Episode Topics: Racing recap: Tour de Wallonie. Transfer news, Tour de France Week 1 Preview
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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: 0 Miles, 0 ft
Aaron: 40 Miles, 2,700 ft
Ride of the Week:
Sam - New Bike Fit
Aaron - Hot Rocks
Pro Cycling News:
AG2R shockingly leads the transfer season
- Bob Jungels, Matteo Trentin & Lillian Calmejane join AG2R. Building quite a classics squad
Adam Yates signs for Ineos for 2 years
Simon Yates stays with Michelton-Scott
Tanel Kangert signs for Michelton-Scott
Race Coverage:
Tour de Wallonie
- Stage 1: Ewan wins stage 1. Commentators wouldnt shut up about Cavendish
- Stage 2: Demare takes it over Ewan.
- Stage 3: Bennett wins in a 3 up sprint against Demare and Degenkolb
- GVA and Gilbert are looking good for the tour
- Stage 4: Demare wins the stage and the overall
Takeaways: Demare looks in great form, too bad he is not going to the TdF. Classics riders are looking in good form ahead of the Tour. Keep an eye out for them
Tour De France Preview:
Sprinters / Green Jersey
Sprint Contenders: Viviani, Sagan, Trentin, Bennett, Greipel, Hofstetter, Ewan, Mezgec, Nizzolo, Bol, Arndt, Colbrelli, Stuyven, Kristoff, Coquard, Pedersen, Boassan Hagen
- Missing: Jakobsen and Groenewegen
Ewan, Bennett and Viviani are the men to beat but the 2nd tier is pretty strong with Mezgec, Bol, Colbrelli etc
Green Jersey Contenders: Sagan…… Dark Horses: Van Aert, Stuyven, Pedersen
Polka Dot Jersey: Lame that no one targets it anymore. Left to gc guys who faded
Stage 1:
Contenders: Sagan, Gallopin, Bennett, Pedersen, Trentin, Viviani, Kristoff, Ewan, Mezgec, Greipel, Boasson Hagen, Coquard, Nizzolo, Bol
Sam Pick: Ewan
Aaron Pick: Bennett
Stage 2
Seems like a perfect stage for Alaphillippe to take yellow. Look for Quickstep to keep any break pretty tight. Look to some puncheurs like Gilbert, Sagan, GVA and Alaphillippe to make the final selection
Contenders: Gilbert, Sagan, GVA, Alaphillippe, Kristoff, Trentin, Benoot, Calmejane, Degenkolb, Stuyven, Bettiol
Sam Pick: Gilbert
Aaron Pick: Calmejane
Next Week: Stage 1 & 2 recap, Breakdown next Weeks Stages