Teams & Riders Nairo Quintana discussion thread

[SergeDeM]

Wow... that couldn't have possibly been sung any worse

 

[ILovecycling]

Wow... that couldn't have possibly been sung any worse

lol its beautiful

 

[The Hitch]

 

[Pantani_lives]

I officially declare Nairo Quintana the most gifted climber since Pantani. I'm considering to put him in my avatar. The only problem is that wouldn't go with my screen name, except if you see Quintana as Pantani's reincarnation. (Which he can't be, because they were alive at the same time.)

 

[ILovecycling]

I officially declare Nairo Quintana the most gifted climber since Pantani. I'm considering to put him in my avatar. The only problem is that wouldn't go with my screen name, except if you see Quintana as Pantani's reincarnation. (Which he can't be, because they were alive at the same time.)

You can write something in your signature,reason or something.But I dont think its necesary,as everybody know Nairo deserves to be in your avatar

 

[Afrank]

I officially declare Nairo Quintana the most gifted climber since Pantani. I'm considering to put him in my avatar. The only problem is that wouldn't go with my screen name, except if you see Quintana as Pantani's reincarnation. (Which he can't be, because they were alive at the same time.)

He is the second coming of Pantani, you don't need to have not lived at the same time as a rider to be a second coming of them.

 

[gooner]

The Colombian president celebrating Quintana's win.

Great reaction to it back in Colombia.

“Today is a historic day for Colombia,” said the president, Juan Manuel Santos, wearing a pink button-down shirt, after joining throngs of fans to watch the last stage of the Giro on a giant television screen set up outside Quintana’s family home in the small mountain-top town of Cómbita. “We are very proud,” he said.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...quintana-rigoberto-uran-giro-ditalia-cycling?

 

[Arnout]

The Colombian president celebrating Quintana's win.

Great reaction to it back in Colombia.



http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...quintana-rigoberto-uran-giro-ditalia-cycling?

He wants to win the election

 

[MGMTTT]

The Colombian president celebrating Quintana's win.

Great reaction to it back in Colombia.



http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...quintana-rigoberto-uran-giro-ditalia-cycling?

The guy at the left seems to be Soler

 

[Escarabajo]

The guy at the left seems to be Soler

He is.

And the one behind him on his left looks like Fabio Parra.

 

[The Hitch]

Espn Latin America commentary of the sprint stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCl6LnoqBMw

They don't give a **** about the sprint Treat the 3k to go line as the end of the race counting down to it, shouting "somos Campiones" and basically just shouting that and "Vamos Nairo, Vamos Rigo" for the whole last 5k, only briefly mentioning Mezgec after he won.

 

[Escarabajo]

Espn Latin America commentary of the sprint stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCl6LnoqBMw

They don't give a **** about the sprint Treat the 3k to go line as the end of the race counting down to it, shouting "somos Campiones" and basically just shouting that and "Vamos Nairo, Vamos Rigo" for the whole last 5k, only briefly mentioning Mezgec after he won.

LOL.
The guy is Argentinian. He is not even Colombian. The Colombian commentator on Being was not that excited. Go figure!

 

[Escarabajo]

I'll have to cheer for Argentina in the world cup if Colombia fails then!

 

[masking_agent]

great win for Nairo. Now things get interesting within the Movistar team I'm sure.

 

[ILovecycling]

Espn Latin America commentary of the sprint stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCl6LnoqBMw

They don't give a **** about the sprint Treat the 3k to go line as the end of the race counting down to it, shouting "somos Campiones" and basically just shouting that and "Vamos Nairo, Vamos Rigo" for the whole last 5k, only briefly mentioning Mezgec after he won.

Lol thats hillarious,and that title right after 3k banner Nairo - emperador del Giro is great,there j-o-fans can see who understands cycling

 

[hfer07]

According to "El Espectador" newspaper, Nairo is "enamored" of the Giro-which lead us to believe he will compete in it in the future.

Personally it makes me glad to know he's not going to obsess/concentrate on Le Tour from now on & he will likely do the races "he wants to" - like Bernard Hinault in the past

 

[The Hitch]

The Guardian article said one of the news channels dedicated 40 minutes out of an hour news broadcast to the Giro.

Also that Bogota's bars were packed to watch it.

Sometimes they exagerate those things though, still would be cool to see.

