Episode Topics:

Strava...Stats of the Week

Ride of the Week

Possible WT Calendar Leak

Team Primer: NTT Pro Cycling

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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: 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