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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · May 24

2019 – THE YEAR THAT TRANSFORMED CYCLING (mega thread) 🧵

A few weeks ago, I was thinking about what events have actually changed men’s cycling in recent history and after some time, I started to see a pattern – a lot of things that transformed cycling into what it is now happened in the year 2019.

Dylan Groenewegen wins at the 2019 Tour
📸 AFP

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 14h

also Hermans podiuming Liège and winning that stage at Belgium Tour after which he jumped into the pool 😅 oh my god where the mighty have fallen...

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 14h

I miss 2022 Intermarché with Bini, Kristoff, Hirt, Taco, Pozzovivo, Taaramäe etc. 😢 what a magical season...

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 2d

Don't think so, Benson mentioned that all of Jayco, AlUla and Giant are committed through to 2028 and Gerry Ryan apparently also doesn't look like he's dropping out

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah well he's there so he can race on the road as part of preparation for the CX season

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Or of course they could wait and see what happens around the Lotto-Intermarché merger, Arkéa or even Jayco and pounce on some bargains there but I feel like Pringle is a logical choice given he's already in their internal structure and he's shown he's got loads of talent.

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Another thought: Now that Lazkano's out of the team, RBH is left with 28 riders, which is enough but I recall reading somewhere that they want 29 riders for 2026. One option could be Nate Pringle, 🥈 from U23 TT 🌈, who can't continue in U23s anymore and has not extended with the Rookies for 2026.

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Shouldn’t Movistar kinda start to worry a bit? First Vinícius Rangel busted, now Lazkano + they have Aular, Cepera and Barrenetxea who were at Caja back in 2023… this could get problematic 😬

UCI Statement on Oier Lazkano Lopez

www.shorturl.at

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Or when he starts to win TTs (on a Movistar set-up)

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Or did they choose to not know?

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 3d

Shouldn’t Movistar kinda start to worry a bit? First Vinícius Rangel busted, now Lazkano + they have Aular, Cepera and Barrenetxea who were at Caja back in 2023… this could get problematic 😬

UCI Statement on Oier Lazkano Lopez

www.shorturl.at

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NooraCycling @nooracycling.bsky.social · 4d

Happy 36th Birthday to Primož Roglič! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Janch @janchcycling.bsky.social · 4d

Happy birthday Rogla 🥳

Cheers to a better 2026 🍻

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 5d

Seconded

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 5d

It was actually a win-win deal for both FIFA and the Saudis. Infantino could organise his dream tournament where without the massive prize pool, no big teams would ever come and the Saudis got the right to organise the 2034 World Cup as a favor in return

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 5d

They also use the PIF as a sponsor, for example at Newcastle Uniteďs home games (whom they own) or during summer at the Club World Cup in 🇺🇸 where they mysteriously invested 1 billion $ into DAZN who signed a 1 billion $ broadcasting deal with FIFA who then had a 1 billion $ prize pool to flex with

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 8d

If you were a professional cyclist, which team from WT/PT would you want to join? (you and Patrick cannot use teams you work or used to work for so no Visma etc.)

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 8d

Could the Cofidis women's team actually enter the WT in 2026? They applied for the license even though they were only 18th in the two-year ranking BUT:
- VolkerWessels (15th) and Laboral Kuxta (16th) have both applied for the PT license
- Roland (17th) have not applied for any license

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

He was rumoured to join Ineos but he hasn’t signed anything yet… Benson was reporting about this

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

Let's not forget, he beat Jonas in that year's TT on Stage 7 😤

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

Rogla was not good that day, sadly 🥲

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

...apparently Michał Kwiatkowski visited the Polish ATT riders at the CRO Race and was praising the team's organisational level. Piotr Pekala finished that race with 7 WorldTeams in 8th place in GC.

Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

...4 guys had an offer from a ProTeam but in the end only one is leaving: Marcin Budziński to MBH Bank Ballan. More than 50 riders wanted to join the team, now the team is barring 1 spot full. The goal for next year is to keep the same level. The team is also quite respected in the peloton now...

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

...the 🇨🇿 guys started winning as well. The team operates with a budget of lower tens of million CZK (10M CZK = 411K €). The team wants to stay as a Conti team for now but the sponsor foundation is strong and they might think about the step-up to ProTeam ahead of '27 or '28. About transfers...

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

...will open doors into more .Pro races next year. So far they are confirmed to start at Tour of 🇸🇮 and 🇨🇿 Tour (newly in ProSeries). The team achieved 26 wins and a huge chunk of these came from the newly signed 🇵🇱 guys who integrated into the team very well. In the 2nd half of the season...

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

Article filled with information about the 🇨🇿 Conti team ATT Investments: They are the best Conti team in 🇪🇺 and also in the whole 🌍 but they can still get overtaken as races in Asia and Americas are still ongoing. This means they can get into any .2 race they want. They also hope this achievement...

Pochválil nás i Kwiatkowski. Česká stáj ATT je ve třetí divizi nejlepší na světě - iDNES.cz

Jsou nejúspěšnějším českým cyklistickým týmem - a letos poprvé také nejlepším třetidivizním týmem v Evropě, dokonce i na světě. Stáj ATT Investments stoupá výsledkově stále výš, ale o přechodu do fina...

www.idnes.cz

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Šimis Cyclist @simiscyclist.bsky.social · 9d

But he's RoglaEnjoyer, not JonasEnjoyer 😏

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