Who Are The Winners And Losers In This Year's Pro Peloton? | GCN Racing News Show

Dan has been crunching the numbers and takes a look at the performances of the Men's and Women's World Tour teams as well as the Pro Tour teams in the 2024 season to date. Who has performed above expectations, and who do we hope to see more from during the rest of the season?
00:00 This Week In The World Of Racing
01:30 Men’s Teams Review
08:00 Women’s Teams Review
09:55 Racing Results Round-up
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[@linusowens2858]

Bernal rides on the front of a mountain stage, and life is beautiful again

[@J.S.O.FSquad]

Exactly

[@JonCannings]

So good to see

[@gcnracing]

We've missed these scenes 🌅

[@pierrecautain2999]

Back to normality

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Vicror Lafay won a TdF stage for Cofidis last year, after a 15 year drought. I'd say check back in a decade or so for the next Cofidis win 😂

[@JMcLeodKC711]

Dan, loved the “bus” analogy.

[@pixel8596]

Morgado won stage 2 in Asturias, not Majka.

[@joaoabreu5581]

Exactly, why would they say it was Majka?

[@georgehugh3455]

Re: C-Rod's ascendancy to the lead in Romandie, Ethan Hayter contributed an EXCELLENT pull into the final mountain _...and it was nice to see him doing something other than hanging out at the back of the peloton._

[@DP-te9cg]

The Decathlon AG2R success is down to one thing only…getting rid of those brown bib shorts.

[@gcnracing]

Noooo we love the brown shorts 👀

[@chrisridesbicycles]

A closer look at what has changed at AG2R would be fascinating. And I am not meaning this in the usual doping-shouters way but as a piece of journalism I would like to see. Have they hired more/different performance people? Have they changed something in regard to nutrition?

[@peterbaker7750]

It's obvious. They've binned the brown shorts. Q.E.D.

[@JonCannings]

It's the shorts. Deffo the shorts

[@AmanSingh-us7bc]

Was trying to reply in the previous conversation but seems like it was deleted. The owner of that comment said they are winning bc of VR bikes which take 25watts less than the crappy Lapierre bikes so thats why I said they were on BMC before.

[@oebombCH]

But they were on BMC last year, weren’t they? And I find it hard to believe the Van Rysels are that much better than BMC (and that’s coming from someone with a Van Rysel)

[@chrisridesbicycles]

@@oebombCH I also can‘t believe that all the difference comes from the bikes. They have to have changed something else in training/nutrition/altitude camps.

[@retiredoutside]

I'd love to see Dr Bridgewood (aka Ollie) do an analysis of Lidl-Trek's approach to the TTT in the Vuelta Feminina that had a larger rider sweeping at the back for Gaia Realini. How many watts were they saving Realini compared to having her ride at the very back of the pace line? As the aim was to keep Realini with the rest of the team so she could use her climbing ability to compete for the GC, this approach allowed them to win the TTT even though they crashed in the final corner. Realini was so fresh at the end that she even sprinted past her team mates to claim the red jersey at the end of the day.

[@gcnracing]

Oooo nice idea! We're sure Ollie would love to get really nerdy about pro TT set ups 🤓 Any other teams we should look at?

[@retiredoutside]

This is the first time I’ve seen a team use a sweeper to increase the air pressure behind a protected rider in a TTT, hence giving them an easier ride - in essence pushing them along.

[@IrvinLep]

Can someone please tell me what glasses is Del Toro wearing at 1:54?

[@songofyesterday]

Those new Van Rysel bikes look aesthetically pleasing. Confidence boost for more wins.

[@gcnracing]

They look great right! 👌

[@jgourdo]

Why didn’t you do a race preview for La Vuelta?

[@dougduchateau443]

I've got a Cofidis replica jersey - and I'm not afraid to wear it! Ironic that last year was so promising...

[@gcnracing]

show it off with pride 🙌

[@georgehugh3455]

Thanks for the UCI Team Points Total graph

[@barbmorris7785]

I seem to remember a rule about Finish Lines having at least 400m of straight line? UCI rules around race setups. If they don't or can't then check the rider for holding a straight line from the start of their sprint to the Finish. Anyone else tried to hold a corner at 60+ km /hr while sprinting?

[@chrisridesbicycles]

Wait. GCN racing has no rights for Tour de Romandie but I can watch it in replay on Discovery+ owned by the same company. That however costs double of what GCN+ was but the replacement for the World of Cycling is on some Eurosport channel. Either they have all gone crazy at Discovery or they try to deliberately mess it up.

[@phillippitts6294]

Are you in the US ? I’ve been toying with the idea of getting Flobikes. I didn’t know discovery + was up and running

[@chrisridesbicycles]

@@phillippitts6294 No, I‘m in Europe. They left such a confusing mess after GCN+

[@atsr_]

@@phillippitts6294 In the US, all the stuff that was on GCN (plus actually more races) is on MAX with the B/R add-on. The add-on is free at moment. There seems to be more races on Peacock as well

[@welshrarebit9238]

Go with Flo,they picked up LOTS of old GCN + for the same price as last year in Canada

[@phillippitts6294]

@@welshrarebit9238 thanks

[@AlexRochette]

What does Chopp5r or Hopp5r mean on the wall behind Lloyd?

[@gcnracing]

Ah, Chopper is a term that can be used to describe someone who rides in a group without much care or respect for anyone else!

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Great for DSM, but keep in mind that only one other top 20 sprinter showed up (Sam Welsford)

[@robertdavenport6705]

I think DAG2RlaM are racing so well because nobody is embarrassed being seen on TV wearing those brown shorts. Always hated those things.

[@JonCannings]

"I'd rather not go on the podium in those shorts"

[@robertdavenport6705]

@@JonCannings Me: "Is it OK if I just stay in the bus today?"

[@alanalmo5834]

Big GCN preview Wednesday - carnage in another race next day taking out most of the favourites? 😀

[@gcnracing]

😂😂 Probably, yes. Dan

[@benjaminzachwieja8133]

It's been awhile since the brick has made an appearance, or at least since I have noticed. How's Lasty?

[@fixieebro]

Love GCN. I love it as much as I am sick of hearing the phrase "Done and Dusted". How about "Over and Done" or "Gone for Good"- just anything else at this point 🤐

[@gcnracing]

Ouch... that one hurt 🤕

[@DonutEndurance]

Was van Dijk okay?! No commentary if she was okay after showing her heaving on the ground!

[@tim9s]

Feel bad for Cofidis. They looked promising last year.

[@WerdnaLiten]

Why? They keep rewarding failure.....They're everything wrong with French cycling.......

[@garybc]

I don’t understand the rationale: cancel GCN+ to save money (presumably) but not put up a replacement for it. So… Discovery+ ended up not earning any money from cycle racing fans, which meant they lost money. That’s some wise move… #sarcasam

[@jonathanhowland42]

When did counting a overall victory count as a stage race victory? I’d never heard of it till Dan started doing it. It’s rather annoying. It’s in its own category

[@davidsullivan7290]

More racing news, please. Less chat about UCI points.....

[@patrickwong4824]

Those Van Rysel bikes with their electric motors.😂

[@phillippitts6294]

Decathlon got a better doctor. They need UAE’s doctor

[@MichaelPrescia]

I wont be watching or paying for or supporting anything that has Israel in it, and that now includes my favorite sports..sorry but if Israel is allowed to buy their way into these events with impunity, I wont watch. OFFICIALLY BOYCOTTING ALL CYCLING THAT INCLUDES AN ISRAELI TEAM.. BYE

[@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948]

Let's see what Chris Horner has on this. He is where cyclists go.