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Episode Topics: Strade Bianche Race Preview. AG2R team shake up, Van Vleuten up to her usual tricks, Giro releases details of Sicilian opening stages, Sibiu Tour

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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: 91 Miles, 4600 ft

Aaron: 256 Miles, 17,000 ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Silent Sunday

Aaron - Solo 73, 5k ft

Pro Cycling News:

AG2R in the midst of a shake up

Bardet rumored to Sunweb

Latour heading to Direct-Energie

GVA rumored to have offered his services

Skip this for now

Van Vleuten up to her usual tricks

Wins back to back to back races in Spain

RCS releases details of the opening of the Giro in Sicily

From Velonews: opening 15km TT, Stage 2 small punchy finish, Stage 3 finish atop Mt Etna.

Strade Bianche Preview:

184kms, 11 sections of white roads, final climb up through Siena hits 16%

Favorites: Alaphilippe, Sagan, MVdP, WVA, GVA, Gilbert, Fuglsang, Kwiatkowski, Benoot, Schachmann, Moscon, Nibali, Pogacar?

Italy to impose 14 day quarantine for riders who rode in Sibiu tour - No Strade

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/strade-bianche/2020/startlist/roster (https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/strade-bianche/2020/startlist/roster)

Women’s Strade - https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/anna-van-der-breggen (VAN DER BREGGEN Anna) https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/annemiek-van-vleuten (VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek) only notables on current startlist

Cycling News:

Race Coverage:

Sibiu Tour (The Bora Show)

Prologue - Nikodemus Holler wins, Kacper Walkowiak 2nd (CCC Dev), Konrad 15 seconds back, same time as Barbier which sets him up nicely for the overall and shows his TT form

Stage 1 - Konrad and Muhlberger go 1,2 uphill finish and the two clearly the strongest

Stage 2 - Ackermann outsprints Barbier

Stage 3a - ITT, Muhleberger too strong for his own good wins the TT over a minute on https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/matteo-badilatti (BADILATTI Matteo) (was 3rd in stage 1) and his teammate and leader Konrad. Also the margin was large enough to eliminate some riders due to the time cut, notably Barbier

Stage 3b - All Bora, Ackermann wins and Schwarzmann gets second, cool finish cobbled slight uphill through town - not even close for anyone else

Takeaways - Bora obviously the top team here against some lesser competition, that aside it looks like them and the other WT team ISN are coming into the season with good form

Clasica Femenina Navarra

- Van Vleuten solos, Longo Borghini finishes 1:14 behind (cool steep cobbled climb)

"At the moment when Elisa had a mechanical, we had around one and a half minutes, I was thinking should I stop or is it better to continue with a solid pace and hopefully she could come back.

"When I saw her coming, I waited for her and I was really happy we could ride together. That is not the way to drop someone or the way that you want to win. It felt like fair play and I am happy she came back," Van Vleuten said.

Yet it wasn't long before the world champion hit out on her own, and with just over 20km to go, the Alto del Perdón - 3.1km in length - was the end of Longo Borghini.

https://twitter.com/Vuelta_Navarra/status/1286698361609953287 (https://twitter.com/Vuelta_Navarra/status/1286698361609953287)

https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1286701176248061953 (https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1286701176248061953)

https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1286709495750696966 (https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1286709495750696966)

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/durango-durango-emakumeen-saria/2020/result ( Durango-Durango Emakumeen...

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Deceuninck-Quick Step, Nairo Back on the Bike, Jasper Stuyven extends with Trek, Tour de France: All stage profiles revealed

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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: 20 Miles, 250 ft

Aaron: 190 Miles, 15,000 ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Just trying to keep some legs

Aaron - Sanitas

Pro Cycling News:

Nairo back on the bike: week earlier than expected

Jasper Stuyven extends with Trek to 2022

Tour de France: All stages revealed

https://www.3bikes.fr/2020/07/18/tour-de-france-2020-la-carte-du-parcours-les-details-et-le-profil-des-etapes/

Cycling News:

Deceuninck - Quick Step

2019 Stats

PCS Rank: 1st (9229 pts), Same 2018

68 Victories. 35 WT, 10 WT One Day (Alaphilippe - La Fleche Wallonne, MSR, Strade Bianche, Gilbert - Paris-Roubaix-Hayman, Stybar - E3 BinkBank, Omloop Het Nieuwslad Elite, Evenepoel - Clasica San Sebastian, Viviani - Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic, EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race)

