Antonio Tiberi - Sniper is the new Shark

[SafeBet]

Fortunato

And Bayer, Kepplinger, Sutterlin, Petit.

Tiberi is highly regarded inside the team so I'm confident he wasn't forced to ride Dauphiné. He probably wanted to test himself as well. Two more racing days won't change much in the long run.

 

[tobydawq]

Not unexpected but not a bad data point to have. Is anyone else doing Dauphine after Giro?

Kepplinger, Sütterlin, Fortunato, Bayer and Petit.

Curiously, half of those are Bahrain riders but they were successful with Haig doing this double last year.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Kepplinger, Sütterlin, Fortunato, Bayer and Petit.

Curiously, half of those are Bahrain riders but they were successful with Haig doing this double last year.

It worked for them in the past, in 18 Bilbao won a stage after finishing sixth in the Giro.

 

[tobydawq]

It worked for them in the past, in 18 Bilbao won a stage after finishing sixth in the Giro.

He was not riding for Bahrain back then.

 

[Cycling111]

He impressed me in the finale. That explosive finish is supposed to be bad for him, and he did very well.

It's a shame that his first time trial was disappointing.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Good performance by Tiberi today. No black cat crossings....Stayed on the bike. limited time loss.

 

[Unchained]

Good performance by Tiberi today. No black cat crossings....Stayed on the bike. limited time loss.

He is a really really good bike racer, has excellent instincts. I hope he stays in the podium hunt..

 

[Netserk]

What did he say in his post-stage interview with Eurosport (in Italian)? There was also a Rai1 microphone, so I guess they have it too.

 

[Netserk]

He's the only one I've seen today which such a wound.

 

[Mayomaniac]

What did he say in his post-stage interview with Eurosport (in Italian)? There was also a Rai1 microphone, so I guess they have it too.

Didn't see the whole interview, he talked about knee and lower back pain.

 

[SafeBet]

If he's not too sore we might finally see him attacking in the third week.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If he's not too sore we might finally see him attacking in the third week.

That was the first time in ages that I agreed with Beppe Conti, he said that at this stage he should try to win a stage (without loosing time before) because that is worth more than a top 10 finish outside the top 5.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Seems like Bahrain was struck the most, true disaster.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Does anyone know what's going on this Vuelta? He looked pretty good in Poland and all of a sudden he's completely dead.

 

[SafeBet]

No info after he shipped 15 minutes the other day. Possibly the Vuelta is just not a good GT for him?
Let's see if he manages to get in a couple of breaks now that the team has lost the jersey.

 

[search]

Does anyone know what's going on this Vuelta? He looked pretty good in Poland and all of a sudden he's completely dead.

No info after he shipped 15 minutes the other day. Possibly the Vuelta is just not a good GT for him?
Let's see if he manages to get in a couple of breaks now that the team has lost the jersey.

there's a rest day interview on Bici.pro. He was a bit sick after Poland, but it sounds like he mostly is just tired from a long season, and doesn't have much left

La Vuelta riposa, facciamo luce su Tiberi - bici.PRO

Non la Vuelta che Tiberi si aspettava. E se la causa fosse l'affaticamento (anche) per i tanti ritiri, anche dopo il Polonia? Una cosa è certa: lui è stanco

bici.pro

 

[Hugo Koblet]

there's a rest day interview on Bici.pro. He was a bit sick after Poland, but it sounds like he mostly is just tired from a long season, and doesn't have much left

La Vuelta riposa, facciamo luce su Tiberi - bici.PRO

Non la Vuelta che Tiberi si aspettava. E se la causa fosse l'affaticamento (anche) per i tanti ritiri, anche dopo il Polonia? Una cosa è certa: lui è stanco

bici.pro

That sounds weird. Especially the fatigue part, since he had less than 50 race days when he blew up this Vuelta. But he has had a few periods of illness and recovery this season, so perhaps that's what's taking its toll as well.

 

[Netserk]

bullseye today

with his strong start to the season and big program, i just hope he wont be too tired come summer

 

[pastronef]

what a win for Tiberi! WT stage for Bahrain. nice win for Bianchi bikes too. thank god he didn't get caught and avoided another UAE win

 

[Red Rick]

Great performance in February. That is against the rules of the inflatable shark cult.

 

[Tim Cahill]

They looked utterly helpless against the San Marino Sniper, Caruso has passed on the ways like Yoda.

 

[hayneplane]

Hugely impressive today against a decent field. 1st world tour win and a very clear step forward in climbing level.

 

[Breh]

Very happy for him!

There is something in his style that I appreciate.

 

[SafeBet]

Great performance in February. That is against the rules of the inflatable shark cult.

This happened in February the last time Nibali won a GT though: https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=57&y=2016

BTW, I know Tiberi had never showed this level uphill but I'm now wondering what his level in last year's Giro would have been without the Nova Gorica crash. He was sitting in third position ahead of Carapaz and Yates.