The Basso-Nibali found Brotherhood?

[maxmartin]

totally agree, it is just too much to ask to do giro and tour double

Not sure I see mimicking the schleck brothers is the greatest of strategies... but sure, having guys like Nibali or Basso working for each other using the right strategy ie Giro 2010 can work really well.

Which ever rider is the one that's targeting the Tour may not want to commit to working as a super-domestique in the Giro as it's a massive gamble on how it will impact their Tour form. Bottom line is I don't think either Basso or Nibali should do the Giro if they want to compete with the guys who solely target the Tour. Working together at the Vuelta is certainly on the cards.

 

[El Pistolero]

Nibali should always do the Giro-Tour double. Unless he likes getting beaten by Contador. By now he should realize he's not a Tour winner. Losing almost 7 minutes is a lot, especially because it could have been a lot more(if there was someone almost as good as Contador in this Giro, Nibali would have lost probably double amount of time)

 

[movingtarget]

Given the decent laden parcours, it was suited to Nibali. True, he wouldn't have made any significant time in the mountains to compete with Cadel's beast of a TT, but I can't help but wonder if his prep was geared entirely toward the Tour. He definately would have had more help in the mountains with Basso and Szmyd, and we know the decents alone would have knoecked a Schleck off a podium.

Trouble is Basso and Szmyd were struggling. Both did not have great TDF's by their standards. I still think Nibali may have made the podium but not because of help from the other two.

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

Trouble is Basso and Szmyd were struggling. Both did not have great TDF's by their standards. I still think Nibali may have made the podium but not because of help from the other two.

They were struggling, but we still saw two Liquigas riders in the mountains. We only saw the one BMC rider. I can't help but think how things would have been different it it were Nibali taking the reigns with those two helping. That would have been two more Liquigas riders than BMC had, which could make quite a difference. Regardless, Cadel rode possessed in the TT. Crazy thing is I think he let off and just kind of coasted the final few kms. Wasn't that something he said? He could have put even more time into them.

By the way, I do know how to spell, "descent." Freaking typos

 

[movingtarget]

They were struggling, but we still saw two Liquigas riders in the mountains. We only saw the one BMC rider. I can't help but think how things would have been different it it were Nibali taking the reigns with those two helping. That would have been two more Liquigas riders than BMC had, which could make quite a difference. Regardless, Cadel rode possessed in the TT. Crazy thing is I think he let off and just kind of coasted the final few kms. Wasn't that something he said? He could have put even more time into them.

By the way, I do know how to spell, "descent." Freaking typos

I heard that his DS stopped giving him time checks because they knew he would have gone for the win and tried even harder. He almost overcooked it on a couple of corners and they wanted to him to take it easy as he had the race won. Basso said his pre tour crash effected him and upset his training schedule. Szmyd wa sick during the Giro and did not seem to be as strong as usual in the Tour but he was still up there towards the end. He just could not keep it going like he usually does.