Mikel Landa Discussion Thread

[Valv.Piti]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/LaCorsaTours/status/731879102832123904

Lucky man.

Good find!

And thats the difference between Mikel and Zakarin!

I would also add he was very very lucky and one of the explanations for his incredible TT (though marginal) is that he took far more risks than Nibali and Valverde, at least from what we saw Nibs was going extremely cautious on descents.

Funny, that exact point i made to the hog in the clinic.
But yes, a little lucky, but respect for really pushing it.

 

[Taxus4a]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/LaCorsaTours/status/731879102832123904

Lucky man.

Landa has been so unlucky in his first years of pro, that a little bit of luck is normal...

He said: Dios! su puta madre!! God!! his *** mother.. tranlating into sense in english: *** !, *** hell!

 

[pastronef]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/LaCorsaTours/status/731879102832123904

Lucky man.

Landa has been so unlucky in his first years of pro, that a little bit of luck is normal...

He said: Dios! su puta madre!! God!! his **** mother.. tranlating into sense in english: **** !, **** hell!

nice save there
I´m becoming a Landa fan day after day

 

[Taxus4a]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/LaCorsaTours/status/731879102832123904

Lucky man.

Landa has been so unlucky in his first years of pro, that a little bit of luck is normal...

He said: Dios! su puta madre!! God!! his **** mother.. tranlating into sense in english: **** !, **** hell!

nice save there
I´m becoming a Landa fan day after day

They deleted what Landa said, it looks that the rules of the forums doent allow to inform properly...A pity, information is information, I undertand nobody here is allowed to insult, it must be like that, but yes to inform what cyclist said. That way I know what Landa said, becouse I am spanish, but you dont knows just becouse you dont speak spanish... good rule !!

 

[TMP402]

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Shall we all drop for good these silly talks about allergies in pro cycling?

spot on . We have some of the fittest athletes and they all seem to suffer from allergies asthma etc etc .
Its BS [ see clinic]

Yes, no elite athletes have allergies. Okay.

 

[cantpedal]

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Shall we all drop for good these silly talks about allergies in pro cycling?

spot on . We have some of the fittest athletes and they all seem to suffer from allergies asthma etc etc .
Its BS [ see clinic]

Yes, no elite athletes have allergies. Okay.

I'm allergic to all those inferences so please keep them in the clinic as well

 

[LaFlorecita]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/LaCorsaTours/status/731879102832123904

Lucky man.

Landa has been so unlucky in his first years of pro, that a little bit of luck is normal...

He said: Dios! su puta madre!! God!! his **** mother.. tranlating into sense in english: **** !, **** hell!

nice save there
I´m becoming a Landa fan day after day

Aren't you already a fan because he rides for Sky?

 

[Matteo.]

If I were Nibali and Valverde, I would try today to put him in trouble on pian del falco , since it has never shone uphill in these first stages.
Bring him safe in the mountains with a few seconds it can be fatal...

 

[Red Rick]

Now there's a bit of Spanish I understand

 

[Ataraxus]

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If I were Nibali and Valverde, I would try today to put him in trouble on pian del falco , since it has never shone uphill in these first stages.
Bring him safe in the mountains with a few seconds it can be fatal...

Agreed.
On paper, this stage is tailor made for Nibali and Piti (as are many other stages in this race). It is basically an Il Lombardia in Emilia Romagna (with the start in Tuscany)

 

[pastronef]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/LaCorsaTours/status/731879102832123904

Lucky man.

Landa has been so unlucky in his first years of pro, that a little bit of luck is normal...

He said: Dios! su puta madre!! God!! his **** mother.. tranlating into sense in english: **** !, **** hell!

nice save there
I´m becoming a Landa fan day after day

Aren't you already a fan because he rides for Sky?

actually we didnt see him race much this year. I still have to enjoy Landa the way I enjoy Stannard or Roche when I see them race. I liked his Pais Vasco win, I wasnt so chuffed. new guy, I mean, I still have to begin to shout like mad when he wins, like I did with Poels in Liege

 

[Hgriffiths2606]

I would like to whole-heartedly apologise for being so wrong about Landa's form it would appear that his illness has got the better of him and I'm sure he'll salvage his season somewhere along the line, I maintain that he will win the Giro at some point but this year is not his year sadly.

 

[Taxus4a]

What a pity Landa abandoned...What happened?? Some crash??

 

[MatParker117]

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What a pity Landa abandoned...What happened?? Some crash??

My guess is either that a mechanical or he picked up something as a result of the weather in the TT.

 

[Matteo.]

What the f###.
Again i have to relive the bad feelings thai i had in 2014 after the crash of Alberto in TdF. What a pity

 

[therealthing]

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What a pity Landa abandoned...What happened?? Some crash??

My guess is either that a mechanical or he picked up something as a result of the weather in the TT.

Has to be an illness- he would not retire if it was just a mechanical.

 

[Jakub]

Hm...so now Froome gets another strong help in Tour :-/

 

[MatParker117]

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What a pity Landa abandoned...What happened?? Some crash??

My guess is either that a mechanical or he picked up something as a result of the weather in the TT.

Has to be an illness- he would not retire if it was just a mechanical.

Apparently abdominal pain, so hopefully just something job costing for the chef.

 

[pablopaul]

Mihai Cazacu ‏@faustocoppi60 1m1 minute ago Romania

Team Sky car: Mikel Landa started to feel bad during the night but they didn't think it was that serious. (RAI) #giro

 

[Taxus4a]

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What a pity Landa abandoned...What happened?? Some crash??

My guess is either that a mechanical or he picked up something as a result of the weather in the TT.

Has to be an illness- he would not retire if it was just a mechanical.

Apparently abdominal pain, so hopefully just something job costing for the chef.

This is cycling, day by day and most important avoid problems that to lose 2 minutes in one stage if you are ok.

 

[pablopaul]

Robert Hatch ‏@robhatchtv

.@TeamSky DS Dario Cioni told Italian TV that Landa started to feel unwell last evening, but not bad enough to DNS

 

[jens_attacks]

sad, just sad. and now he has to work from froomey ((

 

[DBotero]

Sad end to his Giro dream.Not a big surprise considering Sky usual meltdown in Giro.He needs to recover and aim for La Vuelta.

 

[SeriousSam]

No, Landa should go to the Tour.

 

[Moviefan1203]

I feel really bad for Landa, he was well positioned to make his move this week.