Groupama-FDJ 2021 Preview
Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Lanterne Rouge Media, SL
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🗓️ 18 February 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Time for change for FDJ, with Pinot going to the Giro and their key rider now a favourite sprinter, surely headed to the Tour de France, Arnaud Demare. Benji and Lanterne break down whether the change of schedule and direction will suit Pinot, whether Demare can repeat his 2020 level and whether David Gaudu really should go for GC.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Lantern Roo cycling podcast with Benji Nice and this is the Guru Palmer |
| 0:07.0 | FDJ 2021 preview. We're recording this after the conclusion of the 12th of a surge and |
| 0:12.5 | to the liberal loss, as well as Grand Prix, Siklist La Masalaise, and I think Elmeria, |
| 0:17.2 | I can't remember if FDJ even went there or not, but we're not going to pretend like |
| 0:20.1 | those races haven't happened yet. We're recording it after that, so we use that information |
| 0:24.1 | in this preview as best we can. We are recording before the UAE to allow victories for FDJ |
| 0:29.8 | 2020, quick 2020 season review, then we'll have transfers, then we'll pick their teams |
| 0:34.1 | for the monuments and grand tours, and then we'll have our hot takes, predictions, but |
| 0:38.9 | Benji 20 wins in 2020, but 24 wins in 2019, I still think the 2020 season was better, |
| 0:44.9 | a six or seven world tour level wins, six grand tour stage wins compared to two grand tour |
| 0:50.7 | stage wins in 2019, and I think three or four world tour level wins in 2019, so I think |
| 0:57.7 | they're missing just a few wins from races that didn't even happen in 2020, that they |
| 1:02.4 | usually rack up wins at some of those small or one-one French races, but how did you rate |
| 1:07.4 | the FDJ season bearing in mind the Pino Tour de France disappointment? |
| 1:12.0 | Honestly, a pretty good season, and it's 20 victories when you think about FDJ, you're |
| 1:17.4 | like, that's a good number, but looking more into these victories, it's very centered |
| 1:22.2 | around one rider, and perhaps a second rider that has to high and victories as well in 2020, |
| 1:29.0 | well, obviously it's our no-demar, he started off with a splendid post-COVID period, I think |
| 1:34.7 | pre-COVID didn't do too much, but post-COVID, he started off with Milano Torino, great sprint |
| 1:40.4 | there against the better sprinters in the world, then went to Tour de Wallone, even was there |
| 1:44.5 | as well in search, and he just, he just brought it home like two stages, the entire GCN |
| 1:49.7 | at the last stage being an absolute monster of the little stage as well, so great stuff, |
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