Come on,they did the same crap with Wiggins,real cycling fans will always recognize the merits of a TDF winner.If Nibali wins this,is not a less worthy winner then Contador or Froome.SafeBet said:It's a shame Alberto is not here to challenge Nibali. Would've been an epic battle. Fans will never give him enough credit in case he wins. They will only talk about second tier field, crashes and so on. Shameful really.
The sixth rider ever to win all 3 GTs is what people will rememberLaFlorecita said:No way. Not unless he wins a Tour against real competition.
VDB said AC was taking risk, a surprising attack on Nibali's terrian? But there is also report said AC was hitting a potholeSafeBet said:It's a shame Alberto is not here to challenge Nibali. Would've been an epic battle. Fans will never give him enough credit in case he wins. They will only talk about second tier field, crashes and so on. Shameful really.
Absolutely, only fanatic IDs will jump up and downMBotero said:Come on,they did the same crap with Wiggins,real cycling fans will always recognize the merits of a TDF winner.If Nibali wins this,is not a less worthy winner then Contador or Froome.
It makes me miss that racing. But I'm just going to enjoy Nibs dominance now.maxmartin said:tour is one man show in recent years, makes you miss AC and AS era. lol
+1SafeBet said:It's a shame Alberto is not here to challenge Nibali. Would've been an epic battle. Fans will never give him enough credit in case he wins. They will only talk about second tier field, crashes and so on. Shameful really.
exactly life moves onAfrank said:It makes me miss that racing. But I'm just going to enjoy Nibs dominance now.No point in dwelling on what could have been.
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Have you missed the first clause in my statement? I didn't call Nibbles a Merckx or an Anquetil or a Hinault or a Contador for that matter (the "not the very top tier of legends" part) I know you're bummed for Contador, but try to calm down a bit. Have a cup of tea, some nice apple cake and then come back.LaFlorecita said:No way. Not unless he wins a Tour against real competition.
He has to, just for the sake to shut some mouths. Otherwise the media will be full of what if, not worthy winner nonsense.Rollthedice said:Bad for Bertie, that's life. Now let's move on. I was sure somehow that Nibali will go for the win in this stage. And he did it. It's called panache. Even if he will have 5 minutes until Hautacam I think he will go for it. He has honored the yellow jersey in a spectacular way since he was wearing it, he has honor and balls. To Paris!
with only two posts, are u some famous ID from AC thread? LOLOligarh said:Please god do something and don't let this mediocre opportunistic cyclist win the TdF.
We had Froome fans registering here for for these kinds of posts and now they switched to Alberto?Oligarh said:Please god do something and don't let this mediocre opportunistic cyclist win the TdF.
You must be really ****-hurt dude damn. A mediocre cyclist is a multiple GT winner sureOligarh said:Please god do something and don't let this mediocre opportunistic cyclist win the TdF.
Is it true?Climbing said:Nibali with the highest VAM ever at the Tour...
He can win all stages from now on and certain mouths won't be shut. That's how it is. But all that remains is the winner.maxmartin said:He has to, just for the sake to shut some mouths. Otherwise the media will be full of what if, not worthy winner nonsense.
It's not true. Contador would have could have... more.plagioni said:Not sure how reliable it is, but according to gazzetta.it Nibali was actually 8 seconds faster than Froome in the last 5.8 kms on the same climb and now holds the record for the highest VAM ever recorded at the Tour (1872).
Any truth to that? Is it even relevant?
The competition was there at the beginning but Froome and Contador couldn't handle their own destiny. Winning stage 5 is enough reason to give Nibali the Tour de France, IMO.LaFlorecita said:No way. Not unless he wins a Tour against real competition.