well hitch if it is unfair to compare a peak of his abiliyies nibali to a then past his peak sanchez, why is it fair to compare a peak of his abilities sanchez to a developing nibali?
also to the guy that said sanchez has a better LBL and GdL record then nibali, well sanchez best result in lbl is a 10th place so i wonder how does that beat a second place.
on the GdL sanchez best result is a second place and nibali's is a 5th, tho nibali did mess up big time last year when he could have won if he hadn't rushed into a solo ride 50k from the line.
in terms of 1 week races they both have 1 major win each funny enough achieved this year for both( TA for nibbles and VaPB for samu)
and in terms of GT's nibali has 1 win and 3 more podiums while samu has no win and only has a vuelta podium (i don't consider the 2010 tour a podium)
i would go and say they are at the same level but that doesn't suit the hitchs way of thinking so he will just find some way to make it the way he wants