Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Discussion - Who will win?

[Ryo Hazuki]

you think Sagan wont get dropped on Lanciano if the skytrain goes full gas?

what skytrain? and he didn';t get dropped last year either

 

[the sceptic]

what skytrain? and he didn';t get dropped last year either

Sky had a train last year didnt they? and im pretty sure Sagan got dropped there although I could be wrong.

 

[Eshnar]

what skytrain? and he didn';t get dropped last year either

Yeah but then he got dropped on Chieti, the same place where the year before he crushed the field, without Lanciano.

 

[MatParker117]

what skytrain? and he didn';t get dropped last year either

He lost seventeen minutes on one mountain stage and four minutes the next day.

 

[spanky wanderlust]

The Pole, in a walk. Porte second. Contador rounds out. Quintana can't TT and he's not on form.

 

[EnacheV]

1 Contador
2 Porte
no option for 3rd, can be many

 

[Lupetto]

yes and that is one of 2 stages. don't eb surporised to see guys like sagan hang on to that in march

But not on Passo Lanciano with 16,5k @ 7%. And the finale with this insane muro is also too much. Siena last saturday showed this clearly.

 

[Publicus]

Are you talking about the 46 seconds he lost in a race that he had no interest on and that he was riding for Valverde?

yes, yes I am. I understand the first situation where he set up Valverde. Generally surprised he lost contact on the 2nd smaller climb and apparently didn't stay with the larger group that swept up the 2nd group just before the finish line. As I've already said, i may be reading far too much into yesterday's race. Time will tell.

 

[Jelantik]

Very interesting race. Good to see what's the form of the GC guys. Watch out for Pozzovivo!

pozovivo and kwiat...those have been on-fire last weekend.

 

[sir fly]

Looks like it will come down on Porte vs. Quintana.
The two have shown the most so far of all lining up and the route is perfectly composed for their duel
If Valverde was there he should have been the third man, but it seems it has become too much for Movistar to have them together.

 

[Cimber]

Looks like it will come down on Porte vs. Quintana.
The two have shown the most so far of all lining up and the route is perfectly composed for their duel
If Valverde was there he should have been the third man, but it seems it has become too much for Movistar to have them together.

Dont think Quintana will be in the mix for the overall.

Berti, Kwiat, Porte for top 3. Dunno which order though.

 

[Butterhead]

He lost seventeen minutes on one mountain stage and four minutes the next day.

Lool, its beyond me you guys keep taking the bait.

 

[fauniera]

Dont think Quintana will be in the mix for the overall.

Berti, Kwiat, Porte for top 3. Dunno which order though.

Why should Contador and Porte be in the mix and Quintana not? Doesn't make sense to me. It's Kwia vs. Nairo for me.

 

[manafana]

kwia talked up for this would be a supreme show but surely one of stage racers is too good for him yet.

 

[Cimber]

Why should Contador and Porte be in the mix and Quintana not? Doesn't make sense to me. It's Kwia vs. Nairo for me.

Thats my gut feeling after his mediocre resulte since San Luis and the flat TT. But I hope he will surprise me postively and dismantle Porte totally.

 

[Netserk]

Looks like it will come down on Porte vs. Quintana.
The two have shown the most so far of all lining up and the route is perfectly composed for their duel
If Valverde was there he should have been the third man, but it seems it has become too much for Movistar to have them together.

What have Porte shown so far that neither Contador nor Kwiatkowski has?

 

[fauniera]

But I hope he will surprise me postively and dismantle Porte totally.

Yep, that would be nice.

But not on Passo Lanciano with 16,5k @ 7%.

I'm hoping for Pozzovivo to put in a decent attack on Lanciano (as he will lose quite a lot of time in both time trials). That could ignite some nice racing.

 

[Popchu]

I'm hoping for Pozzovivo to put in a decent attack on Lanciano (as he will lose quite a lot of time in both time trials). That could ignite some nice racing.

Remember this one?

Stage 11 (ITT) » Tarazona › Tarazona (38.8k/24.1m)
1 CANCELLARA Fabian RadioShack - Leopard 16 80 51:00 45.647
2 MARTIN Tony Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 8 50 0:37 45.102
3 POZZOVIVO Domenico AG2R La Mondiale 4 35 1:24 44.427

 

[fauniera]

Remember this one?

Stage 11 (ITT) » Tarazona › Tarazona (38.8k/24.1m)
1 CANCELLARA Fabian RadioShack - Leopard 16 80 51:00 45.647
2 MARTIN Tony Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 8 50 0:37 45.102
3 POZZOVIVO Domenico AG2R La Mondiale 4 35 1:24 44.427

Remember this hill?

Both Tirreno time trials are completely flat.

 

[manafana]

no proper stage thread so with intro or profiles?

 

[ILovecycling]

The Pole, in a walk. Porte second. Contador rounds out. Quintana can't TT and he's not on form.

He doesnt need to be on form.He has great base level,imo it will be a tough battle.

 

[sir fly]

Dont think Quintana will be in the mix for the overall.

Berti, Kwiat, Porte for top 3. Dunno which order though.

Right... Kwiatkowski.
I've forgotten him. My mistake.
And I'm pretty sure Quintana will have a good race.

 

[del1962]

Uran or Kwiatowski for QS GC?, Uran for me as he is in my CQ Team

 

[VeloHuman]

Uran or Kwiatowski for QS GC?, Uran for me as he is in my CQ Team

Looks like OPQS is probably backing both riders.

 

[jens_attacks]

nice photo guys but papy will show you how it's done