Sergio Henao

[Spine Concept]

You mean GT not GC right. Also he could in the future ( 7th in his first GT- admittedly a break but still ). He is a strong ITTer and younger than Froome/ Wiggins when they broke through.

That break was decisive though, otherwise he would have never finished in that position. He will not have that advantage on a regular basis. Until he proves that he can repeat or better that position without a head start he will never be recognized as a genuine potential GT podium candidate.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

That break was decisive though, otherwise he would have never finished in that position. He will not have that advantage on a regular basis. Until he proves that he can finish in the top 10 without a head start he will never be recognized as a genuine potential GT podium candidate.

Have you tried disregarding the breakaway stage and recalculating the GC?


You can play games saying it changed mentalities - but it certainly proved he can achieve a top 10 in a GT from a physical point of view.

 

[Gloin22]

That break was decisive though, otherwise he would have never finished in that position. He will not have that advantage on a regular basis. Until he proves that he can repeat or better that position without a head start he will never be recognized as a genuine potential GT podium candidate.

He'd finished in Top 10 and won White Jersey even without the break

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He'd finished in Top 10 and won White Jersey even without the break

yeah because of the wind and sterrato. also half the peloton got sick and or was out of contention within 1 week. even pinotti rode top ten.

 

[Spine Concept]

Have you tried disregarding the breakaway stage and recalculating the GC?


You can play games saying it changed mentalities - but it certainly proved he can achieve a top 10 in a GT from a physical point of view.

He'd finished in Top 10 and won White Jersey even without the break

Fair enough, though I corrected my statement before you commented to ''repeating or bettering'' his result and I never said anything about the white jersey. Kreuziger won the white jersey last year and finished in the top 10 more than once, and yet many do not consider him a GT podium candidate.

 

[hrotha]

Well, with all his shortcomings, Kreuziger is 10 times the podium candidate Porte is.

Now, a top 10-15 in the Giro is very nice, it shows you can climb and are a very good rider, but it doesn't make you a GT contender. No more than Tiralongo is, for example. Not to mention Porte hasn't really shown he can climb that well again - he's shown some promise this season, so maybe he can be a consistent one-week contender.

 

[The Hitch]

He'd finished in Top 10 and won White Jersey even without the break

True, but it should be pointed out that the break made him undisputed leader of the team, gave him support and gave him the will to go for a high gc placing, while also discouraging potential opponents like Mollema.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

True, but it should be pointed out that the break made him undisputed leader of the team, gave him support and gave him the will to go for a high gc placing, while also discouraging potential opponents like Mollema.

far more important was the fact that after just 2 days over half the peloton wel 7-14 minutes down, due to wind and also sterrato stage that caused lots of gaps that year

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

True, but it should be pointed out that the break made him undisputed leader of the team, gave him support and gave him the will to go for a high gc placing, while also discouraging potential opponents like Mollema.

he also took big time in the strade stage and TTs. I always found him a better one day racer and ttr. In the climb department he was clearly outmatched by many others, including the likes of mollema.

 

[JRanton]

If Wiggins/sky want the tour title there is no way Froome, Wiggins, and Porte
will cut it. That is asking to be taken apart on long mountainous days.

Well I'm not sure how many climbers you expect Sky to take considering they have Cavendish, Eisel and EBH on the team. I haven't included guys like Rogers and Siutsov who could help a bit on the long mountainous days.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

one of the best in the race today. as expected he needs no time at all to adjust to wt level.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

one of the best in the race today. as expected he needs no time at all to adjust to wt level.

how old is he?

 

[will10]

how old is he?

This old

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

how old is he?

24

twenty four

 

[hrotha]

Am I the only one who disregards month of birth when thinking of how old a rider is? I always think of Henao as "he was born in 1987, this is his last season as a young rider by Tour de France standards, so he's 25 in cyclist years."

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

no I always look at actual birthdate as the uci dates are stupid anyway. uran is from january 1987 and henao is from december 1987. to me that is a year. not a birthyear

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

so he'll turn 25 this december? that old? he better start winning gts then

 

[Escarabajo]

It is Henao's fault for staying in Colombia 1 extra year. Time will tell if it was the right move or not. And yes, he is not that young any more.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

of course that was the right move. he need 0 adaptation time as he was already a fully rounded cyclist in colombia. same happened to soler for instance who came here at age 23/24, or duarte who was 24 when he came here

 

[will10]

It is Henao's fault for staying in Colombia 1 extra year. Time will tell if it was the right move or not. And yes, he is not that young any more.

At the moment it doesn't seem to have done him any harm. Reminds me of Uran's season with Unibet, just adapted so well and started to make his mark immediately.

 

[Escarabajo]

At the moment it doesn't seem to have done him any harm. Reminds me of Uran's season with Unibet, just adapted so well and started to make his mark immediately.

The only difference was that when Uran came he was a lot younger than when Henao came.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

and uran's progress and career had been halted for years because he rode in europe while riders like duarte and henao kept progressing in colombia. uran in 2006 was forced to ride **** like e3prijs where he crashed and was out for an entire year and the tour of germany 2007. which I think he still has the effects of. for a young rider there is no better place to mature then colombia.

 

[airstream]

True dutch Colombia.

 

[Lupetto]

Went too early, but still a great impression today.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

holy ****!