2018 Comparison - 73 Victories, 38 WT, 7 WT One Day

Team Identity: Classics, Stages, The Wolfpack

Key Signings: Bennett, Archbold

Key Losses: Gilbert, Viviani, Richeze, Mas

Key Riders: Alaphilippe (28), Bennett (29), Evenpoel (20)

Personal Thoughts on the Team

Main Topics

Finally found their new Boonen in Alaphilippe

Remco Evenepoel: Worth the hypetrain?

Opinions on Patrick LeFevere’s style of team building, management (Wolfpack mentality) I feel its akin to the Patriots in NFL, buy in to system or you are gone

Classics: Fun or boring

Young Riders to keep an eye on

Remco Evenepoel (20) (Belgium)

2nd - ITT Elite World Championships; 1st, ITT European Championships; Clasica San Sebastian - 1st; Baloise Belgium Tour (2.HC) - 1st GC, 1st Stage 2;

Fabio Jakobsen (23) (Netherlands)

Vuelta Espana - 1st Stage 21 and 4; Tour of California - 1st Stage 4; Tour of Turkey - 1st Stage 3; Scheldeprijs (1.HC) - 1st; Volta ao Algarve - 1st Stage 1

Alvaro Jose Hodeg (23) Colombia

Sparkassen Munsterland Giro - 1st; Binck Bank Tour (2.UWT) - 1st Stage 5; Adriatica Ionica Race - 1st Points, 1st Stage 1 and 4; Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl - 1st (Philipsen 2nd, Bouhanni 7th, Coquard 11th); Tour of Norway (2.HC) - 1st Stage 2, 2nd Stage 5; Colombia (2.1) - 1st Stage 2

2020 Wins (15 wins)

Sam Bennett: Tour Down Under (2.UWT) Stage 1

Zdenek Stybar: Vuelta a San Juan Stage 6

Devenyns - CEGORR

Jakobsen: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana - Stage 5, Volta ao Algarve Stage 1

Evenepoel: Vuelta a San Juan: GC, Stage 3 ITT, Volta ao Algarve: GC, Stage 2 and Stage 5 ITT

Asgreen: Kuurne-Bruzelles-Kuurne

Cavagna: Faun-Ardeche Classic

Better or Worse season than 2019?

Race Coverage:

Takeaways -

Next Week Preview:

Final Team Breakdown : Strade Bianche Race Preview

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Jumbo Visma, Contador breaks Everesting Record, Chris Froome officially going to ISN, Big Transfer Season Incoming?

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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: 76 Miles, 1400 ft

Aaron: 201.7 Miles, 14,226 ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Shit Ride: F GP 5000s

Aaron - Brainard - 51 miles 6,200 ft - 1 min off lefthand climb (10mi 2500 ft 54:29)

Pro Cycling News:

Cycling News:

Contador Sets New Everesting Record (7:27:20 -2:27 to Morton) (Emma Pooley -15 minutes 8:53:36 Previously Hannah Rhodes took 50 minutes off to get record)

Chris Froome transfer to Israel Startup-Nation Official

https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/10-transfer-targets-to-help-chris-froome-win-the-2021-tour-de-france/ (Top 10 transfer targets for ISN in offseason)

Porte, Clarke, Silvan Dillier (2nd in Swiss TT today), Kelderman, Jungels, Izagirre Bros, Stannard, Polanc, Kangert

British Cycling using Ketones since 2012 “secret study”

Team Jumbo-Visma

2019 Stats

PCS Rank: 2nd (8226 pts), Up 7 from 2018

51 Victories. 25 WT, 8 GT Stages, 5 GC (Roglic - Vuelta Espana, TdRomandie, Tirreno-Adriatico, UAE Tour; Laurens de Plus - Binck Bank Tour)

2018 Comparison - 33 Victories, 10 WT, 2 GC

Team Identity: GC, Everything

Key Signings: Domoulin (29)

Key Losses: Powless, Van Poppel

Key Riders: Roglic (30), Domoulin (29), Groenewegen (27), Van Aert (25)

Personal opinions of team

Main Topics:

How will WVA recover from his crash in last years TdF?

