Very good from Pinot. Still too soon to say that he'll definitely podium the Giro, but so far one can have that expectation if he doesn't have a bad day.
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IndianCyclist said:Kind of surprised when he put in a couple of attacks 5 k fro the finish and then lost ground to Quintana and Big TD caught upto him
Cuddos to you: you're fair play portugal11 . Hopefully we'll have two more weeks of this Tibopino. He can do it, no doubt.portugal11 said:Great performance but i know he can do beautiful things when he feels good, the problem is his consistency (a little bit like porte). Tonton, you're winning (yet)
I'm not surprised one bit. I have been following Il Grandissimo Tibopino for quite some time. And I disagree with your statement: in '14, Pinot didn't have a bad day and he was impressive when he dropped Nibali on Port de Bales. Having said that, I see where you are coming from: in years past, Thibaut was mostly following wheels. He's more confident now: the win at La Ruta (dropping Valverde, catching/beating Contador) was key, in my opinion.Matteo. said:Very surprising, i naver see him so strong in a GT stage. Bravissimo. I just hope he doesn't have his classic bad day
So he will demolish everyone on stlevioAlexandre B. said:"I didn't have the best sensations."
Once the weather cools, be afraid. Be very afraid.
Where do I sign?portugal11 said:So he will demolish everyone on stlevioAlexandre B. said:"I didn't have the best sensations."
Once the weather cools, be afraid. Be very afraid.
johnymax said:I'm not surprised by his performance. I always thought he is just behind the first tier (Quintana, Froome, Contador, Nibali at his absolute peak) in terms of climbing ability. Now he needs to show consistency in the following stages.
Tonton said:I'm not surprised one bit. I have been following Il Grandissimo Tibopino for quite some time. And I disagree with your statement: in '14, Pinot didn't have a bad day and he was impressive when he dropped Nibali on Port de Bales. Having said that, I see where you are coming from: in years past, Thibaut was mostly following wheels. He's more confident now: the win at La Ruta (dropping Valverde, catching/beating Contador) was key, in my opinion.Matteo. said:Very surprising, i naver see him so strong in a GT stage. Bravissimo. I just hope he doesn't have his classic bad day
For some reason, Thibaut races well in Italy. He loves the country, the tifosi, participating in Il Giro was his dream: I hope he makes the best of it. The tattoo on his arm says "solo la vittoria è bella". Forza Tibopino!
http://tiz-cycling.racing/ !Simurgh said:Anyone got a link to the stage or just the Blockhaus climb? I missed it yesterday, but I was pleasantly surprised by the result.