53rd Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco - 1-6 April 2013

[Jelantik]

Good chance, unless Froome or Porte crashes out of the Tour early.

Wiggins seems to indicate he may go for the triple this season. Not sure if he is serious.

wiggin says whatever he wants these days. Because now days people listen to him, even if he sneezes we hear him in the news. If someone crushes him in Giro and put him out of contention in TDF, no one cares even if he wants to want to ride mt. Everest.

anyway, back to Pais Vasco, looks like Saxo is sending a great team. I heard Rogers was still there up until 4km at the Crit. Hopefully he would be up there. 1-2-3 saxo won't be a bad result (i wish.. LOL)

 

[aboveabove]

I think Vuelta Ciclista really not for Team SKY at all

5 stages hard climb and 1 stage TT climb just for a real climb teams (not Sky)

here's my Climber list that can take top 5 for this race

VALVERDE, A.
CONTADOR, A.
RUJANO, J.
SANCHEZ, S.
SCHLECK, A.
COBO, J. J.
HESJEDAL, R.
MOLLEMA, B.
MENCHOV, D.
TEN DAM, L.
HORNER, C.
ALBASINI, M.
ANTON, I.
CUNEGO, D.
KREUZIGER, R.

 

[The Sheep]

Add Wout Poels to that.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Some of those names are very funny.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Indeed. Contador aside, Porte probably beats everyone on that list nowadays.

 

[maltiv]

Don't forget Nordhaug, he was 6th here last year.

Oh wait, do forget him, he has no shape this year, after he caught the mandatory knee injury every rider signed by Rabo/Blanco gets

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Don't forget Nordhaug, he was 6th here last year.

Oh wait, do forget him, he has no shape this year, after he caught the mandatory knee injury every rider signed by Rabo/Blanco gets

He's just off the Sky training program and lost all marginal gains.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He's just off the Sky training program and lost all marginal gains.

Yup, like Cav, who's been visibly weaker on the climbs this year...

 

[jens_attacks]

alberto really has to show something special like in his best days here.
just checked and now froomey is the nr 1 favourite to win the tour de france, above alberto . who would have thought 2 years ago?

 

[theyoungest]

Yup, like Cav, who's been visibly weaker on the climbs this year...

Cav is a sprinter, the Sky program doesn't work for that type of rider.

 

[LaFlorecita]

alberto really has to show something special like in his best days here.
just checked and now froomey is the nr 1 favourite to win the tour de france, above alberto . who would have thought 2 years ago?

It was obvious this was going to happen, I bet a few days before the start of the Tour Froome Porte and Wiggins will be 1-2-3. Alberto will only drop further. To be honest I don't give a **** anymore. It is funny and also a bit sad.

 

[Miburo]

Indeed. Contador aside, Porte probably beats everyone on that list nowadays.

What are you on?

Like Contador can beat Porte in a climb

 

[Miburo]

It was obvious this was going to happen, I bet a few days before the start of the Tour Froome Porte and Wiggins will be 1-2-3. Alberto will only drop further. To be honest I don't give a **** anymore. It is funny and also a bit sad.

I agree with that. During stage 4 of T-A i was laughing out of disbelieve.

In C-A i almost died laughing.

I guess it's true what they say. The brits are comical people.

 

[Pentacycle]

Yup, like Cav, who's been visibly weaker on the climbs this year...

He just had an amazing MSR considering the circumstances, and he rode well on the cobbled hills in the Driedaagse. He's had a better year so far than he had at Sky, somehow his support is already better than in 2011, although OPQS derails every time.

 

[roundabout]

Horner out.

What a joke.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He just had an amazing MSR considering the circumstances, and he rode well on the cobbled hills in the Driedaagse. He's had a better year so far than he had at Sky, somehow his support is already better than in 2011, although OPQS derails every time.

I was being sarcastic.

 

[Pentacycle]

I was being sarcastic.

You were comparing Cavendish to Nordhaug, who is in fact riding much worse this year ofc, which made your intention unclear. Sorry for the misunderstanding though.

 

[cineteq]

I think Vuelta Ciclista really not for Team SKY at all

5 stages hard climb and 1 stage TT climb just for a real climb teams (not Sky)

here's my Climber list that can take top 5 for this race

VALVERDE, A.
CONTADOR, A.
RUJANO, J.
SANCHEZ, S.
SCHLECK, A.
COBO, J. J.
HESJEDAL, R.
MOLLEMA, B.
MENCHOV, D.
TEN DAM, L.
HORNER, C.
ALBASINI, M.
ANTON, I.
CUNEGO, D.
KREUZIGER, R.

No Nibali, no Gesink. Hi Ryo!

 

[LaFlorecita]

No Nibali, no Gesink. Hi Ryo!

They will not be in the race will they?

 

[Netserk]

They will not be in the race will they?

Nor will Valverde

 

[cineteq]

They will not be in the race will they?

Nope, but he never know who's racing what (Valverde, Horner are not racing either). That's another clue, plus that's the outdated climber list he's shown before.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Nor will Valverde

I guess that's why they put the

 

[Jelantik]

how was sammy sanchez these days? I haven't heard about him lately... And his first back to racing is a monstrous mountain race?? geeezzz...

 

[Forunculo]

how was sammy sanchez these days? I haven't heard about him lately... And his first back to racing is a monstrous mountain race?? geeezzz...

a nearly retired rider but he can pull a show sometimes

 

[Dazed and Confused]

a nearly retired rider but he can pull a show sometimes

probably still the best on Euskaltel. Anton Struggling, Nieve not stepping up. Young Izaguirre? Maybe.