Next great American TdF GC contender?
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Next great American TdF GC contender?
Just wondering if there are any phenoms out there that I don't know about and would be interesting to follow. LeMond talked about Phinney during an interview, but he seems so far away.
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My favorite local hero just moved over from tri to road racing about a year ago. Started riding Cat4 in '06 (still tri, too, at this point), upgraded to 3 in March this year, Cat 2 in May, and Cat 1 this month. Won the first P/1/2 RR he entered as a 1 (Dayton, TN), and I know he won a stage in the Tour of Jamaica and was leading GC at that point, but I don't know his final placing. Last weekend was a bad weekend - he finished a lowly 4th in a 1/2 RR.
Look for him nationally soon if he continues climbing at this pace.
It's too bad he wasted so much time as a triathlete. He's now 26.
Look for him nationally soon if he continues climbing at this pace.
It's too bad he wasted so much time as a triathlete. He's now 26.
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I have to agree with bananatugger, I think Tom Danielson could be real good. Though it does seem like he's been around for a while. Anyone know how old he is?
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He's 30 according to his website https://www.tomdanielson.com/pages/bio.htm
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He's 30 according to his website https://www.tomdanielson.com/pages/bio.htm
Every time something other than his feet touches the tarmac, he gets hurt.
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