Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 4, Narni -> Prati Di Tivo, 173 kms (09/03/2013)

[Dazed and Confused]

and where can we see this live?i'm afraid we'll have just a terrible rai stream

no more gazzetta stream really was a fail

They should organize a stream via youtube similar to what UCI did for the recent track worlds. High quality. Solid serves obv.

 

[Miburo]

You gotta be a fan of nibali if you think he'll win tomorrow. No way, when has he ever done that against the top tier guys?

It's pretty even in the poll: froome vs Contador And purito being the 3th dog. Yeah, it'll all depend if Contador has the punch to stay away.

I know he can ride away from them but staying is something else. I think he can, let's see.

 

[jens_attacks]

seems like it won't be live on eurosport,not even on british one...unbelievable
most likely a huge battle and we won't see it(live)
is sporza doing it?or anyone else beside rai?

 

[Miburo]

seems like it won't be live on eurosport,not even on british one...unbelievable
most likely a huge battle and we won't see it(live)
is sporza doing it?or anyone else beside rai?

Sporza livestreams it but with no commentary, at least in the livestream/

Since they'll do paris-nice prob live and then show T-A on tv.

Yeah i know

 

[SafeBet]

You gotta be a fan of nibali if you think he'll win tomorrow. No way, when has he ever done that against the top tier guys?

It's pretty even in the poll: froome vs Contador And purito being the 3th dog. Yeah, it'll all depend if Contador has the punch to stay away.

I know he can ride away from them but staying is something else. I think he can, let's see.

i see two votes for nibbles. Not much really.

 

[Netserk]

Sporza livestreams it but with no commentary, at least in the livestream/

Since they'll do paris-nice prob live and then show T-A on tv.

Yeah i know

 

[theyoungest]

Easy, Purito.
They were all there a month ago in the Tour of Oman and Purito won on Green Mountain, what has changed that suggests someone else will take it?

The fact that he's still close on GC so they can't let him slip away?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The fact that he's still close on GC so they can't let him slip away?

The only guy that can match J-Rod in a MTF sprint is Valverde and he is likely training somewhere with Wiggins on Tenerife.

 

[Miburo]

The only guy that can match J-Rod in a MTF sprint is Valverde and he is likely training somewhere with Wiggins on Tenerife.

Who says it'll be a sprint?

 

[Pentacycle]

The fact that he's still close on GC so they can't let him slip away?

They know he'll lose time in the TT, they can allow him to take some time. But why would he slip away? To win, he just has to follow and put on his turbo 500m from the finish.

 

[Panda Claws]

Sporza does indeed show TA after PN, so you will only get commentary then.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Today Eurosport showed both races at Eurosport 1 (paris nice)and 2 (TA) at the same time

 

[trevim]

Yeah this will be very exciting specially considering how Sky rode today with their C-team
Anyway, cheering for Contador and hoping he doesn't kill himself with lots of testing and accelerations

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Who says it'll be a sprint?

Contador can't drop Froome at this point, he will need to trade blows and J-Rod will benefit in the end. The only guy I can see dropping everybody longer distance is Cobo.

 

[auscyclefan94]

To think that people truly believe that Cobo will be at the finish with the favourites is laughable. Rodriguez ftw.

 

[Forunculo]

To think that people truly believe that Cobo will be at the finish with the favourites is laughable. Rodriguez ftw.

Cobo is the single rider who has beaten SKY tactics. And is an adorable character

 

[Pentacycle]

Cobo is the single rider who has beaten SKY tactics. And is an adorable character

Didn't the Sky tacticians beat themselves back in 2011? By not backing Froome? Froome took himself out at Manzaneda, and Wiggo failed on the Angliru. Cobo was lucky Sky were still in their trial & error period.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

As much as I'd like to see it, I'm not sure why people are mentioning Cobo as a factor here.

uh, he won the vuelta...

 

[serfla]

I see that Evans is seriously underrated here.
I agree that Contador, Froome and Rodriguez will probably finish in front of him tomorrow, but they won't drop him along the way, I think.
Evans, Contador and Froome will fight for the overall.

 

[auscyclefan94]

uh, he won the vuelta...

Yeah, what has he done since or in recent times? Yeah, very little.

 

[burning]

Yeah, what has he done since or in recent times? Yeah, very little.

He got dropped in TTT while being defending champ

That's quite a bit achievement

 

[UpTheRoad]

Cobo is the single rider who has beaten SKY tactics. And is an adorable character

What? Stage after stage in the Vuelta showed example after example of leading riders beating the Sky train. In fact, on Fuente De, the Sky train was organized and chasing as third group on the road, way behind.

If Cobo counts in the 2011 Vuelta, why not the Spanish Armada in 2012?

 

[jaylew]

Yeah, what has he done since or in recent times? Yeah, very little.

Exactly. And this is coming from someone who has been a Cobo fan for years. You just can't ever count on him being in great form; you just have to be pleasantly surprised when he is.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yeah, what has he done since or in recent times? Yeah, very little.

he was injured mostly and at the worst possible times

 

[Afrank]

he was injured mostly and at the worst possible times

So what has he done recently, as in this year, that tells us he will be a threat in this race. Mark my words Cobo will end up a anonymous Vuelta winner who didn't ever end up doing much else in the rest of his career. (I would be happy if proven wrong though )

By the way, do you have a link to any articles from 2012 that detail any kind of injuries? Because I can't find anything.