If you can put the finish line on any point of this road, why the hell would you put it after a short descent? As soon as Durasek was close enough to draft behind the moto, he had this in his bag.
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Love how the finish line just sorta appeared.
Three different bike races in a row is... confusing. Watching the same race for several hours is one thing, but this...
Three different bike races in a row is... confusing. Watching the same race for several hours is one thing, but this...
You never know with Nibali -Tends to find his form at the beginning of a GT - We'll learn more on stage 5.
Nibali found his form rather late in GT's the last few years. Giro last year even too late in form (but lucky). Tour year before also too late in form.
I think he will be good in week 3, but by then, he'll already be too far behind to do something.
I think he will be good in week 3, but by then, he'll already be too far behind to do something.
Well, Nibs looks better than last year Trentino, he will find more watts when needed. Unless he's declining and there's not much to be done, at this point I'm not worried.
Better than I expected. The competition is obviously not great, but he is 2 levels above last year's level. There is plenty of time to add the last 10%.
Lol @ the finale and the camera work 
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
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He won't win against Quintana though.
SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
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But he can at least give us some entertaining racing.
Quintana in top shape, not a chance, I agree.El Pistolero said:SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
But he can at least give us some entertaining racing.
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He wasn't supposed to win every time he won a GT and that's four now. If he is at his best, avoid the bad day and didn't loose his bravery on descents after Rio I give him a fair chance to win.
El Pistolero said:SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
He wasn't supposed to win every time he won a GT and that's four now. If he is at his best, avoid the bad day and didn't loose his bravery on descents after Rio I give him a fair chance to win.
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I don't think it will even be close.
El Pistolero said:SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
I don't think it will even be close.
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Rollthedice said:El Pistolero said:SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
He wasn't supposed to win every time he won a GT and that's four now. If he is at his best, avoid the bad day and didn't loose his bravery on descents after Rio I give him a fair chance to win.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
It's always nice having three condescending smileys thrown at you with no explanation after a fairly serious post.
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He is a great rider, he will turn up and aim for the win believing he can win and take his chances as he always does. But I must admit I have gotten disappointed over him the last many years, its so boring to peak for 2 specific goals each year and then be useless for the rest of the races on the calendar. Thats not the Nibali I know..
I hope, but me neither. Nibali has seemed in gradual decline from 2013-2014 (maybe thats wrong) and he won his Giro last year with luck, panache and a monster peak for the two last days.movingtarget said:El Pistolero said:SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
I don't think it will even be close.
He is a great rider, he will turn up and aim for the win believing he can win and take his chances as he always does. But I must admit I have gotten disappointed over him the last many years, its so boring to peak for 2 specific goals each year and then be useless for the rest of the races on the calendar. Thats not the Nibali I know..
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I wasn't convinced by his Giro ride. He struggled against opposition for the majority of the race that Froome would have dominated. It's a shame that SK crashed because if he hadn't, Nibali's form would have been much easier to gauge. I like to see riders battle it out on the road not get results through misfortune and up until his crash SK was the best climber in the race. Nibali looked great in the Olympics but had his own misfortune. But crashing is part of the sport as Contador knows all too well with his troubles in the Tour. SK had some magic form last year and the opportunity was there, that form may not return, who knows. To be honest I thought the race was all over as SK never looked in trouble even though he was under pressure when he fell he had a long descent to close the gap. But we will never know if SK was on a bad day and Nibali would have ridden away from him on the final climb or not and without injuries SK had plenty of time up his sleeve. He still could have let Nibali ride away and have time in hand. The fact that SK was so disappointed after the stage makes me think that he really had the race under control.
Valv.Piti said:I hope, but me neither. Nibali has seemed in gradual decline from 2013-2014 (maybe thats wrong) and he won his Giro last year with luck, panache and a monster peak for the two last days.movingtarget said:El Pistolero said:SafeBet said:Lol @ the finale and the camera work
Nibbles looked good to me, much better than last year at this point. I'm expecting fireworks on Etna.
He won't win against Quintana though.
I don't think it will even be close.
He is a great rider, he will turn up and aim for the win believing he can win and take his chances as he always does. But I must admit I have gotten disappointed over him the last many years, its so boring to peak for 2 specific goals each year and then be useless for the rest of the races on the calendar. Thats not the Nibali I know..
I wasn't convinced by his Giro ride. He struggled against opposition for the majority of the race that Froome would have dominated. It's a shame that SK crashed because if he hadn't, Nibali's form would have been much easier to gauge. I like to see riders battle it out on the road not get results through misfortune and up until his crash SK was the best climber in the race. Nibali looked great in the Olympics but had his own misfortune. But crashing is part of the sport as Contador knows all too well with his troubles in the Tour. SK had some magic form last year and the opportunity was there, that form may not return, who knows. To be honest I thought the race was all over as SK never looked in trouble even though he was under pressure when he fell he had a long descent to close the gap. But we will never know if SK was on a bad day and Nibali would have ridden away from him on the final climb or not and without injuries SK had plenty of time up his sleeve. He still could have let Nibali ride away and have time in hand. The fact that SK was so disappointed after the stage makes me think that he really had the race under control.
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