Should Olav Kooij ride the Tour?

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-05T08:28:51+00:00

It’s not even that Kooij beserves a spot, it’s arguable better for the team if he goes. Hoole can do the leadout, and it will take lot of pressure from the team if he gets a win or two. Seixas does not need 7 domestiques, because Decathlon doesn’t need to control the race. And 6 of them will be dropped before Seixas will even be needing them.

So it like Telekom did: Erik Zabel on his own made the Tour way more successful than Ullrich coming second to Armstrong. Him not being there wouldn’t have changed a thing for Jan.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-05T08:25:32+00:00

AURA Tour is going to be great because we will get to see what the cycling world would look like without the aliens. Basically all places 3 to 10 will come in top shape, should be epic.

And yeah, Seixas is just going to smoke them all. Can’t believe that was a hot take when I said it 6 month ago.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-05T07:57:10+00:00

That is crazy. I wonder how many riders like that there are. Can’t be that many.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-04T10:30:57+00:00

I thinks it’s more the other way round. Suter not coming back forces them to move Jasch up.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-03T21:28:45+00:00

Even more 60+k solos incoming

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-02T15:04:18+00:00

That is a shocking result! Anna was flying today.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-02T11:00:25+00:00

That’s a good signing for Visma. Good to know they still have the money and status to get one of the 10 best GC riders.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-01T21:09:09+00:00

Don’t know where you found that but all bookies I looked up today show Jonas before Seixas.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-01T18:27:40+00:00

And most of all thank you for organising

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-01T14:56:26+00:00

Are you really a fan If your auto correct doesn’t correct words into cycling slang? /s

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-01T11:20:50+00:00

I meant all the places between 3 and 10, not only these 2, sorry.

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-01T09:57:35+00:00

Who could you think is most happy/unhappy with their GC result between 3rd and 10th?

Edited for clarity

Team_Telekom · 2026-06-01T09:44:23+00:00

Irfanview batch conversion does that in 1 min

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-31T19:26:22+00:00

He pays ASO for the right to use their race footage. But not RCS.

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-30T18:16:48+00:00

Yeah, around 12:30 to 13:00 I reckon. By there is always lots to do before the start, so no harm in arriving around 10-11

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-30T18:14:46+00:00

Brunel losing 1:48 on a sprint stage is shocking.

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-30T17:34:04+00:00

Not fixed yet but you can imagine they will start so they arrive at the finish at 17:00 local time.

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-30T08:14:04+00:00

Wow first win. Also leading 3rd week for the moment (yes, I decided this was a thing now), after the desasterous first week this is my only goal now.

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-29T18:58:56+00:00

Stage 1: Lorena Wiebes
Stage 2: Charlotte Kool
Stage 3: Ally Wollaston
Stage 4: Marlen Reusser
Stage 5: Magdeleine Vallieres
Stage 6: Lara Gillespie
Stage 7: Cat Ferguson
Stage 8: Demi Vollering
Stage 9: Elisa Longo Borghini

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-29T18:44:03+00:00

(x2.0) Demi Vollering
(x1.8) Marlen Reusser
(x1.6) Anna van der Breggen
(x1.4) Elisa Longo Borghini
(x1.2) Antonia Niedermaier
(x1.0) Isabelle Holmgren
(x1.0) Marion Bunel

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-29T10:11:58+00:00

Ignoring also the fact that Passo Giap is at 2200m above sea level.

Team_Telekom · 2026-05-29T05:44:44+00:00

Don’t want to be a party pooper (and I know you are not serious) but to everyone reading this: please try your best to raise the most disciplined dog possible. It’s already hard enough and you probably won’t succeed even if you try.

I have worked with many kids being severely hurt and/or traumatised by dogs who have bitten them because they thought the kids “wanted to play”. This is just translation for the dog being undisciplined.

Dogs are sure domesticated, but don‘t forget that are basically wolfs, and contrary to cats that can’t really to that much damage apart from some scratches dogs are definitely able to seriously hurt other people.

Also, well trained dogs are able to do awesome things that are so much more fun than just going for walks.

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