Teams & Riders Nairo Quintana discussion thread

[hfer07]

Nairito delivered today.



that's what counts

 

[Miburo]

Like i said one good day was enough although he got like 1.30 min bonus on the climb but still by far the strongest.

 

[Miburo]

Because I am ****ed off that why. He was going to win anyway but this was just ridiculous and it makes me very sad.

So you were mad when Contador kept riding when andy dropped his chain?

I'm 100% sure your beloved AC would do the same ****

 

[Jspear]

So you were mad when Contador kept riding when andy dropped his chain?

I'm 100% sure your beloved AC would do the same ****

You stole the words right out of my mouth.

 

[Miburo]

Anyway Quintana pretty much made the giro boring now. This race is over, kinda sucks.

 

[jens_attacks]

bravo grande!

he still put two minutes on the guys who chased behind on the climb. he went extremely strong. totally deserved win i can say now.

 

[LaFlorecita]

You are really and truly conflicted. I'm really trying not to see the implications in your post and attitude.

Implications?

And thanks for calling me conflicted, that means a lot to me

 

[Escarabajo]

Anyway Quintana pretty much made the giro boring now. This race is over, kinda sucks.

When the organizers designed stage 16 it had "Quintana" written all over the stage and the general GC. So what else were we expecting?

 

[LaFlorecita]

So you were mad when Contador kept riding when andy dropped his chain?

I was, but this thread isn't about Contador.

I'm 100% sure your beloved AC would do the same ****

Nah he would have been in Majka's/Aru's/Uran's/Evans' position certainly

Just to clarify I am not mad at Quintana. I am mad at RCS, and for that reason I can't be happy for Nairo's win. This stage has ruined the entire race.

Quintana was going to win anyway, but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

 

[TomekA]

He just proved how incredibly talented he is.

He is future multiple GT winner.

 

[Afrank]

I was, but this thread isn't about Contador.



Nah he would have been in Majka's/Aru's/Uran's/Evans' position certainly

Just to clarify I am not mad at Quintana. I am mad at RCS, and for that reason I can't be happy for Nairo's win. This stage has ruined the entire race.

Quintana was going to win anyway, but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

A bit over the top to have something like this ruin the entire race for you IMHO. But I get what your saying.

I'd advise just trying to enjoy what you can of it from here on out, enjoy the attacks, solo attempts, breakaways, etc.

 

[Jspear]

A bit over the top to have something like this ruin the entire race for you IMHO. But I get what your saying.

I'd advise just trying to enjoy what you can of it from here on out, enjoy the attacks, solo attempts, breakaways, etc.

I'm going to enjoy Quintana dominance.

 

[Afrank]

I'm going to enjoy Quintana dominance.

Same here.

Dominance does suck...except when it's from a rider I like.

 

[LaFlorecita]

A bit over the top to have something like this ruin the entire race for you IMHO. But I get what your saying.

I'd advise just trying to enjoy what you can of it from here on out, enjoy the attacks, solo attempts, breakaways, etc.

Hmm.... I guess I could do that. It's not like I dislike Quintana anyway, it's just this stage that was so messed up.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Same here.

Dominance does suck...except when it's from a rider I like.

I think half the posters on this forum should be required to use this as their signature. From Paris-Roubaix to one of the breakaways a few days ago in the Giro, so many people repeat the "undeserving" or "bad win" refrain simply because a race didn't go how they wanted it to.

This isn't happening right now with LaFlo and Miburo--definitely not trying to give that impression--but it does happen all the time on this forum.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think half the posters on this forum should be required to use this as their signature. From Paris-Roubaix to one of the breakaways a few days ago in the Giro, so many people repeat the "undeserving" or "bad win" refrain simply because a race didn't go how they wanted it to.

This isn't happening right now with LaFlo and Miburo--definitely not trying to give that impression--but it does happen all the time on this forum.

I do that a lot

 

[maxmartin]

Anyway Quintana pretty much made the giro boring now. This race is over, kinda sucks.

for the first place maybe, but there is still much fighting for the second and third place. It will be interesting to see if Uran can hang on, my prediction is NO.

 

[LaFlorecita]

for the first place maybe, but there is still much fighting for the second and third place. It will be interesting to see if Uran can hang on, my prediction is NO.

This reminds me of last year's Tour, when people said - battle for first place is over, but X, Y and Z is still very exciting! The overall win is what it's all about, with that decided, the race is pretty much over.

 

[Rollthedice]

Anyway Quintana pretty much made the giro boring now. This race is over, kinda sucks.

When he went with Hesjedal I thought that's it. But anyway, he was the big favorite so it was expected that at some point he can kill the race. Sadly it was the result of a blunder from the organizers and it came a bit early.

 

[icefire]

When the organizers designed stage 16 it had "Quintana" written all over the stage and the general GC. So what else were we expecting?

The organizers designed today's stage one year ago.

 

[kingjr]

Anyway Quintana pretty much made the giro boring now. This race is over, kinda sucks.

Something always sucks

 

[Escarabajo]

The organizers designed today's stage one year ago.

The same day that Nairo decided to go to the Giro

 

[kum dobrica]

Regardless of the descent "controversy", Quintana has put 2+ minutes into the group on the climb.
That's a performance head and shoulders above the others. And it promises at least one more stage victory for him.

 

[Angliru]

Implications?

And thanks for calling me conflicted, that means a lot to me

I probably posted too quickly without fully understanding what was the meaning of your post. I apologize.

I take it you can't enjoy Quintana's win due to the confusion over the neutralized descent? It was up to his rvals to shadow him but they either chose not to or just didn't have the legs to follow.

 

[Pentacycle]

Quintana, Hesjedal and Rolland took the risk of wasting energy in a neutralized descent, Uran and the other GC men naively took the risk of letting a few overall threats slip away.

It's somewhat like Contador's ride to Fuente Dé, that is taking advantage of the gullibility of your opponents.