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Yeah, to be honest I think this is just posturing, and that even if Quintana is 100% serious about it (which I doubt), the Friars won't allow it.ice&fire said:
Abarca Sports, basically. They're called the frailes in Spain and I think it's time the nickname goes international.Escarabajo said:
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if there's somebody who can do the legendary double, it's Quintana. He's still 26 and he recovers faster than the other 30years old contenders. It's now or never
Dawg, Nibs and Bertie have no chance
Dawg, Nibs and Bertie have no chance
Well I like this, maybe it's not clever but is different, and taking this risk is different.
If he manage to win Il Giro, well may be that with the past La vuelta win could make him and Movistar change the approach to the TDF.
I think that right now, probably with all his focus in TDF Froome is really hard to beat so.. why not?
If he manage to win Il Giro, well may be that with the past La vuelta win could make him and Movistar change the approach to the TDF.
I think that right now, probably with all his focus in TDF Froome is really hard to beat so.. why not?
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The nickname comes from the Indurain years, when they started having serious training camps before the start of the season. They were so secretive about their activities and whereabouts (!) that the press and other teams in the peloton nicknamed them as closing friars.
Valv.Piti said:BigMac said:
Im pretty sure its because they are traditionalists, conservative and extremely serious, somewhat like monks, or something.
The nickname comes from the Indurain years, when they started having serious training camps before the start of the season. They were so secretive about their activities and whereabouts (!) that the press and other teams in the peloton nicknamed them as closing friars.
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He also wasn't facing two grand tour winners and several GT podium finishers the field is much stronger. I expect Nibali and Aru to throw the kitchen sink at him.
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He also wasn't facing two grand tour winners and several GT podium finishers the field is much stronger. I expect Nibali and Aru to throw the kitchen sink at him.
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Could literally be a Movistar tag line
Personally I don't think anyone could do the Tour/Giro double at the moment without a massive amount of luck (basically people dropping out of both or something crazy making you gain so much time you don't even have to try).
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Could literally be a Movistar tag line
Personally I don't think anyone could do the Tour/Giro double at the moment without a massive amount of luck (basically people dropping out of both or something crazy making you gain so much time you don't even have to try).
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He won it because of Stelviogate. Otherwise it would have been a surprisingly close call even to Aru!hrotha said:
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Yes, but you also have to remember than he was totally in control and taking it rather easy on the final Zoncolan stage (and also to a lesser extent on the Rifugio Panarotta stage when he was just watching Uran), without Stelviogate he'd have been forced to go all out.staubsauger said:
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I expect him to be in prime shape in May nevertheless the pr talk about the Tour still being the main season goal. Imho that's just ***. As long as he wins the Giro it ain't matters much whether he gets 2nd or 3rd at the Tour. Latin America stays Movistars main advertising market and in Colombia their cooperate identity's gonna express at whatever gt Quintana aces the overall win.
That said, if Froome has to quit the Tour he still might be able to snatch away the overall from Bardet or Contador. Even with a Giro in his legs. But only if and in that case the Giro ain't gonna harm his chances that much actually.
So why not going for a likely Giro win plus a realistic Tour podium plus maybe more, instead of only a Tour podium plus maybe more.
Quintana seems to be an intelligent and pragmatic pal. And obviously, he calls the shots already at Movistar and gets along nicely with Valverde and both interests. There ain't much Unzue can do about it, apparently!
True as well of course. But by that time of the race he looked to be pretty close to his peak shape based on his display at the Monte Grappa mtt. I don't think he really won that Giro being at 80%. He was in fact kinda ill and struggeld midway as well. That's hardly winning the race with 80%, but more brilliant recovery if true.Mayomaniac said:
I expect him to be in prime shape in May nevertheless the pr talk about the Tour still being the main season goal. Imho that's just ***. As long as he wins the Giro it ain't matters much whether he gets 2nd or 3rd at the Tour. Latin America stays Movistars main advertising market and in Colombia their cooperate identity's gonna express at whatever gt Quintana aces the overall win.
That said, if Froome has to quit the Tour he still might be able to snatch away the overall from Bardet or Contador. Even with a Giro in his legs. But only if and in that case the Giro ain't gonna harm his chances that much actually.
So why not going for a likely Giro win plus a realistic Tour podium plus maybe more, instead of only a Tour podium plus maybe more.
Quintana seems to be an intelligent and pragmatic pal. And obviously, he calls the shots already at Movistar and gets along nicely with Valverde and both interests. There ain't much Unzue can do about it, apparently!
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staubsauger, Aru wasn't even close. Without Stelviogate was Uran who was in position to take it, not Aru.
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I intended to say that Aru wasn't that far away for a gt-leader rookie without Stelviogate. My statement was misunderstanding.
Well somehow Aru looked stronger in 2014 than he did ever since. Even his decent 2014 Vuelta performance against the fab 4 somehow looked more impressive than his 2015 victory, while being towed around by Astana. He really needs to make the step-up everyone expected from him back in 2015 to be competitive at this years Giro. Otherwise it might end up in a complete desaster for him. His opponents ain't Trofimov and Amador this May. He gets dumped even harder than at last year's Tour if he shows any kind of weakness once again during the race.
Aru really really needs to get his act together this time around. Otherwise he gets burned like coal!
Well somehow Aru looked stronger in 2014 than he did ever since. Even his decent 2014 Vuelta performance against the fab 4 somehow looked more impressive than his 2015 victory, while being towed around by Astana. He really needs to make the step-up everyone expected from him back in 2015 to be competitive at this years Giro. Otherwise it might end up in a complete desaster for him. His opponents ain't Trofimov and Amador this May. He gets dumped even harder than at last year's Tour if he shows any kind of weakness once again during the race.
Aru really really needs to get his act together this time around. Otherwise he gets burned like coal!
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