Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Red Rick]

Wasn't there a quote that Froome trained those 40s accelerations where he would reach like 700W? It's probably not close to a racing situation though

 

[mihhint]

Why would Slongo release those numbers though I don't understand. I'm thinking either he's pretty sure he has nailed them and just wants to brag...or more like this is some sort of mind-games and he just throwing out numbers waay smaller than what they are actually prepping for.

I seriously doubt the Froome super-attacks are 20-30 second efforts with peak power in between 6.9-7.3 W/kg

 

[Afrank]

"They're already at their best and can't improve anymore," Slongo suggested to Gazzetta dello Sport.

"Nibali has to reach 100% during the first week of the Tour de France, there's still a month until the key mountain stages of the Tour. I would have been worried if Nibali had been at his best at the Dauphine."

How did Mr. Slongo get this conclusion??? I do hope he is right though. LOL CF said he will lose another KILO before the Tour. So Nibali has more than that weight to lose.

He doesn't need to lose as much weight as anorexic Chris. Besides, a little more weight then Froome will help him crush him on descents.

Slongo sounds like he's just playing the pre-Tour who's in shape? Who isn't? poker game. Or PR game you could also say.

 

[maxmartin]

He doesn't need to lose as much weight as anorexic Chris. Besides, a little more weight then Froome will help him crush him on descents.

Slongo sounds like he's just playing the pre-Tour who's in shape? Who isn't? poker game. Or PR game you could also say.

wish we could have a freezing stage in the tour, but it is unlikely to happen

 

[pigoonse]

No problem with Birdsong, happy bunch! And Nibs is already slimmer!

Was this picture taken after the Dauphine?

 

[Jspear]

Was this picture taken after the Dauphine?

Pretty certain yes. He is there right now training.

 

[pigoonse]

Pretty certain yes. He is there right now training.

He looks good. Tough to look at a guy like that and think he needs to lose weight

 

[Rollthedice]

He looks good. Tough to look at a guy like that and think he needs to lose weight

Yes, the picture is taken these days. Here's another one from his twitter account. Working hard!

 

[SeriousSam]

"They're already at their best and can't improve anymore," Slongo suggested to Gazzetta dello Sport.

He's gonna be in a state of disbelief when Froome goes thermonuclear with a series of 800w 50s uphill sprints.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

With all the Nibali/Slongo focus on Froome's attack and power data...are they going to look weird when Nibali is indeed able to follow Froome, only to get destroyed by Contador

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

With all the Nibali/Slongo focus on Froome's attack and power data...are they going to look weird when Nibali is indeed able to follow Froome, only to get destroyed by Contador

Even though AC has been great all year long, I still think that Froome must be seen as the biggest favourite this July, and no wonder the are afraid of a AX-3 like annihilation this July

 

[whittashau]

No problem with Birdsong, happy bunch! And Nibs is already slimmer!

So it looks like the Astana team for the Tour will include Nibs, Scarponi, Westa, Vanotti, Birdsong, Grivko, and Gruzdev based on that pic

I'm guessing one of the last two riders will be Kessiakoff. Iglinskiy the other?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

So it looks like the Astana team for the Tour will include Nibs, Scarponi, Westa, Vanotti, Birdsong, Grivko, and Gruzdev based on that pic

I'm guessing one of the last two riders will be Kessiakoff. Iglinskiy the other?

Lutsenko might get a spot, since he missed the giro

 

[whittashau]

I'm forgetting Kangert who strangely isn't in that photo. It wouldn't surprise me if they went for a cobbles specialist rather than Kessiakoff though

 

[Samson]

Kangert will be starting in Tour for sure. Has been training with Nibali for whole season and has had basicially the same program as Nibali.

 

[Jspear]

Nibali has said he will do the Giro-Tour double next year. He wants to win the Giro....guess he knows that's the only way he'll win another gt. I think it's perfect. He can go to the Giro, aiming to win, and then support Aru in the TdF.

http://cyclingquotes.com/news/nibali_aims_to_ride_the_giro-tour_double_in_2015/

 

[Afrank]

F*CK YEAH!!! Good plan Vincenzo, he can do it! I believe.

 

[Jelantik]

"They're already at their best and can't improve anymore," Slongo suggested to Gazzetta dello Sport.

"Nibali has to reach 100% during the first week of the Tour de France, there's still a month until the key mountain stages of the Tour. I would have been worried if Nibali had been at his best at the Dauphine."

How did Mr. Slongo get this conclusion??? I do hope he is right though. LOL CF said he will lose another KILO before the Tour. So Nibali has more than that weight to lose.

yeah i read the article too. His very sure assessment about Froome and Contador's form, he made it sounded like we are going to see 'a superman like Nibali'... So I'm getting really curious coz' the way he described how Nibali has been trained after Dauphine. I hope this isn't just some mind games.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Nibali and Aru will be immense next years giro

 

[trevim]

Lutsenko might get a spot, since he missed the giro

Who?!
Seriously though, I thought he was supposed to be a huge talent but he still hasn't a breakthrough result... Still young though, he's from 1992.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Who?!
Seriously though, I thought he was supposed to be a huge talent but he still hasn't a breakthrough result... Still young though, he's from 1992.

He was rather strong in the tour last year (last man to get caught from the breakaway, last man for Birdsong etc.) but this year he has not done much at all.

 

[trevim]

He was rather strong in the tour last year (last man to get caught from the breakaway, last man for Birdsong etc.) but this year he has not done much at all.

He should ride Poland and stuff like that. No point taking him to the Tour just to fetch bottles.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

He should ride Poland and stuff like that. No point taking him to the Tour just to fetch bottles.

problem is that he hasn't really gotten better at anything. He might end up as a worse EBH

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

EBH at least had Gent Wevelgem, ENECO Tour and some other strong wins early in his career. No comparison. EBH started winning from the moment he became professional.
And then became gradually worse each year.

Lutsenko has really done nothing yet. Disappointment. I think Astana is the wrong team for him also.

 

[The Hitch]

Problem is people incorrectly are looking to u23 worlds as some sort of sign of young talent when the true race young talent shows itself at is the Giro delle Regioni.