Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[TANK91]

If throwing baits was directed at me, well i only quoted a post because Max said you should hate Froome not Nibali.

 

[webbie146]

For a moment I though you become Froom die-hard fan. LOL Nibali is a likable both as a person or a rider, I hope your attitude towards him will improve.

That's very true, one of the reasons I'm a big fan of him.

 

[LaFlorecita]

For a moment I though you become Froom die-hard fan. LOL Nibali is a likable both as a person or a rider, I hope your attitude towards him will improve.

I think it's because a lot of people on this forum tend to overrate him and his performances (imo). A lot of people hate Alberto also because of that.

 

[phanatic]

Touché!
example that i remembered: gift the stage win to Tirolongo in the Giro 2011

That was more of a favor or service for Tiralongo than a gift. Truly extraordinary.

 

[maxmartin]

I think it's because a lot of people on this forum tend to overrate him and his performances (imo). A lot of people hate Alberto also because of that.

I don't know other people, but Nibali is performing as I expected. And I hope he will challenge Contador in the Tour one day.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Ha, funny evening... Basso at home, treating his b*tt with creme, Wiggins at home, drinking beer, Lance at home, forgotten by everyone, and Nibali dominating the Giro. That´s cycling as it should be.

Thanks to guys like Aquarone and McQuaid for fighting through dark times and saving this beautiful sport, and for defending it against hypocrites like Kimmage or Jaksche.

Beat me, but that´s my opinion.

Nibali is a great leader of the Giro, I hope he wins it, it looks promising, but still one hard week to go.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I don't know other people, but Nibali is performing as I expected. And I hope he will challenge Contador in the Tour one day.

Exactly, this is what I expected, maybe even a bit less but in no way it surprised me. And I don't really think it surprised many posters. So I don't get them. But don't mind me I don't get myself either most of the time.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ha, funny evening... Basso at home, treating his b*tt with creme, Wiggins at home, drinking beer, Lance at home, forgotten by everyone, and Nibali dominating the Giro. That´s cycling as it should be.

Thanks to guys like Aquarone and McQuaid for fighting through dark times and saving this beautiful sport, and for defending it against hypocrites like Kimmage or Jaksche.

Beat me, but that´s my opinion.

Nibali is a great leader of the Giro, I hope he wins it, it looks promising, but still one hard week to go.

McQuaid?!?!?!

 

[RHRH19861986]

McQuaid?!?!?!

Yeah, he guarantees stability in a sport where there are 100 different lobby groups. He´s the man who keeps everything solid and running. As a person, an absolute idiot, but he´s good for cycling, he does his job well. At least I don´t know who´d do it better.

 

[Carols]

I don't know other people, but Nibali is performing as I expected. And I hope he will challenge Contador in the Tour one day.

Personally I'd like to see him win the Tour; after Bertie is retired

Still a hard week to go in this race, but he hasn't shown any signs of weakness. Fell 2xs on a descent, gets up and puts 1m+ into Wiggins, rides a great TT (for him), has problem with compact and gets left on a climb, calmly fixes it and comes second taking boni seconds from Evans, drops rivals uphill today.

Still a long way to go and anything can happen, his team is weak and now down one, illness rampant, crashes happen, so do bad days. But so far he is Owning it.

 

[Jelantik]

That was more of a favor or service for Tiralongo than a gift. Truly extraordinary.

won't that be the same?

 

[Jelantik]

Nibali is a great leader of the Giro, I hope he wins it, it looks promising, but still one hard week to go.

Hope Evans too rounding up the podium

 

[LaFlorecita]

Nibali could win the Tour one day, if he keeps improving, but I don't think he will improve that much. 2 or 3 years of Froome and then the new generation will take over, I think that's what will happen.

 

[wwabbit]

Lol why should I hate Froome? I don't like Froome but seriously I don't really hate anyone. Well maybe Hitler.

https://twitter.com/vamosalberto/status/326720444357033985

 

[Cyivel]

https://twitter.com/vamosalberto/status/326720444357033985

This is in no way getting tiresome.

 

[whittashau]

Nibali could win the Tour one day, if he keeps improving, but I don't think he will improve that much. 2 or 3 years of Froome and then the new generation will take over, I think that's what will happen.

In reality it's hard to know how good Froome is so he shouldn't be used as some type of yardstick yet. Last years Tour was very light on climbing. He was tired at the Vuelta.

Plus we still don't know how good Froome is in the Cold, or how good he is given many hard mountain stages in a row. Plus it seems he might be as bad as Bradley when it comes to handling a bike.

 

[Red Rick]

do you think Froome is a boss? He is more of a boss imo, real bosses don't give away stage wins

Froome sort of gave away the Tour de France

 

[Red Rick]

https://twitter.com/vamosalberto/status/326720444357033985

Lol, owned

 

[LaFlorecita]

In reality it's hard to know how good Froome is so he shouldn't be used as some type of yardstick yet. Last years Tour was very light on climbing. He was tired at the Vuelta.

Plus we still don't know how good Froome is in the Cold, or how good he is given many hard mountain stages in a row. Plus it seems he might be as bad as Bradley when it comes to handling a bike.

That is true, but so far Froome has been better than Nibali on MTF's, Nibali is stronger on the hills but in the tour there are mostly mountain stages. I think in the Giro Nibali could actually win vs Froome.

 

[Carols]

Please stop this is the Nibali thread not the laflo hates Froome thread!

 

[LaFlorecita]

This is in no way getting tiresome.

Yea, I mean it's not like he has posted it before.

wwabbit, I use the verb "to hate" a lot instead of "to dislike", just like "to love" instead of "to like". But as I said, I don't really hate anyone except Hitler.

 

[the asian]

Nibali could win the Tour one day, if he keeps improving, but I don't think he will improve that much. 2 or 3 years of Froome and then the new generation will take over, I think that's what will happen.

It will be Nibbles vs Quintana and hopefully Contador at next years' Tour.

 

[Netserk]

Yea, I mean it's not like he has posted it before.

wwabbit, I use the verb "to hate" a lot instead of "to dislike", just like "to love" instead of "to like". But as I said, I don't really hate anyone except Hitler.

I think that is a good place to end all of this meta.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nibali is operating just like a boss in the Giro.

 

[Carols]

I think that is a good place to end all of this meta.

Thank you, can you clean the thread out please