Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Samu Cuenca]

Vino's win was the cycling equivalent to Tardelli's goal in the 82 world cup final.

I think you got the years mixed up here.
The 2008 Olympic RR was the equivalent of Tardelli's goal.

Vino's win was the equivelant of John Jensen's goal in the Euro 1992 final. Nobody thought he could do it, but he did

 

[topcat]

I think you got the years mixed up here.
The 2008 Olympic RR was the equivalent of Tardelli's goal.

Vino's win was the equivelant of John Jensen's goal in the Euro 1992 final. Nobody thought he could do it, but he did

Nah, Vino has Sami on the celebration.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nah, Vino has Sami on the celebration.

Agree to disagree

But obviously a Nibali win in Tokyo would be up there with Carlos Alberto's and Maradona's wondergoals.

 

[Rollthedice]

At the risk of getting back on topic, we're 4 days away from the start of the mighty UAE tour. What's an acceptable performance from Nibali here? I expect no less than him to soundly trounce Pogacar on Jebel Jais (an Arabic Stelvio).

 

[Rollthedice]

It's more lonely here than in the desert. Cheer up. Vincenzo says he's happy with how it went on Jebel though for some reason also in the past he didn't "digested" it well. Says he looks further to next tests. Putting some numbers together from various sources he went about 20 seconds faster than in 2017 and 2019.

 

[ice&fire]

What's next in his schedule? Strade Bianche & Tirreno?

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Lo scherzo a Vincenzo Nibali, dal giro al raggiro d'Italia - Le Iene

Corti e Onnis sono riusciti a raggirare Vincenzo Nibali, il campione italiano di ciclismo, toccando un nervo scoperto: il suo braccino corto. Gli abbiamo fatto creder che la moglie, nostra complice, avesse fatto un investimento di due milioni di euro in Romania.

www.iene.mediaset.it

Strange nobody posted this. Its super funny.

 

[Red Rick]

Lo scherzo a Vincenzo Nibali, dal giro al raggiro d'Italia - Le Iene

Corti e Onnis sono riusciti a raggirare Vincenzo Nibali, il campione italiano di ciclismo, toccando un nervo scoperto: il suo braccino corto. Gli abbiamo fatto creder che la moglie, nostra complice, avesse fatto un investimento di due milioni di euro in Romania.

www.iene.mediaset.it

Strange nobody posted this. Its super funny.

Someone went into the trophy cabinet while Lo Squalo was away

 

[Rollthedice]

What's next in his schedule? Strade Bianche & Tirreno?

Laigueglia, Larciano and Tirreno. No Strade.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Someone went into the trophy cabinet while Lo Squalo was away

Did he get Roglstomped?

 

[Red Rick]

Did he get Roglstomped?

No but Nibali did an impersonation of the Planica crash in a hotel lobby

 

[ice&fire]

Someone went into the trophy cabinet while Lo Squalo was away

And he was willing to pay 2M to get it restored

 

[Red Rick]

And he was willing to pay 2M to get it restored

I don't know enough Italian to catch much, but that was pretty clear.

I can't believe his wife would do him like that

 

[F_Cance]

2021 Giro route revealed: 'We'll certainly give the fans a great performance!' | Trek Race Shop

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"About my ambitions, between the GC and the hunt for the stages, I’ll find out along the way. "

 

[Gigs_98]

2021 Giro route revealed: 'We'll certainly give the fans a great performance!' | Trek Race Shop

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"About my ambitions, between the GC and the hunt for the stages, I’ll find out along the way. "

So winning stages at the beginning and winning the gc at the end?

 

[Rollthedice]

So winning stages at the beginning and winning the gc at the end?

The Three Amigos, this time a spaghetti western. Anyway, today he made a more consistent move than in all of last year's Giro. Laigueglia in the bag.

 

[Rollthedice]

“My feeling was good; I wanted to do some high-revs to improve my condition. It was the right time to try as it wasn't too far to the finish and Ineos had just finished forcing the pace. Even though I knew the pace was too high to make a difference, I wanted to try.”

 

[Climbing]

So obviously in the bag not even worth talking about it.

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Someone went into the trophy cabinet while Lo Squalo was away

This was hilarious . His face/faces

 

[topcat]

Bump

 

[johnymax]

So where is the Free Nibali going to show up. In T-A or do we need to wait until Milano-Sanremo?

 

[topcat]

So where is the Free Nibali going to show up. In T-A or do we need to wait until Milano-Sanremo?

Free to train in TA and free to race in MSR.

 

[johnymax]

Free to train in TA and free to race in MSR.

It would be nice if he showed some form in TA. I really want him to be up there with the best.

About MSR... I still can't believe he was able to take that victory and that we are still talking about him being a threat in La Classicissima. Of any race in the calendar, this is one of those that suits him the least and yet he was still able to win. And he is still a threat. Not a favourite, but still an outsider.

 

[Rollthedice]

So where is the Free Nibali going to show up. In T-A or do we need to wait until Milano-Sanremo?

It should be some kind of target for him this Tirreno affair. But, there's a watts festival going on in the peloton and the route is not quite friendly for our man. We'll see.

 

[Sciatic]

He’s throttling down for a few races, since there’s no point in winning one until the trophy case is repaired.