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Well, I think it's simply a bad sign if your top shape is nowhere close to where it once was for two years in a row. And I mean he wouldn't be the first rider who is past his prime so early.Red Rick said:
He was very good in both springs. He destroyed Blockhaus, and won the Vuelta by being the best climber. I dont'think Quintana is going anywhere.Gigs_98 said:
What? You would write off a two time GT winner (the last of which was only a year ago), and a guy with four more podiums, at just 28 years of age? Despite the fact the only GT rider consistently better than him in this era is five years older than him?DNP-Old said:
I hope so, but we'll see. I think DNP-Old summed it up perfectly, 2018 is his do or die year. I was maybe a bit harsh in my original comment but I still think it's not that likely for him to ever win the tour.Red Rick said:
Write him off? No. Adjust my expectations? Yes. While the youngins keep getting better, Nairo has stood still or even regressed. He hasn't shown his top level in years. While his chances of winning should rise with Froome getting older and looking weaker than ever, they seem to drop as Nairo himself doesn't make much progression, while there is a garden full of talents ready to take his place to attack the crown.DFA123 said:
Latest I've heard is that the plans shouldn't be much different from what they originally had in mind for his this year, which was a leadership role in the Tour de France. Of course, this is all before Aru confirms his departure.Red Rick said:
My guess is that they'll send him to the Tour with Fuglsang and Kangert+Hirt to the Giro with Kangert doing the double just like he did durning the last few years. If they end up signing Uran the Tour squad could be even stronger with Uran as the leader and him as a protected rider.Red Rick said:
Your usual glorious posts. Lol.portugal11 said:
Unless there is an ambush, he does not have a chance. The problem is team Sky is very impressive.portugal11 said:
Escarabajo said:Please don't go there!Krzysztof_O said:
He's undoubtedly a great talent and showed it before.
Froome hasn't done that either. What's your point?Dekker_Tifosi said:
I generally have the opinion young gc riders should first ride giro and vuelta and if they are strong enough to win these races they should move on to the tour. However in Lopez case, Astana doesn't really have a leader for the tour, Lopez looks like he is already strong enough to fight for the win there and personally I just generally want all riders capable of beating froome in the tour because I can't stand another tdf with the sky train making all mountain stages a snoozefest.Valv.Piti said:
Valv.Piti said:
You have to respect different opinions... sick of these patriot fans.. this is not quintana appreciation threadEscarabajo said:
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