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- Apr 16, 2009
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I did not post anything related with clinic stuff, but I guess you must know something that I don't know because you sent me there right away.Mr.White said:
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- Oct 23, 2011
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Yeah, such an arrogant guy. How dare he come back from a 3+ minutes deficit.
Look, there are plenty of reasons to dislike Nibali and Astana, but all this hating while Nibali showed a great mentality this Giro, attacking from far out, trying desperate all or nothing attacks to race for the win even when he was minutes behind, makes me smile.
(btw, I'm not singling you out, I'm talking about the Nibali hating in general; your post made me smile, but to be honest, you're actually being one of the more reasonable posters of the Nibali criticizers here, because I do remember him coming across a bit silly whining a lot in interviews in the past)
gatete said:
Yeah, such an arrogant guy. How dare he come back from a 3+ minutes deficit.
Look, there are plenty of reasons to dislike Nibali and Astana, but all this hating while Nibali showed a great mentality this Giro, attacking from far out, trying desperate all or nothing attacks to race for the win even when he was minutes behind, makes me smile.
(btw, I'm not singling you out, I'm talking about the Nibali hating in general; your post made me smile, but to be honest, you're actually being one of the more reasonable posters of the Nibali criticizers here, because I do remember him coming across a bit silly whining a lot in interviews in the past)
- Jun 27, 2015
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You have to set some artificial time interval,otherwise anybody can be the strongest on a random day (that's why there can be hundreds of different single stage winners). You cannot decide who's the strongest on arbitrary conditions.
They train with those 3 weeks in mind, so the question "who's strongest over 3 weeks" is legit because they all train accordingly and, thus, they can be assessed on a "common ground"
Moreover,3 weeks are a sufficient span of time to determine who's the best (its like basketball,plaing best of 7 increase the "accuracy")
"strongest" is a volatile word. Maybe Kruysvik can produce more watts on a cyclette..who knows
Don't forget,it's a race. "the best" rider is the one who wins. That's the definition of "being the strongest"
carton said:
You have to set some artificial time interval,otherwise anybody can be the strongest on a random day (that's why there can be hundreds of different single stage winners). You cannot decide who's the strongest on arbitrary conditions.
They train with those 3 weeks in mind, so the question "who's strongest over 3 weeks" is legit because they all train accordingly and, thus, they can be assessed on a "common ground"
Moreover,3 weeks are a sufficient span of time to determine who's the best (its like basketball,plaing best of 7 increase the "accuracy")
"strongest" is a volatile word. Maybe Kruysvik can produce more watts on a cyclette..who knows
Don't forget,it's a race. "the best" rider is the one who wins. That's the definition of "being the strongest"
- Jun 30, 2014
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Gutted for Cunego, but Nieve deserves the mountains jersey, he rode an awesome Giro.
Uran was a bit of an d-bag, under normal circumstances nobody would complain about him going with Valverde, but yesterday he declared that he'd help Chaves, so going with Valverde when you have no chance of finishing in the top 5 on gc was kinda meh...
I like Nibali, but I kinda feel that Chaves and Kruijswijk deserved it more, this feels a bit like one of Savoldelli's wins, but that's just life.
Great win for him and him drawing a Z for Zakarin in the air with one of his fingers was a nice gesture. I was really torn, I wanted Rein to win the stage as much as I was hoping for an Atapuma or a Dombrowski win, but at least Atapuma got a top 10 on gc by being an awesome rider and attacking in the high mountains.CheckMyPecs said:
Gutted for Cunego, but Nieve deserves the mountains jersey, he rode an awesome Giro.
Uran was a bit of an d-bag, under normal circumstances nobody would complain about him going with Valverde, but yesterday he declared that he'd help Chaves, so going with Valverde when you have no chance of finishing in the top 5 on gc was kinda meh...
I like Nibali, but I kinda feel that Chaves and Kruijswijk deserved it more, this feels a bit like one of Savoldelli's wins, but that's just life.
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Last kilometers were extremely tense because TV directors showed Atapuma but not the time gap between Taaramäe and him. Trying to make things interesting on purpose I guess. He seems better now than few years ago and hopefully there will be more good results like today.
Probably will have to wait long time for a 2nd one I guess
carton said:
Last kilometers were extremely tense because TV directors showed Atapuma but not the time gap between Taaramäe and him. Trying to make things interesting on purpose I guess. He seems better now than few years ago and hopefully there will be more good results like today.
CheckMyPecs said:
Probably will have to wait long time for a 2nd one I guess
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What a Giro!!
Congrats to Astana and Nibs for riding a great 3 weeks......Scarponi was amazing for Nibs over the last few days.
Love them or hate them (Astana, Vino, Nibs) they know how to win GT's
I knew very little about Stevie K or Bob Jungels before this years edition of the race - now big fans of them both and hoping they both have very bright futures in GT racing!
Sad for Chaves, but he doesn't have the team to support him in these types of races....very nice touch at the finish line of Nibs to console his parents.
I'm swapping out my cranks for longer ones ASAP
Congrats to Astana and Nibs for riding a great 3 weeks......Scarponi was amazing for Nibs over the last few days.
Love them or hate them (Astana, Vino, Nibs) they know how to win GT's
I knew very little about Stevie K or Bob Jungels before this years edition of the race - now big fans of them both and hoping they both have very bright futures in GT racing!
Sad for Chaves, but he doesn't have the team to support him in these types of races....very nice touch at the finish line of Nibs to console his parents.
