DBotero said:J.Rod looks to be ready but i'm not confident about the team.Katusha is having all sort of problems lately:Caruso doping issue,Trofimov surprise move to Tinkoff,Silin drinking episode.Moreno might pursue his own interest as he's leaving the team.
Arredondo said:DBotero said:J.Rod looks to be ready but i'm not confident about the team.Katusha is having all sort of problems lately:Caruso doping issue,Trofimov surprise move to Tinkoff,Silin drinking episode.Moreno might pursue his own interest as he's leaving the team.
Purito is not in the position he needs a strong team. He just has to follow the best guys, and Sky/Astana.
The current situation would be more problematic in 2012/2013, when he really was one of the big favorites to win Giro/Vuelta.
Gigs_98 said:The problem for riders like Purito is that for them the team is more important than for other gt riders. Nibali, Contador, ... are riders who can also ride at a high pace for a long time and if they are isolated they can often minimize the damage. Purito is extremely punchy, and he is actually only really good in riding very fast for a small distance. Think about 2012. He lost the vuelta to Alberto in one of the easier mountain stages because he was isolated and behind Contador pretty early, and he couldn't ride the final climb at the same high pace as AC although he was generally in the better shape.
So if his team isnt in a decent shape it would probably be better for him to get the leaders jersey in the third week. However if he wants to win the vuelta he has to take it pretty early because there are only downhill finishes and a TT in the last week, so he will rather loose than get time there.
Conclusion: His team is a huge problem.
I'd say he has a very good chance to win stage 9.Arredondo said:He's got the form to beat Bala on the steep summit finishes. Now he knows, so i expect at least one stage win in this Vuelta.
Too bad it didn't come today![]()
Gigs_98 said:I'd say he has a very good chance to win stage 9.Arredondo said:He's got the form to beat Bala on the steep summit finishes. Now he knows, so i expect at least one stage win in this Vuelta.
Too bad it didn't come today![]()
Squirbos_19 said:He looked good today, gaining time on all other contenders. Especially good news that he distanced Valverde. And you're right velolover Moreno was good too, so he'll be very useful.
Hopefully this is the first step towards the podium, we'll have to wait for the upcoming stages to see if he can do it though, but I believe he can.
Arredondo said:But finishing 3rd and winning two stages would be the most ideal outcome![]()
Arredondo said:Squirbos_19 said:He looked good today, gaining time on all other contenders. Especially good news that he distanced Valverde. And you're right velolover Moreno was good too, so he'll be very useful.
Hopefully this is the first step towards the podium, we'll have to wait for the upcoming stages to see if he can do it though, but I believe he can.
I rather win two stages and finish 6th, then finish 3rd without a victory.
It's all about winning now at his stage of his career.
But finishing 3rd and winning two stages would be the most ideal outcome![]()
Mr.White said:Well podium is way better than 2 stages, who do you think had a better TDF, Purito or Valverde?
Forgetting about DomuolinILovecycling said:Murito suddenly in the best position of all contenders ftw![]()
I hope he has form for the big mountains!![]()
roundabout said:Katusha should be feeling relieved about that 1 year contract now.