Young Pros to watch in 2013

manafana

I am looking at the moment at building a list of prehaps 10 to 20 riders who can break out in 2013 and make a name for themselves.

First on my list is Salvatore Pucci

got few others on my list including Sep vanmarcke who is not gone to Blanco Giant.

Looking for riders under 25 really, without world tour victory and with the major teams or one that will race the big races.

CaoimH_in

Shane Stokes has already pointed out Lachlan Morton, but he seems like one to watch for sure!

eoghan84

in cyclocross this season Lars van der Haar has done really well, so at the worlds at the start of Feb he might pull off something!

iregk

I'm assuming we are counting out Peter Sagan in this one? If we are it'd be very harsh considering the man is still only 22 and had his first tour this year. I expect big things of him in 2012.

manafana

iregk wrote: »

I'm assuming we are counting out Peter Sagan in this one? If we are it'd be very harsh considering the man is still only 22 and had his first tour this year. I expect big things of him in 2012.

yes i would not count him in this the obvious choice really, lets not forgot his dominance of the tour of Sagan (suisse), california, he also had top 5s in Gent, flanders. amstel and san remo, all results of an established pro.

manafana

THinking il go with Morton for next one also had romain sicard who was first non spainard to make it on euskatel team.

RidleyRider

Hon Stephen Clancy..

kumate_champ07

Eoin Mullen

http://www.stickybottle.com/track/mullen-equals-sprint-best-at-world-cup-meets-olympic-champ-in-head-to-head/

he's already world class, considering he's only been in serious training a couple of years now. hopefully he keeps going to the top.

for comparison
flying 200m TT out of 45 competitors
10 Philip Hindes (GBr) Great Britain 10.309 *has a team sprint gold from London'12 Olympics, age 20
15 Eoin Mullen (Irl) Ireland 10.446, age 19

manafana

romain Sicard

hes u23 world champ from 2009 also won L'avenir that year, had horrid 2011 but signs of good things last season.

Pablo Rubio

Jack Wilson ridng for An Post sean Kelly team is one to keep an eye on.

CillianL

Moreno Moser

The Tour de Pologne was his biggest victory this year, not bad for a neo-pro.
His uncle Francesco Moser was an animal in the classics and tts so the genetics lottery should be in his favour.

manafana

CillianL wrote: »

Moreno Moser

The Tour de Pologne was his biggest victory this year, not bad for a neo-pro.
His uncle Francesco Moser was an animal in the classics and tts so the genetics lottery should be in his favour.

can not believe how young Moser is so much talent, nearly landed me a 50/1 when he came 2nd to nordhaug in canada going be great.

CillianL

manafana wrote: »

can not believe how young Moser is so much talent, nearly landed me a 50/1 when he came 2nd to nordhaug in canada going be great.

The bookies would have been tearful as well says you!

manafana

CillianL wrote: »

The bookies would have been tearful as well says you!

was not my week had van avermaet in the other Canadian race and he just missed out too. We have such rich of talent in cycling now helps that they are not peaking 11 months a year now

CillianL

Well its said doping and steroids let you throw the rule book out the window so it does feel like a great blue ocean lies before the sport in the new few years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_onBx2ZSHA

Its cheesy but a bit of crack. Fran Moser was at the end of his career here but you can see how elegant he was on the bike, his pedal stroke was so smooth

manafana

CillianL wrote: »

Well its said doping and steroids let you throw the rule book out the window so it does feel like a great blue ocean lies before the sport in the new few years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_onBx2ZSHA

Its cheesy but a bit of crack. Fran Moser was at the end of his career here but you can see how elegant he was on the bike, his pedal stroke was so smooth

cheese for the intro anyway, but yeah moser was prefect on the bike.

Kelderman of Blanco racing (former rabobank) is serious talent had top 10s in California and dauphine last season


not long till the tour down under now

manafana

Another races that could really blow up racing is Betancur who got a nice move to ag2r.

Season is not far away now

CillianL

Roman Bardet and Thibot Pinot

@ 20 and 22 respectively both have shown great potential at climbing.

Bardet was 4th in the Tour of Turkey and was the strongest in a prominent breakaway in the Amstel Gold this year, and remained at the business end of the race when he was caught. Pity though he's in a ****e team Ag2r needs to get out once the other teams start to pay attention.

I suppose Thibot Pinot is rather obvious, but I'm really excited to see what he's capable of next year. If he fulfils his promise he could put French cycling back on the map

CaoimH_in

Can't believe we forgot Thomas De Gendt. A top 3 in his second or third Grand tour, one to watch for sure.

jimbo28

Looking forward to seeing what Gediminas Bagdonas will get up, how he will be used and how he will perform in his role for AG2R.Nice to see he finally made pro tour status.

E@gle.

Ryan Mullen, not sure where hes based this year. Heard it before but can't recall.

eoghan84

CaoimH_in wrote: »

Can't believe we forgot Thomas De Gendt. A top 3 in his second or third Grand tour, one to watch for sure.

I think he's already confirmed his talent with that result and with his consistent showings in Paris-Nice the past years. It would be interesting if he could try a lone break in the Tour next year.

Stybie has already confirmed his talent in cyclocross and he is old enough (27), but it might be interesting to see how he will perform in the Omloop this year as it will be his first big attempt at road racing and the spring classics

manafana

Agree on De Gendt has delivered already excellent in time trials too so could grab a grand tour win.

Pinot i suppose is funny one, really came good at biggest race unusual for someone so young normally peak for smaller races

fondriest

E@gle. wrote: »

Ryan Mullen, not sure where hes based this year. Heard it before but can't recall.

I think he's at Sigma sport specialized .

manafana

Watch out drombrowski is in sky team as they go to Oman, but looks like most of his work this year will be as a climbing domestic