Rikke Steinhauer🐝

You can't compare Merckx's time with today.
Back then, cycling was followed through newspapers and magazines. Maybe a little radio transmission and black and white clips on TV.
Dominance today is experienced differently. It is valid to think that it is unbearable to see a rider win 90%

Makelaar vertelt hoe transfer van Cian Uijtdebroeks 2 dagen voor WK werd afgerond: Voor de tweede keer in zijn nog prille carrière snuift Cian Uijtdebroeks (22) verse lucht op. Twee jaar na zijn geforceerde transfer naar Visma-Lease a Bike trekt het klimtalent - ondanks een nog door...

Interview with Cian's agent...it seems to be ok for all parties:
sporza.be/nl/2025/10/0...

To hard for him I guess...🤞

Yes, and Sivakov, Almeida and Nils Politt😵‍💫

That was my first thought as well.😂

He may go to help another UAE rider get the jersey😂

Yeah...both Kim Andersen and Skjelmose should be smarter how they talk to media; look at this first "translated" Dutch article 🤨🤦‍♀️
wielerrevue.nl/artikel/6650...

Yeah Mads P has said he wants to go back and ride after stages in the tdf. (He didn't say exactly when.)
So good luck to Trek in keeping everyone happy.

I partly agree...for a few years it was Mads P and Skelmose who primarily brought results for Trek, then they got (a) Lidl money and started buying Milan and Nys and now Ayuso.
But I am well aware that a rider is only worth his last result...

More than two years ago I called Skjelmose Fuglsang v.2; Fuglsang only really became successful when he dropped his GT dreams and focused on one-day racing.

I hope Skjelmose will soon come to the same understanding.

I agree 100%...but it's sad that Trek hasn't communicated with him properly...also regarding his position/opportunities at Trek in the future.

Besides the lack of communication, it is noteworthy that Skjelmose makes such clear comments publicly.
He is making Trek and all other interested parties aware of the situation...and I'm sure everyone knows that his contact expires in a year.

Skjelmose undrer sig over Trek-nyhed: - Jeg ved ikke, hvordan det hænger sammen Lidl-Trek får endnu en kaptajn ind på holdet i form af Juan Ayuso, og det skaber undren hos Mattias Skjelmose.

Interesting interview with Skjelmose about Trek's new rider Ayuso; He found out about it from the media and heard nothing from the team; "(Trek) has told me that it's me they believe in. I don't know how it's connected to that Ayuso has come in..."👀
sport.tv2.dk/cykling/2025...

Yeah, but let's aim after a "Inside the Beehive: How we won the Giro and the Vuelta" 😀

yeah...I just checked the mens WT '25 program and Renewi was only 5 days and gave 400 uci points. So probably same for Tour de Suisse next year.

Surely then the race can't continue to be a WT one week race with 400-500 uci points?
Can it even be considered a WT race when it's only 5 days?

Yeah I guess the only thing could be, that he wanted to try riding for a very structured team.
But I have always also seen Ineos as being a bit the same as Visma; structure and good team spirit.

I like Bernal both as a person and a rider and would love to see him at Visma, but I have a hard time seeing what Bernal will get out of this move?
Visma can't give him more money, development or opportunities than Ineos?
Unlike Yates that could gain from better training and prep.

Oh i think i mixed up the WC and OL rules...ofc 2 WC spots.😊

Really, have they change the rules then?
Strange that Roglic will not try then.

I think Slovenia only has one spot and Pog will use that.

I completely agree with Brian to ban nations like Israel, UAE, Bahrain etc being title sponsors of teams.

UAE can easily use Fly Emirates. Bahrain can use something like Bapco. Why Israel-Premier Tech can't be Premier Tech-Factor or something like that, I don't know.

I agree, it seems strange; he and Trek have no idea if they are a good match.
But could there be something legal where it is easier for Trek to "take over" the UAE contract, instead of writing a new one?

What a well-produced highlights video.
Tyvm for sharing👍

it's not working for me either...i hope they get it fixed soon

Yeah..let's pretent that Jonas has been on his normal top level this Vuelta...😅

tyvm👍

Amazing...could you watch this stage anywhere?
So happy for Marion!😍

same...still shaking😅

Matteo would be tired after a hard spring...with Benoot and van Baarle leaving, he would be a top leader at van Aert's side. I think he will rest and do the tdf+maybe vuelta.