Valentin Paret-Peintre dropped Romain Bardet and caught Jan Tratnik but a hard pace towards the end for the favourites and Cian Uijtdebroeks was the rider suffering the most from the big names and Antonio Tiberi gaining ground.
On a stage that seemed to have a chance for the breakaway UAE Team Emirates carved out another opportunity for Pogacar and the Maglia Rosa sealed another victory in only his first week at the Giro. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast
The time trial stage with a climb towards the finish shook up the general classification and Filippo Ganna was the red hot favourite but lost the stage win to Tadej Pogacar who put in a brilliant ride. Luke Plapp managed to take over the white jersey and Ben O'Connor moved up to 4th overall.
On the gravel stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024 it was the breakaway that got the better of the favourites with question marks over the tactics of UAE and Ineos Grenadiers partially. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
On a rare breakaway stage win there were plenty of crashes and the sprint teams could not cooperate so it became a unlikely victory for Cofidis into Lucca. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
On another sprint stage it was the bad weather that caused some crashes and Biniam Girmay was the main victim having crashed twice. Ganna attacked late to try to catch out the sprinters teams but it was Jonathan Milan who won in the end.
Patrick and Scott dissect the third stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024. On a very eventful sprinter stage it was Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas that stole the show in the finale. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane
Patrick and Scott dissect the second stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024. On the first mountain stage to Oropa there were plenty of crashes and Andrea Piccolo was the sole breakaway rider for most of the second half of the stage as he had left the group and it was Tadej POgacar who won the stage after a disaster mechanical which caused a peculiar crash for the Slovenian.
Tadej Pogacar was trying to replicate MVDP by winning his first Giro d'Italia stage however an unknown quantity in the form of Jhonathan Narvaez took the stage win in a well executed sprint. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane
The Giro d'Italia 2024 will see the debut of superstar Tadej Pogacar and it will be interesting to see if the likes of Romain Bardet, Daniel Martinez or even Damiano Caruso can mount a challenge to the Slovenian. For the flat stages it could be a very competitive race as there are plenty of big names including Fabio Jakobsen, Olav Kooij, Biniam Girmay Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Tadej Pogacar has been dominating in 2024 ahead of his Giro d'Italia debut but will the Slovenian be able to keep this momentum going in Italy? Who will be able to rival him from taking the victory?
Tadej Pogacar dominated Liege Bastogne Liege with Mathieu van der Poel salvaging a podium but could the flying dutchman have stopped the Slovenian? Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thecyclingdane
The fourth Monument of the year will see the second monument clash of Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar both have been very efficient with their racing. Tom Pidcock will be eager to improve on his third place from last year and will have confidence from his Amstel Gold Race win. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thecyclingdane
The 2024 edition of Amstel Gold turned into a tactical master class by Tom Pidcock by sneaking into a decisive move with Mathieu van der Poel being a red hot favourite. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane
The cycling transfers rumours and talks seem to have started much earlier for the 2025 season. There are rumours of a mass exodus of the talent at Groupama FDJ leaving with Laurence Pithie, Lenny Martinez and Romain Gregoire. Meanwhile Jasper Philipsen has been rumoured to have 4 suitors chasing him including UAE Team Emirates, Tudor Pro Cycling, Bora Hansgrohe and his current team Alpecin. And lastly Aleksandr Vlasov could be leaving Bora to head back to Astana.
Amstel Gold will see the return of Mathieu van der Poel who has been on a hot streak in the past weeks and he will hope he can replicate his fortunate such as in 2019 where he won the race however UAE Team Emirates, Lidl Trek and Visma Lease A Bike are bringing strong teams to try to prevent the dutchman from winning once more. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thecyclingdane
Paris Roubaix 2024 turned into an impressive team display from Alpecin once more with Mathieu van der Poel attacking from 60km to win the race and Jasper Philipsen winning the sprint from the chase group. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppqgh02e3eE
Patrick and Scott discuss the favourites, route and give some predictions for the 2024 Paris Roubaix. Mathieu van der Poel is on red hot form and will look to win back to back titles and complete his first Flanders-Roubaix double in his career but who will be able to stop him? Maybe his team-mate Jasper Philipsen or even Mads Pedersen who could have recovered from his crash.
