Sergio Henao

[will10]

He's arrived. Roll on the Giro.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

He's arrived. Roll on the Giro.

did i miss something in this thread?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

did i miss something in this thread?

go check pais vasco stage of today

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

go check pais vasco stage of today

just wondered because you were swearing :=)

 

[Gloin22]

go check pais vasco stage of today

I think he know that Ryo, it's just the 'He's arrived' thing that bemsued vino as Henao was already looking great before this stage.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yeah I'm a bad boy

 

[hfer07]

I finally was able to catch up with the Pais Vasco videos- & I'm most impressed with Henao's performance-there is no doubt in my mind he will be one force to be reckoned with in this Giro- not going to venture whether he'll make the podium or not, but I'm certain he will provide excitement to the race

 

[goggalor]

Anyone know whether he is peaking for Pais Vasco at all?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Anyone know whether he is peaking for Pais Vasco at all?

First race of his current block, so he can't be peaking seriously - got the Ardennes and Giro to come.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Anyone know whether he is peaking for Pais Vasco at all?

no he's not. he hasn't raced in 5 weeks and has only got 6 racing days. 3 days mallorca and 3 days west-flanders. he peaks for the giro.

 

[goggalor]

Looking forward to the Giro then.

 

[profff]

great to see he immediately proves he is ready to shine in europe at the top level

i am curious to see what he will do in liege, if he have the distance
in fleche walonne, on the huy mur he will be a force to be considered

 

[liamito]

no he's not. he hasn't raced in 5 weeks and has only got 6 racing days. 3 days mallorca and 3 days west-flanders. he peaks for the giro.

Hard to say, I mean are you sure Henao already knows how to peak properly? His performances in Utah last year were also after a break. Maybe he is just too? eager to prove himself at this level right away.

 

[greenedge]

Congrats to his 3rd place finish. I know he likes steep stuff but i was not expecting him to go that well so soon. How much time/places will he lose in the ITT though???

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Hard to say, I mean are you sure Henao already knows how to peak properly? His performances in Utah last year were also after a break. Maybe he is just too? eager to prove himself at this level right away.

last year he wasn't in topshape either in utah(I;m sure he had a little peak), he was in rcn. same with infantino for instance who rode strongly at colorado, but way stronger in rcn. he knows how to peak very well. he did so in 2010 to win vuelta colombia and last year for rcn, where he wasn't strong enough simply against especially infantino

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Congrats to his 3rd place finish. I know he likes steep stuff but i was not expecting him to go that well so soon. How much time/places will he lose in the ITT though???

he doesn't actually like steep stuff. it was his big achilesheel in colombia. itt is hard to say really. I hope for a top ten. who knows

 

[greenedge]

Yeah but that is multiple step stuff in Colombia probably. Over in the European peleton he goes better on it when there is just the 1 ( i would assume )- where he is better than most of the Euro peleton.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yes it could be. botero was a sucky climber in colombia and pena too, but in europe were quite good. especially botero

as johan bruyneel once put it in kings of the mountains. "if you have a colombian that can timetrial you have a GT rider. as they can all climb."

 

[XlandaluzeX]

guys a beast, i have him in all my fantasy teams and it was a pretty good pickup i think


some fun stuff from him:

Dejemos volar la imaginación un poquillo, ¿cuál sería el titular que te gustaría ver escrito con tu nombre como protagonista?

(Zandio: ¡Apunta alto, no te cortes! Flandes dijiste el otro día que te gustaría ganar!) Se lo dije a él, vencer una etapa en el Tour o en el Giro es magnífico… pero las carreras que me parecen duras y que serían algo diferente son una París-Roubaix o un Flandes. El titular sería algo así como “Henao: algo fuera de lo común”, un ciclista colombiano fuera de lo común ganando Roubaix o Flandes.

 

[Gloin22]

Nice interview with Henao :

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,25135_7687044,00.html

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I recently read another interview with him in colombia where again he stated his dream is to wein flanders or roubaix

 

[jsem94]

Idk, but he doesn't seem to me to be that type of a rider. But still, I haven't seen him in action on cobbles.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he is build like a sprinter. he isn't build as a climber either. we will see

 

[El Pistolero]

I recently read another interview with him in colombia where again he stated his dream is to wein flanders or roubaix

Lol.

I admire the fact that he shows interest in those races, but he's in for a big surprise when he'll race them. Especially Roubaix.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he already did them as u23 and recently roide 3 days of flanders. he knows what it's like but of course winning is something entirely else. roubaix I don't think he could ever win. flanders is more hilly race