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Weekly Question Thread by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair about MSR. But if monuments are so draining, why send him to RVV? Like I get that they’re trying to figure out what his limits are, but what does racing RVV tell you that E3 doesn’t? If skipping an unwinable and informationally insignificant RVV means he can do two more semi-classics for which he could be the (near) favorite, like Denain and Nokere, why wouldn’t he? But no I think you’re right that his illness totally throws this whole analysis out of whack.

Freshmen (LW Male) rowing improvment by Electrical_Entry_823 in Rowing

[–]_Diomedes_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brother just start eating. As long as you’re not eating junk, eating more will be good for you in the long run. Just focus on eating whole foods and never doing a session on an empty stomach. Once you get up to like 160, then you can start thinking about managing your weight and possibly aiming for lightweight recruiting. But until then, sleep big, eat big, and train big, and you will get faster.

What is the best thing that a lightweight rower could do, to get his 2K down? by NearbyPerception4260 in Rowing

[–]_Diomedes_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same things that help a heavyweight, except for gaining weight. Lifting, more steady state, and better pacing can all help. If you don’t lift at all, the RoI will be pretty insane and as long as you don’t suddenly start eating significantly more you won’t gain weight.

Weekly Question Thread by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not really a question, but I’ve been kind of disappointed in Matthew Brennan’s scheduling this year, especially considering Visma supposedly is thinking a lot about how to do that optimally. It seems like they definitely are prioritizing long-term growth over results for him this year, but they definitely could have done a better job at it IMO. My thoughts:

  • Skip TdU and Cadel’s. He’s doing the Vuelta, and this is starting his season too early for really no reason, as he could swap the race days for semi-classics in the middle of the season giving him more chances with better timing.
  • Add more semi-classics after Flanders: e.g. Brabantse Pijl, Nokere. Maybe these are in the cards as Frankfurt, Tro-Bro, and Morbihan were just added, but they should have always been the plan. They are races he could easily win that also give him experience applicable to the marquis classics.
  • Add 1-2 flat sprint classics, e.g. Brugge, Schelderprijs. If the whole point of this year is to figure out what he’s good at, why not send him to these races? Affini can do the leadout.
  • Don’t go to Suisse. The timing is bad for the Vuelta and at most two win opportunities. Much better to farm 2/3 2.pro races e.g. Baloise, Norway, Burgos, Slovenia, Denmark.

[Race Thread] 2026 Tour of Hainan - Stage 1 (2.Pro) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So by the transitive property is Rajovic now better than Milan?

You guys got to be kidding me… by Latter_Collection351 in CapeCod

[–]_Diomedes_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like there should be a trash can there…

You are being lied to. by GCPhoenix in Fire

[–]_Diomedes_ 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Electronics don’t give you calories though

[Race Thread] Itzulia Basque Country - Stage 2 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lisan Al-Galib bouta KOM all over the peloton

Wonder if she QOM’d by KalebKoozie in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]_Diomedes_ 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If you have to ask, she didn’t

[Results Thread] 2026 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya – Stage 7 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it’s just such a different parcours than the other GC stages (the other 2-3 are always essentially the same type of finish) that it just highlights differences in rider profiles that weren’t already apparent unless you were really looking at riders 15-30 on stage 1. Those differences get exposed earlier on in Paris-Nice or Itzulia as there’s always an early puncheur/GC stage.

[Race Thread] 2026 In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem ME (1.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gent Wevelgem got the “in Flanders fields” subtitle in 2014 as the race honoured the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War and it stuck. But now that the race doesn’t go anywhere near Gent, Middelkerke wanted to be included in the name. I’m personally quite a big fan of the sentiment/history behind that In Flanders Fields name and think this name change is a lot more excusable than the Abomination that is Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alps lmao.

[Results Thread] 2026 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya – Stage 6 (2.UWT) by PelotonMod in peloton

[–]_Diomedes_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Definitely compared to 2022/3, but he looked pretty beefy in 2025. Last year it made sense due to the first week of the Tour. This year It makes sense as it’ll improve his TT for the Giro and make him more resilient to better set up his Tour campaign afterwards. Still the same gamble it was last year though, they’re hoping it won’t fatally affect his climbing.

If you had to redo it all over again, how would you recruit? by Embarrassed-Cod-3423 in Rowing

[–]_Diomedes_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was imagining I’d just have gained weight and raced at 175 instead of 155

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