Giro del Trentino 2013

[cineteq]

Nice psychological boost:

Nibali beat Froome in GC
Nibali beat Wiggins in GC

both times coming from behind.

Squalo!

Skyborgs are beatable!

Nibali was definitely stronger than Wiggins - regardless of the mechanical problem.

No question, I hope this ends the stupids threads of who's the better climber.

 

[rkp5097]

Also, Nibali was forced to attack much earlier than he would have done as he had to go before Wiggins bridged back. Without the mechanical we would have seen a much different race and Bouet may have had a chance of holding on to the overall.

You seem to be suggesting Wiggins mechanical made things more difficult for Nibs, bit of a reach, bud.

 

[JRanton]

Siutsou let it all hang out on Wednesday to take the stage win, deserved after a season marred by injury but I suggested that it would hurt him for the rest of the race.

Well, yes he obviously didn't recover from that effort but that's the point really, Sky's riders have quite often this season not ''backed up'' their efforts in stage races.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He was potentially having problems even right at the start of the climb. What's he doing riding so far back in the bunch on the climbs, did it on Wednesday too?

Yes, he did it on Wednesday too, when he finished very comfortably with Nibali. He smoothly accelerated everytime he needed to and was in 8th or 9th when the bike packed in. You're really reaching to say he looked poor before the mechanical.

You may have noticed they never went for a train too. Expect the same in the Giro?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Yes, he did it on Wednesday too, when he finished very comfortably with Nibali. He smoothly accelerated everytime he needed to and was in 8th or 9th when the bike packed in. You're really reaching to say he looked poor before the mechanical.

You may have noticed they never went for a train too. Expect the same in the Giro?

Wow!! i agree with Mr. Waterloo Sunrise.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

You seem to be suggesting Wiggins mechanical made things more difficult for Nibs, bit of a reach, bud.

I'm struggling to work out how you came to that conclusion.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Bouet manages to stay on the podium. Chapeau!

I second to that!

 

[jens_attacks]

very entertaining ascent. astana looks super strong,i'm happy with this

i expected wiggo to not be so strong here if he wants to win il giro and then ride le tour too. expected a little bit more from sivtsov though

chapeau to nibali! too bad for santambroggio,again second...he will have lots of opportunities in il giro
good edition of trentino again

 

[Orbit501]

Also, Nibali was forced to attack much earlier than he would have done as he had to go before Wiggins bridged back. Without the mechanical we would have seen a much different race and Bouet may have had a chance of holding on to the overall.

You seem to be suggesting Wiggins mechanical made things more difficult for Nibs, bit of a reach, bud.

I don't see that Bernie is suggesting that at all. Seems clear to me - exactly as I said earlier - no Wiggins mechanical and we would have seen a different pace than the drive Nibali rightly put in, all meaning Bouet would have had more chance of hanging onto GC IMHO. Taking nothing away from a great ride by Nibali of course.

 

[JRanton]

Yes, he did it on Wednesday too, when he finished very comfortably with Nibali. He smoothly accelerated everytime he needed to and was in 8th or 9th when the bike packed in. You're really reaching to say he looked poor before the mechanical.

You may have noticed they never went for a train too. Expect the same in the Giro?

But why do it anyway? I'm not suggesting it showed weakness, but it wastes energy as you have to move round people dropping back and making up a bit more ground when the attacks start. It's just not how you ride on a climb when you're a major contender.

They didn't go for a train because the team wasn't good enough. Suitsou obviously could have pulled very hard on Wednesday but their tactics indicated to me that they knew the team wasn't strong enough for that. Cataldo wasn't good in this race and they have pretty much nobody else who can be a factor on the final climb.

 

[Ferminal]

But why do it anyway? I'm not suggesting it showed weakness, but it wastes energy as you have to move round people dropping back and making up a bit more ground when the attacks start. It's just not how you ride on a climb when you're a major contender.

