2013 Tirreno - Adriatico

[greenedge]

Evans will hopefully own this race- 2011 style.

 

[SafeBet]

@Miburo: after seeing Nibbles struggling during last stages of Oman, I'm less confident he can be up there with Berto in the TT

 

[Eshnar]

@Miburo: after seeing Nibbles struggling during last stages of Oman, I'm less confident he can be up there with Berto in the TT

Nibbles is quite fast in building his form. Remember last year's Ardennes?

 

[Miburo]

@Miburo: after seeing Nibbles struggling during last stages of Oman, I'm less confident he can be up there with Berto in the TT

I don't know where you got the idea that he could do that in a TT against Contador

 

[cineteq]

I don't know where you got the idea that he could do that in a TT against Contador

Maybe because we've been watching what Lo Squalo did the last couple of years? Maybe because Contador is not the same guy he once was?

Where have you been?

 

[SafeBet]

Nibbles is quite fast in building his form. Remember last year's Ardennes?

True, but he was coming from an excellent first part of the season.
He's looking closer to what we've seen in Lombardia, Piemonte and WC at the moment. He really needs to step up if he wants to have a chance in spring races.

 

[Miburo]

Maybe because we've been watching what Lo Squalo did the last couple of years? Maybe because Contador is not the same guy he once was?

Where have you been?

Oh yeah I remember the giro 2011. Or is that too long ago?

 

[Bavarianrider]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

 

[Miburo]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

LOL well he can try against 5 of the top 7 GC guys

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

Good chance of doing so. He should destroy the TT and can hang in the mountains when he puts his mind to it

 

[Bavarianrider]

LOL well he can try against 5 of the top 7 GC guys

I like his attitude. He always has big targets and is not shy of speaking them out. Only those who aim for greatness can achieve greatness

 

[SafeBet]

Good chance of doing so. He should destroy the TT and can hang in the mountains when he puts his mind to it

What on earth can you destroy in 9 freaking kilometres?

 

[Miburo]

I like his attitude. He always has big targets and is not shy of speaking them out. Only those who aim for greatness can achieve greatness

But thinking you can win against Contador/Froome and Evans on a stage race which isn't suited for him is ridiculous.

You've to be realistic, then again i want Contador to aim again for giro/tour and I think he can do it so yea i shouldn't say much

 

[janraaskalt]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

In English and more elaborate:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/road/martin-takes-aim-at-tirreno_274991

 

[Miburo]

Good chance of doing so. He should destroy the TT and can hang in the mountains when he puts his mind to it

Martin never has shown he can do that against the top guys, besides the little hills in the tirreno don't suit him at all.

And he'll get at best 15 seconds in the ITT.

Edit: But ok so Martin is in it. Tirreno keeps getting bigger.

Andy 'was' going ride it, right?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

Perhaps an attention seeker move, but who cares. Bring him on and lets see what he can do. The more the better.

 

[Afrank]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

I'll cheer for Martin if he manages to do well. But I just can't see him beating Froome, Contador, Purito, Evans, and Nibali on these parcours.
It is nice to see he has some ambition to try out a different race and go for the win in it though.

 

[Dedelou]

I'll cheer for Martin if he manages to do well. But I just can't see him beating Froome, Contador, Purito, Evans, and Nibali on these parcours.
It is nice to see he has some ambition to try out a different race and go for the win in it though.

my thought too. we can only admire his ambition if he matches his words with an honest try

 

[BillytheKid]

I like his attitude. He always has big targets and is not shy of speaking them out. Only those who aim for greatness can achieve greatness

He will definately ad firepower to this years TA.

 

[del1962]

Is Tony Martin that good in really short Time Trials though? I know his from wasnt great in last years tour, but 45th in prologue compared to 12th in ITT

 

[infeXio]

He had a puncture or something like that in the tour prologue

 

[del1962]

He had a puncture or something like that in the tour prologue

Ok that explains it, though FC only gained 16 seconds on Froome, so cant see Martin gaining more than that.

 

[hfer07]

True, but he was coming from an excellent first part of the season.
He's looking closer to what we've seen in Lombardia, Piemonte and WC at the moment. He really needs to step up if he wants to have a chance in spring races.

Nibbs main goal is Il Giro- he'll peak & be ready for it-NOT BEFORE- perhaps he may try something in L-B-L- if the opportunity appears, but that's it.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Is Tony Martin that good in really short Time Trials though? I know his from wasnt great in last years tour, but 45th in prologue compared to 12th in ITT

He had a puncture.
He was only 2 seconds behind Cancellara at the 3km mark.

 

[theyoungest]

Tony Martin is racing and says he wants to win the general classification

German source
http://www.sport1.de/de/radsport/newspage_677966.html

It depends on how he fares in the TTT, Froome and Contador don't have the best teams for that. But realistically he needs at least a minute on them from the TTT to stand a chance.