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[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

HEY @espn,

AN AMERICAN JUST BECAME WORLD CHAMPION.

Brandon McNulty, the first American man to do it in 33 years.

I checked your feed. Not one post.

You’re arguably the biggest sports media brand in the USA.

How do you actually miss this?

[Kingdom of Cycling @Cycling_Kingdom]

☝️»To become a champion, a cyclist must win
both one-day classics & stage races!«
#EddyMerckx (Anatomy of a GOAT)

There is more than one way to be extraordinary. But the greatest champions leave their mark everywhere, don’t they?
#Champion #TadejPogačar #Classics #Quote

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@SloDejstva @StrankaStraza @alesernecl @BorGreiner @ZanMahnic 🤡

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@cycloben2 Lots of elite riders, lots of great results but no truly top tier results. They might be the deepest team in the peloton heading into the new season, yet they'll be underdogs in all the biggest races. Mads might have a chance if he stays healthy throughout the season.

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@cyclingontnt https://t.co/liz8iWNhLL

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

Merckx🇧🇪 vs. Pogačar🇸🇮: who’s the GOAT? 🐐

Merckx won his last Monument and GT at 29, his last overall win at 32. Pog just turned 28 in September.

Different eras. Who’s your GOAT?

@prestigelisten @ProCyclingStats - at this pace, when could Pog surpass Merckx in your rankings?

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@Domestique___ Primary focus is really just on 3 - Paris Roubaix, Vuelta and Olympics. Everything else just a random side missions, even Itzulia since its placed awkwardly between PRoubaix and Flanders.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@aziiaziizam @nahuellondeix Indeed. Jonas coming into the Vuelta fresh, both physically and mentally, could give Pogačar a run for his money if Pogačar is tired after the Tour and Worlds.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

Makes me wonder what's next for Jonas🇩🇰 in 2027? Defend his Giro title or go all-in on the TdF?

I see two possible calendars:

Giro defence:
UAE
Tirreno A
Tour of the Alps
Giro
TdF
Worlds

TdF focus:
UAE
ParisNice
Romandie
Suisse
TdF
Worlds

What's your bet?

#GiroDItalia

[Giro d'Italia @giroditalia]

The wait is over.
Here’s the 2027 Giro d’Italia! 🩷

L’attesa è finita.
Ecco il Giro d’Italia 2027! 🩷

#GirodItalia #TheRoute

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@DitIsSport @aziiaziizam Very possible scenario as well yes. 😉

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@bartak_vaclav He would ofc, at the same time Tour and/or Giro will be his main goals and the program needs to support this. Also there are sponsor interests and Visma.

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@aziiaziizam @nahuellondeix Why would this time be any different than in previous 6 years? They have not yet given up on the idea of winning Tour again. Whats an alternative for Visma? Stage hunting? Sprinting with Brennan and Wout? Thats a big big drop. Not acceptable from Plugge and sponsors.

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@aziiaziizam Based on statements from Plugge, Jonas and others, the Tour will remain a major goal. I just think it's unrealistic that he'll skip it. Plugge, Visma and the sponsors simply won't allow it and I think Jonas wants it too. It's by far the biggest race in cycling.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@aziiaziizam There is not much left for Jonas otherwise in March and April. He needs to stay in racing form. If he will go to Giro, he wont go just on UAE Tour in February and then directly to Giro. Romandie is too close to Giro. It will either be Alps and/or Tirreno, PN or Itzulia.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@janch_cycling Te videji so tako bizarni in random scene, da so dobri in smešni. 😀

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

Could we get a surprise Tadej Giro appearance?

He likes it more than the Vuelta and the race is heading to Slovenia.

I highly doubt it. The Giro is Del Toro's to lead. UAE clearly thinks he can win it and beat Jonas.

Isaac definitely deserves a chance to show it.
#GiroDItalia

[Giro d'Italia @giroditalia]

Three stages. Two countries. One Giro. 🩷
From Trieste to Slovenia and back to Italy. The 2027 Giro d’Italia starts here. And this is just the beginning! 🔥

Discover the ancient paths that make the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia a journey beyond the race 🥾🎒
.
Tre tappe. Due Paesi. Un solo Giro. 🩷
Da Trieste alla Slovenia, per poi tornare in Italia. Il Giro d’Italia 2027 comincia così. E questo è solo l'inizio! 🔥

Scopri i cammini spirituali che rendono le prime tre tappe del Giro d’Italia un viaggio che va oltre la corsa 🥾🎒

#GirodItalia #TheRoute

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@aziiaziizam Not really, many dream of classics, especially Monuments, much more than GTs. All the all-time best riders are those who tried to win or managed to win both.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@aziiaziizam For you, yes.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@aziiaziizam Skipping the Classics for the Giro would be just too big of a sacrifice given his talent, whereas Yates pretty much had no choice but to focus on GTs. There was no real sacrifice to be made in his case.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@aziiaziizam You need to look at those statements in a wider context. Remco's talent is on a completely different level than SY. He is elite in Classics, whereas Yates had no business in the Classics. I'm pretty sure Remco would much rather win Flanders than the Giro.

[Cycling for Breakfast 🍳 @Cycle4Breakfast]

@StrankaStraza Ne vem zakaj takšno razburjanje. Na enostavno vprašanje zakaj taka razlika med anketo Večera in tole spletno, sem vam dal enostaven odgovor in dejanski razlog. To je to.