Teams & Riders He's coming home!!!! Alejandro Valverde comeback thread.

[nobilis]

Thanks Hithch for this thread. For me, during the last 2 seasons, i've been watching races but with less interests. Starting January, cycling will become more exciting.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I may just have to report every pro Valverde post as it clearly in the wrong sub forum.

 

[nobilis]

Valverde's riding San Luís?

My avatar: the natural order of things. Valverde in front of Evans. Remember those days? *sniff*

those days will be back soon.

 

[meat puppet]

it will be interesting to see if valverde is up to the heads of state's racing speeds next year. hope so. probably more so in the one day races and perhaps one week stage races than GTs. but you never know. it seems as though he has been training quite seriously.

imo he's the most complete rider overall. if that makes me a fanboy so be it.

 

[mariposa]

I'm glad he's back - if it takes a while to get back to racing speed I am sure it will be worth the wait.

 

[Descender]

Valverde will be wise to ride only the Vuelta and concentrate on the classics and one-week races the rest of the year.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I may just have to report every pro Valverde post as it clearly in the wrong sub forum.

I'd offer you a beer to cheer you up but I can see you already had a whine.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

But GVA, Cadel and Gilbert will show Piti and his sidekick Costa what a 1-2-3 tatic is.

Only Mapei could pull that one off nicely

 

[will10]

I may just have to report every pro Valverde post as it clearly in the wrong sub forum.

boring already.

 

[jens_attacks]

valverde looks like he was born on a bike,still his style of racing never impressed me or made me a fan.but i'm looking forward to his comeback,hope he can deliver from april already.movistar loooking good for ardennes with visconti,rui costa and the leader valverde.make phil get those wins harder,alejandro!

 

[Kvinto]

I guess he will shine at Spanish weeklong races, and some classics. Of course he wants to ride the Tour (and probably will ride) but anyway he isn't used to a three week's boredom, and tbh he isn't ready yet in 2012.

But in the end the most interesting thing for me in this thread is whether we'll see the brave heart, gutsy enough (or just with a sense of humour) to compare Valverde with a Snow Storm

 

[Panda Claws]

Does anyone seriously expect him to beat GIlbert in the classics or contador in the GT's. What we'll get from Valverde IF he comes back in decent form is a lot of podiums.

 

[Descender]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2iG_8ZwhOQ&feature=related

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I'd offer you a beer to cheer you up but I can see you already had a whine.

Pot. Kettle.

 

[Nikoloz]

king is back...

(-:

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Endless amounts of bull**** being posted on this forum from Valverde fanboys?

ahahahaha
classic adorable old acf

 

[Zam_Olyas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2iG_8ZwhOQ&feature=related

jejejeje while watching that i came across this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhHDOKtjKko&feature=related

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Pot. Kettle.

That's the point - I'm being hypocritical. Like ACF is being.

 

[movingtarget]

I would be just as excited by the return of Ricco, Landis, Kohl etc............in other words not at all but if the news gets others enthused so be it.

 

[Anonymous]

done his time, welcome back.

wont challenge the giro or tour, may have enough form back for the vuelta. Could be interesting in the ardennes classics.

Not voting though as I consider the inclusion of things like Holocausts especially considering its rememberance day/week in a lot of countries is a little tasteless.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

When i voted it took me to the clinic

Same here. Not by accident, either, I don't think.

 

[Straßenrennen]

Cycling news is already trying to tain the reputation of the great man before hes made his come back, shame on this forums relinking!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I would be just as excited by the return of Ricco, Landis, Kohl etc............in other words not at all but if the news gets others enthused so be it.

don`t tell me you wouldn`t be happy to see Ricco dancing in the mountains with Contador and Andy...

 

[Race Radio]

Did he get a new "Dog" or will he be working with the same guy Cadel/Lance/Vino used?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Did he get a new "Dog" or will he be working with the same guy Cadel/Lance/Vino used?

He's named his new dog "Cadel". This has numerous benefits.

1) If he wants to use Eufemiano again, and they go through his files, they find a file marked "Cadel" and Valverde's name won't be the first that springs up
2) If he's in the péloton, he can always wind Evans up about "Cadel dragging his *** on the carpet".
3) If he's talking smack about Evans to somebody else and Evans calls him out on it, he can claim he's talking about his dog and leave Evans to sulk somewhere else.
4) Like Piti, Cadel is an alsatian. This means that Cadel can terrorise Molly the little ratdog thing that Evans has.
5) It gives us endless scope to laugh at ACF about Cadel literally being Valverde's lapdog.