Teams & Riders Nairo Quintana discussion thread

[AlexNYC]

Would be impressive if he can win another WT stage race before the tour. If he manages to win he would have won every WT stage race in spring except Paris Nice, which afaik he never entered as the team's leader. Weren't there some people last year who accused him of not trying to win the races he enters?

Last year, before the Tour, many of the usual suspects still thought he was vastly overrated. Now he lacks charisma, is boring, is a wheelsucker, etc. It's really difficult to understand how a so-called cycling fan can come to hate a cyclist like Quintana - or any of the current top cyclists for that matter.

 

[SeriousSam]

Reason is always that he beats their boy

 

[Isaak-Gabriel]

https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/726066856642134016

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Would be impressive if he can win another WT stage race before the tour. If he manages to win he would have won every WT stage race in spring except Paris Nice, which afaik he never entered as the team's leader. Weren't there some people last year who accused him of not trying to win the races he enters?

2013?

 

[Escarabajo]

Would be impressive if he can win another WT stage race before the tour. If he manages to win he would have won every WT stage race in spring except Paris Nice, which afaik he never entered as the team's leader. Weren't there some people last year who accused him of not trying to win the races he enters?

2013?

He was still unknown as far as how far his abilities would take him.

 

[ray j willings]

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Reason is always that he beats their boy

Froome ,you mean like this race happening now and when he destroyed him in the mountains at the tour last year

 

[ILovecycling]

*** Nairo, you are a madman! I thought he is already on top of his form last year ,now it seems I was wrong!

So impressive,love it!

 

[portugal11]

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Reason is always that he beats their boy

What a joke... he only knows alberto's wheel in the mountains... basically he prefers to loose a race to anyone than left contador win

 

[Poursuivant]

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Reason is always that he beats their boy

Bingo

 

[PremierAndrew]

He's never been a Purito level time trialist, he's always been decent. But today was a very very good showing. Hopefully none of the big three will crash out this time...

 

[MortiroloForever]

Quintana is not the usual colombian "escarabajo". He is a pretty good timetrialist considering his body and his natural abilities. He has shown what is capable of in the past. Today's performance was not stunning or unbeliveable for me. I didn't expect big gaps under the general classification contenders and, taking into account that there was a hill in the middle of the parcours and the short distance of the Time Trial, I think he has done a little bit better TT than what it is a usual on him.

I think he is an incredible cycling talent. One of those who doesn´t come to a sport very often. However, he is a cyclist that frustates me as not a lot of sportmen have done. He is ultra conservative and I have to recognize that he is not between my loved riders.

 

[ILovecycling]

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Reason is always that he beats their boy

What a joke... he only knows alberto's wheel in the mountains... basically he prefers to loose a race to anyone than left contador win

Pathetic, thats the word for this post

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I expected him to top 5 yesterday, perhaps even challenging for the win. Can't say I'm disappointed by his performance though even though he finished outside top 5 as he was in same time as the third place finisher.

 

[god.child]

This is the year for Nairito to detronize Alberto at the tour.

 

[Moviestar]

Assuming Nairo will grab the GC in Romandie,

GIRO check
Tirreno check
Pays Basque check
Catalunya check

Dauphine or Suisse next

 

[sir fly]

So far, Quintana's showing the most of the Tour contenders.
Wonder if racing free June is still the schedule.

 

[cineteq]

Now, we have no doubt who's the big favorite to win 2016 TdF. Bring it on!

 

[bajbar]

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So far, Quintana's showing the most of the Tour contenders.
Wonder if racing free June is still the schedule.

Well, to be fair, Contador does have simillar results this year to Quintana - they have both podiumed every race they have participated in and are 1 vs 1 in the races they have competed against each other. The only thing is Quintana has got a wee bit more fortune and is probably going to win two WT races, while Contador only won Pais Vasco. But looking at the form, they have been prety equal so far this season. It will get really interesting in July, especially if Froome finds a similar form aswell...

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

So far, Quintana's showing the most of the Tour contenders.
Wonder if racing free June is still the schedule.

Well, to be fair, Contador does have simillar results this year to Quintana - they have both podiumed every race they have participated in and are 1 vs 1 in the races they have competed against each other. The only thing is Quintana has got a wee bit more fortune and is probably going to win two WT races, while Contador only won Pais Vasco. But looking at the form, they have been prety equal so far this season. It will get really interesting in July, especially if Froome finds a similar form aswell...

Quintana has beaten Froome's domestiques everywhere he showed...

 

[bajbar]

Re: Re:

So far, Quintana's showing the most of the Tour contenders.
Wonder if racing free June is still the schedule.

Well, to be fair, Contador does have simillar results this year to Quintana - they have both podiumed every race they have participated in and are 1 vs 1 in the races they have competed against each other. The only thing is Quintana has got a wee bit more fortune and is probably going to win two WT races, while Contador only won Pais Vasco. But looking at the form, they have been prety equal so far this season. It will get really interesting in July, especially if Froome finds a similar form aswell...

Quintana has beaten Froome's domestiques everywhere he showed...

Henao, Pais Vasco...

 

[May0maniac]

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Assuming Nairo will grab the GC in Romandie,

GIRO check
Tirreno check
Pays Basque check
Catalunya check

Dauphine or Suisse next

Don't forget his two Burgos wins, he's got a pretty good palmares when it comes to one week races.
With his recovery and his usual monster shape durning the 3rd week he's also one of the few guys who could win Giro and Suisse durning the same year.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

So far, Quintana's showing the most of the Tour contenders.
Wonder if racing free June is still the schedule.

Well, to be fair, Contador does have simillar results this year to Quintana - they have both podiumed every race they have participated in and are 1 vs 1 in the races they have competed against each other. The only thing is Quintana has got a wee bit more fortune and is probably going to win two WT races, while Contador only won Pais Vasco. But looking at the form, they have been prety equal so far this season. It will get really interesting in July, especially if Froome finds a similar form aswell...

Quintana has beaten Froome's domestiques everywhere he showed...

Henao, Pais Vasco...

You're right, but I'm sure you understand the point of my post.

 

[blackmamba]

Re: Re:

So far, Quintana's showing the most of the Tour contenders.
Wonder if racing free June is still the schedule.

Well, to be fair, Contador does have simillar results this year to Quintana - they have both podiumed every race they have participated in and are 1 vs 1 in the races they have competed against each other. The only thing is Quintana has got a wee bit more fortune and is probably going to win two WT races, while Contador only won Pais Vasco. But looking at the form, they have been prety equal so far this season. It will get really interesting in July, especially if Froome finds a similar form aswell...

Quintana has beaten Froome's domestiques everywhere he showed...

Henao, Pais Vasco...

You're right, but I'm sure you understand the point of my post.

Those domestiques you refer to have beaten Froome aswell so those that make him a domestique for them now then ? ...rofl that logic

 

[sir fly]

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Those domestiques you refer to have beaten Froome aswell so those that make him a domestique for them now then ? ...rofl that logic

Wait for July... It's going to be really funny.

 

[blackmamba]

Indeed