Mikel Landa Discussion Thread

[tobydawq]

Not whilst there is an all important breakaway up ahead

Thank God Ineos chose to catch the break early yesterday, so we could see the GC battle.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thank God Ineos chose to catch the break early yesterday, so we could see the GC battle.

Saturday in Piemonte is going to be a nightmare

 

[gunara]

Saturday in Piemonte is going to be a nightmare

I know, and with all the irrelevant stages that precede it, it's going to be a tricky week to endure from my chair.

 

[durtyfat7]

Landa said he has bruises everywhere. With the relatively easy stages coming this week, he should survive till Sunday.

 

[AlfaLum]

Landa said he has bruises everywhere. With the relatively easy stages coming this week, he should survive till Sunday.

That’s not great news. It always takes a lot of energy away from the body to recover. Might be energy he needs later on.

But it will make the Giro more exciting, because without this Landa would have won with more than 5 minute advantage.

 

[durtyfat7]

That’s not great news. It always takes a lot of energy away from the body to recover. Might be energy he needs later on.

But it will make the Giro more exciting, because without this Landa would have won with more than 5 minute advantage.

Yeah, i had the feeling he was the strongest yesterday, but couldn't go deeper with his fall. Let's hope he can recover quickly before the Aprica stage.

 

[ice&fire]

So, he crashed twice without the producers choosing to film him?

The producers didn't want to disturb the peace of mind of the legions of landistas following the race.

 

[HelloDolly]

Diego 'he is putting on a show' Rosa getting dropped from Drone Harper

 

[lenric]

hypothetical Landa is the best cyclist we've never seen, which is unfortunate, because in 2015 he should have been allowed to stop babysitting Aru.

 

[will-10]

hypothetical Landa is the best cyclist we've never seen, which is unfortunate, because in 2015 he should have been allowed to stop babysitting Aru.

Forum polemic may decide otherwise, but all that would have done was put Aru and Landa on opposite steps, not the top one.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Forum polemic may decide otherwise, but all that would have done was put Aru and Landa on opposite steps, not the top one.

Astana could have beaten Contador if they did a more tactically considered race

 

[staubsauger]

People always forget that stage Contador attacked after Landa had his mechanical. Astana wouldn't reel the Spaniard in, because Aru was having problems potentially losing his podium spot to Amador and Yuri Trofimov.

Otherwise Landa might've pulled the 2 attacks on Cervinia and Finestre. Yes he could've won like Leclercq always states. Not would have, but certainly could have. It's 1 minute less advantage for Contador then. Doable.

Aru destroyed Landa's & Rosa's biggest career victories. Horrible guy.

 

[Netserk]

People always forget that stage Contador attacked after Landa had his mechanical. Astana wouldn't reel the Spaniard in, because Aru was having problems potentially losing his podium spot to Amador and Yuri Trofimov.

Otherwise Landa might've pulled the 2 attacks on Cervinia and Finestre. Yes he could've won like Leclercq always states. Not would have, but certainly could have. It's 1 minute less advantage for Contador then. Doable.

Aru destroyed Landa's & Rosa's biggest career victories. Horrible guy.

Landa attacked on Cervinia, but was marked by Contador (who let Aru go).

 

[Mayomaniac]

People always forget that stage Contador attacked after Landa had his mechanical. Astana wouldn't reel the Spaniard in, because Aru was having problems potentially losing his podium spot to Amador and Yuri Trofimov.

Otherwise Landa might've pulled the 2 attacks on Cervinia and Finestre. Yes he could've won like Leclercq always states. Not would have, but certainly could have. It's 1 minute less advantage for Contador then. Doable.

Aru destroyed Landa's & Rosa's biggest career victories. Horrible guy.

The thing to do was to attack early on Madonna di Campiglio once they had Contador isolated, they should have tried a 1-2 with Landa attacking first, forcing Contador to chase.

 

[AlfaLum]

Bit weaker today, so very interested to see him tomorrow. Today was a stage that doesn’t suit Landa, but tomorrow should be better for him.

Either we can write him of after tomorrow for GC victory, or it is probably the best situation he has been in going into a final week.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Another 4th for Landismo?

 

[Pinot's goat]

He burned a lot of matches trying to follow the initial attacks on Superga, if he had just paced himself then I suspect he would end with Pozzovivo. Today was a very different stage profile to what is to come so there is still hope.

 

[Taxus4a]

VAMOOOOOSSS MIKEL!!!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

VAMOOOOOSSS MIKEL!!!

AUPA!!!!!!!

 

[Taxus4a]

The hot weather of last week is not good for him...the same is very good for Pozzovivo or Valverde, burt today more fresh weather and a real mountain stage.


We will see!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Yeah this is the day for Landa. I hope he doesnt disappoints one way or the other as usual..

 

[Tim Cahill]

Landa looks good, looked very easy on todays climbs, he needs to go on a big flyer though because that tt at the end is bad news.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Honestly, I rate his chances to win as the lowest amongst the top four's. Sure, there's still plenty of mountains to climb but today he tried to push and couldn't really get a gap to the others, just barely to Almeida. The TT coming up, while not exactly the longest, doesn't favour him at all. He needs to go ballistic ASAP.

 

[topcat]

You know he's going to blow up, don't you?

 

[Pinot's goat]

Having some easier final climbs would actually be more ideal to help gain time back on Carapaz and Hindley who are more likely to look at each other when drafting is actually significant unlike on the steep stuff.