I'm swapping out my cranks for longer ones ASAP
- Mar 13, 2015
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His team was ok, they helped him pretty much in Andalo stage, then yesterday set him up on Agnello, and then Plaza drive the pace from Agnello descent until Risoul. He can't complain at his team. He didn't lost because of them. He lost because he didn't had the legs to follow Nibali, and later Valverde and Uran.
JackRabbitSlims said:What a Giro!!
Congrats to Astana and Nibs for riding a great 3 weeks......Scarponi was amazing for Nibs over the last few days.
Love them or hate them (Astana, Vino, Nibs) they know how to win GT's
I knew very little about Stevie K or Bob Jungels before this years edition of the race - now big fans of them both and hoping they both have very bright futures in GT racing!
Sad for Chaves, but he doesn't have the team to support him in these types of races....very nice touch at the finish line of Nibs to console his parents.
I'm swapping out my cranks for longer ones ASAP
His team was ok, they helped him pretty much in Andalo stage, then yesterday set him up on Agnello, and then Plaza drive the pace from Agnello descent until Risoul. He can't complain at his team. He didn't lost because of them. He lost because he didn't had the legs to follow Nibali, and later Valverde and Uran.
- Aug 31, 2012
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SK, I can understand. But Chaves? He profited from SK's crash just like Nibali, but turned out too weak to win the race.
Also, Nibali lost a good 20 or so seconds when his chain came off in the MTT. Though fortunate , he wasn't as fortunate as Chaves. Just stronger and bolder.
Mayomaniac said:
SK, I can understand. But Chaves? He profited from SK's crash just like Nibali, but turned out too weak to win the race.
Also, Nibali lost a good 20 or so seconds when his chain came off in the MTT. Though fortunate , he wasn't as fortunate as Chaves. Just stronger and bolder.
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Chaves because he was one of the most consistent riders (behind SK of course), he faded a bit today but other than that he was one of the most consistent riders of the Giro, he never had a real bad day when he lost minutes.SeriousSam said:
- Sep 1, 2012
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I don't agree. With all due respect, denying the part blind luck plays in sports shows a willful blindness on your part. Best example to see the part luck plays in sports is probably football, specifically Champions League knock-out rounds. From draw to refereeing decisions to deflections etc, any one of those can change an outcome of a match and often the best team don't win as a result.
It is similar in cycling. One man's mistake is other's lucky break. While Nibali himself pushed the agenda on the descent where Kruijswijk crashed, his actions played no part in Anton or Contador crashing out in 2010 and 2014 respectively. Nibali obviously has the ability to put himself in a position to capitalise on his main rivals mistakes and misfortunes, but without that crucial slice of luck this particular ability wouldn't count for much. And without a doubt, Nibali has had that sort of luck more than any other multiple GC winner of recent times.
Brullnux said:
I don't agree. With all due respect, denying the part blind luck plays in sports shows a willful blindness on your part. Best example to see the part luck plays in sports is probably football, specifically Champions League knock-out rounds. From draw to refereeing decisions to deflections etc, any one of those can change an outcome of a match and often the best team don't win as a result.
It is similar in cycling. One man's mistake is other's lucky break. While Nibali himself pushed the agenda on the descent where Kruijswijk crashed, his actions played no part in Anton or Contador crashing out in 2010 and 2014 respectively. Nibali obviously has the ability to put himself in a position to capitalise on his main rivals mistakes and misfortunes, but without that crucial slice of luck this particular ability wouldn't count for much. And without a doubt, Nibali has had that sort of luck more than any other multiple GC winner of recent times.
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Just to add my 2 lira to the discussion... what some people keep calling luck other people might call bike handling skills and tactics. If winning GTs was only about who can go up-hill fastest, it would be a very boring sport.
Just to add my 2 lira to the discussion... what some people keep calling luck other people might call bike handling skills and tactics. If winning GTs was only about who can go up-hill fastest, it would be a very boring sport.
- Sep 1, 2012
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Absolutely delighted for Taaramäe, he said from the start that stage win was his goal, but had to work for Zakarin for the most part. Used his chance well when he got it.
In an interview during the first week he was very complimentary for Zakarin, describing him more like a friend than just a teammate. As such his nice gesture on the finish line becomes even more understandable.
Mayomaniac said:
Absolutely delighted for Taaramäe, he said from the start that stage win was his goal, but had to work for Zakarin for the most part. Used his chance well when he got it.
In an interview during the first week he was very complimentary for Zakarin, describing him more like a friend than just a teammate. As such his nice gesture on the finish line becomes even more understandable.
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I don't really see refereeing decisions as bad luck, just crappy mistakes. Ofc, the person getting the decisions against them never cannot do much about it, but I've never come off the football/rugby pitch with a bad referee saying "man what bad luck". I agree with the draw, but I'll admit that I was more thinking about sport in action.
In 2014 Contador had some bad luck, yes, but it was avoidable to an extent. In 2010, Anton "crashed alone", in his own words. Sad moment, yes, but a mistake rather than luck. The 'luckiest' break Nibali has got was the 2014 Tour.
Põhja Konn said:
I don't really see refereeing decisions as bad luck, just crappy mistakes. Ofc, the person getting the decisions against them never cannot do much about it, but I've never come off the football/rugby pitch with a bad referee saying "man what bad luck". I agree with the draw, but I'll admit that I was more thinking about sport in action.
In 2014 Contador had some bad luck, yes, but it was avoidable to an extent. In 2010, Anton "crashed alone", in his own words. Sad moment, yes, but a mistake rather than luck. The 'luckiest' break Nibali has got was the 2014 Tour.
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