Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[wwabbit]

like I said so what, I already replied that once, not going to do it again.

That right, and we all know that you have just unsuccesfully attempted to counter facts using BS that you made up. Looks like I'm not the only one around calling out your BS.

 

[number0]

It's called time trial in english

oooopss..pardon..

 

[maxmartin]

stage shortened , good news for Nibali not that he needed.

 

[Afrank]

Good news for Astana (the sick ones). They could use a shorter stage to recover a bit.

 

[the asian]

stage shortened , good news for Nibali not that he needed.

Stage 14 or 15 (Galibier stage)?

 

[maxmartin]

Stage 14 or 15 (Galibier stage)?

It seems right now Galibier is for sure out. I don't know about 14, seems intact right now.

 

[whittashau]

Losing Vanotti is a big loss for Nibbles

 

[SafeBet]

Losing Vanotti is a big loss for Nibbles

True.
Also this cold weather could be a problem, remember MSR?

 

[whittashau]

True.
Also this cold weather could be a problem, remember MSR?

I think that was a lot worse. Many riders claimed that was the coldest they'd ever been on a bike.

 

[SafeBet]

I think that was a lot worse. Many riders claimed that was the coldest they'd ever been on a bike.

It couldn't be much colder.
It was raining, while it's snowing today on the Jafferau.

Cassani spoke to Nibbles this morning and he said he's well prepared for the cold anyway.

 

[maxmartin]

It couldn't be much colder.
It was raining, while it's snowing today on the Jafferau.

Cassani spoke to Nibbles this morning and he said he's well prepared for the cold anyway.

It is snowing right now at the finish, small snow though

 

[Jelantik]

Well shortened stages and omission of of few key mountain stages, just make nibali's job easier and make his rivals's job a lot more complicated.

 

[maxmartin]

Well shortened stages and omission of of few key mountain stages, just make nibali's job easier and make his rivals's job a lot more complicated.

for sure, it could make race a little more aggressive too. Let's hope the later is the case.

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali, Confirmed Boss

 

[maxmartin]

as expected, nails on the coffin. Nibali is going to crush this Giro.

 

[thehog]

as expected, nails on the coffin. Nibali is going to crush this Giro.

Showing that the only "numbers" that matter is 1st.

 

[maxmartin]

Nibali is crazy. racing in full shorts, no legging, no arm warmers, no gloves just bare hands

 

[whittashau]

I hope that doesn't come back to bite him in the ***.

 

[Afrank]

I hope that doesn't come back to bite him in the ***.

As Red Rick said, "sharks are naturally cold blooded, so it's not that big of a deal"

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

The shark will dominate the tour next year!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Seriously, I missed the stage, what did Nibali do that was so awesome? Santambrogio won right?

 

[Red Rick]

Seriously, I missed the stage, what did Nibali do that was so awesome? Santambrogio won right?

Dropping everyone but Santambroggio, clearly being the best uphill (imo, from what I saw) and gifting the stage so he's got allies for the rest of the race

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Seriously, I missed the stage, what did Nibali do that was so awesome? Santambrogio won right?

He cracked Evans
And he "let" Santa take the victory according to the CN feed

 

[Pulpstar]

Nibali looked very calm and collected in 2nd, think he has it in the bag now for sure.

 

[whittashau]

Some of the best news out of today is that while Kangert is still climbing like a beast, it now also seems that Aru might be getting better. Even Kessiakoff was quite high up. Tiralongo was still a mile back though. Gruzdev and Zeits will have to do a mountain of work on the flats now that Vanotti is out too.