Mikel Landa Discussion Thread

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Coppi Bartalli debut, first stage race title for him?

That's only according to the race organiser. I fear he has mono like Intxausti. They have been training together in the early season I believe.

If that's the case then it's bad news for Landa, great news for Froome and horrible news for his tour rivals as they both would surely make Sky's tour team.

Neither Landa or Intxausti down to ride the Tour ...so that is a mute point

 

[HelloDolly]

Re:

it's great news for konig, that's for sure.

Yeah He is off out practising his TT already I bet

 

[HelloDolly]

Intxausti to miss the Giro with glandular fever

Doesn't look good for Landa either I bet..but don't know

Have to be very careful with glandular fever. Some people take ages to recover

 

[del1962]

Yep having had tt it realy knocks you back physically for a long time

 

[Pricey_sky]

Landa will debut for Sky at Coppi e Bartali this week.

 

[Matteo.]

Finally , a good news.

 

[staubsauger]

Great news. Too late for Basque Country, but still early enough for Giro. Hopefully!

 

[rm7]

Looking forward to see if he can dublicate last years Giro. If so, it'll be a great battle with him and Nibali in the mountains.

 

[Pricey_sky]

A brief Landa interview, he says he's confident he will be ready to lead at the Giro and he's been training hard for the past month.

http://teams.ky/LandaReturn

 

[CTQ]

Over in Italy today @MikelLandaMeana is busy checking out the big stage 9 time trial for this year's #Giro


https://twitter.com/TeamSky/status/712238673169948672

 

[rick james]

Re:

Over in Italy today @MikelLandaMeana is busy checking out the big stage 9 time trial for this year's #Giro


https://twitter.com/TeamSky/status/712238673169948672

Oh yes!!!!!!!!

 

[del1962]

Sounds like he will be ready

 

[Richeypen]

If thats his new TT position then Nibbles has nothing to worry about ;-)

 

[Taxus4a]

Re:

Great news. Too late for Basque Country, but still early enough for Giro. Hopefully!

He has little options in Pais Vasco even in very good shape, there is no long climbs. He can do well, he can win a stage, but he cant be on the podium. He must help Henao.

 

[CTQ]

TT position


https://twitter.com/zonacycling/status/712244951996866560

 

[Velolover2]

I think he will be ready for Pais Vasco.

The hard TT in the final stage is a perfect way to test his new position against the clock. I think he will be in top 5. Perhaps even in top 3.

 

[pink_jersey]

Re:

TT position


https://twitter.com/zonacycling/status/712244951996866560

Ah...Nibs and Piti will eat him alive in the TT. Hope he detroys them in the mountains.

 

[Taxus4a]

Team SKY B better than team SKY A in the TTT of Coppi Bartali.

Tis is just a race to get Km for Landa, he would have suffered a lot in the ITT.

 

[del1962]

Should have had Moscon, Peters, Lopez and Van Poppel in same team for best shot at TTT

 

[CTQ]

@del1962 this is the first race for Lopez after a surgery for broken collarbone.

 

[May0maniac]

I saw the highlights on Rai Sport, Moscon was by far the strongest of the 4, he almost dragged Landa to the finish line.

 

[TMP402]

Re:

I saw the highlights on Rai Sport, Moscon was by far the strongest of the 4, he almost dragged Landa to the finish line.

Sorry to be off-topic but on the other stage today Danny van Poppel had a very weird moment in the sprint.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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I saw the highlights on Rai Sport, Moscon was by far the strongest of the 4, he almost dragged Landa to the finish line.

And Moscon was by far the strongest again today of the Sky's apparently! But fortunately Landa did well considering his sickness, seems that he will be completely fine for il Giro.

 

[May0maniac]

Moscon looked like a beast, stronger than Sebastian Henao and Landa, but Landa still has enough time to recover. I don't have high expectations for Pais Vasco, but we should be able to see if he's ok durning the Giro del Trentino, he's usually pretty good there.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

Moscon looked like a beast, stronger than Sebastian Henao and Landa, but Landa still has enough time to recover. I don't have high expectations for Pais Vasco, but we should be able to see if he's ok durning the Giro del Trentino, he's usually pretty good there.

I think we should be a little more optimistic

He was at a similar level, maybe a little more bad in Catalunya last year, but still managed a stage win in Vasco. He obviously shouldn't ride GC this year either, but if he does not catch any sickness, he will be very good in Trentino I'm sure! But lets wait to see if he progress/regress on stage 4, didn't catch the stage today.