Great win by Moreno,only Betancurt could beat him.
Gilbert is not a favourite for LBL.thats clear
Gilbert is not a favourite for LBL.thats clear
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I wouldn't say he's worse than last year.
Problem is Iglinskiy, Nibali, Rodriguez, Rolland, Gerrans etc are specifically targeting L-B-L, plus Henao and Valverde who are great already. Unless Gilbert has only been interested in winning on Sunday he will probably be outside the top10.
Problem is Iglinskiy, Nibali, Rodriguez, Rolland, Gerrans etc are specifically targeting L-B-L, plus Henao and Valverde who are great already. Unless Gilbert has only been interested in winning on Sunday he will probably be outside the top10.
jens_attacks said:
1994:1 km@11,1%---3:12---average speed 18.75 km/h(Argentin-Furlan)
This is really beyond ridiculous indeed
betancur's attack was out of this world though and he almost made it _O_
great for the colombians, they showed again how strong they are
phil is millions years away of his 2011 form sadly
moreno was the strongest though, chapeau!
great for the colombians, they showed again how strong they are
phil is millions years away of his 2011 form sadly
moreno was the strongest though, chapeau!
I just realized that a "bad" Contador could have broken the record of Gilbert If he didnt go too early
There is a need for new adjectives for his form right now
There is a need for new adjectives for his form right now
The GCW said:
I wouldn't say that. Today, he marked Gilbert, which was not obviously a good idea. Also, he was tired from the cobbles. If he gets a little more strength and some experience, he might have a chance. Also, after conquering the cobbles, he might time his peak to ardennes, which would be yet another story again. He definately could win all of the classics one day, but most probably not in one year. Imho, that's not even humanly possible.
He blew himself? Wow, that guy can do everything on a bikeDekker_Tifosi said:
Sadly he's not that fast right now. He looks sort of similar to last year, sadly.
Giampaolo Caruso of Katusha is strong this spring, and has been for many weeks now. He´s one of the very few riders of the 2006 58 name list (you know, which) who really came back strong, and is almost world class again. Even more surprising as he is not THIS big of a star, and so really seemed endangered to be made a sacrifice like e.g. a Koldo Gil, etc.
After today, we should stop creating polls maybe, for a while. It´s so unpredictible, who´d have thought Moreno would do it?
One is for sure, there is absolutely no favourite for LBL this year, absolutely none. Maybe Valverde as a 1:10 favourite, and others being 1:11 and higher.
After today, we should stop creating polls maybe, for a while. It´s so unpredictible, who´d have thought Moreno would do it?
One is for sure, there is absolutely no favourite for LBL this year, absolutely none. Maybe Valverde as a 1:10 favourite, and others being 1:11 and higher.
Escarabajo said:
Could he just be tiring? He's been going strong for a long time now and had poor result in AGR as well.
I don't think we can count Gilbert out just yet. AGR is more similar to LBL than FW is and Gilbert went well there. No, he's not in 2011 form, but I don't think there's anyone who's head and shoulders above the field at the moment. I'd say LBL is wide open and there are 20 guys who could win.
icefire said:
Yes, and I strongly suppose he could have won it today, if he wouldn´t have had this mechanical.
jens_attacks said:
exaclty. it's just a real pity they didn't win. especially betancurt. the future is without limits for colombian cycling now
@Ryo, I think you are one the posters here with the biggest cycling knowledge. How do you rate Kwiatkowski? what do you think of his potential?
Re: Dan Martin,
About Dan,
The mechanical, then He was already back for 15k, He spent some juice getting back, He didn't have a lead-out, poor position for the final... all of that is in the past.
The Giro d'Italia was not won today.
Think Dan Martin and Ryder and Garmin crew will be ready for Giro-thon. If the Giro is the big cheese (& I think it is), this is all prep work. -The way Ryder buried Himself at Amstel last Saturday... What they're training for now will come in handy for those 6 MTF's in the Giro-grounds.
Can hardly wait for the Giro-ation.
About Dan,
The mechanical, then He was already back for 15k, He spent some juice getting back, He didn't have a lead-out, poor position for the final... all of that is in the past.
The Giro d'Italia was not won today.
Think Dan Martin and Ryder and Garmin crew will be ready for Giro-thon. If the Giro is the big cheese (& I think it is), this is all prep work. -The way Ryder buried Himself at Amstel last Saturday... What they're training for now will come in handy for those 6 MTF's in the Giro-grounds.
Can hardly wait for the Giro-ation.
Bushman said:
he surprised me ever since turning pro. I thought he would become somilar like popovych in early physical peak. he imo will become a huge factor in classics and especially because he's also very fast. I think his itt may decline with years as well. not for gt's though I think. he's better on shorter climbs. but if you saw him in flanders, amazing in cobbles too. one thing for sure. he has an incredible engine to go 200 km+
Netserk said:
most of people on this forum claiming he was better than last year + fail ofg the day
ashame for betancurt though, his first ever fleche and mur and he had amazing power
RHRH19861986 said:
the mechanical meant notyhing. it was in a fats downhil part and the cars brougjht him back, now hesjedal. he was relaly hampered by mechnical before the 2nd last mur
Ryo Hazuki said:
Thanks. I'm not quit convinced about GTs either. Is he big enough to be a real factor on the cobbles? He is something like 68 Kg no? But may not hurt him too much in flanders, where most of the cobbles are uphill.
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