Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Sciatic]

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

 

[Climbing]

I have a feeling the cabinet has been repaired...

 

[46&twoWheels]

"let the kids have fun at Tirreno-Adriatico" .....in the bag

embracing the ethical dimension.
Valverde take notes!

 

[Rollthedice]

Tomorrow, Prati di Tivo. Some nine years ago.

 

[Climbing]

Would have won on Chieti too the day before, but Peter paid the debt back with Sheffield 2014 and MSR 2018, so all is good.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Tomorrow, Prati di Tivo. Some nine years ago.

That was a much more Corona friendly win than the sprints we have seen over the last few days. Nibali fighting viruses and keeping us save since 2012. Not all superheroes wear capes.

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Nibali tra futuro e pensieri di addio. Intanto Slongo non lo allena più

Lo Squalo fa gola, lo vuole la squadra di Pogacar. E lui sogna un gran finale alla Contador

www.gazzetta.it

Can anyone tell me what this article says? Seems rather interesting. Slongo is not his trainer anymore???
Thx in advance.

Edit. Nevermind tuttobici wrote an article on this that i can read and yes seems like slongo is no longer his trainer.

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali tra futuro e pensieri di addio. Intanto Slongo non lo allena più

Lo Squalo fa gola, lo vuole la squadra di Pogacar. E lui sogna un gran finale alla Contador

www.gazzetta.it

Can anyone tell me what this article says? Seems rather interesting. Slongo is not his trainer anymore???
Thx in advance.

Edit. Nevermind tuttobici wrote an article on this that i can read and yes seems like slongo is no longer his trainer.

Slongo odbye

 

[Climbing]

The change was in the air after last year, and probably even before... let's see if that brings something different.
It's heavily hinted in the interview that should he win a big race this year he could retire right away, but I wouldn't he so sure, if he's still "competitive".

 

[tobydawq]

Would have won on Chieti too the day before, but Peter paid the debt back with Sheffield 2014 and MSR 2018, so all is good.

He paid that debt one week later in MSR where he let Nibali go with Gerrans and Cancellara to appease Nibali's ego so he could get a third place and Sagan an easy fourth. So all is good.

 

[Netserk]

He was free to move his ass and join the others. He didn't - tough luck.

 

[tobydawq]

He was free to move his ass and join the others. He didn't - tough luck.

Yeah, right.

 

[Climbing]

One is team tactics, Nibali to move on Poggio, Sagan for the sprint (and Nibali didn't pull when Cancellara and Gerrans got back).
The other is just Sagan being Sagan, which really wasn't even a big deal, was just jk on the memory lanes.
Now since nobody really cares about 9 years, let's go all the way to the OG gold!

 

[Netserk]

Yeah, right.

Why wouldn't he be allowed to follow Gerrans like Cancellara did?

 

[tobydawq]

Why wouldn't he be allowed to follow Gerrans like Cancellara did?

Because Nibali was the captain and was angry with him after the Chieti stage.

 

[Rollthedice]

Slongo odbye

No more Slongo for Nibali, now it's Josu Larrazabal. The double Giro-Tour is in the bag.

 

[Red Rick]

No more Slongo for Nibali, now it's Josu Larrazabal. The double Giro-Tour is in the bag.

"You lost The Bag?

Friendship over"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

We just need Caruso to be in his best shape ever for the Giro, cause this year Nibali has been very good at following his wheel.

 

[topcat]

Nibali targets the most interesting races:
Giro: always the best race and nobody knows who'll win.
OG: great course, can't say who'll win
The other races:
Monuments: MVP/WVA/Ala or their kids (bag)
Tourogacar (bag)
Vuelta: who cares (bag)

 

[Lui98]

Nibali has climbed Prati di Tivo in:
2012 - 38'58"
2013 - 38'34"
2021 - 37'34"

 

[topcat]

Nibali has climbed Prati di Tivo in:
2012 - 38'58"
2013 - 38'34"
2021 - 37'34"

Confirming that since Covid, he's had his best numbers.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yet while doing better than in his prime years, he is getting dropped by Wout van Aert, Simon Carr and Matteo Fabbro. Amazing

 

[Rollthedice]

Confirming that since Covid, he's had his best numbers.

Top form Froome would've been dropped like a stone today.

 

[Bonimenier]

The attacks starting 8 km from the summit likely was a big factor for the quicker climbing times as well.

 

[SafeBet]

Yet while doing better than in his prime years, he is getting dropped by Wout van Aert, Simon Carr and Matteo Fabbro. Amazing

Imagine a proud motherf*cker like Nibali watching his watts through the roof while being dropped by Matteo freaking Fabbro.