Calendar: Strade, MSR, TdF, Gent-Wevelgem, Flanders, Roubaix

Can Groenewegen continue his success at the Giro now that Jumbo-Visma has gone all in for GC at the TdF?

Jumbo Visma all in for the TdF. 1 of 2 Tridents! (only 1 36km TT)

Roglic, Domoulin, Krujswijk, Martin, Gesink, WVA, Bennett and Kuss

Can Jumbo win?

Young Riders to keep an eye on

Jonas Vingegaard (23) Denmark

Tour de Pologne 2.UWT: Stage 6, 1st

Hammer Stavanger 2.1: 1st Overall, 1st Stage 1

Tour of Denmark 2.HC: 2nd Overall (Benoot 1st, 0:04)

Tobias Foss (23) Norway

Tour de l’Avenir: 1st Overall, 2nd 2 Stages

U23 WC RR: 6th

U23 Liege Bastogne Liege: 3rd

U23 Gent-Wevelgem: 7th

2020 Victories

Slovenian National RR - Roglic - Transport!

UAE Tour Stage 3 (WT) - Groenewegen

Volta a la Comunitat Valencia (2.Pro) Stage 1 and 3 - Groenewegen

Better or Worse season than 2019?

Race Coverage:

Takeaways -

Next Week Preview:

Final Team Breakdown : Deceunick-Quick Step

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: BORA-hansgrohe, Quintana involved in a crash, Campenaerts goes to the extreme, Sunweb announce their team schedule,

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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: 60 Miles, 1300 ft

Aaron: 200 Miles, 10,100 ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Chill Bike Path Ride 75rpm < 140bpm

Aaron - Any ride in Boulder

Pro Cycling News:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-fractures-for-nairo-quintana-after-training-crash/ (Quintana involved in crash)

Hit by a car. Doctor ordered two weeks of rest.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/campenaerts-takes-altitude-training-to-further-extremes/ (Campenaerts goes to extreme, Pt 2)

What he dubs “intermittent hypoxic training”

Hour a day at 10,000m

Main goals are the WC and the Giro

Sunweb announces team schedules for the first 2 GTs

Tour de France

Søren Kragh Andersen

Nikias Arndt

Tiesj Benoot

Cees Bol

Marc Hirschi

Joris Nieuwenhuis

Jasha Sütterlin

Nicholas Roche

Giro d’Italia

Nico Denz

Chris Hamilton

Jai Hindley

Wilco Kelderman

Michael Matthews

Sam Oomen

Casper Pedersen

Martijn Tusveld

Cycling News:

BORA - hansgrohe

2019 Stats

PCS Rank: 3rd (8117 pts), Same as 2018

47 Victories. 31 WT, 29 Stages, 0 Classics

2018 Comparison - 33 Victories, 22 WT, 18 Stages, 2 Classics (Sagan - Paris-Roubaix-Hayman, Gent-Wevelgem)

Team Identity: Stage Hunters, Classics, Sprints

Key Signings: None

Key Losses: Bennett, Formolo

Key Riders: Sagan, Ackermann, Buchmann

Personal opinions of team

Main Topics:

Bennett Drama?

Overall strength of domestiques / team

Sagan sticks to the Giro and abandons the main classics season

Will Sagan go for Green at TdF?

Where does that leave Ackermann? Slated to start the Vuelta only

Buchmann has big expectations this year after 4th at TdF with almost zero help.

This year the team is built around him. + Sagan and Oss

Young Riders to keep an eye on

None

2020 Victories

Paris-Nice: 1st Overall, 1 Stage (Schachmann)

UAE Tour: 1 Stage (Ackermann)

Better or Worse than 2019

Race Coverage:

Takeaways -

Next Week Preview: Team Breakdown: Team Jumbo Visma

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

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Movistar and UAE Team Emirates, Slovenian National Championships, Sunweb Implosion, Lachlan Morton Everesting

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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: 74 Miles, 1400 Ft

Aaron: 150 Miles, 2900 Ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - West Valley Cycles

Aaron -

Race Coverage:

Slovenian National Championships - Roglic vs Pogacar?

