I typically pick a young pro rider to follow through the year and watch them, hopefully, progress. The past few years I have followed Thomas Lovkvist. Lovkvist has become a rather good time trialist and he's not too bad in the hills. Still only 24, he has a few years to improve and should be a major contender in shorter stage races and some one-day races. He has moved from Francaise de Jeux to High Road this year so it will be interesting to see how he fits in with the new team. I'm tempted to follow him one more year but feel it is time to move on.
My new man to follow is Remy Di Gregorio. Di Gregorio is a 22 yr old French climber so he won't make a name for himself early in the season. Late in the spring and into the summer his name will start becoming more visible on the results page. He crashed early in last year's Tour and didn't get a chance to show what he could do on the big stage. However, he did finish 17th in the Dauphine while winning the mountains competition, he won the climbs classification at Liege and was still in the lead duo with just over 20km to the finish and finished third in a stage of Volta a Catalunya. He seems to be a big climbing talent.
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My new man to follow is Remy Di Gregorio. Di Gregorio is a 22 yr old French climber so he won't make a name for himself early in the season. Late in the spring and into the summer his name will start becoming more visible on the results page. He crashed early in last year's Tour and didn't get a chance to show what he could do on the big stage. However, he did finish 17th in the Dauphine while winning the mountains competition, he won the climbs classification at Liege and was still in the lead duo with just over 20km to the finish and finished third in a stage of Volta a Catalunya. He seems to be a big climbing talent.
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2 Comments:
I believe the origin of your attraction to Remy De Gregorio is two-fold and unconscious:
1) You've seen, and enjoyed, Remi Spencer's appearances on FNC
2) You recall finding very refreshing and interesting sundries at DeGregorio's Market on the Hill during the Giro.
There you go; problem solved.
Now on to more pressing matters...I've become very concerned for the young riders on the FdJ team. Nothing is more exciting than the day the new team kit arrives, no? Let's examine a few of the other teams:
[OmegaPharm]-Lotto: which drug will they hock this season?
QuickStep: How will they subtly alter the patches of blue and white, and will they employ any silver for that moderne looke?
But what of FdJ? No sponsor change. No color-scheme change. White jerseys with a big clover composed of 87.5% blue leaves and 12.5% red. The clover will be big; will barely fit on the jersey and might run off the edge! The shorts will be blue, same clover but swap the blue for white. No anticipation; no cheer.
Just look at what a funk they're in, and this is only the first day of the 2008 ProTour season!!!!!!
merde.
1) Who is Remi Spencer?
2) Never been to DiGregorio's Market.
3) The FdJ kit is definitely a constant lately. I agree there is never much anticipation for the new kit. However, the youngsters can look forward each year to breaking out the white shorts each year after the Spring Classics.
4) Maybe the jetlag has affected the riders in the cafe. Nobody seems very awake. They are all French teams, though. Maybe it is only their dour French nature.
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