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22 Comments
First (finally)
I absolutely see Jonas beating Pogi this year. Noone is saying this but he is stronger so far in climbing this year than pogi is. Thats what the numbers say you cant fool the watts. Pogacar has the upper hand in many scenarios. From hilly to short bursts sprints etc. But Jonas has gotten a small edge again in climbing. Which will make this look quite different from the last 2 renditions where Jonas wasnt really in his full potential. The crash from 2024 effecting him for almost 2 years it seems.
So from the intro:
S. Possible winner
A. Top 5
C. Top 10, maybe top 5
D. Top 10
E. Not Top 10
No B tier?
Juan Ayuso has the chance to make people eat a lot of humble pie. Giro 2025 he had a knee injury which many (including you both) conveniently forget about. Given where he came from, being dropped by Del Toro at the Dauphine should hardly be a surprise. He was possibly the strongest on Grand Colombier (but the stupidest) and rode well on Solaison.
Does he have work to do, sure he does but he had time on his hands with such a backloaded Tour. If it comes off, watch out for him in Wk 3.
Super interesting discussion of a host of riders who are often crowded out by the attention given to Jonas vs Pogi.
1. The Goat
2. The Dane
3. Lipo
4. The Bull 🐂
Hot take seixas DNF
How can you make a list like this and leave a rider like Matteo Jorgenson off. Especially when you put riders like Ben Healy and Antonio Tiberi on it. Shoot, even Remco. Healy is a stage hunter. Tiberi has finished 37th at Suisse, 27th at Romandie, 83rd at LBL, DNF at Basque, and 42nd at Tirreno. Jorgenson has won Paris Nice twice, 2nd at Dauphine, and 8th at the Tour and 10th at the Vuelta as a domestique. Remco is no longer a GT rider. It has been proven several times now.
Jonas will never beat Pogi with his current team. He will be isolated so many times during this Tour.
1. Pogacar
2. Jonas
3. Lipowitz
4. Del Toro
5. Seixas
6. Ayuso
7. Pidcock
What teams have not yet been covered in this Ranking? Ineos?
There is ONE rider worth discussion, it is worthless to discuss anyone else. Pog is greatest cyclist of all time, barring injury, illness or crash he will win. I would love to bet anyone that disagrees.
The only reason Pogi beat Jonas the last two yrs were coz Jonas came from injury. If it wasn’t injuries, he would have given pogi for his money. Watch out this year.
Seixas needs del Toro's tactical cool discipline. So much talent, but knowing when…
I think the crash of Urska might actually have an impact on Tadej in the tour. If it motivates him, he will just demolish the competition. But if it actually distracts him, he might be vulnerable and we could be in for a very exciting fight for the win.
Thats Dane post you know how they are only Jonas but we know who is the 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐁🐐🐐🐁🐁🐁❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ironic how he is warning against hyping Seixas and yet he is doing the same. He is B tier, not A tier.
No offence, but the covid style presentation is no longer cool. The neglected unshaven, unbrushed hair is terrible. The schoolboy gaming chair must go
I completely agree with Patrick about Remco.
Wow. The battle for the white jersey will have my attention for sure. Gotta go with Del Toro since he rides with UAE and has Tadej as a mentor. The HEAT may be a big issue this year so #1 and #2 will need to be careful how high they rev their engines in the mountains. Youth may prevail if the heat is consistently ~100º
If UAE had gone nasty, they would have the El Centauro Isaac followed and wheel-sucked Jonas dry. This would be a terrible TDF. Nothing to watch.
I think this list is pretty good overall. I bump Carapaz and Remco to C tier, and Tiberi and CRod down to F tier, and I could maybe see myself bumping Lenny Martinez up to B given his stage racing this year, but otherwise I think I'd agree with everything. I also might throw Van Wilder into D tier and Adam Yates into C or D tier (assuming they start), and there are a few guys who did well in the Giro who could be anywhere from high C tier to low D tier if they aren't too tired. Also Matteo for sure should be on here at C tier, my boi got snubbed there
I would be interesting to have the same rating of doctors team by team and rider by rider