Episode Topics: Team Breakdowns: Movistar & UAE Team Emirates, Slovenian National Championships, Sunweb Implosion, Lachlan Morton Everesting

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Race Coverage:

Slovenian National Championships - Roglic vs Pogacar?

Pro Cycling News:

Niki Terpstra Crash: Out of hospital, 3 months recovery expected. Collapsed lung, broken collarbone, head trauma

Sunweb Implosion?: Oomen & Kelderman giving green light to leave

Jumbo Visma: De Plus heading to Ineos $$$

Lochlan Morton officially breaks Everesting record

Gilbert smashed La Redoute record. 17 seconds from Bardet. Ready for classics

Movistar

• 2019 Stats
• PCS Rank - 7th (6890 pts), down 2 from 2018
• 21 Victories: 7 WT, 1 GC (Carapaz - Giro d’Italia)
• 2018 Comparison - 25 Victories: 12 WT, 3 GC
• Team Identity: GC, Stages
• Key Signings: Enric Mas, Dario Cataldo
• Key Losses: Carapaz, Landa, Quintana, Daniele Bennati, Betancur, Amador
• Key Riders: Valverde (40), Soler (26), Mas (25)
• Personal opinion of team
• Main Topics
• Bloodbath offseason for Movistar. Whats going on?
• What type of season will Valverde have?
• Can Soler step up to the big leagues. GT Podium realistic? 2019 - 9th
• What will Enric Mas do? Best GC 2nd 2018 Vuelta
• Is Movistar rebuilding or on the way down?
• Young Riders to keep an eye on
• Johan Jacobs (22)
• U23 Paris-Roubaix: 2nd; U23 Ronde van Vlaanderen: 7th
• Juan Diego Alba (22)
• Giro Ciclistico d’Italia 2.2U: 3rd GC, 1st Stage 6, 3 Other Top 5 Stage Finishes
• Better or Worse than 2019?
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UAE-Team Emirates

• 2019 Stats
• PCS Rank 6th (6932 pts), Up 9 from 2018
• 29 Victories: 11 WT, 7 WT Stages (Pogacar - 3rd Vuelta Espana, 1st ToCalifornia)
• 2018 Comparison - 12 Victories, 6 WT
• Team Identity: GC, Stage Hunting
• Key Signings: McNulty, Mikkel Bjerg, Formolo, De la Cruz, Richeze, Dombrowski
• Key Losses: Dan Martin, Rory Sutherland
• Key Riders: Pogacar, Aru, McNulty, Formolo, Gaviria, Kristoff
• Personal opinions of team
• Main Topics
• Team with Best Off Season Signings
• Pogacar Unleashed?
• Have they fixed their nutrition?
• Will Gaviria and Kristoff recover from weak 2019?
• How will McNulty traverse his first WT season?
• Will Formolo meet expectations
• Should we expect anything from Aru
• Young Riders to keep an eye on
• Andres Camilo Ardila (20)
• Giro Ciclistico d’Italia (2.2U): 1st GC,1st Stage 4 & 5, 2 other Top 5
• Jasper Philipsen (21)
• GP de Fourmies 1.HC: 2nd; Brussels Cycling Classic 1.HC: 3rd;  Binck Bank Tour 2.UWT: 2nd Points Classification, 3 Stages Top 5; Tour De France 2.UWT: 3 Stages Top 10; Tour de California 2.UWT: 3 Stages Top 10; Scheldeprijs 1.HC: 9th; Santos Tour Down Under 2.UWT: 1st Stage 5, Top 5 Stage
• Brandon McNulty (21)
• U23 World Championships ITT: 3rd; Giro di Sicilia 2.1: 1st GC, 1st Stage 3, Top 5 Stage
• Alessandro Covi (21)
• Giro Ciclistico d’Italia 2.2U: 4th GC, 2 Top 5 Stages; Ronde de L’Isard 2.2U: 2 Stages Top 5
• Mikkel Bjerg (21)
• U23 World Championships: 1st ITT, 8th Road Race

• 2020 Major Results:
• UAE Tour Stage 5 (Pogacar); Vuelta a San Juan, 3 Stages (Gaviria); Tour de Columbia, 3 Stages (Juan Sebastion Molano); Volta a la Comunitat Valencia, 3 Stages (Pogacar); Saudi Tour Stage 1 (Costa)
• Better or Worse than 2019?

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