Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 Discussion - Who will win?

[Zam_Olyas]

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

We need Alberto's forehead thread to be open again.

 

[del1962]

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

Dont you love the lack of fashion sense, especially Rigoberta

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Dont you love the lack of fashion sense, especially Rigoberta

His **** looks enormous though.

 

[willbick]

If wearing trainers, jeans and a jacket is 'lack of fashion sense' then i plead guilty!!

 

[jens_attacks]

kiwi la classe though

 

[dustymiller]

Contador got this.

Other than that, will be interesting to see if Basso shows something..

basso is done, will never get back to his old levels

 

[ILovecycling]

Dont you love the lack of fashion sense, especially Rigoberta

yea,its really poor

His **** looks enormous though.

lol

 

[BigMac]

His **** looks enormous though.

Still not as long as his hair.

Wait what are we talking about here?

 

[search]

...the cell phone in his pocket

http://i.imgur.com/I7sA6sC.jpg

 

[BigMac]

...the cell phone in his pocket

http://i.imgur.com/I7sA6sC.jpg

I see, his cell phone looks enormous.

 

[manafana]

Yes they make big cell phones in columbia, wonder has anyone done a study on phone size and its affect on cycling performance surely a lightweight phone is best for cycling and climbers.

 

[Christian]

I see, his cell phone looks enormous.

Probably team issue iPhone? Though we can only speculate

 

[gospina]

Looks like OPQS has team issues sneakers. Same with Movistar. Looks like Sky as well...maybe Tinkoff too!.

Now for fashion sense, Cadel, Conti & Uran are wearing team issued gear.
Can't tell with Porte & Nairo

 

[jaylew]

Talansky will beat at least one person in that photo

 

[Jelantik]

Looks like OPQS has team issues sneakers. Same with Movistar. Looks like Sky as well...maybe Tinkoff too!.

Now for fashion sense, Cadel, Conti & Uran are wearing team issued gear.
Can't tell with Porte & Nairo

not sure about uran. He looks like he just finish jogging or something

 

[LaFlorecita]

kiwi la classe though

That's what I was thinking. He looks great !

Looks like OPQS has team issues sneakers. Same with Movistar. Looks like Sky as well...maybe Tinkoff too!.

Now for fashion sense, Cadel, Conti & Uran are wearing team issued gear.
Can't tell with Porte & Nairo

Yep Tinkoff has team issued sneakers. Incredibly ugly ones

 

[LaFlorecita]

not sure about uran. He looks like he just finish jogging or something

This made me laugh

 

[Butterhead]

We need Alberto's forehead thread to be open again.

I think Porte is starting to look as anorexic as the 2 other freaks.

 

[karlboss]

There are so many interesting riders to watch out for that haven't been mentioned, Scarponi, Van de Broeck, Kangert, Scarponi, Mollema, but as a dark horse Moreno looks good.

 

[tomorrow]

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

actually, sagan survived the lanciano last year, however it was due to big effort and it was for nothing at the end, as he'd tired himself to much there and he was not competition in chieti. As the guardigielle, or how it is spent, is even tougher, sagan doing actually "something" here would be surprise for me. Nevertheless, I would never guess him wining the chieti stage 2 years ago either. Then last year, I didn't see possible him holding in lanciano pass. So this year?

For me, the biggest favourite is Kiwi based on his current form. Well see what form are the other GC contenders, there is actually quite some of them to watch.

 

[Jelantik]

There are so many interesting riders to watch out for that haven't been mentioned, Scarponi, Van de Broeck, Kangert, Scarponi, Mollema, but as a dark horse Moreno looks good.

not kreuziger as dark horse?

 

[Jelantik]

I think Porte is starting to look as anorexic as the 2 other freaks.

he can be anorexic as Froomey, but he can't be smaller than Quintana. So Quintana will always be 'lighter' without being anorexic than Porte If I were porte, i would start eating cheese burger like Horner. Hey he won la vuelta without being anorexic?

 

[Tashkent Terror]

There are so many interesting riders to watch out for that haven't been mentioned, Scarponi, Van de Broeck, Kangert, Scarponi, Mollema, but as a dark horse Moreno looks good.

Kangert and Mollema will be very interesting to watch this year. I'd love to see Van den Broeck do something this season but it looks as though the moment may be gone for him, sadly.

 

[Afrank]

Kangert and Mollema will be very interesting to watch this year. I'd love to see Van den Broeck do something this season but it looks as though the moment may be gone for him, sadly.

I wouldn't say Van Den Broeck season is gone for him yet, his goal is (like always) the Tour. Which is still a ways a way. Definitely don't expect him to set the roads of France alight, Between 5th and 10th at best. But he could still get a decent enough result.

If we get to Romandie and he still isn't showing much in the way of form, at that point I would agree his season would be for the most part gone for him.

 

[Tashkent Terror]

I wouldn't say Van Den Broeck season is gone for him yet, his goal is (like always) the Tour. Which is still a ways a way. Definitely don't expect him to set the roads of France alight, Between 5th and 10th at best. But he could still get a decent enough result.

If we get to Romandie and he still isn't showing much in the way of form, at that point I would agree his season would be for the most part gone for him.

I completely agree though I was thinking more in terms of his overall career than this season. For a little while a few years ago he looked very promising indeed, now 5th-10th sounds about right to me, let's hope he avoids any injuries.