Guys to watch in the Ardennes Classics

[del1962]

The side that borders on the North Pole?

You are mixing Colombia with Br Columbia

 

[theyoungest]

You are mixing Colombia with Br Columbia

Maybe the Hitch is, since he thinks Quintana is an Eskimo

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

The Mighty Quinn is a nice nickname and theme song for Quintana though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIQLIx2Onw

 

[KasperAnker]

No 'Roche aux Faucons' in L-B-L!?

Seemingly, the 'new' climb, La Roche aux Faucons has been replaced by a 'Côte de Colonster' in Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
http://www.letour.fr/2013/LBL/COURSE/fr/le_parcours.html

Does anybody know whether this is true? And in that case, why on Earth did they replace this spectacular climb?

 

[El Pistolero]

Works being done on Roche aux Faucons. Not ready in time.

 

[l.Harm]

It's true. Read it a couple of weeks ago. Working on the roads.

 

[KasperAnker]

Damn! Sad...

 

[RedheadDane]

Tried to map this year's Amstel Gold Race course

Map:

That's... interesting!

No if Farrar is riding, He is dangerous!!

Isn't Farrar more like a 'flat guy'?

 

[Netserk]

That's... interesting!



Isn't Farrar more like a 'flat guy'?

Dangerous for the other riders (he crashes a lot)

 

[Motion]

Astana, Katusha fireworks

No place for Skyborgs here

 

[dabaideschbi]

I heard that Sagan is going to ride the fleche wallonne too...is it true?

 

[Netserk]

I heard that Sagan is going to ride the fleche wallonne too...is it true?

Dunno. So far he isn't on the start list:

http://www.letour.fr/2013/FWH/RIDERS/fr/engages.html

 

[The Hitch]

Maybe the Hitch is, since he thinks Quintana is an Eskimo

you said he was quindian.

quindio is a state in western Colombia. Not so very far from where uran and henao are from.but the other side of the country from boyaca - where nairito is from.

the Eskimo I linked does look like Quintana.

and there happens to be a song by bob Dylan about an Eskimo called Quinn.

 

[del1962]

you said he was quindian.

quindio is a state in western Colombia. Not so very far from where uran and henao are from.but the other side of the country from boyaca - where nairito is from.

the Eskimo I linked does look like Quintana.

and there happens to be a song by bob Dylan about an Eskimo called Quinn.

Kevin Bacon would be proud of this

 

[theyoungest]

you said he was quindian.

quindio is a state in western Colombia. Not so very far from where uran and henao are from.but the other side of the country from boyaca - where nairito is from.

the Eskimo I linked does look like Quintana.

and there happens to be a song by bob Dylan about an Eskimo called Quinn.

Pardon my ignorance, mine was just a simple pun on the words Quintana and Indian. I could also have gone for Quinative American.

 

[RedheadDane]

Dangerous for the other riders (he crashes a lot)

But would he even be riding these sorts of races? Thought most teams had a "change of guards" between P-R and the Ardennes...

 

[movingtarget]

But would he even be riding these sorts of races? Thought most teams had a "change of guards" between P-R and the Ardennes...

No he wouldn't.

 

[Panda Claws]

The joke had kind of been killed.

 

[Panda Claws]

Gilbert just claimed that his preparation in Spain was ideal, he could not have imagined a better one.

Be afraid.

 

[Miburo]

Gilbert just claimed that his preparation in Spain was ideal, he could not have imagined a better one.

Be afraid.

What did he say last year in march?

Everything was going as planned, right?

 

[Panda Claws]

What did he say last year in march?

Everything was going as planned, right?

By this point in April he had already admitted that that was not the case.

I'd fear the guy who got 3rd in FW with that shape...

 

[theyoungest]

Gilbert just claimed that his preparation in Spain was ideal, he could not have imagined a better one.

Be afraid.

Sometimes it's easy to see when a rider is sugarcoating things. Like when said rider says 5 days in the pouring rain, without results to speak of, are ideal preparation.

 

[Miburo]

By this point in April he had already admitted that that was not the case.

I'd fear the guy who got 3rd in FW with that shape...

And got crushed in LBL, he can win AGL maybe.

No way he can win FW against purito. Not unless he has that shape of 2 years ago.

And in LBL he'll come short.

Anyways my point isn't that it was in march or april just that a guy's credibility is not so high saying everything was going as planned in march last year when it was obviously a disaster.

 

[El Pistolero]

And got crushed in LBL, he can win AGL maybe.

No way he can win FW against purito. Not unless he has that shape of 2 years ago.

And in LBL he'll come short.

Anyways my point isn't that it was in march or april just that a guy's credibility is not so high saying everything was going as planned in march last year when it was obviously a disaster.

He did not say everything was right in March last year though.

It's not because you ride rather invisibly that you're going to suck anyway. If that was the case Iglinsky wouldn't have won LBL. Andy wouldn't have gotten second in the Tour in 2011. Froome wouldn't have gotten second in that year's Vuelta. Cobo wouldn't have won it. Hesjedal wouldn't have won the Giro in 2012.

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=45&year=2009&all=1&current=0

 

[Miburo]

He did not say everything was right in March last year though.

It's not because you ride rather invisibly that you're going to suck anyway. If that was the case Iglinsky wouldn't have won LBL. Andy wouldn't have gotten second in the Tour in 2011. Froome wouldn't have gotten second in that year's Vuelta. Cobo wouldn't have won it. Hesjedal wouldn't have won the Giro in 2012.

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=45&year=2009&all=1&current=0

True, but since when was a good gilbert invisible in a race?

I think he's good right now but not good enough to win LBL or FW.