Samuel Samu Sanchez official awesomness thread.

[42x16ss]

It could be awesome if Samu is motivated and firing for the Vuelta! If Andy, AC and Samu are all fired up and ready it could be a real treat this year, especially after the last few "GT's". The rest of the field would be racing for 4th

On that note, is Gesink going to have a go at the Vuelta too?

 

[Wigwan]

Quick fact of the day, Sammy finished only once outside if the top ten at either the World or the three Grand Tours since 2005 Vuelta. The only time was at the 2008 World, but hey, he won the Olympic Gold that year.

 

[Cimber]

Sanchez just chrashed in Tour du Poitou-Charentes and AGAIN he seem to have broken his collar bone:

Abandon de Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), victime d'une chute. L'ancien Champion Olympique s'est visiblement cassé la clavicule.

(google-translated: Abandonment of Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), the victim of a fall. The former Olympic champion was visibly broken collarbone.)

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1441/tour-du-poitou-charentes-3e-etape-2-1.html

 

[LaFlorecita]

Sanchez just chrashed in Tour du Poitou-Charentes and AGAIN he seem to have broken his collar bone:

Abandon de Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), victime d'une chute. L'ancien Champion Olympique s'est visiblement cassé la clavicule.

(google-translated: Abandonment of Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), the victim of a fall. The former Olympic champion was visibly broken collarbone.)

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1441/tour-du-poitou-charentes-3e-etape-2-1.html

What?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[SafeBet]

Waiting for more news about this. Can't be true

 

[LaFlorecita]

So much bad luck

 

[Kwibus]

Pffffffffffffffffffffff

 

[Miburo]

Damn, he should have been in the vuelta

So now also no WC for him. It would have been something for him.

I hope he gets better soon.

 

[Jalina]

Poor guy. Incredibly bad luck.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
Injury to Samuel Sanchez's collarbone after crash but seems it's not broken. He needs to rest, via @qiglesias and @cobblesandhills

Hopefully not serious then.

 

[LaFlorecita]

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
Injury to Samuel Sanchez's collarbone after crash but seems it's not broken. He needs to rest, via @qiglesias and @cobblesandhills

Hopefully not serious then.

Damn what is it with his collar bone that it always looks like it's broken but never isn't

 

[metaCYCLE]

Damn what is it with his collar bone that it always looks like it's broken but never isn't

the collarbone of awesomeness.

 

[MartinGT]

Hope he is ok to ride the Tour of Britain

 

[Angliru]

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng
Injury to Samuel Sanchez's collarbone after crash but seems it's not broken. He needs to rest, via @qiglesias and @cobblesandhills

Hopefully not serious then.

I guess that's better news than what was earlier reported. Still he's really snakebit this year.

 

[Carols]

Thank Goodness it's not broken! Tough year for Samu....at least he has palmares from earlier in the year!

 

[metaCYCLE]

the awesome one is pleased.

 

[will10]

Samu looked more pleased than Urtasun. Complete legend.

 

[Miburo]

Samu looked more pleased than Urtasun. Complete legend.

I can't wait to see him in the tour again, he was pretty awesome in tour '11.

That downhill with Contador was pretty epic

 

[cineteq]

I can't wait to see him in the tour again, he was pretty awesome in tour '11.

He's better off with Giro/Vuelta combo. He can't compete in the big league anymore.

 

[Miburo]

He's better off with Giro/Vuelta combo. He can't compete in the big league anymore.

I don't see him ride the giro, euskatel doesn't care too much about that race.

And I want to ride him the tour, with him you've some more excitement. At least he unlike VDB or Gesink attacks and tries to do something despite the desperate situation and aims for a stage win.

 

[nvpacchi]

Class, nuff said

I don't see him ride the giro, euskatel doesn't care too much about that race.

And I want to ride him the tour, with him you've some more excitement. At least he unlike VDB or Gesink attacks and tries to do something despite the desperate situation and aims for a stage win.

I'd love to see him do Giro/Vuelta double next year. He has said he would like to participate in the Giro again, but if/when no one knows

 

[nvpacchi]

Block of cheese for the Big Cheese

 

[The Hitch]

Class, nuff said



I'd love to see him do Giro/Vuelta double next year. He has said he would like to participate in the Giro again, but if/when no one knows

If he had been given his chance at this years tour, final shot at giving it all, he might have. But seeing an inferior cyclist like Nibali get the podium must hurt so i think hell go for tour one last time. Will probably be a bit too old though.

 

[hrotha]

If he had been given his chance at this years tour, final shot at giving it all, he might have. But seeing an inferior cyclist like Nibali get the podium must hurt so i think hell go for tour one last time. Will probably be a bit too old though.

What makes Nibali an inferior rider compared to Samu?

 

[maxmartin]

If he had been given his chance at this years tour, final shot at giving it all, he might have. But seeing an inferior cyclist like Nibali get the podium must hurt so i think hell go for tour one last time. Will probably be a bit too old though.

what evidences constitute Nibali as an inferior cyclist?? Your personal impression?