Okay, let's give him that thread: Colbrelli, you deserve it

[meat puppet]

There is another subforum for stuff like this.

To be honest, given recent events I thought this thread was located there. But carry on.

 

[SafeBet]

For the record: there is honestly nothing sarcastic about this thread on my part if there was doubt about it.

You have a thing for Italian semi sprinters though. The kind that turns out being better at doing other things compared to sprinting.

Back to Colbrelli: he was always a decent climber but he's been on a whole different level since last year's Tour de France. He wasn't as visible as he's been yesterday because he was always used as a helper for Landa but I remember him being in some very selected groups in a couple mountain stages.

He obviously enjoys bad weather:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411750669518770179

View: https://twitter.com/matmohoric/status/1411750669518770179?s=19


I wish he could bring these legs to his spring campaign at least once in his career. He loves Flanders and he used to have a fan club there (don't know if still active).

 

[Salvarani]

Colbrelli doesnt really have a leadout or many guys to help him. Only Mohoric. And even though Mohoric is Mohoric. Can’t compete with other teams in terms of getting into position. Probably has to spend a lot of energy on his own. And he was caught up in one of the stages with Roglic.

He might have more luck in the coming weeks with some sprinters leaving the race. Less hectic. Not that many teams interested or involved.

 

[tobydawq]

Colbrelli doesnt really have a leadout or many guys to help him. Only Mohoric. And even though Mohoric is Mohoric. Can’t compete with other teams in terms of getting into position. Probably has to spend a lot of energy on his own. And he was caught up in one of the stages with Roglic.

He might have more luck in the coming weeks with some sprinters leaving the race. Less hectic. Not that many teams interested or involved.

Haller too.

 

[Eeslliw]

Back to Colbrelli: he was always a decent climber but he's been on a whole different level since last year's Tour de France. He wasn't as visible as he's been yesterday because he was always used as a helper for Landa but I remember him being in some very selected groups in a couple mountain stages.

Didn't he ride on front and made quite the selection on one of the last climb in one stage in last year Tour, when Bahrain wanted to set up Landa (it failed ofcourse)?

 

[SafeBet]

Didn't he ride on front and made quite the selection on one of the last climb in one stage in last year Tour, when Bahrain wanted to set up Landa (it failed ofcourse)?

Perhaps the Col de la Loze stage.

 

[Netserk]

Didn't he ride on front and made quite the selection on one of the last climb in one stage in last year Tour, when Bahrain wanted to set up Landa (it failed ofcourse)?

Yes, I think he made it over Madeleine on the way to Loze.

 

[canarydan23]

I thought with his form Colbrelli would go closer in the flat sprint finishes rather than do something like this.

Instead he is doiing worse in bunch sprints (5th, 11th and 11th) and this in the mountains. Bizarre.

It will be very hard to beat Cavendish for green with 50pts available for stage wins and Colbrelli taking results like that.

Just a hunch, but I think Bahrain's training methods improve endurance and climbing but don't have much impact on sprinting.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I agree, we should give Sonny Colbrelli his thread. So let's do it. Who's gonna post it?

2nd best climber at the Tour after Pogacar! And he's almost as fast in a sprint as well.

 

[johnymax]

Yes, I think he made it over Madeleine on the way to Loze.

Not only he made it over Madeleine. He was at the front of the group pushing the tempo on the climb for Landa until there were about 30 riders left in the yellow jersey group. Then it was Damiano Caruso who took over, if I remember correctly.

 

[tobydawq]

The title should probably be changed to "Colbrelli is the new Remco". What a ride today.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats Sonny! Hard racing man!

 

[yaco]

Reckon he's been poorly placed in the latter parts of his career and lacked enough team support at times - He was a dominant rider at Dauphine and he ended up with one stage win - Reckon he's on the same level as Cort but not had the same level of success.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, it's quite amazing how he has avoided winning a stage in a Grand Tour.

 

[tobydawq]

Please keep that clinic crap where it belongs.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats SC!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Evenepoel did +/-7w/kg during that last climb, 426W over 6m13s. That means Colbrelli had to match that, considering he stayed in Evenepoel's wheel the whole time. That means Colbrelli pushed 515W for 6m13s on the last climb on average.

 

[Netserk]

Evenepoel did +/-7w/kg during that last climb, 426W over 6m13s. That means Colbrelli had to match that, considering he stayed in Evenepoel's wheel the whole time. That means Colbrelli pushed 515W for 6m13s on the last climb on average.

No he didn't, he was glued on Evenepoel's wheel at >30 km/h, so he didn't have to match his numbers.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

No he didn't, he was glued on Evenepoel's wheel at >30 km/h, so he didn't have to match his numbers.

That's true. At approximately 34km/h behind a rider with an incredibly low CdA he would still have some aero advantage. Whether it matters at all when pointing out how insane the effort was for a rider of his type, is a different matter of course. But he didn't have to match his numbers.

 

[Netserk]

You *** bet that he deserves it! Grande Sonny <3

 

[Red Rick]

Who was it that wanted Colbrelli to focus on the Italian classics instead?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Who was it that wanted Colbrelli to focus on the Italian classics instead?

Van der Poel?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Who was it that wanted Colbrelli to focus on the Italian classics instead?

Good thing that he only raced his first Roubaix at the age of 31...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

European champion on a mountainous course and Paris-Roubaix winner. Not bad for a "climbing sprinter"!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I don't think anything else in his career will top today.