Pro Cycling News:

Niki Terpstra Crash: Out of hospital, 3 months recovery expected. Collapsed lung, broken collarbone, head trauma

Sunweb Implosion?: Oomen and Kelderman giving green light to leave

Jumbo Visma: De Plus heading to Ineos $$$

Lochlan Morton officially breaks Everesting record

Gilbert smashed La Redoute record. 17 seconds from Bardet. Ready for classics

Movistar

2019 Stats

PCS Rank - 7th (6890 pts), down 2 from 2018

21 Victories: 7 WT, 1 GC (Carapaz - Giro d’Italia)

2018 Comparison - 25 Victories: 12 WT, 3 GC

Team Identity: GC, Stages

Key Signings: Enric Mas, Dario Cataldo

Key Losses: Carapaz, Landa, Quintana, Daniele Bennati, Betancur, Amador

Key Riders: Valverde (40), Soler (26), Mas (25)

Personal opinion of team

Main Topics

Bloodbath offseason for Movistar. Whats going on?

What type of season will Valverde have?

Can Soler step up to the big leagues. GT Podium realistic? 2019 - 9th

What will Enric Mas do? Best GC 2nd 2018 Vuelta

Is Movistar rebuilding or on the way down?

Young Riders to keep an eye on

Johan Jacobs (22)

U23 Paris-Roubaix: 2nd; U23 Ronde van Vlaanderen: 7th

Juan Diego Alba (22)

Giro Ciclistico d’Italia 2.2U: 3rd GC, 1st Stage 6, 3 Other Top 5 Stage Finishes

Better or Worse than 2019?

UAE-Team Emirates

2019 Stats

PCS Rank 6th (6932 pts), Up 9 from 2018

29 Victories: 11 WT, 7 WT Stages (Pogacar - 3rd Vuelta Espana, 1st ToCalifornia)

2018 Comparison - 12 Victories, 6 WT

Team Identity: GC, Stage Hunting

Key Signings: McNulty, Mikkel Bjerg, Formolo, De la Cruz, Richeze, Dombrowski

Key Losses: Dan Martin, Rory Sutherland

Key Riders: Pogacar, Aru, McNulty, Formolo, Gaviria, Kristoff

Personal opinions of team

Main Topics

Team with Best Off Season Signings

Pogacar Unleashed?

Have they fixed their nutrition?

Will Gaviria and Kristoff recover from weak 2019?

How will McNulty traverse his first WT season?

Will Formolo meet expectations

Should we expect anything from Aru

Young Riders to keep an eye on

Andres Camilo Ardila (20)

Giro Ciclistico d’Italia (2.2U): 1st GC,1st Stage 4 and 5, 2 other Top 5

Jasper Philipsen (21)

GP de Fourmies 1.HC: 2nd; Brussels Cycling Classic 1.HC: 3rd; Binck Bank Tour 2.UWT: 2nd Points Classification, 3 Stages Top 5; Tour De France 2.UWT: 3 Stages Top 10; Tour de California 2.UWT: 3 Stages Top 10; Scheldeprijs 1.HC: 9th; Santos Tour Down Under 2.UWT: 1st Stage 5, Top 5 Stage

Brandon McNulty (21)

U23 World Championships ITT: 3rd; Giro di Sicilia 2.1: 1st GC, 1st Stage 3, Top 5 Stage

Alessandro Covi (21)

Giro Ciclistico d’Italia 2.2U: 4th GC, 2 Top 5 Stages; Ronde de L’Isard 2.2U: 2 Stages Top 5

Mikkel Bjerg (21)

U23 World Championships: 1st ITT, 8th Road Race

2020 Major Results:

UAE Tour Stage 5 (Pogacar); Vuelta a San Juan, 3 Stages (Gaviria); Tour de Columbia, 3 Stages (Juan Sebastion Molano); Volta a la Comunitat Valencia, 3 Stages (Pogacar); Saudi Tour Stage 1 (Costa)

Better or Worse than 2019?

