I would keep landa and quintana to the tour at 100%. Froome cant be at 100% at the tour after the giro and it is this year the best chance to his
adversarys to win.
adversarys to win.
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-¿Se puede hacer doblete Giro-Tour?
-Yo lo hice el año pasado y fue bien. La cuestión es que quiero llegar bien al Mundial y el mejor camino es por la Vuelta. Bueno, ya veremos si estoy en la lista del Mundial. No he hablado con Mínguez. Quiero correr el Tour, pero hay que ver qué es lo mejor para mí y para el equipo.
Focus on the worlds???Nirvana said:Interview of Landa, the interesting part is this where he said he want to ride Tour and Vuelta.
So more #FreeLanda to come if they force him to go to the Giro?
-¿Se puede hacer doblete Giro-Tour?
-Yo lo hice el año pasado y fue bien. La cuestión es que quiero llegar bien al Mundial y el mejor camino es por la Vuelta. Bueno, ya veremos si estoy en la lista del Mundial. No he hablado con Mínguez. Quiero correr el Tour, pero hay que ver qué es lo mejor para mí y para el equipo.
http://www.ciclo21.com/landa-espero-ayudar-que-el-equipo-me-arrope-y-me-ayude-a-crecer/
Salvarani said:Tbh...
(((((( Giro looks better on paper for both Quintana, Valverde and Landa than what the Tour does)))))
I understand Quintana wanting to win the Tour, because that is what missing, but that route doesnt suit him at all imo.
Nirvana said:Interview of Landa, the interesting part is this where he said he want to ride Tour and Vuelta.
So more #FreeLanda to come if they force him to go to the Giro?
-¿Se puede hacer doblete Giro-Tour?
-Yo lo hice el año pasado y fue bien. La cuestión es que quiero llegar bien al Mundial y el mejor camino es por la Vuelta. Bueno, ya veremos si estoy en la lista del Mundial. No he hablado con Mínguez. Quiero correr el Tour, pero hay que ver qué es lo mejor para mí y para el equipo.
http://www.ciclo21.com/landa-espero-ayudar-que-el-equipo-me-arrope-y-me-ayude-a-crecer/
Valv.Piti said:Lets play a little game:
Giro d' Italia: Valverde/Landa[, Bennati, Rojas, Amador, Valls, Anacona, Fernandez and Parte
Tour de France: Valverde, Quintana, Landa, Soler, Oliveira, Bennati, Sutterlin/Erviti and Bananito
Yeah you are right. Theres also this little race called the Worlds which should suit him okay according to someKoronin said:Valv.Piti said:Lets play a little game:
Giro d' Italia: Valverde/Landa[, Bennati, Rojas, Amador, Valls, Anacona, Fernandez and Parte
Tour de France: Valverde, Quintana, Landa, Soler, Oliveira, Bennati, Sutterlin/Erviti and Bananito
If Valverde goes to the Giro he's skipping the Tour. He wants that record number of podiums at la Vuelta.
Not sadly. It's THE GT because the best GT rider always goes to the Tour. Others used to come and try to beat him, resulting in some epic editions. Now they scatter elsewhere like cockroaches. That's why I have more respect for Ulle than today's so-called contenders. Sky's line up in July is also part of the reason why you feel that way. For Movistar, I would line up all three in July and win the Tour. Instead of spreading over three GTs, being one mile wide and one inch thick, as it turned out in '17. They need to dream big, attack, between Valverde, Landa, and Quintana, one can beat Froome. Like having Fuente, Van Impe and Ocana in the same team...trouble for Eddy...that is if they buy in the team goal and put egos aside. That's Unzue's job.hfer07 said:Salvarani said:Tbh...
(((((( Giro looks better on paper for both Quintana, Valverde and Landa than what the Tour does)))))
I understand Quintana wanting to win the Tour, because that is what missing, but that route doesnt suit him at all imo.
Bingo!
Sadly the sport keeps valuing Le Tour above them all, despite how overrated & boring has become in the last 6 years......
Valv.Piti said:Yeah you are right. Theres also this little race called the Worlds which should suit him okay according to someKoronin said:Valv.Piti said:Lets play a little game:
Giro d' Italia: Valverde/Landa[, Bennati, Rojas, Amador, Valls, Anacona, Fernandez and Parte
Tour de France: Valverde, Quintana, Landa, Soler, Oliveira, Bennati, Sutterlin/Erviti and Bananito
If Valverde goes to the Giro he's skipping the Tour. He wants that record number of podiums at la Vuelta.
Tonton said:Addendum: it doesn't matter which GT is "best suited". The first quote mentioned above. This is the very thought process, the calculations that makes Le Tour what it is: boring. Sky brings its A game. If all others did it, the competition would be tougher, Sky would be really tested and at least one rider would benefit and challenge Froome for real.
PS: '17 wasn't a challenge: time gaps were small but Uran and Bardet had zero chance. No team but Sky came in with their A game to begin with...