Great video! Good structure and easy to follow along and nice alternation between different footage keeping it interesting! I will be watching more of you
Which version of...whoever will we see I guess. As a Brit I'm obviously longing for a fit and injury free Brownlee, which we haven't really seen for a few years now.
17:46 - Brownlee attacking off the front has only become ‘effectively worthless’ because since 2016 his body simply hasn’t been resilient enough for him to put together back to back to back training blocks to give him the underlying endurance strength to pull this off. However … he now hasn’t been injured since he had those bone spurs removed 9 months ago. Who really knows training shape he is in. The PTO rankings have him outside the top 100 on the run (which underlies the problems he has faced with a body that looks like it is held together with sticky tape); but if he actually has the resilience back then frankly Brownlee going off the front at the end of the bike and making it stick could actually be a thing again.
Baekkegard only had an ‘ordinary’ championship season last year, but rounded off the year back to close to his best. He had the third fastest run time - and third fastest time overall behind Iden and Frodeno at the 2021 edition of the Collins cup - running 59 minutes for 18km. Very few can run under an hour at one of these PTO races, and I think with his all round ‘front pack’ swim and bike he could be the dark horse to make this stick. Brownlee is my ‘wild card’ - its likely that he will fade to somewhere between 6th and 10th, but if he is as strong again as he once was he wins by a very very large margin. Head says West, Baekkegard and Ditlev holding onto 3rd. Heart says that Brownlee rips everyone a new arsehole.
Great walk through of your analysis, enjoyed watching. To my mind RvB and Bogen would be strong picks for fifth, and who knows what Bogen can do, maybe he should be considered a contender for the win. Will be interesting to watch!
Great video! Love to see these analysis in triathlon. I was suprised you believe Rico is going to drop off on the bike. Should he not manage to finish Top-5 I’d think he probably loses a bit of time on the run with the level being on so high now🙌
Why can't the T100 series have 40 racers in each the men and women? I'm not sure if I want to watch the same 20 (more or less) over 8 races. The more racers in a race the more unpredictable it becomes. What are your thoughts?
I think having 20 athletes means you can cover all of them and talk about the stories. With 40 it’s harder to cover the race and the focus is drawn to the front. Hopefully the wildcards can bring some of the unpredictability
I don't think many people outside of the top 20 have a realistic chance of making the podium. If the T100 organizers think someone does have a chance they should get a wildcard slot.
Almost as good as the giant Sky Sports TV analysis screen! Actually a really cool way to break the race down. Interesting that you do the sensible thing and dismiss Brownlee from race contention. Every time he starts I think this'll be the race he proves the doubters wrong and so want that to be true. But every time it isn't! I hope you're wrong!
nicee assessment it it all relies on what theyb tpically did so far. its early in season, everybody is coming in diff shape. laidlow is probably feeling off after all the obligations of a world champs. gomez from the looks of it is out of contention being 40+.brownlee if slows down a bit on the bike and run will be a threat. ditlev is the only sure bet for me, db & long.
Fair play. A thorough constructive analysis with good rationale. Let’s see!
Great video! Good structure and easy to follow along and nice alternation between different footage keeping it interesting! I will be watching more of you
Nice analysis. I go with 1)west 2)Ditlev 3)Long
Which version of...whoever will we see I guess. As a Brit I'm obviously longing for a fit and injury free Brownlee, which we haven't really seen for a few years now.
In future can you add photos of the athletes, it makes it easier for us newbies to
Good analysis - keep up with the good work! Much appreciated by tri fans 👏🏼
17:46 - Brownlee attacking off the front has only become ‘effectively worthless’ because since 2016 his body simply hasn’t been resilient enough for him to put together back to back to back training blocks to give him the underlying endurance strength to pull this off. However … he now hasn’t been injured since he had those bone spurs removed 9 months ago. Who really knows training shape he is in. The PTO rankings have him outside the top 100 on the run (which underlies the problems he has faced with a body that looks like it is held together with sticky tape); but if he actually has the resilience back then frankly Brownlee going off the front at the end of the bike and making it stick could actually be a thing again.
great video and comment am your fan from thailand
enjoyable analysis- thanks for a great video
Baekkegard only had an ‘ordinary’ championship season last year, but rounded off the year back to close to his best. He had the third fastest run time - and third fastest time overall behind Iden and Frodeno at the 2021 edition of the Collins cup - running 59 minutes for 18km. Very few can run under an hour at one of these PTO races, and I think with his all round ‘front pack’ swim and bike he could be the dark horse to make this stick.
Brownlee is my ‘wild card’ - its likely that he will fade to somewhere between 6th and 10th, but if he is as strong again as he once was he wins by a very very large margin.
Head says West, Baekkegard and Ditlev holding onto 3rd. Heart says that Brownlee rips everyone a new arsehole.
Heart always says Brownlee !
Great walk through of your analysis, enjoyed watching. To my mind RvB and Bogen would be strong picks for fifth, and who knows what Bogen can do, maybe he should be considered a contender for the win. Will be interesting to watch!
This is class, great video Sam!
Thanks mate !
Ali Brownlee for the win!
Really liked your analysis !
Great video! Love to see these analysis in triathlon. I was suprised you believe Rico is going to drop off on the bike. Should he not manage to finish Top-5 I’d think he probably loses a bit of time on the run with the level being on so high now🙌
Let’s see! Haven’t seen him against Ditlev yet, also the late call up may play against him for this first race
Why can't the T100 series have 40 racers in each the men and women? I'm not sure if I want to watch the same 20 (more or less) over 8 races. The more racers in a race the more unpredictable it becomes. What are your thoughts?
I think having 20 athletes means you can cover all of them and talk about the stories. With 40 it’s harder to cover the race and the focus is drawn to the front. Hopefully the wildcards can bring some of the unpredictability
20 is how many contracts they dish out
I don't think many people outside of the top 20 have a realistic chance of making the podium. If the T100 organizers think someone does have a chance they should get a wildcard slot.
Wonder how close you will following the race - interesting
Almost as good as the giant Sky Sports TV analysis screen! Actually a really cool way to break the race down. Interesting that you do the sensible thing and dismiss Brownlee from race contention. Every time he starts I think this'll be the race he proves the doubters wrong and so want that to be true. But every time it isn't! I hope you're wrong!
Haha me too! Would happily be proven wrong on that
Is the race going to be open to fans ??
nicee assessment it it all relies on what theyb tpically did so far. its early in season, everybody is coming in diff shape. laidlow is probably feeling off after all the obligations of a world champs. gomez from the looks of it is out of contention being 40+.brownlee if slows down a bit on the bike and run will be a threat. ditlev is the only sure bet for me, db & long.
Not surprising, but Gomez dropped out because of illness.
Great video, would defo be nice to add a ss of their instagram or something when you say their name