I don't think he cares for results at all here, probably just testing in a race situation what he needs to do to close gaps. Didn't he say something along those lines the other day?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

But why do it anyway? I'm not suggesting it showed weakness, but it wastes energy as you have to move round people dropping back and making up a bit more ground when the attacks start. It's just not how you ride on a climb when you're a major contender.

They didn't go for a train because the team wasn't good enough. Suitsou obviously could have pulled very hard on Wednesday but their tactics indicated to me that they knew the team wasn't strong enough for that. Cataldo wasn't good in this race and they have pretty much nobody else who can be a factor on the final climb.

If you weren't saying he showed weakness, then you weren't really saying anything at all.

They've clearly been messing around this race (presumably trying things rather than being whimsical).

I could hypothesise that starting climbs at the back is based on a theory that fighting for position in the first few hundred meters of a climb involves more effort than pulling in to that position over the first KM. Or he may just be mucking about. In any case, we both know he could have been at the front if he'd wanted to be.

 

[Orbit501]

THAT incident is up already. Not laughing at his misfortune or the fact it spoiled what promised to be a great bit of racing, but it is funny nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...&feature=iv&src_vid=BNv4M32FEmM&v=O1uZ2M9f6Iw

 

[hfer07]

THAT incident is up already. Not laughing at his misfortune or the fact it spoiled what promised to be a great bit of racing, but it is funny nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...&feature=iv&src_vid=BNv4M32FEmM&v=O1uZ2M9f6Iw

So the Skyfanboys are now going to discredit Nibali for not waiting for Wiggo too?

 

[RHRH19861986]

Sometimes, history is repeating. Today was such a day.

In 1997, one year after winning the Tour, Riis was angry at his Pinarello and threw it away.

In 2013, Wiggins, one year after winning the Tour, did the same.

End of "repeated history"?

 

[Richeypen]

Sometimes, history is repeating. Today was such a day.

In 1997, one year after winning the Tour, Riis was angry at his Pinarello and threw it away.

In 2013, Wiggins, one year after winning the Tour, did the same.

End of "repeated history"?

(If not: Riis had a nice press conference in 2007.

So, question: will Wiggo have his press conference in 2023?)

FFS take it to the clinic

 

[RHRH19861986]

FFS take it to the clinic

Don´t be so serious. It was just about the Pinarello, actually. And that is a nice coincidence, isn´t it?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Can anyone translate this audio of Santambrogio? (Italian obviously)

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=58000&tp=n#

 

[jens_attacks]

RHRH19861986 yes it was a good one

especially that last year on crans-montana ITT he said he was calm when he had the mechanical and in other dark time he would just throw it away

so now it's pretty clear that ullrich/froomey will take the tour win this year i guess

 

[Netserk]

RHRH19861986 yes it was a good one

especially that last year on crans-montana ITT he said he was calm when he had the mechanical and in other dark time he would just throw it away

so now it's pretty clear that ullrich/froomey will take the tour win this year i guess

Which MTF will be Arcalis?

Ax-3?

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Wiggins in 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dVBoPY6wfrc

 

[manafana]

funny how he just tossed the bike but it actually propped itself nicely up against the wall in end, really not great to see someone toss their bike just cause the chain went.

 

[hfer07]

funny how he just tossed the bike but it actually propped itself nicely up against the wall in end, really not great to see someone toss their bike just cause the chain went.

Karma ain't a b!tch? . For incidents like this is why I do not prefer electronic shifting over mechanical-in fact- Cancellara made the switch immediately after malfunctions during the 2011 E3 Harelbeke & the classics....
But then I wonder why Wiggo wouldn't just get the bike change & have his boys pace/TT him up to Nibbs?

 

[woodburn]

Interesting to see Aru performing so well compared to Dombrowski, who was at a higher level in last year's Baby Giro.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Interesting to see Aru performing so well compared to Dombrowski, who was at a higher level in last year's Baby Giro.

My guess is that Aru is very close to his peak atm ( trying to get a result for himself here before going into full domestique mode for il giro) while I am not sure how Dombrowskis shape has been so ar this year