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Procycling (via CN) on Fenn, Battaglin, Henao, Kelderman, Durbridge.
Highlights: Henao is talented (we probably knew that), Battaglin's favorite TV show is Desperate Housewives (we probably didn't). And Wilco is the successor to Merckx - but don't worry kid, no pressure or anything.

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Big fan of Durbridge.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see him battle for the TT podium every year for the next decade. However before I add him to my team, I need to know what kind of soda pop he likes.

Phinney did not make the list?

Interesting….

Not too sure who I’d take off, maybe turbo filled the slot that would have gone to Taylor – in which case they made the right call – but still, hard to think of “riders of the future” and not include Phinney..

No riders were included that were signed to

World Tour or Pro-Conti teams last year.

Ahhh

Are you implying that if I had read the linked article my question would have been rendered mute?

Lazy bastards who can’t be bothered to read linked articles? Yeah, that’s me …..

wtf...Kelderman is the next Merckx "proclaimed a dutch cycling forum member"

WOW…I guess I could be a source now if I do that with any young talent

Or even the next Joop...

he’ll probably be the next Joost Posthuma, as Dutch talents go.

To be fair, the article also says:
Kelderman is probably not the next Merckx or the next Zoetemelk – at the moment he’s a 20-year-old with a love of hair products.
Baffles me that they have to use a comment from an unnamed dutch forum

to get a quote about how good Kelderman is…and that they have to get one saying he is the next Merckx/Zoetemelk. It was irksome because a ton of people knew how good he was/is…you don’t have to go for the hyperbole from a DDIFP :p

It was Frinking

Take it for what it’s worth

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