Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Gigs_98]

"Nothing"

Now I think of it, even in that dream of mine in which Vincenzo randomly paid for my kebab he didn't say anything

This thread has no problem imagining Nibali winning MSR, the Giro and the ORR but even for us imagining him speaking English is too much

 

[Red Rick]

This sub has no problem imagining Nibali winning MSR, the Giro and the ORR but even for us imagining him speaking English is too much

sub?

Excuse me.

This isn't /r/peloton

This is Nibalis world Bag and we're just living it

 

[Gigs_98]

sub?

Excuse me.

This isn't /r/peloton

This is Nibalis world Bag and we're just living it

Never been so ashamed in my life

 

[Red Rick]

Never been so ashamed in my life

To be fair, /r/pelotonmemes is great

 

[topcat]

I'm aghast that people aren't taking this seriously. Nibali is in decent shape. He most likely sand-bagged TA, letting Wout and MVP wear themselves out. Incoming attack on the Poggio. Wout (I'm a gt rider) and MVP look at each other saying I don't need to chase that old geezer, he's past it. Boom.
Living the dream.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm aghast that people aren't taking this seriously. Nibali is in decent shape. He most likely sand-bagged TA, letting Wout and MVP wear themselves out. Incoming attack on the Poggio. Wout (I'm a gt rider) and MVP look at each other saying I don't need to chase that old geezer, he's past it. Boom.
Living the dream.

In reality, I'm sure he can put up a solid performance, but with this field he's just got no chance of winning. He might make the front group and then get dead last in that sprint or something like that.

 

[Rollthedice]

I'm aghast that people aren't taking this seriously. Nibali is in decent shape. He most likely sand-bagged TA, letting Wout and MVP wear themselves out. Incoming attack on the Poggio. Wout (I'm a gt rider) and MVP look at each other saying I don't need to chase that old geezer, he's past it. Boom.
Living the dream.

He attacked on Poggio five times during his career, in 2011,12,16,18 and 2020. Can he do it again?

 

[topcat]

In reality, I'm sure he can put up a solid performance, but with this field he's just got no chance of winning. He might make the front group and then get dead last in that sprint or something like that.

Reality is too painful.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I can't see him not attacking, but he will probably not get a huge gap before he's caught again or someone else rides past him. But I have my fingers crossed.

 

[Gigs_98]

Not even you are seeing post Poggio Sheffield style sneak attack coming

 

[Rollthedice]

 

[gregrowlerson]

In reality, I'm sure he can put up a solid performance, but with this field he's just got no chance of winning. He might make the front group and then get dead last in that sprint or something like that.

Under the Red Rick radar

 

[TourOfSardinia]

expect rain

 

[Lui98]

In an interview with RAI right before the race today, Nibali answered harshly to a question regarding the reasons of the "divorce" from Slongo, saying that the question was out of place

 

[Rollthedice]

In an interview with RAI right before the race today, Nibali answered harshly to a question regarding the reasons of the "divorce" from Slongo, saying that the question was out of place

Good. Maybe he gets angry, extra motivation for today. Slongo spoke very briefly about the separation, said it was Nibali's decision and he respects it but no further comments. On personal level not yet signs of bad blood.

 

[Gigs_98]

Not even you are seeing post Poggio Sheffield style sneak attack coming

Well, he couldn't do it himself, but at least he told his teammate what to do

 

[Climbing]

Surprised he didn't win today!
Maybe he decided to leave the glory to his teammates, having already won and everything!

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Guercilena said nibali had a problem with his bike so he decided to help stuyven. I knew there had to be something because with his current form he should have finished in the first group.

 

[HelloDolly]

The Shark dancing on the Trek bus

talk about a fish out of water

 

[Gigs_98]

Guercilena said nibali had a problem with his bike so he decided to help stuyven. I knew there had to be something because with his current form he should have finished in the first group.

Yeah he was actually looking decent until he disappeared just before the Poggio. He was always near the front on the Cipressa and made the first group after the split on the descent. So it makes sense that he had a mechanical or something like that. Looking at the size of the group going over the Poggio he probably would have been there too, but anyway, even if you had put him in Stuyvens position on the Poggio descent he likely still doesn't win so I'm not overly salty.

 

[Red Rick]

Not even you are seeing post Poggio Sheffield style sneak attack coming

Neither did Nibali himself.

Either you retire a legend or you race long enough to become Zubeldia

 

[Climbing]

What?!
You're still not getting what all this is about ?!
LBL all the way...

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah he was actually looking decent until he disappeared just before the Poggio. He was always near the front on the Cipressa and made the first group after the split on the descent. So it makes sense that he had a mechanical or something like that. Looking at the size of the group going over the Poggio he probably would have been there too, but anyway, even if you had put him in Stuyvens position on the Poggio descent he likely still doesn't win so I'm not overly salty.

So he wasn't there but helped anyway?

V O O D O O

 

[Rollthedice]

So he wasn't there but helped anyway?

V O O D O O

He just has to show up at the start of a Monument with Trek and there's a guaranteed win right there for the team. Mollema to bag LBL.

 

[topcat]

I saw Nibali casually chatting to Formolo as they crossed the finish line: "Next year, we'll give them hell". Nibali clearly gifted Formolo 34th place. This combined with the mechanical means All is well in the world. Nibali is in good shape, not yet peaking. Time to dust off the bag.