Waterloo Sunrise said:
1. He's not the best climber in the world.
2. Do you honestly believe top 10 of your first GT is an insufficient base to become a good climber.
3. Look at the names of guys he was next to in that Giro. You would happily believe this level of performance from several of them.
I've done my bit to try and bring some reality back to your group think circle jerk, so please get back to your snide remarks and ignorance of the reality of that race.
1 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo 87h 44' 01"
2 David Arroyo (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1' 51"
3 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo + 2' 37"
4 Michele Scarponi (ITA) Androni Giocattoli + 2' 50"
5 Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 3' 27"
6 Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana + 7' 06"
7 Richie Porte (AUS) Team Saxo Bank + 7' 22"
8 Carlos Sastre (ESP) Cervélo TestTeam + 9' 39"
9 Marco Pinotti (ITA) Team HTC-Columbia + 14' 20"
10 Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Liquigas-Doimo + 14' 51"
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Bolded: proven clinic material.
If Pinotti, Kiserlovski, Arroyo and Basso did what Porte is doing know I would not believe it. Sastre is retired, but he was never a frequent and dominating winner like Porte is proving himself to be.