A shame the final stage was a sprint though. It would have been a better spectacle for everyone who tuned in for the final stage if they had got to see him personally tt his advantage to the finish like they used to do.

 

[TomasC]

LOL.
The guy is Argentinian. He is not even Colombian. The Colombian commentator on Being was not that excited. Go figure!

In Guatemala, one of the leading football commentators imitates Argentinian accent, supposedly because of the position Argentina has in Spanish-speaking Latin America in the sport. It's hilarious, although I think he himself is serious about it. Don't know why a Colombian would imitate Argentinian accent in cycling though, or maybe he was a substitute and his main field is football

 

[murali]

is nairo doing tour? any confirnation of movistar team?

i just hope that he rides Vuelta as leader instead of tour as a domestique.
(unless he wants to go for triple!!!)

 

[Arredondo]

is nairo doing tour? any confirnation of movistar team?

i just hope that he rides Vuelta as leader instead of tour as a domestique.
(unless he wants to go for triple!!!)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-focussing-on-the-vuelta-a-espana

You're words are heard

 

[SergeDeM]

In Guatemala, one of the leading football commentators imitates Argentinian accent, supposedly because of the position Argentina has in Spanish-speaking Latin America in the sport. It's hilarious, although I think he himself is serious about it. Don't know why a Colombian would imitate Argentinian accent in cycling though, or maybe he was a substitute and his main field is football

Mario Sabato. He's argentinian from a track cycling family.
http://www.eluniversal.com.co/depor...-gesta-colombiana-en-el-giro-de-italia-161316

 

[ILovecycling]

In the article from CN there is only a part of this great interview.Enjoy
http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=72242

Most important parts if you dont have time to read it completely are here:

Estamos en junio, a mitad de la temporada, ?ahora que es lo proximo?
Ahora se trata de descansar un poco y comenzar a preparar la Vuelta Espana.

?El Tour no entra en ningun caso en sus planes?
No, este ano no. He venido exigiendome desde enero que gane San Luis, luego fui muy regular, segundo en Tirreno-Adriatico, quinto en Catalunya y el remate del Giro...Ahora necesitamos un poco de descanso.

 

[Flamin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4c2hSTXit4

Nice little inside video of Movistar and Quintana on the last day of il Giro.

Nairito looks like a 14-year old kid, but when I hear his voice, I think of a hardcore gangster from a Colombian drug cartel. Pretty funny.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

3 GT's ridden..
Vuelta 2012: amazing help for Valverde in the final week
Tour 2013: 2nd
Giro 2014: 1st.

Damn.

 

[Escarabajo]

Some nice information if you speak spanish:

http://www.eltiempo.com/bocas/nairo-quintana-en-entrevista-con-la-revista-bocas/13630275

He has repeated several times that he hates when the media says that he comes from a poor family or that he was poor when growing up. He says that he had everything in life and in the table. That he didn't need anything else. His father made sure that he didn't need anything else.

One last comment. 7 watts/kilo. They just didn't say the length of time of the test but I assume it was around 1 hour. Of course these are lab conditions. It would be impossible to do that on the road. That is like a nameplate horsepower for a machine. Then you have to apply efficiency and the road conditions. Even with all that they knew at a young age they had a rough diamond. And a very expensive one.

Es cierto que cuando le hicieron la prueba para entrar al equipo, el test sali? como si usted fuera un superdotado y los especialistas creyeron que todo era un error?

Era sobre una bicicleta con un medidor de potencia, con puls?metro. Entonces yo mov?a una cantidad de vatios superior a todo el grupo. Ellos dec?an: ?esto no puede ser?. No cre?an. Y yo no dec?a nada.

Expliquese en numeros?

Yo hice siete vatios kilo, que es mucho. Un ciclista normal mueve cinco vatios kilo; otros, cinco y medio, y otros hasta seis vatios kilo. Pero ya siete vatios kilo es como mucho. Luego repitieron la prueba, creyeron que la m?quina estaba mal, luego la volvieron a hacer y entonces dijeron: ?A este hay que firmarlo ya?. R?pidamente nos hicieron la primera concentraci?n, nos llevaron a un hotel, nos asignaron habitaciones y nos dijeron vamos a ir a Europa. Yo dije: ??Qu? bonito!?.

We are talking about VO2 max territory of 91-93 mL/(kg?min). Maybe some experts can shed some light on this.

Obviously when they did the test for sure he was not on the program because nobody had a clue. Not even him.