Andrea Guardini Fan Club

[Waterloo Sunrise]

2 from 2 as a pro.


Anyone betting against him winning every stage of the tour (including both climbs) en route to a 2000 CQ point debut season?

 

[will10]

I'll bet against you.

 

[bicing]

Who is he? Mollema in disguise?

 

[ingsve]

Perhaps he should DNS the next stage and finish his season unbeaten.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Perhaps he should DNS the next stage and finish his season unbeaten.

Alas, too late.

He's crap now anyway, never amount to anything.

 

[maltiv]

Only third today so he is definitely in decline. Another super talent who doesn't live up to his potential. His career is all downhill from now.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Back in the game baby!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

But now he's only at a 50% winrate

 

[Jamsque]

Is it time for the first hype train of the season already? Hot damn!

So, you know how this works. We need to pick a legendary former pro to compare Guardini to so that expectations for his career palmares are set so high he can never meet them.

Any suggestions? Since he's an Italian sprinter I feel Cipollini is the obvious choice. How does Andrea feel on the subject of tiger-print skinsuits?

 

[jaylew]

I don't know. I think this year's hype train recipient will wind up being Michael Matthews. He fits the mold, right? EBH, Sagan...

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Yannick Eijssen and Phinney will be hyped too... But go Guardini

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Yannick Eijssen and Phinney will be hyped too... But go Guardini

Who? These wannabes will flatter to deceive - Andrea is already delivering on the biggest stage there is.

 

[DAOTEC]

Who? These wannabes will flatter to deceive - Andrea is already delivering on the biggest stage there is.

+1 > and that with don 'Çipo' on his side

This guy is a bloody Musso SuperTank

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Guardini does it again! 4/7 now!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Ok, joking aside that's now 4 out of 5 in sprints, where the failure was a podium and the last win was a pretty sharp uphill sprint -

http://www.ltdl.com.my/2011/therace/profile7.asp

Winning with that level of consistency suggests the actual ability differential between him and the competition is pretty enormous if he can keep absorbing the random effects of luck and still win. Obviously form will come in to that, but still, the kid is obviously extremely talented.

Can we all agree the cq ranking game is now between the 3 or 4 of us with the foresight and knowledge to pick him?

 

[hrotha]

This guy is a bloody Musso SuperTank

You mean ineffective and just for show?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

You mean ineffective and just for show?

Quit harshing everyone's buzz.

 

[jens_attacks]

wow this kid is a big surprise.but after all,petacchi will retire someday,italians can stay relaxed.

 

[sktooo]

Ok, joking aside that's now 4 out of 5 in sprints, where the failure was a podium and the last win was a pretty sharp uphill sprint -

http://www.ltdl.com.my/2011/therace/profile7.asp

There's some error in the stage profile, it supposed downhill, not uphill...

 

[taiwan]

I'm genuinely getting on the hype train. I'ts just one minor early season race, but he's clearly a cut above the competition.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

There's some error in the stage profile, it supposed downhill, not uphill...

So he can cope with surprises and still dominate? Winner.

 

[sublimit]

This guy is a bloody Musso SuperTank

Forget Qatar where he might get some resistance.. The Tour of Egypt here we come!

He's obviously quite good though, I remember hearing about him last year and about the guy being the "new" Cavendish or something.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He's gone **** again

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He's gone **** again

Scratch that, he's a genius.

Get on board before the Oman sprint victory.

 

[jaylew]

I'm not jumping on the train just yet. He's obviously talented and may be a top sprinter in the future, but it's not as if he's sprinting against any top guys and top sprint trains there. And Langkawi's sprints have been dominated by several guys in the past who didn't wind up becoming stars (Loddo, G Brown, Gavazzi...)

I guess I just want to see him up against the big boys first