Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Michelton Scott & 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 -
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