Ilnur Zakarin Discussion thread

[Bushman]

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He and Purito will form a really strong duo at La Vuelta!

I hope Katusha will leave the gc ambitions to Zakarin

 

[jens_attacks]

sad but it could have been much worse

love zaka but his bike handling skills remember me of juan mauricio soler...very hard to win a grand tour like that, especially the giro

 

[movingtarget]

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sad but it could have been much worse

love zaka but his bike handling skills remember me of juan mauricio soler...very hard to win a grand tour like that, especially the giro

Soler is lucky to be alive after that last crash.

 

[May0maniac]

Apparently he didn't go to the hospital right after the crash, he still had dinner with the rest of the team.
Source: http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/?page=news&cod=90812&tp=n
Rein dedicating the win to Ilnur by drawing a Z in the air with one of his finger while crossing the finish line was a nice gesture.

 

[DBotero]

II looks like Grande Ilnur Zakarin is hoping to ride this year TDF
His recovery is going well so i hope he'll make it :https://twitter.com/katushacycling/status/742253057078091777

 

[Arredondo]

II looks like Grande Ilnur Zakarin is hoping to ride this year TDF
His recovery is going well so i hope he'll make it :https://twitter.com/katushacycling/status/742253057078091777

No Tour of course. Who says that?

Most likely to be Poland.

 

[liamito]

II looks like Grande Ilnur Zakarin is hoping to ride this year TDF
His recovery is going well so i hope he'll make it :https://twitter.com/katushacycling/status/742253057078091777

No Tour of course. Who says that?

Most likely to be Poland.

Ilnur says he still plans to go.

 

[DBotero]

Fully recovered and also grabbing a stage win.Back to his best faster than expected If the Russians are allowed to ride at Rio he might have a chance to a medal.

 

[yaco]

No surprise that Zakharin who would have finished 5th in the Giro until he crashed and Mark a who finished 6th, are dominating the breakaway stages.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Ivan Drago - Skinny size

 

[TMP402]

Wow, that crash really did traumatise Zakarin. Now he even wears a helmet to go to a hospital.

 

[Jolene]

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Wow, that crash really did traumatise Zakarin. Now he even wears a helmet to go to a hospital.

Ha!! Good one!

 

[The Barb]

Does anyone know if he's going to be riding Liege this year?

He was amazing in the race last year and would've loved to see him get there this year with a trouble free preparation. It's probably too much to expect for him to be at that level after Catalunya but hope he can race nonetheless.

 

[DBotero]

No LBL for Zakarin this year

 

[markene2]

Lets bump this thread after a great showing today, i am hyping him to win the damn thing if he can keep himself on the bike

 

[Netserk]

I will hold my breath until after the Stelvio descents. *knocks on wood*

 

[dusty red roads]

I wonder if he's been working on his descending skills this year? If Pinot can improve so can he (ummm, maybe?!!!)

 

[SeriousSam]

Very strong performance today. Making the podium seems conceivable

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah, good performance yesterday. I doubt he can make the podium, that doesn't make him a decent GT rider. It could be that he's reached his ceiling and he's another guy who can top 5, may top 3, but never win a GT.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I don't get why everybody considers him such a bad descender?
OK, he crashed in a decend last year.
But when he lost so much time in a descent in the tour it was due to the loss of a contact lens, has he had any other bad descends since than?

 

[Breh]

Fingers crossed for a good performance tomorrow! Podium finish is still realistic I think.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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I don't get why everybody considers him such a bad descender?
OK, he crashed in a decend last year.
But when he lost so much time in a descent in the tour it was due to the loss of a contact lens, has he had any other bad descends since than?

It's just the general way of his bike handling, tall lanky rider and he looks like he has been thrown on a bike wrongly. I dunno. It just looks uncomfortable to see him descending.

 

[markene2]

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Fingers crossed for a good performance tomorrow! Podium finish is still realistic I think.

I agree, he seems to get stronger in the last week!

 

[starlord]

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Fingers crossed for a good performance tomorrow! Podium finish is still realistic I think.

I agree, he seems to get stronger in the last week!

Also his preparation was aimed at 3rd week, he should do well, let's hope this time he'll make a proper job of it.

 

[DBotero]

Time to show of what he's made today.Perfect stage for him to make a claim for a podium place.