2012 Giro Di Lombardia 29/09/2012

[burning]

I think so maybe the virus that starts with "c".

That is the case I think

 

[Albert Fishwick]

He's been replaced. Team is Barry, Henao, Lofkvist, Nordhaug, Pate, Porte, Puccio, Uran.

 

[Duartista]

Anyway , i hope for Contador to win , just so that he get his monument win he deserves so much

I don't see why he would be particularly deserving. How many monuments has he even started in his career?

 

[Afrank]

I don't see why he would be particularly deserving. How many monuments has he even started in his career?

He's always been focused on the GT's and other stage races in the past. He was 3rd in Fleche Wallone in 2010 as far as I can remember that has been his best result in the one day classics aside from his Milano-Torino win.

 

[ILovecycling]

piti out of lombardy with the flu

Nooo!I really believed

 

[The Hitch]

He's always been focused on the GT's and other stage races in the past. He was 3rd in Fleche Wallone in 2010 as far as I can remember that has been his best result in the one day classics aside from his Milano-Torino win.

Since he won his first gt i believe the ammount of classics Contador has done is on average 1 a year, and thats if we include the spanish nats as a classic.

 

[The Hitch]

piti out of lombardy with the flu

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[the asian]

Nooo!I really believed

He really wont race in Italy.

 

[pdluz7]

I don't see why he would be particularly deserving. How many monuments has he even started in his career?

Zero (0) monument, he debuted winning one-day races this week, Contador deserves to win a monument, I do not know if it will be Lombardy, but he will win one day.

 

[kukiniloa]

I agree, Gilbert will never win Lombardy, doesn't suit him at all.

Is that the sarcasm emoticon? Guess so...

 

[kukiniloa]

Haha nice.

ummm...Valverde?

 

[Duartista]

Zero (0) monument, he debuted winning one-day races this week, Contador deserves to win a monument, I do not know if it will be Lombardy, but he will win one day.

He has started LBL 3 times, and never threatened to win. If you say a rider 'deserves' to win a monument, that, to me, implies that he has made a number of attempts to do so, coming close more than once. Otherwise it's like saying that Andy Schleck deserves to win the Vuelta.

 

[Parrulo]

Since he won his first gt i believe the ammount of classics Contador has done is on average 1 a year, and thats if we include the spanish nats as a classic.

to be fair in 2010 contador said he wanted to focus on the ardennes in the future and that he would ride them that year to gain experience and help vino (which he did). he ended up only riding FW and LBL because of the silly ash cloud that canceled all flights for like 2 weeks.

then clen gate happened and it's not like he has had much chances to focus on them again, in 2011 he was focusing on the giro and this year he was suspended.

 

[kukiniloa]

ummm...Valverde?

sorry, forgot my sarcasm emoticon...

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Contador deserves to win a monument.

Why? If he'd come close on a number of occasions before, fine, but they've barely been on his radar.

 

[pdluz7]

He has started LBL 3 times, and never threatened to win. If you say a rider 'deserves' to win a monument, that, to me, implies that he has made a number of attempts to do so, coming close more than once. Otherwise it's like saying that Andy Schleck deserves to win the Vuelta.

Sorry, I don´t know if Andy was in some Vuelta start list . Returning to Lombardy, when I say Contador deserves to win, I think if he has "good legs", he will try to win.

 

[metaCYCLE]

don't know about the winner, but i'm sure Patxi Vila will be in the day's break.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Why? If he'd come close on a number of occasions before, fine, but they've barely been on his radar.

He deserves to win a monument because he deserves to go out of this sport as one of the greats

 

[Parrulo]

Costa says he is feeling tired and feels like his form is getting worse everyday so that's another one we should count out of a good result tomorrow.

he has indeed had a fairly long season so it's normal.

 

[Panda Claws]

Saying Contador 'deserves' to win a monument is like saying that Cav deserves to win Paris-Nice because he won Ster ZLM Tour

 

[HCl+HN03]

Sorry, I don´t know if Andy was in some Vuelta start list . Returning to Lombardy, when I say Contador deserves to win, I think if he has "good legs", he will try to win.

Well, deserves means something complety different. But maybe he deservs a win after tomorrow.

 

[zapata]

Deserving to win, that's Nibali. A long range attack and solo win, that would be beautiful. Won't happen, though.

 

[pdluz7]

He deserves to win a monument because he deserves to go out of this sport as one of the greats

Junior member, thank you for the response.

 

[manafana]

gilbert will find this alot harder those climbs are pretty sapping this is like a though tour stage with flat run in.

 

[greenedge]

Deserving to win, that's Nibali. A long range attack and solo win, that would be beautiful. Won't happen, though.

Yes i completely agree. He deserves it after his performance last year and 3rd in M-SR and 2nd in LBL/ this TDF and WC.

Gilbert i think is favourite but the route might now be harder and that plays to Contadors' advantage.