Rujano can win this Giro, believes Savio

[greenedge]

I'm just excited to see whether JTL can stand up to the 3 pronged assault- his team did a great ride for him ( though they are British- so it should have been expected on my part ).

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Hope Androni won't trail too badly behind on the long TTT.

they won't just see last years giro ttt and they have only improved since then. besides when rujano will win this he will win it like basso did in 2006. minutes and minutes ahead because he's 3 levels above the rest in climbing and I don't see him lose any time anywhere else really unless he crashes or gets sick or something.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

and zoncolan?

I was in an airplane then to istanbul.

again I closed the giro in shere happyness with rujano's finestre stage in which he was sick. again he amazed me (and himself) and the focus from that moment was on giro 2012. this time with an entire team dedicated to him instead of last year where he wasn't helped by sella. vicioso and serpa, idiot ego's although serpa I think has been taken care of now he has won langkawi thanks to rujano

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

My ultimate torture was being a fan of Botero. What an irregular rider.

I was incredible fan of him too. always will be. botero was sooo unlucky he should've won the tour 2006. he was the best he ever was at that time, dominated the dauphineen and catalunya. also 2005 but he got sick during the tour. 2 years wasted a t-mobile because of some disease he had which wasn't detected by doctors for a long time.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

good news, this. looks like both rujano and ryo will be in top form come may.

yeah. I;m peaking there as well

 

[King Of The Mountain's]

yeah. I;m peaking there as well

quality lol

 

[King Of The Mountain's]

they won't just see last years giro ttt and they have only improved since then. besides when rujano will win this he will win it like basso did in 2006. minutes and minutes ahead because he's 3 levels above the rest in climbing and I don't see him lose any time anywhere else really unless he crashes or gets sick or something.

Basso is a better climber tho but to be fair he's getting on

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm already halfway through preparing my rujano rants

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I was in an airplane then to istanbul.

again I closed the giro in shere happyness with rujano's finestre stage in which he was sick. again he amazed me (and himself) and the focus from that moment was on giro 2012. this time with an entire team dedicated to him instead of last year where he wasn't helped by sella. vicioso and serpa, idiot ego's although serpa I think has been taken care of now he has won langkawi thanks to rujano

in what world did serpa win langkawi thanks to rujano.
Rujano merely lost that race due to stupid tactics aka going bonkers from the start of climb.

but still, who knows if serpa will oblige. Hopefully, Rujano should podium imo. Outside chance to win.

 

[movingtarget]

in what world did serpa win langkawi thanks to rujano.
Rujano merely lost that race due to stupid tactics aka going bonkers from the start of climb.

but still, who knows if serpa will oblige. Hopefully, Rujano should podium imo. Outside chance to win.

It depends who rides the Giro but podium looks probable. Bit doubtful about him winning though.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

in what world did serpa win langkawi thanks to rujano.
Rujano merely lost that race due to stupid tactics aka going bonkers from the start of climb.

but still, who knows if serpa will oblige. Hopefully, Rujano should podium imo. Outside chance to win.

rujano paced the final climb and then nino attacked with serpa in his wheel and serpa won the gc.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

It depends who rides the Giro but podium looks probable. Bit doubtful about him winning though.

he will either win or finish much lower I think. because there's no one who can beat him but himself and the weather and if he falls to a serious sickness he could retire the race. all we can do is pay for a heatwave in may in italy. 2005 also had great weather

 

[theyoungest]

Somehow I can't imagine him holding the pink jersey until the end. That would be perfection, and a true artist like Rujano never attains perfection.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

rujano is a real winner though. I'm very hopeful although I'm always very aware that something can always happen to him. I say 50/50 right now

pantani won 2 gt's and back in 1997/1998 nobody ever believed pantani would win a gt. let alone the tour. I expected 100% pantani to win tour 1998 and he did and he was the most true artist of cycling.

 

[hrotha]

he will either win or finish much lower I think. because there's no one who can beat him but himself and the weather and if he falls to a serious sickness he could retire the race. all we can do is pay for a heatwave in may in italy. 2005 also had great weather

If he's so good and superior to everyone else, how come whenever he so much as hangs on the front group or (god forbid) attacks you go all "RUJANO! UNBELIEVABLE!" on us?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

because to see an act of god is always special. whenever cancellara attacks I go nuts as well. these cyclists we maye see once in 20-30 years. pantani was another one.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

because to see an act of god is always special. whenever cancellara attacks I go nuts as well. these cyclists we maye see once in 20-30 years. pantani was another one.

ah, the pure cheering... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cGK25uZwpc
Couldn't speak for a week

 

[greenedge]

because to see an act of god is always special. whenever cancellara attacks I go nuts as well. these cyclists we maye see once in 20-30 years. pantani was another one.

Big Migs attacks were good as well- that is like a 3 year gap from his last TDF win to Pantanis' win. Hiunault/ Le Mond.

Also the rider who is a once in a 30 years in the current ( banned ) peloton is not Rujano, it is Contador, simple as that.

 

[greenedge]

I'm already halfway through preparing my rujano rants

Great another month of practice ( jks ).

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Big Migs attacks were good as well- that is like a 3 year gap from his last TDF win to Pantanis' win. Hiunault/ Le Mond.

Also the rider who is a once in a 30 years in the current ( banned ) peloton is not Rujano, it is Contador, simple as that.

rujano is a bigger talent than contador. no doubt. as I said the biggest talent isn't always the biggest winner but rujano will have enough years left. he's still improving and his base level on climbs is bad ***

 

[theyoungest]

rujano is a bigger talent than contador. no doubt. as I said the biggest talent isn't always the biggest winner but rujano will have enough years left. he's still improving and his base level on climbs is bad ***

Give me one reason why Rujano is a bigger talent than Contador.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

his tests results say so.

 

[theyoungest]

Why then, when Contador races up a climb, all he can do is hang on for dear life? Which is pretty impressive, don't get me wrong, but at no point has he seemed stronger than Contador.

 

[hrotha]

his tests results say so.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=761577&postcount=130
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=817358&postcount=1369
(Yes I consider "engine to compete in long races" to be part of what you'd call "talent")

 

[theyoungest]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=761577&postcount=130
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=817358&postcount=1369
(Yes I consider "engine to compete in long races" to be part of what you'd call "talent")

Ryo, a hypocrite? You don't say...