Bananito is in some find form. I share your sentiment about skipping the Giro, riding Romandie and some other nice races and then do the Vuelta (possibly the Tour, depends).
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If Unzue can keep him away from the Empanadas and continuing to build form, he can do better than top 10 IMO.HelloDolly said:Well he beat Alaphilippe today ...who would have thought
but getting excited about a top 10 in the Vuelta ? C'mon
Tonton said:I like the hype...then nothing...then a glimpse...then nothing .
Waste. Yes, he could have been. He's not. He won't be. Not that I can't see a big win in Betancur's future, because he has the talent. But for a career, he's a waste. As portugal11 put it a while back, I'm not a belieber, I don't believe in Santa, really what a waste.
Yeah, thats not really a good counterargument if an argument at all at this point. This level needs to be sustained and built upon for his statement not to be true, not having a decent month doing what you actually are paid to do.Escarabajo said:Tonton said:I like the hype...then nothing...then a glimpse...then nothing .
Waste. Yes, he could have been. He's not. He won't be. Not that I can't see a big win in Betancur's future, because he has the talent. But for a career, he's a waste. As portugal11 put it a while back, I'm not a belieber, I don't believe in Santa, really what a waste.
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-romandie/2019/prologue
That makes him right now as good as Rui Costa, whatever that meansEscarabajo said:Tonton said:I like the hype...then nothing...then a glimpse...then nothing .
Waste. Yes, he could have been. He's not. He won't be. Not that I can't see a big win in Betancur's future, because he has the talent. But for a career, he's a waste. As portugal11 put it a while back, I'm not a belieber, I don't believe in Santa, really what a waste.
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-romandie/2019/prologue
We saw it last year in the Giro. He's on his way to an almost anonymous top-20 without being of any significant help to his team leader.hammerthaim said:5 seconds off Roglic in a prologue. I can smell what Bananito is cooking and it smells gooooood.
He didn't finish 15e at Liege last year though. We'll see today, but he looks good for now.We saw it last year in the Giro. He's on his way to an almost anonymous top-20 without being of any significant help to his team leader.
Last year, however, the weather conditions were much better. We all know Betancur copes very well with cold and bad weather, so maybe it gives a little bit a distorted picture. Nonetheless, you are not 15th at Liege only because of the weather, so yes, his form is there.hammerthaim said:He didn't finish 15e at Liege last year though. We'll see today, but he looks good for now.We saw it last year in the Giro. He's on his way to an almost anonymous top-20 without being of any significant help to his team leader.
gospina said:After watching him today, I think he has a good chance of winning the Tour of Romandie. What a turnaround. He is the poster rider of contract year LOL
But, in general, the writer expressed his concerns how he does great after a block of race days, and then throws away 15k quality Kms by disappearing.Con estos números y las buenas prestaciones que ya ha alcanzado, lo lógico sería que estuviera en la nómina del Giro, lo que le colocaría a 51 días de competición a 2 de junio, en caso de que finalizara la ronda rosa.