Carlos Betancur discussion thread

[burning]

To be fair, his quadriceps were never skinny even though he was in shape.

 

[tristecsinamigos]

Another DNF, wellp... at least he lost some kilo maybe?

 

[gerundium]

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To be fair, his quadriceps were never skinny even though he was in shape.

This seems like such a lifetime ago. A lot of new riders have come up and shown their class. From an up and comer he has been reduced to a bit of a joke. Such a shame if he can't turn it around, and more and more i am thinking he won't.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Chente: No you can't have a gel. No you can't have a bar. Or a sandwich. You don't need a musette. Ride!
What?!? No you can't get in the car. I said ride!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

They have him in Europe. His family is apparently in Europe. He isn't in shape but he doesn't see embarrassingly out of shape like last year. I'm very cautiously optimistic that Movistar may get him up to speed in about two months.

 

[IndianCyclist]

All the 3 Colombians are going downhill now- Uran,Henao, Betancur with Betancur the maximum

 

[Ruudz0r]

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All the 3 Colombians are going downhill now- Uran,Henao, Betancur with Betancur the maximum

How is Henao going downhill? he has had an excellent season start

 

[del1962]

Betancur is going downhill, the other two less so

Henao has been excellent this season and Uran OK

 

[hrotha]

Furthermore, there are more than 3 Colombians.

 

[AlexNYC]

I no longer hold any hope that Betancur will come close to realizing his promise. Talent can only take you so far; you only need to observe the monk-like existence of most successful cyclists to understand that someone like Betancur just doesn't have it in him to make the necessary lifestyle adjustments.

I do however think he can still achieve some measure of success. Being in Europe alone with his family and away from all the distractions in Colombia should go a long way towards focusing his mind. I think the first few races have gone as expected; he should be in much better shape for the Giro where he will hopefully be able to fight for stage wins.

 

[carton]

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I do however think he can still achieve some measure of success. Being in Europe alone with his family and away from all the distractions in Colombia should go a long way towards focusing his mind. I think the first few races have gone as expected; he should be in much better shape for the Giro where he will hopefully be able to fight for stage wins.

I agree 100% with you on this.

I no longer hold any hope that Betancur will come close to realizing his promise. Talent can only take you so far; you only need to observe the monk-like existence of most successful cyclists to understand that someone like Betancur just doesn't have it in him to make the necessary lifestyle adjustments.

But this is overdoing it. Nobody fully realizes their promise. Guys like Fignon or LeMond left a lot on the plate. But they also achieved a great deal. That's what we should focus on, IMHO.

Also, I remember a podcast or a video a while ago where veterans were talking about their biggest mistake as neo-pros, and mistake number one was overtraining. Hinault famously let himself go over the winters. Anquetil was no monk (external). Neither was Armstrong, nor Pantani ...

 

[Escarabajo]

Still has not finished a race.

Next two races for Betancur:

Having made his debut with the team at Milan-San Remo, Carlos Betancur then headed north for the E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem cobbled classics but is yet to finish a race with his new team. The Colombian has been selected for both the GP Miguel Indurain and Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja 1.1 one-day races with the Circuit de La Sarthe likely to be his first stage race of the season next week.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nairo-quintana-leads-movistar-in-the-basque-country/

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I hope he trained well over the winter. otherwise it will be useless like last year. his form won't become near what he could. in 2014 he had the worst winter in terms of weight but at least his base condition was much better so he could still win paris nice. last year he was thinner but had trained less

 

[classicomano]

Has it been half a year already? Time flies.

 

[rick james]

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Still has not finished a race.

Next two races for Betancur:

Having made his debut with the team at Milan-San Remo, Carlos Betancur then headed north for the E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem cobbled classics but is yet to finish a race with his new team. The Colombian has been selected for both the GP Miguel Indurain and Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja 1.1 one-day races with the Circuit de La Sarthe likely to be his first stage race of the season next week.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nairo-quintana-leads-movistar-in-the-basque-country/

I can understand him not finishing a semi classic...But surely he has to turn up at the next 2 races?

 

[jens_attacks]

Welcome back ryo, our very kim andersen

Vamos bananito

 

[Escarabajo]

Happy to have Ryo back. It will be fun in the next few weeks.

 

[staubsauger]

If Betancur had just a tiny little bit of Ryo's comeback mentality.

 

[Taxus4a]

I hope he do well at Indurain.

 

[hrotha]

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If Betancur had just a tiny little bit of Ryo's comeback mentality.

In that case, he'd have been kicked out of MANY more teams.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I hope he can get a good result at GP Indurain or at least finish. Go go Bananito

 

[Moviestar]

He seems sharp now.. compared to his previous photos.

 

[Ricco']

Looks like someone is having a barbecue for lunch in that white house on the side of the road.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

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So Betancur is doing the early donkey work. Expect a DNF.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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So Betancur is doing the early donkey work. Expect a DNF.

He looks more like a bowling ball than an actual rider. Pathetic picture.....