Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[hfer07]

Do you guys think Astana will try to lose the jersey after stage 6,7? 3 weeks is a long period to wear the yellow jersey..

Sagan is the next, and Nibbs will be please to pass it on to him

 

[maxmartin]

Very interesting info! Cool job, could your friend hook me up? I'm good at.. Cycling stuff

I think his coach said last week he is 1,5kg lighter then at the giro 2013, while pushing the same amount of watts. Nibali has a real change to take it here, especially considering the fact the whole astana team looks to be on fire.

Westra is a total beast

he is a high rank technician, but he is no where near VN's climbing training team. According to him that training team is somewhat mysterious.

 

[maxmartin]

Sagan is the next, and Nibbs will be please to pass it on to him

not bad idea, Sagan said he made a mistake when he lost contact with his "friends". That is the exactly word he used in the interview. So Astana and Cannodale alliance.

 

[webbie146]

he is a high rank technician, but he is no where near VN's climbing training team. According to him that training team is somewhat mysterious.

Very cool info, thanks!

 

[armchairclimber]

According to a certain sage of this here forum (aye up Hitch), Nibali is only a 3rd rate climber.

 

[maxmartin]

According to a certain sage of this here forum (aye up Hitch), Nibali is only a 3rd rate climber.

first rate AC, second rate CF, and third rate VN, with seconds gap between them, I would take that.

 

[armchairclimber]

I think Hitch had the first two the other way around

 

[cineteq]

not bad idea, Sagan said he made a mistake when he lost contact with his "friends". That is the exactly word he used in the interview. So Astana and Cannnodale alliance.

He suggested it was his mistake. Did he mean that he failed to read Cancellara's form or issues?

 

[maxmartin]

Westra is an excellent buy from Vino

 

[oldcrank]

Today's result reminds me a bit of the 3rd stage
in the 1973 Tour. Same part of the country, and
a surprisingly decisive move that ultimately did
decide the final outcome.

 

[cineteq]

Pros do have insight, and he is a straight shooting guy. Wondering what is he going to say about AC after today stage?

They didn't say much today about AC http://bcove.me/fc8tgr24

 

[maxmartin]

nice video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXx6_fs7j4s&feature=player_detailpage

 

[maxmartin]

"Cycling is about racing on all kinds of conditions. At the Giro d'Italia we get days like this. We raced on the dirt roads of Strade Bianche one year and I lost the pink jersey that day. Froome crashed yesterday and he crashed again today, before the cobbles. That's cycling."

"I learnt how to ride well when I was a boy and rode around on a mountain bike. [Jakob] Fuglsang was a world mountain bike champion and he was amazing today. [Lieuwe] Westra was amazing too. It was great he went in the break because he was up there to help me. It was a very hard stage. I'm just happy that it went well for us. It was terrible out there. It was incredibly stressful from start to finish. There were a lot of crashes too."

 

[maxmartin]

They didn't say much today about AC http://bcove.me/fc8tgr24

thanks, that is disappointing such short analysis for such historic stage

 

[icefire]

Today's result reminds me a bit of the 3rd stage
in the 1973 Tour. Same part of the country, and
a surprisingly decisive move that ultimately did
decide the final outcome.

That stage from Roubaix to Reims was a joke compared to this:
http://www.lagrandeboucle.com/article.php3?id_article=1955

 

[Alcanelo]

I'm still rooting for Bertie all the way but I have great love for Nibbles as well...very likeable guy and a naturally talented cyclist...at least a likeable and respectable person will win he Tour this year

 

[Cimber]

I'm still rooting for Bertie all the way but I have great love for Nibbles as well...very likeable guy and a naturally talented cyclist...at least a likeable and respectable person will win he Tour this year

Well, Porte might win it

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Just returned from my 3 hour celebratory ride in Nibbles honor. We were like 5 people here that belived in Nibbles in May, after the Dauphine we were down to 3 or something. Now we are quite a few more I see

 

[SafeBet]

Just returned from my 3 hour celebratory ride in Nibbles honor. We were like 5 people here that belived in Nibbles in May, after the Dauphine we were down to 3 or something. Now we are quite a few more I see

I won't hide now, I was among the sceptics.
Still, the Tour is very long and he's yet to show he can climb like last year. This Tour is full of stages where one can attack or try an ambush. I trust Nibbles cause he's a true racer and gets rarely caught off guard, but if Contador keeps attacking on climbs I fear he can make up some time. In the end it could be close.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I won't hide now, I was among the sceptics.
Still, the Tour is very long and he's yet to show he can climb like last year. This Tour is full of stages where one can attack or try an ambush. I trust Nibbles cause he's a true racer and gets rarely caught off guard, but if Contador keeps attacking on climbs I fear he can make up some time. In the end it could be close.

Damn Contador. Who would have though 4 years ago after the amazing AC/Vino combo that it would come to this fight between the reincarnated Vino, and AC? somewaht sad, but mostly amazing

 

[Miburo]

They didn't say much today about AC http://bcove.me/fc8tgr24

That left dude is *** "At least there are guys like valverde who know how to attack".

How does these guys get this job

 

[cineteq]

That left dude is *** "At least there are guys like valverde who know how to attack".

How does these guys get this job

You of all people say this? A guy who after 10 years in the forum does NOT know how to create a thread...properly. Feel better now, this needed to be said

 

[pigoonse]

Just returned from my 3 hour celebratory ride in Nibbles honor. We were like 5 people here that belived in Nibbles in May, after the Dauphine we were down to 3 or something. Now we are quite a few more I see

Usually don't post enough for you to probably know - but count me IN!

Vincenzo Nibali fan-girl here Love how he rides a bike!

 

[Jelantik]

Nibali is impressive in the cobble. Congrats to him. But mountain wise.. i think contador still have the say. Still it will make it more exciting that nibali has 2+ minutes ahead contador. At least he got a lot of head start to begin with.

 

[maxmartin]

Nibali is impressive in the cobble. Congrats to him. But mountain wise.. i think contador still have the say. Still it will make it more exciting that nibali has 2+ minutes ahead contador. At least he got a lot of head start to begin with.

you keep thinking that. Nibali will destroy AC in the ITT and defends well in the mountain