Red Rick said:Here's what I loved about the forum when I was lurking. Little trolling, little insulting, just hyping.
It is not hype. It is a realistic prediction of their current, and future abilities... you idiot
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It is not hype. It is a realistic prediction of their current, and future abilities... you idiot
BeagRigh said:Arguably? I'm surprised at you...
Oh, I am utterly convinced, but there are some at this forum who would give Nibali that honour. I don't buy it, but there is still a discussion to be had
Looks like sky bringing their A domestique for TA - Konig, Poehls, Nieve, Kennaugh. Contador only got Basso and Kreuziger. Should be exciting TA.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/start-list
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/start-list
Jelantik said:
Diesel power for Tinkoff-Saxo.
Majka deserves a couple of chances in important stage races (Paris Nice), especially if 2 important races overlap.
What matters is that they bring the A team to the Tour.
Rogers and Kiserlovski also riding Paris Nice?
Rogers would be important and the key to a Top3 in that TT. Especially beating Sky should be the aim. But look at how decent they did at the Vuelta with that B squad.
Short turns at the front are required from everyone. Sagan, Bennati, Tosatto, Bodnar and Alberto himself know how to push 800 m multiple times. Some of them were sprinters (Bennati) or part of great sprint trains (Tosatto) and generally very pace resistent riders.
It's better than their Vuelta team. Basso is also a good help for short distances...look at his prologue from Andalucia.
3rd - 6th place.
Could be interesting if Alberto gains 15-20 sec in the TTT over Froome. In the opposite case maybe even more.
Short turns at the front are required from everyone. Sagan, Bennati, Tosatto, Bodnar and Alberto himself know how to push 800 m multiple times. Some of them were sprinters (Bennati) or part of great sprint trains (Tosatto) and generally very pace resistent riders.
It's better than their Vuelta team. Basso is also a good help for short distances...look at his prologue from Andalucia.
3rd - 6th place.
Could be interesting if Alberto gains 15-20 sec in the TTT over Froome. In the opposite case maybe even more.
Well, maybe they want to practice it with as many from the Tour team as possible. I still think it'd make more sense if Rogers was there.LaFlorecita said:as if their TTT team isn't good enough now. haha
Dr. Juice said:Rogers would be important and the key to a Top3 in that TT. Especially beating Sky should be the aim. But look at how decent they did at the Vuelta with that B squad.
Short turns at the front are required from everyone. Sagan, Bennati, Tosatto, Bodnar and Alberto himself know how to push 800 m multiple times. Some of them were sprinters (Bennati) or part of great sprint trains (Tosatto) and generally very pace resistent riders.
It's better than their Vuelta team. Basso is also a good help for short distances...look at his prologue from Andalucia.
3rd - 6th place.
Could be interesting if Alberto gains 15-20 sec in the TTT over Froome. In the opposite case maybe even more.
Everyone except for maybe Basso is good in TTTs. In fact someone like Tosatto, Bennati or Bodnar might be better in a short TTT than Rogers.
Netserk said:
Agree, as he can help on the climbs too.
I see Rogers is not doing PN either, is he injured/sick?
I don't know. Maybe he is racing Langkawi? It certainly is weird.peloton said:
Edit: He is not racing Langkawi either. Hmm.
Netserk said:
I've already seen reputed riders not doing neither of these races in the past. I think perhaps he is looking to preserve himself, give priority to rest to be performant on Grand Tours following last year's pattern (Was suspended first half of the season and it most likely was the best season of his career in terms of climbing performance)
Dr. Juice said:Diesel power for Tinkoff-Saxo.
Majka deserves a couple of chances in important stage races (Paris Nice), especially if 2 important races overlap.
What matters is that they bring the A team to the Tour.
Rogers and Kiserlovski also riding Paris Nice?
I didn't see rogers in the rosters. But he should be at TA?. The team for Langkawi and Paris Nice have been announced. Kiserlovski is with Majka and no Rogers. I hope Majka kicked tejay freakin garderen *** ..
BlurryVII said:
hmm.. you make a good point. Wasn't that last year rogers was back racing at LBL? and he was in stellar form in the Giro and even the Tour? Maybe they did the same thing with Rogers this time..
Jelantik said:I didn't see rogers in the rosters. But he should be at TA?. The team for Langkawi and Paris Nice have been announced. Kiserlovski is with Majka and no Rogers. I hope Majka kicked tejay freakin garderen *** ..
No, the by the looks of it Rogers won't be at Tirreno. That's what the discussion was about.
LaFlorecita said:
I think they go the " don't change a winning formula" way. Aru is doing the same.
Whatever the case, Tinkov-Saxo need a good formation for the opening TTTrial of Tirreno!
PS. Monte Teminillo is a climb I have raced up on several occasions (the last time I road up it was in August), but they never go up the harder of the two ascents, which is a real pitty.
PS. Monte Teminillo is a climb I have raced up on several occasions (the last time I road up it was in August), but they never go up the harder of the two ascents, which is a real pitty.
LaFlorecita said:
Ok thanks.
I only ask because I seen Froome saying he "heard a rumour" Contador wasn't going to do the Giro. Froome has never struck me as the type for mindgames, maybe he is just reiterating what Lopez said the othe week, and maybe he heard it from Lopez. It would he a shock to me if AC didn't do Giro but if he gets an "injury" preceding Giro, maybe there is something in these 'rumours' all along.
rhubroma said:
IMO the side they do is the hardest. The other side has 2 km over 9% but the rest of the climb is similar and the real climbing is only 10 km (7 km if you stop at 16xx m) compared to 15 km of climbing to the finish line (more if they did the whole climb. The other side starts at around 900 m. The classic side starts at around 500 m. Much more climbing.
Look: T-A
http://climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Terminillo&MountainID=3722
The side you mentioned:
http://climbbybike.com/profile.asp?Climbprofile=Terminillo&MountainID=3721
Dr. Juice said:
Nah, I've ridden up both. The side from Leonessa, not Rieti, is harder. Perhaps it is the narrower road and poorer surface that plays a factor. In addition the Rieti side toward the end flattens out nicely, although the last few k are tough again. Whereas the Leonessa side is tough the whole last 10 k.
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