Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

[Red Rick]

Luckier you mean again, no?
Italian Steve Bradbury (now that I think about it...Nibali literally Steve Bradbury'd his way to win that Tour) couldn't even put 10 minutes on 110 years old Jean-Christophe Peraud.

Edit: (don't hate me for telling the truth please)

He could have. He merely chose not to.

 

[YavorD]

He could have. He merely chose not to.

Just to make it clear I blame Italian Steve Bradbury for Pogacar's domination.

 

[topcat]

Coppi won in 1952 by 28 and a half minutes. Maurice Garin won in 1903 by nearly 3 hours. So obviously, they're both way better than Pog and Vinnie. Nibali sandbagged to a 7 min 37 sec win in 2014, so he's better too. Can't argue with the numbers.

 

[Gratemans]

Luckier you mean again, no?
Italian Steve Bradbury (now that I think about it...Nibali literally Steve Bradbury'd his way to win that Tour) couldn't even put 10 minutes on 110 years old Jean-Christophe Peraud.

Edit: (don't hate me for telling the truth please)

You're not wrong: that Tour he got very lucky indeed.
But I feel more and more people tend to downplay his achievements.

I always loved riders that could read a race and know exactly how and when to win it. Not just by sheer watts, but by being smart and cunning. Nibali definitely had that instinct. And riders like that have become exceedingly rare, sadly.