Soudal Quick-Step 2025 Preview | Lanterne Rouge x JOIN Cycling

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Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast

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@martijnprinzen7124 Ай бұрын

"Ethan Hayter is the swimming trunks! It's not that difficult!"

@davidsorensen1769 Ай бұрын

Classic BN 😂 was dying throughout this entire exchange 😂

@v0l1t Ай бұрын

RRRREMMMCOOO EEEEEEEEEVENEPOEL

@chrisko6439 Ай бұрын

Merlier, 16 wins and best hockey enforcer in pro cycling. He crashed out Groenewegen in style at Renewi Tour.

@JB-zc3vv Ай бұрын

great episode guys! Keep it up!

@n.stamm_ Ай бұрын

Absolute banger episode! Those previews have been very entertaining so far! One thing I noticed, that Patrick dismisses Teams signing well known (prob bit more expensive) riders after down years. In Hockey its pretty common. Teams signing a rider like Schachmann - good in the past, maybe even been with his new team when he waa good - seems like a 'reclaimation project' to me. They might be cheaper due to lesser performance the past seasons, but teams take a chance, hope they return to their much better form and winning days. And if it doesn't pan out, you still have a good Classics domestique.

@escgoogle3865 Ай бұрын

Eared a 👍 this pod. Great episode. Benji is you find a pair of swimming trunks on your next towpath ride, just leave them.

@mikegiunta4560 Ай бұрын

Roglic Top 5 transfer in 24.

@messifan1065 Ай бұрын

Obviously, he won a grand tour

@mikegiunta4560 Ай бұрын

@messifan1065 Surprised LR and Benji blanked on this. Unconscious anti Rog bias perhaps.

@MDP1702 Ай бұрын

@@mikegiunta4560 Rather forgetting Roglic switched teams

@laurenz3709 Ай бұрын

that’s a banger boys!

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

I think Soudal-QuickStep is gonna have an good 2025 season, because they have a lot of young rider and some of them will take an step forward (18 guys are still under 25 years old).

@adshdhhhd7783 Ай бұрын

And no Lefevre

@photomotor Ай бұрын

Hayter just used swimming trunks 🤣🤣🤣

@claire2088 Ай бұрын

I think Remco has a decent chance to take the yellow jersey at the tour TT so I think he has to go there

@MDP1702 Ай бұрын

I think (assuming everyone is in good shape) the TdF team would be something like Remco, Landa, VPP, Van Wilder (climbers) Hayther, Cattaneo (allround and maybe punchy sprints for Hayter?) Van Lerberghe, Merlier (sprint and general non sprint flattish support) As for their transfers: - Hayter for Alaphilippe: pretty much equal climbing and flat support, but Alaphilippe is better descending/positioning. Considering Alaphilippe likely is/was much more expensive, decent change if Hayter goes better (again). - VPP for Hirt: upgrade in climbing support already and more potential. Hirt also was often hit and miss. - Van Gestel for Asgreen: Looking at Asgreens last 3 seasons, I think it is a decent switch, especially considering the money difference. - Schachmann for Masnada: upgrade imo, Masnada had potential but just wasn't there last 2 seasons (I think he suffered from saddle soreness problems?) - Eenkhoorn for Moscon: only real loss for me, don't know how good Eenkhoorn will be and Moscon was great as flat/hill support, Bora likely just offered more considering they could use someone like him to eg. help out more with Roglic safety imo. Overall looking at names a downgrade, but looking at results and potential of last seasons (especially compared to cost), I'd say a slight upgrade.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

@@MDP1702 I think Van Wilder is going for his own at the Giro and therefore misses the Tour de France. Also Hayters lack of positioning makes him an less attractive option for me for the Tour de France. The first 10 days are gonna be hectic and hes not an guy which I want in an hectic Peloton. Rest of the TdF Team makes a lot of sense.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

@@MDP1702 Verveake or Gilders could be in the TdF Team.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

@@MDP1702 The difference between Hayter and Alaphillippe is in my eyes, that Alaphillippe is just capable of having his own results on high level races while Hayter get his on lower level races (if he even does that) . But obviously hes way cheaper. Agree about Van Gerstel and Schachmann. I think Schachmann will be and good rider. Eenkhoorn should be solid but Moscon is more valuable to Bora than to Quick-Step.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

@@MDP1702 Overall I think they are cheaper and similar strong (climbing upgrade with VPP - classic/hilly stage downgrade with the loss of Alaphillippe).

@MDP1702 Ай бұрын

@@adrianbuck8772 If Van Wilder goes to the Giro, I guess you could just add in Lecerf instead. As for Hayther, I don't really care about his positioning for the TdF, I'd see him more in support by going into breaks or in de middle of mountain stages/later in the TdF. I'd more look at Cattaneo to keep him safe in those first stages, maybe also with Merlier and Van Lerberghe in the non-flat finish sprint stages. Also if they follow the same tactic as last year (ie. keeping Remco safe in the back), Hayther can be fine for that too. Gilders could be better in terms of positioning, but Hayther can be better in general support imo and I do think he can be better than Vervaeke in general. Haythers only real problem imo is positioning, fix that somewhat and he is a very solid TdF domestique. I'd agree with you on Alaphilippe vs Hayther in the past, however Alaphilippe has been terribly inconsistent in delivering own results in the last 2-3 seasons, though he was again getting a bit better in the 2nd part of this season. Hayther also still potentially has some room to grow (depending on how well he was supported/pushed at Ineos), while Alaphilippe already seems well over his peak. It is a gamble, but if successfull potentially better than keeping Alaphilippe results wise and definitely quality/buck wise.

@florianfeldwisch1750 Ай бұрын

Take: Lamperti and Magnier in 10+ wins in 25, 4+ at WorldTour.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

@@florianfeldwisch1750 That would make sense. Magnier was already really good last season.

@ShawnIsBatman Ай бұрын

Hot take - Lamperti goes to the Giro and wins 2 stages.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

I think Magnier would have an better chance to win 2 stages. Lamperti doesnt have the top speed to win classic flat bunch sprintes.

@pythor2117 Ай бұрын

Mauri not mentioned 😭 he finally got his first WT W

@SamuelSilva-bb9pd Ай бұрын

he didn’t win a WT race

@pythor2117 Ай бұрын

@@SamuelSilva-bb9pd yeah ur right my bad... was Tour of Lux. Felt world tour tho cause he took the leaders jersey from MVDP.

@florianfeldwisch1750 Ай бұрын

Schachi showing Remco how to win Paris-Nice :)

@kevinberwick1567 Ай бұрын

I think stage 12 Giro breakaway last year (2023) was great in my opinion 😅

@cameroncook9450 Ай бұрын

Quickstep asking the forbidden question - what if Ethan Hayter was a classics rider and not a 2.pro uphill sprinter?

@danielmacdonald4005 Ай бұрын

Quickstep need to go back to classics dominance in my opinion. My hot take is that when/if Remco leaves the team; they will go straight back to recruiting 1 day riders.

@adrianbuck8772 Ай бұрын

Does that even make sense in an Era with guys like Pogacar, Van Der Poel, Van Art, Pedersen and Remco? They have guys for flat or slightly hilly Parcours and will probably double down on them but thats it in my eyes (Merlier, Magnier, Lamperti).

@BiblioteksTV Ай бұрын

The Sheeppack

@donsolomon8501 Ай бұрын

Remco to Ineos

@MDP1702 Ай бұрын

These days, I am not sure that is really a step up, unless Ineos really has some cashflow again and strengthens their team/performances (though maybe focusing around Remco might do this?)