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Giro 2013 Discussion Thread

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quintana has asked to ride teh giro next year. unzue is hesitant to do so though. wil have to wait. if he ride the giro he could win it too. he's better itt than purito and better climber than hesjedal or henao
 
Ryo Hazuki said:
quintana has asked to ride teh giro next year. unzue is hesitant to do so though. wil have to wait. if he ride the giro he could win it too. he's better itt than purito and better climber than hesjedal or henao
Quintana is not a better TTer than Purito. If he can win the Giro depends on his consistency, which we still don't know much about.
 
theyoungest said:
Yes, stating the facts constitutes being a hater, in your world.

I don't know if you've noticed, but Purito has clearly improved his TTing. He got, what, 25th in the final pancake flat Giro TT? I wouldn't expect Quintana to do any better.

Not to mention getting 7th in the hilly Vuelta TT.

And 6th in Pais Vasco
 
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Ryo Hazuki said:
the tour has at leats 90 km of itt in it :rolleyes:
If you count MTT and TTT in this so yes.If not,no.
theyoungest said:
Yes, stating the facts constitutes being a hater, in your world.

I don't know if you've noticed, but Purito has clearly improved his TTing. He got, what, 25th in the final pancake flat Giro TT? I wouldn't expect Quintana to do any better.

Not to mention getting 7th in the hilly Vuelta TT.
This doesn't make Purito better TTer.:eek:You can not compare this cos Quintana wasnt racing for GC.He is better in TT,but Im not sure about consistency..but still good news:)
 

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The Giro 2013 MTT? Based on last 2 seasons at least, I'd go with Purito too. Any relatively gentle gradient looks to be tailored for Basso in no way. He can neither dance up such sectors nor push them, using a heavier gear.
 
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theyoungest said:
What great TTs has Quintana ever done? Other than maybe in Colombia, or a mountain TT in l'Avenir.

In 2011 Castilla y Leon he was 14th,thats pretty good.In 2009 WCU23 was 26th only 25s behind Boaro,thats superb...btw.in Avenir 2010 you mentioned he crashed Talansky! by 47s!.IMHO he is decent TT from climbers category;).What TT Purito has done great?Hilly Vuelta TT and 21st stage in Giro where all nonclimbers are empty:rolleyes:
 
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ILovecycling said:
If you count MTT and TTT in this so yes.If not,no.

This doesn't make Purito better TTer.:eek:You can not compare this cos Quintana wasnt racing for GC.He is better in TT,but Im not sure about consistency..but still good news:)

there will be a 55 km flat itt most likely and a 30 km hilly itt. not a mountain itt. purito will lose more time than in giro.
 
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theyoungest said:
Yes, stating the facts constitutes being a hater, in your world.

I don't know if you've noticed, but Purito has clearly improved his TTing. He got, what, 25th in the final pancake flat Giro TT? I wouldn't expect Quintana to do any better.

Not to mention getting 7th in the hilly Vuelta TT.

quintana is a more natural itt rider, when a first year u23 rider he rode very strong wc itt in mendrisio, finishing like 30 seconds to guys like boaro, who were considerbaly older than him. and also his itt in castilla y leon last year was nothing short of amazing for a guy his age and weight. like it or not. quintana is a natural itt rider. purito is not and he can try and improve all he want it matters nothing to a specialist as quintana. I'm counting pan flat itt';s here. in hilly or mountain itt's quintana is even better but he hasn't done them yet in europe except avenir mountain itt where he destroyed the field more amazing than anythign I've seen doen in a mountain itt anywhere in recent years
 
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theyoungest said:
What great TTs has Quintana ever done? Other than maybe in Colombia, or a mountain TT in l'Avenir.

in castilla leon last year he finished 7 seconds of, of froome in a 14 km flat itt. 21 years old only. he's definitely better than purito. the final giro itt henao also finished something like 25. that is mandatory to gt riders that recuperate well. I can only think how well quintana would've won in that itt considering his recuperation abilities
 
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Ryo Hazuki said:
quintana has asked to ride teh giro next year. unzue is hesitant to do so though. wil have to wait. if he ride the giro he could win it too. he's better itt than purito and better climber than hesjedal or henao

My concern would be weather. Would be awesome though
 

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