Next Week Preview: Team Episodes: Astana Pro Team and Team INEOS

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Michelton Scott and Lotto Soudal,

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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: 109 Miles, 2000 Ft Climbing

Aaron: 151 Miles, 7350 Ft Climbing

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Shadetree

Aaron - Moabz

Pro Cycling News:

Cycling News:

Vuelta replaced two sprint stages in Portugal with two medium mountain stages in Spain

Campenaerts sets altitude tent to 4700m to ‘feel like a rider on EPO’

Tour of Flanders - Reduced 26km. Tenbosse and Muur van Geraardsbergen removed

Mitchelton-Scott - Team Manuela Fundacion

Personal Opinions of the team

2019 Stats

PCS Rank 9th (5878 pts), Down 2 from 2018

35 Victories: 13 WT, 12 WT Stages, 5 GT Stages (M Trentin - TdF Stg 17, S Yates - TdF Stg 12,15; D Impey - TdF Stg 9; E Chaves - Giro Stg 19)

2018 Comparison: 33 Victories, 17 WT Stages, 6 GT Stages

Team Identity: GC, Stages, Dumb Nicknames

Key Signings: ??

Key Losses: M Trentin, M Hayman

Key Riders: S Yates (27), A Yates (27), E Chaves (30), L Mezgec (31)

Main Topics:

How will they survive without Hayman?

Will Simon Yates win a GT this year?

Can Adam Yates or Chaves podium a GT this year?

Mezgec had a good 2019, will he build on it?

Young Riders to watch

Edoardo Affini (23) (Mostly an ITT specialist atm)

Tour of Britain: Stage 6 ITT (14.4km) 1st; Tour of Norway: Stage 4 1st

2020 Key Victories - UAE tour: Adam Yates with a stage and overall at (pogacar, lutsenko, gaudu, majka, kelderman, zakarin, valverde);

Jayco Herald Sun Tour Kaden Groves 2 stages (sprinter 21)

Ruta del Sol: 1 Stage - Jack Haig

Better or Worse than 2019?

Lotto Soudal

2019 Stats

PCS Rank: 8th (6013 pts), up 6 from 2018

23 Victories: 12 WT, All Stages, 8 Caleb Ewan, 6 GT Stages (1 De Gendt)

2018 Comparison: 25 Victories - 7 WT, 1 Classic

Team Identity: Stage Hunting

Key Signings: Gilbert, Degenkolb

Key Losses: Tiesj Benoot, Campenaerts, Keukeleire

Key Riders: Ewan (25), De Gendt (33), Wellens (29), Gilbert (37), Degenkolb (31)

Personal opinions on the team

Main Topics:

Caleb had the season he said he would, more of the same in 2020?

Redemption year for Degenkolb?

The De Gendt Paradox. More wins in 2020? (2 in 2019)

How will Gilbert do in the classics?

Tim Wellens: Taste of week stage glory in 2020? Will he nab a Classic?

Young Riders?

Brent Van Moer (21)

U23 World Championships: 5th ITT; U23 Paris-Roubaix: 6th; U23 Ronde van Vlaanderen: 9th

2020 Victories: 3 Stages Tour Down Under (2 Ewan, 1 Holmes); 1 stage UAE Tour (Ewan)

Better or Worse than 2019?

Race Coverage:

Takeaways -

Next Week Preview: Team Episodes: Movistar, UAE-Team Emirates

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Trek-Segafredo and EF Procycling, Lance Pt. 2, Transfer Rumors

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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: 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

Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: AG2R La Mondiale and Bahrain McLaren, Lance Pt. 1, Buchmanns Everesting Challenge

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: 95 Miles, 2000 ft

Aaron: 170 Miles, 3700 ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Shadetree Ride - B Group

Aaron -

Pro Cycling News:

Cycling News:

Domoulin: At Sunweb, too much pressure being the sole leader

Buchman completes Everesting charity challenge. Misses record by technicality

Topic of the Week: Lance Pt. 1

AG2R La Mondiale

Personal Opinion of the Team

2019 Stats

PCS Rank 13th (4827 pts), down 2 from 2018

14 Victories: 2 WT, 1 GT Stage

2018 Comparison: 15 Victories, 3 WT, 2 GT Stages

Team Identity: GC, Stages

Key Signings: Lawrence Naesen?

Key Losses: ???

Key Riders: R Bardet (29), P Latour (26), Silvan Dillier (29), O Naesen (29)

Main Topics

AG2R seems lost as a WT team.

Bardet at the Giro?

Latour at the TdF

6th ITT Vuelta (36km), 1:14 behind Roglic

3rd Stage 13. 27 sec behind Pogacar and Roglic. Finished w/ Valverde in 2nd group. Finished ahead of Lopez (-1:01)

Oliver Naesen

Young Riders?

