Giacomo Casadei
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Cycling lover since '94 (Marco Pantani)
Decent Amateur Cyclist (GF and climbing TTs)...a few wins and podiums in my palmares
University Professor in Grenoble
Plainclothes Metalhead
Italian (pizza, pasta, caffé)
Cycling lover since '94 (Marco Pantani)
Decent Amateur Cyclist (GF and climbing TTs)...a few wins and podiums in my palmares
University Professor in Grenoble
Plainclothes Metalhead
Italian (pizza, pasta, caffé)
let's not forget 2027 WC is in Savoie, that would give him the chance even to beat Sagan and go for the poker..I think he'd rather do that than Vuelta
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
let's not forget 2027 WC is in Savoie, that would give him the chance even to beat Sagan and go for the poker..I think he'd rather do that than Vuelta
light?! he is doing all the classics like last year and then Romandie+Suisse in place of Dauphiné...if he sticks to the plan, that will likely lead to more race days..if I were him, I would definitely target WC and go for the triplet (like Sagan), rather than Vuelta
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
light?! he is doing all the classics like last year and then Romandie+Suisse in place of Dauphiné...if he sticks to the plan, that will likely lead to more race days..if I were him, I would definitely target WC and go for the triplet (like Sagan), rather than Vuelta
peccato davvero faccia tutte queste gare...speravo in un calendario molto più ristretto
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
peccato davvero faccia tutte queste gare...speravo in un calendario molto più ristretto
Giro+Suisse hasn't worked in a long time...if Suisse is an A-target race, Giro can't be in his program..I genuinely hope he doesn't go to the Tour and that he wins a lot of races
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Giro+Suisse hasn't worked in a long time...if Suisse is an A-target race, Giro can't be in his program..I genuinely hope he doesn't go to the Tour and that he wins a lot of races
IMO he is really targeting the 100 wins objective
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
IMO he is really targeting the 100 wins objective
Tirreno, Itzulia, Romandie..Swisse, Pologne (???), Vuelta..that is a really busy schedule
riders are racing less and less nowadays, to be in top shape for their main targets...to lead two GT at 36yo is in my opinion way too much with modern cycling..I am pretty confidente Primoz knows it too
riders are racing less and less nowadays, to be in top shape for their main targets...to lead two GT at 36yo is in my opinion way too much with modern cycling..I am pretty confidente Primoz knows it too
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Tirreno, Itzulia, Romandie..Swisse, Pologne (???), Vuelta..that is a really busy schedule
riders are racing less and less nowadays, to be in top shape for their main targets...to lead two GT at 36yo is in my opinion way too much with modern cycling..I am pretty confidente Primoz knows it too
riders are racing less and less nowadays, to be in top shape for their main targets...to lead two GT at 36yo is in my opinion way too much with modern cycling..I am pretty confidente Primoz knows it too
if I were the team yes, but maybe Primoz himself chose not to race two GTs and go full on Vuelta..I really can't see the team saying "no, you can't go", also considering that Pellizzari already said that he would love to do another GT with him..I mean, would they keep him out to please Vlasov?! 😂
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
if I were the team yes, but maybe Primoz himself chose not to race two GTs and go full on Vuelta..I really can't see the team saying "no, you can't go", also considering that Pellizzari already said that he would love to do another GT with him..I mean, would they keep him out to please Vlasov?! 😂
to be the best team, RB need to win many races, like stages & 1 week races...if they really have this target, and Roglic can still deliver (as I do think), there is no way they would let him go easily..and I don't see many good reasons for him to leave either
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
to be the best team, RB need to win many races, like stages & 1 week races...if they really have this target, and Roglic can still deliver (as I do think), there is no way they would let him go easily..and I don't see many good reasons for him to leave either
INEOS kit will destroy everything else IMO
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
INEOS kit will destroy everything else IMO
it still would be really cool..but I guess it is a split between Alpecin and Fenix (aka male and female team)..anyway, if we get Alpecin back to blue, that would be a big improvement from that terrible gray of last season
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
it still would be really cool..but I guess it is a split between Alpecin and Fenix (aka male and female team)..anyway, if we get Alpecin back to blue, that would be a big improvement from that terrible gray of last season
