Episode Topics:
Strava...Stats of the Week
Ride of the Week
Possible WT Calendar Leak
Team Primer: NTT Pro Cycling
Social Media:
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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: 65 Miles, 2900 Ft
Aaron: 188 Miles, 5400 Ft
Ride of the Week:
Sam - Climbs, no KoMs
Aaron -
Pro Cycling News:
Cycling News: https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/robert-gesink-the-five-races-that-changed-my-life/ (Robert Gesink: The five races that changed my life)
Dont want to go too deep here but just mention Gesink comes across as really likeable and human. Excellent spotlight for him. One thing this lack of racing has done is bring some more spotlight on riders big and small.
Leaked World Tour Calendar
Possible overlap of Giro final week and opening Vuelta week
Some Classics (Liege, Amstel, Flanders during Giro) Paris-Roubaix during Vuelta.
TdF mostly alone. Only Tirreno is during. Id rather have a trident!
Topic of the Week:
NTT Pro Cycling
2019 Stats
PCS Rank 24th (2865 pts), Down 3 from 2018
7 Victories: 1 WT, (E Boasson Hagen, Criterium du Dauphine)
2018 Comparison: 7 Victories: 2 WT, 2 GT Stages
Team Identity: Slip through the cracks, Stages
Key Signings: V Campenaerts, D Pozzovivo
Key Losses: M Cavendish, B Eisel, L Bak, M Renshaw, S Cummings, J Vermote
Key Riders: V Campenaerts, E Boasson Hagen, R Kreuziger, L Meintjes, M Valgren
Personal Opinion of the Team
Main Topics:
Bjarne Riis joins the team as part owner and Team Manager
Now that Cavendish isnt warping the team, will they flourish?
Can Boasson Hagen get that elusive Tour sprint victory again?
What will Campenaerts get out of this team? Is he just a TT Rider?
Can Meintjes live up to the hype?
Young Riders?
Samuele Battistella (21)
U23 World Championships: 1st RR; Tour de Limpopo (2.2): 1st; Giro del Belvedere (1.2U): 1st
Andreas Stokbro (22)
U23 Ronde Van Vlaanderen: 1st
Better or Worse than 2019?
Sam - 3 WT wins
Aaron - 4 WT wins
Race Coverage:
Takeaways -
Next Week Preview:
Team Primer: CCC Team