he seems to do an ullrich approach to le tour. so i'm not worried yet, we'll see his power on belles filles. the climb i mean. still months to go
That is why I said 'fighting for 3rd'.....Rollthedice said:The way things look now even third place is out of reach. He's at the level of Birdsong.
Do you think Vino shared some insider stuff on how Ulrich was preparing while they were at Telekom?jens_attacks said:he seems to do an ullrich approach to le tour. so i'm not worried yet, we'll see his power on belles filles. the climb i mean. still months to go
Could be true, Ferrari on Nibali: "Nibali's form is late this year , but 2 months is a long time..."jens_attacks said:he seems to do an ullrich approach to le tour. so i'm not worried yet, we'll see his power on belles filles. the climb i mean. still months to go
Have you been reading the posts in the thread? No, his wife had a baby. Sounds like he just spent less time training than he usually would.Adam.S said:Did Nibali get injured in the winter and miss a training block?
yeah right. ask contador last year..webbie146 said:Could be true, Ferrari on Nibali: "Nibali's form is late this year , but 2 months is a long time..."
Adam.S said:Did Nibali get injured in the winter and miss a training block?
He missed his winter training block due to sponsor commitment (same as contador last year) And having a baby didn't help his cause either to catch up. Nibali will be ready for Tour, for sure. (contador was ready for TDF last year). But i don't think he'll be up there fighting Froome and Contador. He has to be absolutely flying to be up there. So far all sign point to different direction. He most likely will battle valverde for 3rd spot or god knows, maybe kwiat will throw him off the podium.whittashau said:Have you been reading the posts in the thread? No, his wife had a baby. Sounds like he just spent less time training than he usually would.
If we can judge by their team for the first gt of the year Nibai will peak like an angel. Landa, Aru and Scarponi looks to be getting into brilliant form in trentino, without really doing much/anything earlier in the season (Landa was climbing well in basque)Pippo_San said:People keep speculating he missed some training blocks in winter. I wonder if on the other hand something happened with the new trainer Paolo Slongo. I know they already successfully worked together in the past, but really, it seems like everyone in Astana is out of form (except a little Fuglsang and Guardini, still quite meh)
Yup should be interesting to see how they're going to perform in the Giro, so maybe we can draw some comparisons. Still I'm really unconvinced about this Nibbles, and I guess he isn't happy with himself.Vino attacks everyone said:If we can judge by their team for the first gt of the year Nibai will peak like an angel. Landa, Aru and Scarponi looks to be getting into brilliant form in trentino, without really doing much/anything earlier in the season (Landa was climbing well in basque)
But he won't give up"For me it has certainly not been a happy start with several problems that have hindered me," Nibali told Gazzetta dello Sport. "It’s not important for me to spend too much time thinking about what others are doing, but sorry I can’t do it. It is clear that this can not continue. When one thing does not go as you want it to, nothing goes right. I, we, must understand the reasons.”
There is time but it is running short and he is chasing form"Now, however, we must draw a line and start over. The Tour does not start tomorrow and I'm not discouraged. I have had more difficult times, but I will never give up."
Nibali is clearly playing catch up now. Luckily Quintana isn't lining up for TDF, otherwise, he will have to fight for 4/5 (hint: with the rate that Nibali now). Sure he'll be ready for TDF, but I can't see how he will be up there with Froome and contador.Dekker_Tifosi said:If Nibali is frustrated about the lack of form, I wonder how richie porte will feel![]()
Nah, two months are long enough to get into a monster form. I don't know what you guys are worrying, but I will be very worried if he showed too much form right now. Top 10 at race of Romdi sounds about right to me.pigoonse said:Ideally, we would have them all in top form so it would be a great season. That is likely not going to happen unless Nibs and Porte sort out their issues. Maybe with Nibali he simply is getting used to balancing time with the baby, family, priorities, training, ect.; he knows what he is doing, he's a professional, and so on, but he is in a new phase of his life. It might not be his year. If he is determined, he'll find a way.
Would prefer to have Nibbles in the mix for TdF, but maybe we have to settle for the Alien vs. Contadoror some new surprises, hopefully. As long as it is not a one man show; particularly a repeat of last TdF. Even if Wiggo was there and happened to beat Froome
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that could be quite entertaining/hilarious. But happiness to me is having Contador, Nibali, Quintana, Porte, Horner, Thibaut, and bunches of lively GC cyclists in action.
Come on, let's go Lo Squalo!
What you probably don't get is that Froome isn't in top shape either.maxmartin said:Nah, two months are long enough to get into a monster form. I don't know what you guys are worrying, but I will be very worried if he showed too much form right now. Top 10 at race of Romdi sounds about right to me.
So, let's wait until the july to give the judgment. What are those fuss about inadequate form? Every rider is different in how to prepare and peak. There is no point to compare current form.SafeBet said:What you probably don't get is that Froome isn't in top shape either.
Nibbles will improve, but other contenders will too.
I'm partially satisfied with his result in Romandie anyway. It's muche better than anything he had shown prior to this race.
didn't we have this at Catalunya?(except nibali) and it ended up a total yawn since nothing happen.pigoonse said:Ideally, we would have them all in top form so it would be a great season. That is likely not going to happen unless Nibs and Porte sort out their issues. Maybe with Nibali he simply is getting used to balancing time with the baby, family, priorities, training, ect.; he knows what he is doing, he's a professional, and so on, but he is in a new phase of his life. It might not be his year. If he is determined, he'll find a way.
Would prefer to have Nibbles in the mix for TdF, but maybe we have to settle for the Alien vs. Contadoror some new surprises, hopefully. As long as it is not a one man show; particularly a repeat of last TdF. Even if Wiggo was there and happened to beat Froome
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that could be quite entertaining/hilarious. But happiness to me is having Contador, Nibali, Quintana, Porte, Horner, Thibaut, and bunches of lively GC cyclists in action.
Come on, let's go Lo Squalo!
ofc he will drop them on the cobbles... and in the mountainsmaxmartin said:![]()
Dropping AC and CF on the cobbles???![]()