Teams & Riders Fausto Masnada Grinta Appreciation Thread

[Ilmaestro99]

Happy Birthday Fausto!

 

[Froome]

Happy birthday GOAT of cycling.

 

[Breh]

On his birthday, Fausto signs a new contract with Quick Step. Is Quick Step the right team for Fausto?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

On his birthday, Fausto signs a new contract with Quick Step. Is Quick Step the right team for Fausto?

Yes. As long as they recognise he is better gc option than his royal highness Prince Remco

 

[BlueRoads]

Yes. As long as they recognise he is better gc option than his royal highness Prince Remco

I suppose if Remco goes to the Vuelta Masnada will indeed get some good chances at the Giro for himself - although probably not for GC, but who knows, they don't have many guys for that race. Probably depends on how much they go for the sprints in the Giro.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Yes. As long as they recognise he is better gc option than his royal highness Prince Remco

It's a shame he didn't go to UAE so that Pogacar could work for him.

 

[Sandisfan]

Noooooooo! Now Fausto "The Great" is going to be the Remco (The Experience) Donkey and bottle washer, handler!!!!!! Noooooooo!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Noooooooo! Now Fausto "The Great" is going to be the Remco (The Experience) Donkey and bottle washer, handler!!!!!! Noooooooo!

Nope, with Remco going to the Vuelta Fausto will probably the main guy for the Giro.

 

[SafeBet]

And Rosa will likely be there for Eolo so we can assess if this Masnada dude is really better than my man Diego.

 

[RedheadDane]

Do you have any proof that he isn't Diego Rosa? Are there pictures of them in the same room?

 

[tobydawq]

Do you have any proof that he isn't Diego Rosa? Are there pictures of them in the same room?

No, but you can see it's not the same person by using your eyes.

 

[RedheadDane]

No, but you can see it's not the same person by using your eyes.

You mean, in the same way Romain Sicard and Romain Cardis aren't the same person?

 

[tobydawq]

You mean, in the same way Romain Sicard and Romain Cardis aren't the same person?

There is nothing that suggests that Masnada and Rosa should be the same person. You can't exactly say the same for the Romains, I'm afraid.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This thread title was born out of the disgusting accusation by @Mayomaniac that Fausto 2021 season was like Diego Rosa in 2016, and that his career will go a similar direction.

 

[Froome]

This thread title was born out of the disgusting accusation by @Mayomaniac that Fausto 2021 season was like Diego Rosa in 2016, and that his career will go a similar direction.

Who the hell is diego rosa?! Ridiculous.

 

[Mayomaniac]

This thread title was born out of the disgusting accusation by @Mayomaniac that Fausto 2021 season was like Diego Rosa in 2016, and that his career will go a similar direction.

I ever ade that accusation, that's heresy! I just compared his Lombardia ride to Rosa's performance in the 2016 edition of the same race.

 

[tobydawq]

I ever ade that accusation, that's heresy! I just compared his Lombardia ride to Rosa's performance in the 2016 edition of the same race.

I think that was a more impressive performance by Rosa back then. But it was also a much more compelling race. Of course you can't be a total slouch when you're the only one to make it to the line with Pogacar. But Rosa had also been domestiqueing that day. Too bad he never found those legs again.

 

[SafeBet]

Rosa was a monster in the 2015 edition of Lombardia as well. He put in some great work for Nibali and still finished 5th.

I don't know what the issue in comparing the two careers actually is. Rosa has won Milano - Torino and a stage in a WT race. He also has a top10 in LBL, in addition to the two top5 in Lombardia. I'd probably take his palmares over Masnada's at the moment.

 

[tobydawq]

Rosa was a monster in the 2015 edition of Lombardia as well. He put in some great work for Nibali and still finished 5th.

I don't know what the issue in comparing the two careers actually is. Rosa has won Milano - Torino and a stage in a WT race. He also has a top10 in LBL, in addition to the two top5 in Lombardia. I'd probably take his palmares over Masnada's at the moment.

I would think there is a hope that Masnada will not stall as abruptly as Rosa did.

 

[SafeBet]

there is a hope that Masnada will not stall as abruptly as Rosa did.

Mostly because I care about Ilmaestro's sanity.

 

[BlueRoads]

Mostly because I care about Ilmaestro's sanity.

Which sanity?

I wonder though what he's doing in real life. I am starting to think he must be a very successful influencer.

 

[Froome]

Which sanity?

I wonder though what he's doing in real life. I am starting to think he must be a very successful influencer.

He's a maestro.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I ever ade that accusation, that's heresy! I just compared his Lombardia ride to Rosa's performance in the 2016 edition of the same race.

Sorry, I misrepresented your view slightly, but I think it would be implied when you compare.d him to Rosa. Fausto has 10x the charisma.

Rosa was a monster in the 2015 edition of Lombardia as well. He put in some great work for Nibali and still finished 5th.

I don't know what the issue in comparing the two careers actually is. Rosa has won Milano - Torino and a stage in a WT race. He also has a top10 in LBL, in addition to the two top5 in Lombardia. I'd probably take his palmares over Masnada's at the moment.

It's not about the palmares but the essence, the way your soul lights up when that rider dances away from the peloton. Diego Rosa was for maybe 3 seasons a beast rider on that Astana 2015-16 supersquad and the 1 year at Sky. But ultimately he sacrifice his options to become a rich robot at Sky and became a nobody. And he was not the same exciting guy that Fausto is. Fausto can win giro, Rosa might get another coppe e Bartali win or some Tirreno KOM jersey. And nobody is excited about reliving the best moments of Diego Rosa, maybe only that stage in Basque country he won. Every kids in Bergamo want to be Fausto Masnada.

I would think there is a hope that Masnada will not stall as abruptly as Rosa did.

You are right.

 

[tobydawq]

Sorry, I misrepresented your view slightly, but I think it would be implied when you compare.d him to Rosa. Fausto has 10x the charisma.


It's not about the palmares but the essence, the way your soul lights up when that rider dances away from the peloton. Diego Rosa was for maybe 3 seasons a beast rider on that Astana 2015-16 supersquad and the 1 year at Sky. But ultimately he sacrifice his options to become a rich robot at Sky and became a nobody. And he was not the same exciting guy that Fausto is. Fausto can win giro, Rosa might get another coppe e Bartali win or some Tirreno KOM jersey. And nobody is excited about reliving the best moments of Diego Rosa, maybe only that stage in Basque country he won. Every kids in Bergamo want to be Fausto Masnada.


You are right.

Masnada cannot win the Giro, come on ..

 

[Anderis]

No, but you can see it's not the same person by using your eyes.

Have you ever heard of Metamorphmagi?