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When your main rivals crash out and you win, but get beaten by a 42 year-old Horner, yes one can say you have been extremely lucky! At the very least Fortune has been most kind.
Brullnux said:Põhja Konn said:Brullnux said:Gloin22 said:Carols said:4 Grand Tours and a Monument....One of the best in the sport!
3 lucky GT's. I wish all people on this planet had as much luck as Nibali .
Personally I don't really believe in luck in sports. Nibali has capitalised on his rivals' mistakes 3 times.
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.
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 alone2, in his own words. Sad moment, yes, but a mistake rather than luck. The 'luckiest' break Nibali has got was the 2014 Tour.
When your main rivals crash out and you win, but get beaten by a 42 year-old Horner, yes one can say you have been extremely lucky! At the very least Fortune has been most kind.