Recent content by Lambanna

Re: Re: Hmmm, as I said people will want their local riders from their own country to do well but sky as a brand to cheer on - I don't know about that, in regions I mentioned for historical justifiable reasons sky brand is not popular to put it mildly, if you know a liverpool supporter ask...

Re: I think people severely over estimate how popular sky are as a team, I think people assume that English speaking people support them, rest assured that is not the case. I'm Irish and even though Roche and Deignan are with sky you would find very ver very few Irish people cheering on team...

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015 Stage 20: Saint-Vincent – Sestriere 1 As a bmc fan just want to gauge peoples on Damiano Caruso and his potential going forward, he is not going to be a big race winner but 8th in the giro and 9th in the vuelta are solid results, it's just he hasn't done much outside of...

Re: Re: Agreed with all of the above, if Contador wins the tour for me it will be his most impressive win in his career (that's saying something with the career he has had) but to win against 3 "fresher" riders if all stay fit and well in Quintana Froome and Nibali would be a win for the ages...

Re: Re: Do you know if Landa is out of contract at the end of this year, just curious if he is what his possible plans could be, is he at the stage where he could be a team leader for movistar in grand tours Quintana does not partake in with valverde getting older. I know it's a very small...

Re: Agreed with all the above, it's one area where I believe Contador is always a step ahead of his rivals, always sizing up opportunities and thinking smart on the bike, Nibali does to a certain extent, Froome does to a lesser extent and Quintana is developing this side with experience (...

I do feel a little sympathy for Richie I have to confess, I would not be a fan of sky but I would assume he went into this Giro thinking top 3 definitely possible, this could guarantee a better contract for next year be it at sky or somewhere else, to have that blown up in a very public way has...

Hi all, long time reader, first time contributor so bear with me, just curious why some of the "bigger" teams did not send their A list teams to this instead of le tour, are commercial obligations and visibility worth so much at the tour than having a potential podium at the giro. Have always...