Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[El Pistolero]

cineteq is back as a squalo fan after nibali definitely said he hates lance and everything he stands for lol. what a fan. chapeau

Most people that have met Lance Armstrong hate him.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

cineteq is back as a squalo fan after nibali definitely said he hates lance and everything he stands for lol. what a fan. chapeau

as I said, fake fan. what a pathetic excuse also to put that here. why would we care? it's cineteq who wants to be confirmed he can stay nibali fan. not us

 

[cineteq]

as I said, fake fan. what a pathetic excuse also to put that here. why would we care?

a bookie doesn't care about cycling, let alone riders. you're obviously not qualify to make an opinion on 'fake fans' or whatever that means.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

a bookie doesn't care about cycling, let alone riders. you're obviously not qualify to make an opinion on 'fake fans' or whatever that means.

you look for excuses to like or dislike a rider you say to be a fan of. that sounds to me rather fake

 

[hrotha]

Some people actually care about having a clean sport, you know. If you don't care, that's up to you, but that doesn't mean those who do are in the wrong.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Some people actually care about having a clean sport, you know. If you don't care, that's up to you, but that doesn't mean those who do are in the wrong.

what does that have to do with it? nobody is talking here about nibali doping, nor did he say so himself

 

[hrotha]

what does that have to do with it? nobody is talking here about nibali doping, nor did he say so himself

Wanting a clean sport is incompatible with saying Armstrong is a great champion no matter what. Someone who has a strong opinion about doping will naturally find it harder to support Nibali after he said that. It's perfectly logical.

 

[El Pistolero]

Wanting a clean sport is incompatible with saying Armstrong is a great champion no matter what. Someone who has a strong opinion about doping will naturally find it harder to support Nibali after he said that. It's perfectly logical.

Yeah, but Ryo is a supporter of Vino yet he hates Sevilla for reasons that shouldn't be discussed in this particular forum section. If you catch my drift.

So his opinion about this sport is rarely coherent.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Wanting a clean sport is incompatible with saying Armstrong is a great champion no matter what. Someone who has a strong opinion about doping will naturally find it harder to support Nibali after he said that. It's perfectly logical.

Yeah, except Nibali has been linked to - has been seen training with - Ferrari. Together with Pellizotti. What he says or doesn't say is irrelevant. It seems to me that, more often than not, all logic goes out the window when someone mentions Lance in a favorable light. Anti-doping crusaders shouldn't be championing riders like Nibali in the first place. They can't have it both ways.

I know some of them justify it with "oh, but there's no hard evidence!!!!!!11," but that's just a cop-out and everyone knows it.

 

[Parrulo]

drop the clinic talk or it will lead to bans

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

drop the clinic talk or it will lead to bans

would be funnier if it led to banes

It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.

 

[maxmartin]

Pretty decent ITT from Nibali
I think specialized ITT tech team is better about bikes and positions than Cannondale tech team

 

[cineteq]

Pretty decent ITT from Nibali
I think specialized ITT tech team is better about bikes and positions than Cannondale tech team

Makes sense.

 

[Pippo_San]

The Shark is coming, watch out you pagans!!!

 

[Carols]

Nice article up on CN re: the Shark. There is some meat in here! His views on racing all year, how he likes Astana, how he missed on moving to Sky etc. Seems he is happy there so far. Hopefully with an improved TT position and dedicated strong team he can win the Giro.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-regrets-not-joining-team-sky

 

[mewmewmew13]

Nice article up on CN re: the Shark. There is some meat in here! His views on racing all year, how he likes Astana, how he missed on moving to Sky etc. Seems he is happy there so far. Hopefully with an improved TT position and dedicated strong team he can win the Giro.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-regrets-not-joining-team-sky

I like Nibs!
Hope it's a good year for him

 

[Eshnar]

For example Cunego won a Giro thanks to time bonuses in 2004.

wtf did you just say Nibbles?

 

[maltiv]

wtf did you just say Nibbles?

Isn't that about right? I haven't done the math, but Cunego won that Giro by 2 minutes. He had 4 stage wins, so that's at least 80 bonus seconds.

 

[gruppeto993]

Nibali is a great cyclist. He might not have raw talent but he works hard and races to win throughout the year unlike others who are only interested in winning one particular race during a season.

 

[Forunculo]

Nibali is a great cyclist. He might not have raw talent but he works hard and races to win throughout the year unlike others who are only interested in winning one particular race during a season.

He is in front of his most important goal of his career. Winning the Giro for first time beating Wiggins and SKY would make him one of the greats of this era.

I agree he hasn't a top engine

 

[gruppeto993]

I hope astana send their best team to back him. I would love to see him beat wiggins and Sky.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWc3HRe56oE&feature=youtu.be

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I hope astana send their best team to back him. I would love to see him beat wiggins and Sky.

of course they'll do. Brajko, Tira, Aru, Kessiakoff and more will put the hurt in Wiggos legs

 

[Eshnar]

Isn't that about right? I haven't done the math, but Cunego won that Giro by 2 minutes. He had 4 stage wins, so that's at least 80 bonus seconds.

that is less than 2 minutes.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

of course they'll do. Brajko, Tira, Aru, Kessiakoff and more will put the hurt in Wiggos legs

indeed, very powerful team. Looking forward to this.