Most Suspicious Performance Of The Last 5 Years

[Jspear]

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To revive this thread- here are some from the past year I've picked out:
•Nibali 2016 Giro
•Van Avermaet Olympics
•Gilbert 2017 Flanders
•Valverde's remarkable run of wins early 2017

GVA wouldn't have won if Nibbes and Henao hadn't crashed.

 

[Gung Ho Gun]

Re:

I'm going to make the call and say Valverde's 2017 Ardenne's campaign.

Could be a very interesting clash with Gilbert

 

[therhodeo]

I could see Gilbert in there at Amstel but I think Valverde will be there in all of them.

 

[Saint Unix]

Re: Re:

To revive this thread- here are some from the past year I've picked out:
•Nibali 2016 Giro
•Van Avermaet Olympics
•Gilbert 2017 Flanders
•Valverde's remarkable run of wins early 2017

GVA wouldn't have won if Nibbes and Henao hadn't crashed.

GVA wasn't expected to be anywhere near the pointy end of that race in the first place. He was climbing like a rocket that day. Of course, it wasn't a complete shock considering he'd been climbing quite well in the Tour a month before, especially during the stage where he grabbed the maillot jaune, but that was against De Gendt, not Froome, Alaphillippe, Purito, Aru and so on.

Although, there was a lot that didn't make a lot of sense in that race. Bookwalter finishing ahead of Mollema, Chaves, Bardet and Valverde, for starters.

 

[The Hegelian]

Re:

To revive this thread- here are some from the past year I've picked out:
•Nibali 2016 Giro
•Van Avermaet Olympics
•Gilbert 2017 Flanders
•Valverde's remarkable run of wins early 2017

Good picks. Gilbert number 1 for sure ~ that was late 90's level classics smashing.

I also offer: Steve Cummings dropping Nibali on a big climb to win a stage in the 2016 tdf.

And I also suggest: the whole nuclear Giro - every stage - 2015.

 

[thehog]

Re: Re:

To revive this thread- here are some from the past year I've picked out:
•Nibali 2016 Giro
•Van Avermaet Olympics
•Gilbert 2017 Flanders
•Valverde's remarkable run of wins early 2017

Good picks. Gilbert number 1 for sure ~ that was late 90's level classics smashing.

I also offer: Steve Cummings dropping Nibali on a big climb to win a stage in the 2016 tdf.

And I also suggest: the whole nuclear Giro - every stage - 2015.

We are missing Froome, he's played it very low-key this year. He must be watching Valverde believing he'll need a motor and to dope.

 

[Bolder]

Gilbert in 2011. It was like the LA TdF era had never happened.

 

[Arrowfarm]

Re: Re:

To revive this thread- here are some from the past year I've picked out:
•Nibali 2016 Giro
•Van Avermaet Olympics
•Gilbert 2017 Flanders
•Valverde's remarkable run of wins early 2017

Good picks. Gilbert number 1 for sure ~ that was late 90's level classics smashing.

I also offer: Steve Cummings dropping Nibali on a big climb to win a stage in the 2016 tdf.

And I also suggest: the whole nuclear Giro - every stage - 2015.

We are missing Froome, he's played it very low-key this year. He must be watching Valverde believing he'll need a motor and to dope.

Froome's luck Vuelta '11 is more than 5 years ago, but he should absolutely be on every list of this kind

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

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Hayman was top 10 twice, yes - eons ago. He was quite clearly past his prime until last Sunday.
He was on the break but he had far from an easy ride there. He was even going solo at some point.
He wasn't on Boonen's wheel - he had to catch up where others couldn't.

He was freakishly strong.

Yes I agree that Hayman's PR win was crazy. It was very suspicious and much less likely than, say, Nibali not having enough in the tank to complete the double in 2013.

 

[Brullnux]

Van Avermaet post-Olympics.

 

[DFA123]

Froome in the summer of 2016 is the most ridiculous of the last year for me. I know it's kind of become the new normal; but he is still the guy who is comfortably crushing the opposition in the hardest and most important race in cycling. Destroys everyone in time trials, descents, on the flat and is still the strongest in the mountains. Then the tribute act at the Vuelta nearly got him the first double for 20 years.

His suspiciousness is still a level above everyone else for me, even if you don't take into account his ridiculous transformation 6 years ago.

 

[GraftPunk]

In recent memory:

Gilbert 2011/2017
Valverde 2017
Horner's Vuelta
Froome Pretty much whenever.
Cance/Boonen solos, you know which ones.

