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Empire State of Mind: Where to now for Team Ineos

By flammecast — 5 years ago

Going into the 2020 Season it looks like Team Ineos has the strongest team of all time put together. In reality, is this true? Or could they be heading for what looks like a different style of team altogether?

When you say the names Carapaz (Current Giro Winner), Bernal (Current Tour de France Winner), Thomas (Last year’s Tour de France Winner) and Froome (4 x Tour de France, Giro, 2 x Vuelta) you have to wonder what they can’t win next year, in reality how do you manage these riders and get them to ride for someone else. Which brings us to the point if you look past the headline names are Team Ineos changing to a model of Galácticos, rather than structure around a defined leader. Read More

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Yes, you are a cheat, even you Larry.

By flammecast — 5 years ago

It’s not neccessarily your fault but still.

Post the U23 Worlds there seems to have been a huge amount of hand wringing and gnashing of teeth from Pros saying “Well everyone drafts the cars, so please let me massage my conscience for a minute to make it seem as if it’s okay”.  It really doesn’t matter if the nicest guy in the Peloton gets back on using a draft. It’s still against the rules.  So lets set the rules out fairly clearly, here they are from the UCI Website. (PDF Download Here) Read More

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Episode 45 and 46 – Three Grand Tour Season Wrap Up Parts 1 and 2

By flammecast — 5 years ago

Scott O’Raw and Derek sat down for a single episode to wrap up the three Grand Tours and well it turned into two episodes and a few bits that ended up on the cutting floor.

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The Belgian Machine – What’s it like from the Inside.

By flammecast — 5 years ago

So I’ve been very busy lately with family and life, but I’ve managed a few appearances on The Velocast. To keep you going to the end of the Vuelta, I spoke with one of the riders I looked after during the Rás, Connor Lambert. I put a few questions to him about what life has been like for a Ginger Aussie/Paddy in Belgium these past few years and what he’s taken from it. Read More

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Episode 44 – Being a Soigneur with Astrid van Uden

By flammecast — 5 years ago

We talk to Astrid Van Uden, who’s been Soigneur for Team Smartstop, Team Bridgelane, USA Paracycling Team and had many other roles in between.

 

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Episode 43 – TDF Rest Day Recap

By flammecast — 5 years ago

Joined by the other half of the Velocast, Scott O’Raw for a change, Derek and Scott discuss the first two weeks of the Tdf. They look at the Ellingworth effect, the ability of Quickstep to ride like a GC team from here on out. And stick their thinking caps on to see who they think will win.

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Tour De France 2019 Preview

By flammecast — 5 years ago

It’s time to dust off all your yellow kit and get ready for the best three weeks of the summer. Yes, it’s Tour De France time, ITV are in the final stages of defrosting Gary Imlach as we speak. John and Derek finally sat down after a long hiatus with some travelling in between keeping them apart.

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Episode 41 – Early Season Wrap up and Giro Preview

By flammecast — 6 years ago

We look at the Season so far and review score cards. We also look forward to the Giro as it unfurls this weekend, and we preview it with slightly different ideas of how it will play out.

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Episode 40: The MvdP Show…

By flammecast — 6 years ago

John and Derek discuss Ardennes week and how it’s played out as the Mathieu van der Poel show.  We also discuss was Amstel Gold the greatest one day race every (Hint: Derek thinks it wasn’t even the greatest Amstel Gold that day) We also discuss the rise of the young guns at Team Sky/Ineos.

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Episode 39: Ras Special Stephen Gallagher Interview

By flammecast — 6 years ago

Stephen Gallagher now of Dig Deep Coaching is the next guest to sit down with Derek and talk about his Rás experiences. Stephen is the last Irish Rider to win the Rás overall, and this win was significant in the Development of the An Póst Sean Kelly Team.

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