if they make a blue/pink jersey, I am buying it 😅
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
if they make a blue/pink jersey, I am buying it 😅
Nienke Vinke to SD Workx is also a bigger move.... (jocking 😜 but not so much)
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Nienke Vinke to SD Workx is also a bigger move.... (jocking 😜 but not so much)
I would have said 'rotting'...but yeah, we are getting closer to Christmas, so let's be nice and say 'stagnating' 😅
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I would have said 'rotting'...but yeah, we are getting closer to Christmas, so let's be nice and say 'stagnating' 😅
Sven Nys?!! è tornato a correre??????? 🫥
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Sven Nys?!! è tornato a correre??????? 🫥
much more comfortable than bibs and jersey...I use skinsuits to train too, especially in summer when it's really hot
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
much more comfortable than bibs and jersey...I use skinsuits to train too, especially in summer when it's really hot
another aspect I am curious about which is not clear, at least to me...aren't teams aware of these procedures? when RB signed him, did they accept the risk or were they unaware?! not saying they are at fault here but....it looks very superficial for a team to sign a rider under these circumstances
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
another aspect I am curious about which is not clear, at least to me...aren't teams aware of these procedures? when RB signed him, did they accept the risk or were they unaware?! not saying they are at fault here but....it looks very superficial for a team to sign a rider under these circumstances
again, we do not know the full extent of the history so you might be right but a red flag in 2022 which repeats potentially in 2023/2024 should trigger a faster procedure IMO
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
again, we do not know the full extent of the history so you might be right but a red flag in 2022 which repeats potentially in 2023/2024 should trigger a faster procedure IMO
allow me to disagree..the bio-pass allows you to look not only at the value at time "t" but at the derivative too, most of the time a huge derivative is more suspicious than a value that is 0.1% above a certain threshold..Lazkano has to comply with the pass since 2019 so there was already a story
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
allow me to disagree..the bio-pass allows you to look not only at the value at time "t" but at the derivative too, most of the time a huge derivative is more suspicious than a value that is 0.1% above a certain threshold..Lazkano has to comply with the pass since 2019 so there was already a story
the bad part of this story is the "time lag"..I am frankly perplexed about the timing...knowing a rider has had suspicious values since 2022, how the hell do we get to 2025? a rider should provide evidence of contamination/other justifications within a reasonable delay (6 months)
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
the bad part of this story is the "time lag"..I am frankly perplexed about the timing...knowing a rider has had suspicious values since 2022, how the hell do we get to 2025? a rider should provide evidence of contamination/other justifications within a reasonable delay (6 months)
and here it's where I lose my mind.. because being labeled as antisemitic when we criticize a government is frankly absurd, it's like saying that I'm anti-pizza because I criticize my own Italian gouvernement
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
and here it's where I lose my mind.. because being labeled as antisemitic when we criticize a government is frankly absurd, it's like saying that I'm anti-pizza because I criticize my own Italian gouvernement
the only caveat is that there are many Jews (not necessarily) living in Israel who didn't vote for this government.. that is why I personally always refer to Israel.. like I do for (my) Italian government which is too a fascist government democratically elected
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
the only caveat is that there are many Jews (not necessarily) living in Israel who didn't vote for this government.. that is why I personally always refer to Israel.. like I do for (my) Italian government which is too a fascist government democratically elected
RB winning 5/6 stages would be fun actually
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
RB winning 5/6 stages would be fun actually
incredible indeed...but my favorite moment is still yesterday's Albert Torres unexpected win
October 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
incredible indeed...but my favorite moment is still yesterday's Albert Torres unexpected win
that's exactly my point..it makes sense "rationally" but not economically
October 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
that's exactly my point..it makes sense "rationally" but not economically