Teams & Riders Nairo Quintana discussion thread

[Breezy1985]

lol @ the hysteria over this performance. He'll be nowhere in July. They'll gift him a stage but that'll be all.

Sorry for having fun. We'll try keep it down from now on

 

[Breezy1985]

lol @ the hysteria over this performance. He'll be nowhere in July. They'll gift him a stage but that'll be all.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Enjoying the Arkea Samsic press release which gloatingly hammers home that Nairo is an attacking rider. It’s a good day for those of you on that side of the endless Quintana debate.

 

[SafeBet]

Enjoying the Arkea Samsic press release which gloatingly hammers home that Nairo is an attacking rider. It’s a good day for those of you on that side of the endless Quintana debate.

He is a rider who attacks when he's got the legs. Which is what most other riders are.

 

[Koronin]

I thought most riders will attack if they have the legs?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I thought most riders will attack if they have the legs?

That's exactly what he said?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Insane form this February. It might be a big miscalculation in terms of peaks, or it might not, but it is extremely impressive right now. He’s on another level to everyone else in the peloton.

 

[the asian]

Hoping he puts on a show at PN.
In spectacular form right now.
Probably feels less pressure at his new team.

 

[SafeBet]

Best shape of his career? I think so.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Mentally he is probably in a better place as well. You could be in amazing shape but mentally if you aren't there it is all for naught.

It's going good for him, hopefully he can keep it up.

 

[Escarabajo]

Quintana could be one of those emotional type that he needs to feel appreciated. At this moment he started at Arkea where he left off 2.5 years ago.

 

[movingtarget]

Methinks it could have a little to do with the opposition or lack thereof but at least it will encourage Quintana moving ahead. Being happy and feeling supported is probably a bonus for him after the Movistar years...............July will be a different matter completely but the team will be feeling good at the moment.

 

[Scarponi]

Methinks it could have a little to do with the opposition or lack thereof but at least it will encourage Quintana moving ahead. Being happy and feeling supported is probably a bonus for him after the Movistar years...............July will be a different matter completely but the team will be feeling good at the moment.

Bardet and Pinot are high quality opposition though

 

[movingtarget]

Bardet and Pinot are high quality opposition though

I suppose but neither of them show much form at this stage of the season usually. Have to admit I haven't watched much cycling so far.

 

[Red Rick]

40s on Col d'Eze is an absurd gap no matter the competition.

 

[Salvarani]

I suppose but neither of them show much form at this stage of the season usually. Have to admit I haven't watched much cycling so far.

Dont know if thats true.

Pinots starts in 2016, 2017, 2019 seems pretty good to me. Just results wise.

Bardet seems to start a little bit slower. Both 2018 and 2019 he started okay though, just looking at the results. He was up there in every race he participated in.

 

[tobydawq]

40s on Col d'Eze is an absurd gap no matter the competition.

Yeah, but we don't know how the others rode. Vlasov got a big gap on the Provence stage because the others were looking at each other.

It seems likely that the same happened yesterday given the very large group that came in together.

 

[DNP-Old]

Yeah, but we don't know how the others rode. Vlasov got a big gap on the Provence stage because the others were looking at each other.

It seems likely that the same happened yesterday given the very large group that came in together.

Pinot was on his wheel almost immediately and, after a second or four, just could not follow anymore. Everyone acknowledged that Nairo is just in another stratosphere at this moment.

 

[Cassirer]

I am very happy with his performances and I really really hope he can once more become the rider he was. Nevertheless even the last few seasons when he was nowhere by his standards, he was always able to produce these stellar outliers a few times (though never back to back like this february). So I'm holding my horses, not just because of the rather weak/likely out of form opposition. But it is great to see.

 

[Breezy1985]

Has be ever given the Ardennes a real go before ?

 

[Escarabajo]

Good job Nairo. Nice showing for the short 2020 season. It is a pity that came at the worst moment.
Very nice nevertheless.

 

[Pippo_San]

Aww sorry Naironman...could've been your year.

 

[hammerthaim]

Nairo predicted covid19 and timed his peak accordingly.

 

[Escarabajo]

Going back to Colombia and will put himself on voluntary quarantine.

Hope he doesn't gain some pounds back!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Good job Nairo. Nice showing for the short 2020 season. It is a pity that came at the worst moment.
Very nice nevertheless.

In the face of a pandemic all sport is meaningless trivia, but it is a pity that Quintana will not get the chance to show the world what this version of himself - as hungry and driven as he has ever been in his career - can do in the Tour. He has been the rider of this truncated season.