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  • Lotto Soudal Team 2022

    Lotto Soudal Team 2022

    This page serves as a hub linking to each rider of Lotto Soudal Team 2022 as I review their bikes over the season.

    Lotto Soudal team 2022 is racing a crucial year as relegation is at stake and must be avoided to stay in the UCI World Tour.

    The Belgian team prioritize the Flandrian classics and sprint types of races. General classification podiums for the sprint jersey is potentially a target for Caleb Ewan. However it is clear the team strategy is not focussed on winning a Grand Tour.

    This of course does free up the opportunist team riders to hunt a stage win on transition stages.

    2022 is the last season of Philippe Gilbert. The 2012 World Champion will retire at the end of the season after 20 years as pro cyclist.

    It feels special to see him racing his last year. I am getting emotional here, let me stick to the topic.

    For his last season Philippe Gilbert is skipping Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to focus on Milan-San Remo. The only Monument missing in his palmares.

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  • Thomas De Gendt’s Ridley Bike size 2021

    Thomas De Gendt’s Ridley Bike size 2021

    This is Thomas De Gendt Ridley Helium SLX 2021 size and fitting details.

    The Belgian Pro rider is racing the UCI World Tour with the Team Lotto Soudal until at least the year 2022.

    Thomas De Gendt is a powerful rider of 1m77 weighting 69kg at optimum fitness. He is Breakaway specialist which has often been his strategy to win a stage or a race.

    De Gendt is a fast climber, fast time trial racer and has a fast top speed in sprint. Good at all which makes him a serious candidate when in a breakaway.

    Read further to find out nerdy information about Thomas De Gendt such as:

    • Thomas De Gendt’s Ridley Bike size 2021
    • How the Team Lotto Soudal optimizes the power output of the team bikes
    • Nerdy details of the specifications of Thomas De Gendt’s Ridley
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  • Caleb Ewan’s Ridley Noah Fast 2019 Bike Size

    Caleb Ewan’s Ridley Noah Fast 2019 Bike Size

    Caleb Ewan is a prominent Australian Sprinter racing for the Lotto-Soudal especially famous for his sprinting style and his bike position is particularly .

    Caleb is a 165cm sprinter racing the 2019 season on a XS frame size Ridley Noah Fast for most sprint stages including the Tour de France.

    One of the most unusual particularity of the bike is it is fitted with a 150mm stem length. Try to convince your local bike shop you want a XS size frame mated with a XXXL size stem… (more…)