Menchov back in the light in 2012 at Katusha ?

[Angliru]

Of course I'm going to win it. Others have no chance what so ever, I even hope that little Spanish beef boy races. Would like to make fun of him. See you in July.

Denis, does the fact that the Chicken is your avatar mean that the two of you have gotten over the "Menchov couldn't get his a$$ over the Galibier" comment that he made?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Menchov was not poor in the Vuelta. Menchov made his typical stupid tactical screw-up in the first week and lost the usual Menchov unnecessary time, meaning that when Cobo was in form on the penultimate weekend, Menchov was domestiquing for the Cantabrian rather than vice versa. Menchov was not untroubled on Anglirú, but he was comfortable for his high finish. Until July 23, 2011, I would have said that he had a better palmarès than Cadel Evans.

The route for the Tour gives Menchov a chance he'll probably never have again, a realistic last shot at completing the GT grand slam, and if Katyusha can surround him with a good team rather than going for the gimmicky all-Russian lineup again, then I don't see any reason why he can't win. There could still be reasons why he won't, of course, though...

 

[hfer07]

I'm just going to put it this way:



If Menchov has the shape & rides like he did the 09 Giro................. All the GC candidates must pay deep attention to him -and that Includes Contador himself.......

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Alright, here we go..all in favour of the Pope doing well in the tour raise your hand

 

[ferryman]

Interesting stuff from the man himself:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/menchov-aims-for-tour-de-france-glory

 

[Altitude]

I just noticed the title of this thread says:

"...Menchov to RECLAIM throne as TDF cycling King"

Lol - when was Denis Menchov the TDF cycling King?

 

[webvan]

Menchov talks the talk : http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/menchov-aims-for-tour-de-france-glory

 

[The Hitch]

Can the posts from yesterday be moved here maybe, so that we can continue the discussions and respond to posts, rather than have them lost forever?

 

[Ryaguas]

Can the posts from yesterday be moved here maybe, so that we can continue the discussions and respond to posts, rather than have them lost forever?

Yes plz there was a nice discussion there

 

[webvan]

Which posts ? Did some someone start a new discussion without bothering to do a search first, how surprising ;-)

 

[will10]

I'm just going to put it this way:



If Menchov has the shape & rides like he did the 09 Giro................. All the GC candidates must pay deep attention to him -and that Includes Contador himself.......

If Contador has the shape & rides like he did the 11 Giro................ All the GC candidates must pay deep attention to him as he disappears into the distance to win by minutes.

 

[The Hitch]

Which posts ? Did some someone start a new discussion without bothering to do a search first, how surprising ;-)

Well it was an eager Dennis Menchov fan trying to start a quick hype thread and controversy

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=16350

 

[webvan]

Thanks, that Mosaic was scary!

Anyway nice to see Menchov talking the talk, the Dauphine should show if he can back it up.

 

[Fetisoff]

the Dauphine should show if he can back it up.

Meh... he sucked there in 2010

 

[will10]

Thanks, that Mosaic was scary!

Anyway nice to see Menchov talking the talk, the Dauphine should show if he can back it up.

Menchov is crap in build up races, we'll have to wait for the 1st ITT at le Tour I think.

 

[Fetisoff]

Menchov is crap in build up races, we'll have to wait for the 1st ITT at le Tour I think.

Will have to wait till 1st ITT at the earliest, if he's in the good form, or 1st ITT at the latest, if he's in **** form (which would show as early as stage 3)

 

[theyoungest]

Menchov is crap in build up races, we'll have to wait for the 1st ITT at le Tour I think.

What do you consider Romandie and Murcia, if not build up races? Those are the usual test races for Menchov, and he usually does very well there.

 

[Fetisoff]

What do you consider Romandie and Murcia, if not build up races? Those are the usual test races for Menchov, and he usually does very well there.

No murcia this year for sure.... Not sure whether he's doing Romandie though

 

[The Hitch]

Menchov is crap in build up races, we'll have to wait for the 1st ITT at le Tour I think.

Didnt he come 4th in Dauphine tt which was a warning to everyone, then kind of took it easy for the next month until Morzine

 

[webvan]

Menchov is really all pumped up for the TDF http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/a-patient-menchov-determined-for-2012-tour-de-france !

Can't wait to see Hans-Michael Holczer walk all the way back to Moscow...Levi is not going to be pleased to read that "In my 10 years with Gerolsteiner we never had a Tour winner"...did he mean "potential" tour winner? Anyway I hope he keeps a better eye on his guys than in 2008. It's amazing a company would trust this guy to run a team after all that happened, oh well...back to Menchov is his newfound ambitions.

 

[webvan]

Well the 2012 TDF didn't turn out as hoped for Menchov and Holczer...in spite of a decent start at PDBF but Menchov certainly ended the year on a high note with that stage victory in the last crazy MTF at the Vuelta and his second place at the Montagne de la Lure in PN shows him off to his best season start in years...let's see what's next for him, the Giro ?

 

[movingtarget]

Well the 2012 TDF didn't turn out as hoped for Menchov and Holczer...in spite of a decent start at PDBF but Menchov certainly ended the year on a high note with that stage victory in the last crazy MTF at the Vuelta and his second place at the Montagne de la Lure in PN shows him off to his best season start in years...let's see what's next for him, the Giro ?

Those two rides were good but he had the advantage of not being near the top of the GC so the initial chase was not too intense. Would like to see him back in form. I think the Giro would be a better race for him and he usually does well in the long TTs.

 

[webvan]

Agreed on him having more liberty than if he was a GC contender, I also hope he does the Giro.