Joaquim 'Purito' Rodriguez Discussion thread

[will10]

This is double edged sword of the "points" system. I totally agree with Purito on this one. Teams have been having a field day with this points drama, excluding riders from races and discarding riders that are low in points. Well how about riders with large points demanding more money from their own team! None is better than the other so one may argue it balances things out? I think it exposes a system that needs to be fine tuned or discarded.

We knew that last season and the UCI did nothing to alter it.

 

[Michele]

What teams could afford Purito?

 

[luckyboy]

Maybe he can go back to being a domestique for Valverde

 

[El Pistolero]

What teams could afford Purito?

A team that missed out on Gilbert last year?

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Purito just bluffing

 

[ILovecycling]

Maybe he can go back to being a domestique for Valverde

...anyway if he leaves Moreno should be a leader which is good.This is almost the same situation like Purito-Piti in Caisse.
Teams who are(maybe) interested in him:Omega,Orica,Lotto,Liquigas(Brixia),Garmin

 

[glassmoon]

the guy is a mystery to me. obviously he is a great rider... but somehow, he always "manages" to fu*k it up.
he is even "capable" of losing 2 jersey on the last day of grand tour. i mean WTF?

 

[Afrank]

Purito just won the Giro di Lombardia! And took the world tour lead away from Wiggins .

First Spaniard to win Lombardia!

 

[cineteq]

Yes, he TTed his way to this glorious Lombardia win! Who would have thought?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Great victory for Purito. I'm so glad for him, he really deserved this one.

 

[The Hitch]

Best moment of the season as far as im concerned.

 

[ebandit]

tough

a great win in tough conditions

one of the best moments of the year

but not quite as good as boonen at roubaix or gilbert at the worlds...........
.............for me

i'm amazed that jrod is 1st spanish rider to win lombardia

 

[Afrank]

Best moment of the season as far as im concerned.

yes, definitely one of the best, who would have thought Purito would be the one soloing away from guys like Contador, Uran, Nibali, Sanchez, etc. Too bad we didn't get to see much of his attack on the climb.

 

[cineteq]

but not quite as good as boonen at roubaix or gilbert at the worlds...........
.............for me

definitely better than gilbert's world IMO.

yes, definitely one of the best, who would have thought Purito would be the one soloing away from guys like Contador, Uran, Nibali, Sanchez, etc. Too bad we didn't get to see much of his attack on the climb.

hopefully we can see some moto footage at some point...

 

[El Pistolero]

yes, definitely one of the best, who would have thought Purito would be the one soloing away from guys like Contador, Uran, Nibali, Sanchez, etc. Too bad we didn't get to see much of his attack on the climb.

On a hill like that it's not surprising. Because of the weather conditions it was pretty much everybody fending for him self and the strongest that was left won.

A bit weird how he got blown away at Milano-Turino though.

 

[SafeBet]

On a hill like that it's not surprising. Because of the weather conditions it was pretty much everybody fending for him self and the strongest that was left won.

A bit weird how he got blown away at Milano-Turino though.

It's a longer climb with more constant gradient, but yeah after seeing him today I'm surprised by the way he dropped when Berto attacked on Superga.

 

[The Hitch]

On a hill like that it's not surprising. Because of the weather conditions it was pretty much everybody fending for him self and the strongest that was left won.

A bit weird how he got blown away at Milano-Turino though.

Not enough flat for Purito in Milano Torino

 

[LaFlorecita]

Best moment of the season as far as im concerned.

For Purito? I didn't see it but I can't understand how this could beat Boonen's PR and Alberto's stage 17

 

[Descender]

For Purito? I didn't see it but I can't understand how this could beat Boonen's PR and Alberto's stage 17

I guess you didn't read the second part of Hitch's post.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I guess you didn't read the second part of Hitch's post.

What do you mean, "as far as I'm concerned"?

 

[The Hitch]

Means for me it was the best moment of the season. For you it may be alberto getting a haircut and for someone else it could be Rabottini winning the giro stage but for me Purito winning a monument is the highlight of the year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Means for me it was the best moment of the season. For you it may be alberto getting a haircut and for someone else it could be Rabottini winning the giro stage but for me Purito winning a monument is the highlight of the year.

1. That last post wasn't directed at you
2. Ok that's okay
3. Re: the bolded, you really couldn't help yourself could you

 

[theyoungest]

Alberto could use a haircut though, you'll have to admit.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Alberto could use a haircut though, you'll have to admit.

I don't care what his hair looks like as long as it's not too bad

 

[jens_attacks]

crazy season by purito,peaking for months and months.gotta say chapeau!