Mathieu van der Poel won his third Tour of Flanders title with some incredible riding up the Koppenberg on the wet cobblestones and Michael Matthews was relegated in the sprint for the podium. Check out Jack Burke's Podcast and Book: https://howtobecomeaprocyclist.com
The Tour of Flanders might be a clash between the titans of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen who have all been on the podium of the race before but can anyone challenge these cobblestone giants? Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Mathieu van der Poel was trying to clinch another cobblestone race to add to his World Champion's season but Lidl Trek and Mads Pedersen played it tactically brilliant to subdue the world champion. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert duke it out for the first time on the Belgian cobblestones in 2024. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Patrick and Scott discuss the favourites, route and some predictions for the 2024 Gent Wevelgem. Gent Wevelgem in the last two seasons has seen Christophe Laporte finish on the podium however will it be the turn of Jasper Philipsen who won Milan San Remo as well as De Panne one day classic.
Patrick and Scott discuss Milan San Remo 2024 which saw a dramatic battle on the Poggio and after with the surprising winner of Jasper Philipsen after the attack from Tadej Pogacar on the Poggio. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thecyclingdane
Milan San Remo 2024 will have many big players such as Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar and Mads Pedersen to name a few but the finale on the Poggio should be a very exciting one. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
On the final day of Tirreno, the stage ended in a sprint off between Jasper Philipsen and Jonathan Milan. Richard Carapaz had more bad luck as he crashed hard and Uno X tried to disrupt the sprint trains.
On a mountain stage it was Visma Lease a bike who took control and it was Jonas Vingegaard who launched the decisive attack. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingd... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingd...
The fourth stage was another one with the fast men despite a tricky finish it was a pure sprint finish with the break almost staying away however it was Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan who powered away to a famous victory.
On the most challenging stage to some riders the peloton had a duel on the final climb between the favourites group and the breakaway but it was Santiago Buitrago who dropped Luke Plapp to take the win with Mattias Skjelmose outkicking Remco Evenepoel to take the third place.
On the flattest stage of the 2024 Paris Nice the big teams lost control of the peloton towards the finish and it was Tudor Pro Cycling who took advantage.
In the first stage of Tirreno–Adriatico 2024 it was a battle between the GC riders and the TT specialist but the headlines were early on from the horrendous and new TT Helmet from Visma Lease A Bike. It didnt aid them to win as that was taken by Juan Ayuso.
Paris Nice's opening stage went from sprint stage to GC day to sprint stage with Visma Lease A Bike coming out on top. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Strade Bianche 2024 was an epic demonstration of the raw power of Tadej Pogacar and he showcased his amazing power on the extended 2024 Route on the white roads of Tuscany. Check out Patrick's Channel @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Paris Nice in 2024 will see another rivalry in the sport unfold similar hopefully to the magic produced by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in 2023 but who will come out on top? Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic are both targeting the Tour de France and perhaps they will clash like they did during Volta a Catalunya last year. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
João Almeida had an incredible 2023, the Portugese was in the Top 10 on the WorldTour end of season ranking as early on he had podium places in both Tirreno and Volta ao Catalunya. Further to this Almeida won one of the hardest stages at the 2023 Giro and even finished on the final gc podium but in 2024 his sights are on the Tour de France and trying to defeat Jonas Vingegaard.
Tadej Pogacar will be returning to the race for the first time since 2022 and Tom Pidcock is looking to defend his 2023 title so there could be a huge battle on the road of Tuscany as this year the route is harder and longer with more gravel sectors for the team to duke it out on. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
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