None

2020 Season Results: None

Better or Worse than 2019?

Team Bahrain McLaren

Personal Opinions of the team

2019 Stats

PCS Rank 12th (4948 pts), down 6 from 2018

16 Victories: 7 WT, 7 WT Stages, 2 GT Stages

2018 Comparison: 28 Victories, 4 WT

Team Identity: GC, Stages

Key Signings: M Landa (30), W Poels (32), D Teuns (28), P Bauhaus (25), M Cavendish (35)

Key Losses: V Nibali, D Rohan, D Pozzovivo

Key Riders: M Landa, W Poels, M Cavendish

Main Topics:

W Poels and M Landa. What will they do?

Will Cavendish have any return to form? Or is this a sunset contract?

Will Rod Ellingworth have an impact on the incoming riders he knows.

Dylan Teuns (Excellent Rut del Sol), S Colbrelli How will they fare?

Young Riders?

2020 Results:

Stage @ Paris-Nice (Ivan Garcia Cortina, 24)

TT @ Rut del Sol (D Teuns)

Bauhaus - 2 Stages at the Saudi Tour and overall

Better or Worse than 2019?

Race Coverage:

Takeaways -

Next Week Preview: Team Breakdowns: Trek Segafredo and EF Education. Lance Breakdown Pt 2

Episode Topics:

Sam and Aaron continue their Team Reviews with Team Sunweb and Groupama-FDJ. Domoulin leaves the MPCC and ESPN has created a new 30 for 30 series on Lance Armstrong.

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: 100 Miles, 2200 Ft

Aaron: 182 Miles, 4000 Ft

Ride of the Week:

Sam - Loving this Fence on Hummingbird - 65 1700 ft

Aaron - Worth Riding in the Wind All Day - 63 miles 1600 ft

Pro Cycling News:

Dumoulin Quits MPCC - Ketones

Lance Documentary

Topic of the Week:

Team Sunweb

2019 Stats

PCS Rank 15th (4510 pts), down 5 from 2018

9 Victories: 6 WT, 2 GT Stages

2018 Comparison: 11 Victories, 8 WT, 2 GT Stages

Team Identity: Sprints, Stages

Key Signings: T Benoot

Key Losses: T Dumoulin, J Bakelants

Key Riders: M Matthews, T Benoot, W Kelderman

Young Riders?

Marc Hirschi (21)

Deutschland Tour: 6th GC; Binck Bank Tour: 5th GC, 2nd Stage 4; Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian: 3rd; E3 BinckBank Classic: 10th

Jai Hindley (23)

Tour de Pologne: 2nd GC, Stage 6: 3rd; Giro d’Italia: 35th GC

Personal Opinions of the Team

Main Topics:

How will Sunweb respond to Dumoulin’s absence

Will Kelderman finally ascend to a GC podium?

Can Matthews get another Green if Sagan is too tired?

Will Benoot get enough support and win a classic or two? Maybe a monument?

Key Victories 2020

2 Stages Paris Nice - Benoot and Kragh Andersen

2 Stages and Overall Jayco Sun Herald - Jai Hindley

Better or Worse than 2019?

Groupama - FDJ

2019 Stats

PCS Rank 14th (4705 pts), down 2 from 2018

24 Victories: 4 WT, 2 GT Stages

2018 Comparison: 31 Victories, 7 WT

Team Identity: GC, Stages, Sprints

Key Signings: ???

Key Losses: ???

Key Riders: T Pinot, A Demare, S Kung

Young Riders?

Valentin Madouas (23)

Giro d’Italia: 13th GC; Amstel Gold Race: 8th

David Gaudu (23)

Tour de France: 13th GC; Tour de Romandie: 1st Stage 3; Liege Bastogne Liege: 6th; UAE Tour: 3rd GC

Personal Opinions of the Team

Main Topics:

After his crushing exit at the Tour, how will Pinot respond

Demare: Will he learn to sprint without causing chaos?

Stefan Kung had a great WC, will he see progress this season?

Key Victories 2020

Stage Etoile de Besseges (3rd Overall, 5 stages) - Alexys Brunel

Better or Worse than 2019?

Race Coverage:

Takeaways -

Next Week Preview: