Valv.Piti said:
Cinemaniak said:
I wouldn't fully trust in relying on Bernal for the overall.. He hasn't impressed me this year and certainly not in Tour de Suisse. 'Only' 19 seconds ahead of Rohan Dennis, beating guys in the top 10 like: Benoot, Konrad, Hirt, Spilak, etc... Hasn't proven anything in a GT yet.
Its beyond me how you hasnt been impressed with Bernal so this year...
I actually share the feeling a little bit. Even if it's very harsh.
But he won Paris-Nice in the cross-winds, and in Switzerland he wasn't very superior to a not particularly intimidating field. In Catalunya and Paris-Nice he could not get rid of Quintana in the mountains, and Quintana has not impressed much elsewhere. Though, his performance on Vallter 2000 is probably his best climbing performance of the season even if he didn't win.
He has not put in climbing performances like in Romandie, California and the Tour last year.
But he wins his races, so it's hard to argue against him.