 

[Mr.White]

Re:

Van Avermaet post-Olympics.

This

 

[BYOP88]

GVA is high on the list, from being Mr 2nd to having his national federation request a doping ban for him to then go to winning races left, right and center.

Everyone's mate "G" also got to be on the list, from track to autobus/classics rider to winning Paris-Nice and becoming a GT leader and who'll be in the mix for the Giro title(he'll win it, book it now).

 

[therealthing]

Zakarin's extraterrestrial Romadie win in 2015 also deserves a mention. Nearly beat Martin in the TT despite a bike change and having the worst riding position known to man.

Also that Russian guy from Gazprom who won the mountain TT in last year's Giro having achieved nothing worthy of mention beforehand.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Cobo 2011 Vuelta, Horner 2013 Vuelta Froome 2013, Cance 2010 Flanders + Roubaix, Wiggo 2012, Nibali 2016 Giro, pick one. I'd probably go with Horner as the MOST OBVIOUS DOPER I've ever seen.

 

[Saint Unix]

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Also that Russian guy from Gazprom who won the mountain TT in last year's Giro having achieved nothing worthy of mention beforehand.

Good shout. He's literally done nothing of note since. Barely been top 100 in the races since that stage. Luckily only grabbed himself a stage win in the Giro before disappearing back into his hole, and not a massive multi-million dollar career like some other obvious dopers in the peloton.

 

[42x16ss]

Re: Re:

Hayman was top 10 twice, yes - eons ago. He was quite clearly past his prime until last Sunday.
He was on the break but he had far from an easy ride there. He was even going solo at some point.
He wasn't on Boonen's wheel - he had to catch up where others couldn't.

He was freakishly strong.

Yes I agree that Hayman's PR win was crazy. It was very suspicious and much less likely than, say, Nibali not having enough in the tank to complete the double in 2013.

Hayman was also terrifically strong riding for Chaves at the 2015 Vuelta. For three weeks straight he pulled for Chaves and placed him magnificently. A hugely underrated performance.

 

[42x16ss]

Majka 2014 Tour. After riding the Ardennes and Giro he cruises in the peloton for 10 days then goes ballistic, winning 2 stages, polka dots and making up for Contador's crash.

 

[blackcat]

Re: Re:

Hayman was top 10 twice, yes - eons ago. He was quite clearly past his prime until last Sunday.
He was on the break but he had far from an easy ride there. He was even going solo at some point.
He wasn't on Boonen's wheel - he had to catch up where others couldn't.

He was freakishly strong.

Yes I agree that Hayman's PR win was crazy. It was very suspicious and much less likely than, say, Nibali not having enough in the tank to complete the double in 2013.

Hayman was also terrifically strong riding for Chaves at the 2015 Vuelta. For three weeks straight he pulled for Chaves and placed him magnificently. A hugely underrated performance.

looking well placed for the classics next year, with turbo durbo and jens keukeleire and hayman as captain, but working for the others. will be on the podium of either RVV or P-R

 

[silvergrenade]

For me, Bardet in the TdF 2016.

 

[Digger]

froome 2011 vuelta versus Cobo
Froome AX3 Domaines, Ventoux from 2013
Froome 2014 Green Mountain
Froome 2015 Stage 10
Froome 2013 Stage 17 TT the one where they all changed bikes at the top of the hill

Really it seems any stage race the guy has ever done since 2011 - even if he doesn't win overall he still races at least one stage which is a farce.

Gilbert last week ,cancellara, Roglic 2016, Cancellara 2016 Rio, Quintan on Semnoz, Contador Verbier

Call me whatever you want, but the top end are derided and laughed at by domestiques in the peloton for their obvious use of motors and I am not just talking sky there.

 

[Guybrush]

Julian Alaphilippe TOC 2016
Adam Yates TDF 2016

 

[PremierAndrew]

lol at how noone mentions sagan

 

[ontheroad]

How anyone can fail to mention Froome in a top list is beyond me, all of his egg beating accelerations up mountains spring to mind, Ventoux 2013 being the most memorable. His total dominance on all terrains in last years tour was equally ridiculous but his performances have become more normalised over time since the memory of the ceiling of his ability pre Vuelta 2011 fades from memories.

Other notables include Wiggins, Nibali, Horner, GVA, Valverde, Boonen, Cancellara, Zakarin, Gilbert but none come close to Froome for consistent suspiciousness.