Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Breezy1985]

Vincenzo Nibali, The Shark of the Strait, Lord of the Bags:

"It's useless and impossible to say if I'll look at the general classification or aim for a stage victory. I want to try to leave a mark on the Giro, but only along the way will I understand how to do it."

Protector of the cabinet

 

[gregrowlerson]

This is my go to thread when I want to consider the possibility that my notch count is actually higher than some other guys.

 

[Rollthedice]

Protector of the cabinet

Roi Nibali, The Shark of the Strait, Lord of the Bags, Protector of the Cabinet, High Priest of Voodoo

 

[Gigs_98]

I'll be honest LOTR memes do make me sad GT teams are no longer 9 riders.

8 there are here yet 9 there were set out from the Trek headquarters. Tell me, where is Antonio, for I much desire to speak with him.
He was taken by both shadow and flame. A rule change of UCI.

 

[Red Rick]

8 there are here yet 9 there were set out from the Trek headquarters. Tell me, where is Antonio, for I much desire to speak with him.
He was taken by both shadow and flame. A rule change of UCI.

Antonio just practically ended Froomes career in Trentino and this is what he gets for it?

 

[Rollthedice]

Antonio just practically ended Froomes career in Trentino and this is what he gets for it?

Good point. It will be hell with one healthy wrist and without Antonio. What was Trek thinking?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's not necessarily a bad thing, considering that Vincenzo has never won a GT in which Antonio participated.
I'm sure you guys can dig up a LOTR reference about someone being stronger without their brother or something similar.
Or maybe he will be on a quest to avenge the murder non-selection of his brother.

 

[Gigs_98]

You wish now that our places had been exchanged. That I had broken my wrist and Vincenzo had not ~ Antonio probably

 

[Red Rick]

Meanwile I think Froome has won like half the GTs Antonio has ridden.

IS should really be on that.

 

[Rollthedice]

Meanwile I think Froome has won like half the GTs Antonio has ridden.

IS should really be on that.

He was there when Froome salbutamoled the Vuelta, witnessed the Finestre miracle, saw the rise of Carapaz and the fall of his brother last year. Young dude has been through some s*** in his short GT career.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

2016: Mark "The Shark" Selby wins the Snooker World Championship final (refereed by Paul Collier) and Vincenzo Nibali wins the Giro

2021: Mark "The Shark" Selby wins the Snooker World Championship final (refereed by Paul Collier)...

I don't really want to mention anything about bags, but it's pretty hard not to.

 

[Red Rick]

2016: Mark "The Shark" Selby wins the Snooker World Championship final (refereed by Paul Collier) and Vincenzo Nibali wins the Giro

2021: Mark "The Shark" Selby wins the Snooker World Championship final (refereed by Paul Collier)...

I don't really want to mention anything about bags, but it's pretty hard not to.

Holy fukcing ***

Andy Murray is gonna win Wimbledon

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Holy fukcing ***

Andy Murray is gonna win Wimbledon

I'm not sure there's a correlation to many 2016 events. I certainly don't expect Froome to win the Tour for instance.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm not sure there's a correlation to many 2016 events. I certainly don't expect Froome to win the Tour for instance.

Or Van Avermaet to win the Olympics?
Though, I guess Sagan winning the World Championship isn't outside the realm of possibilities.

 

[bambino]

Or Van Avermaet to win the Olympics?
Though, I guess Sagan winning the World Championship isn't outside the realm of possibilities.

Can't wait to see Matthew Hayman fooling WVA and MVDP in the velodrome of Roubaix.

 

[Rollthedice]

Kim Andersen, DS for the Giro:

“In our winter plan, he was the GC leader, but the crash changed everything. We’ll understand his ambitions as we go along. For us, it is important to know that he is there. Vincenzo has class, experience, grit, and a very strong bond with the race. His determination is an added value without equal. He must pass the first week without problems, and then it will be a crescendo. Week three is his terrain. He can aim for the stages, or he can surprise everyone and fight for the GC, although the competition from the new generation will be very strong. Vincenzo’s goal is to race free.”

More about the team here: https://racing.trekbikes.com/storie...ur-guide-to-the-trek-segafredo-2021-giro-team

 

[Eclipse]

2016: Mark "The Shark" Selby wins the Snooker World Championship final (refereed by Paul Collier) and Vincenzo Nibali wins the Giro

2021: Mark "The Shark" Selby wins the Snooker World Championship final (refereed by Paul Collier)...

I don't really want to mention anything about bags, but it's pretty hard not to.

It's in the pocket?

 

[topcat]

If the wrist is ok, Nibali can win. He's full of determination this year.
(This will probably be my last serious post. )

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Watch out for stages 6 & 9. If he gets there with both hands still attached to his body, one of those is in the bag.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

If the wrist is ok, Nibali can win. He's full of determination this year.
(This will probably be my last serious post. )

Can't wait to see your not so serious posts then.

 

[topcat]

Can't wait to see your not so serious posts then.

Remco to get an unassailable lead in stage 1 of the giro. Remco to attack so hard in stage 2 that he takes flight off course and gets dq'ed. During the flight, Remco knocks the trofeo senza fine into Nibali's bag.
Froome to wake up one morning in July and win the tour de france. Pog and Rog are reduced to sprinting for a stage win on the Champs.
Bala to announce he's never retiring, there's at least 1000 more top tens in him.

 

[Rollthedice]

Before the final verdict that he can start the Giro, Nibali went on a short training camp with "family". What was going on? Final tuning, Slongo with the scooter? Apart from the bionic arm, screws and all, question is what's his shape. First week is demanding already, can he hang on within reasonable time gaps? Will the screws pop out in the stage to Montalcino? So many questions.

 

[Red Rick]

Before the final verdict that he can start the Giro, Nibali went on a short training camp with "family". What was going on? Final tuning, Slongo with the scooter? Apart from the bionic arm, screws and all, question is what's his shape. First week is demanding already, can he hang on within reasonable time gaps? Will the screws pop out in the stage to Montalcino? So many questions.

Had to test if he'd get dropped by his dad again like before the 2018 Vuelta.

 

[Lui98]

Roi Nibali, The Shark of the Strait, Lord of the Bags, Protector of the Cabinet, High Priest of Voodoo

I still have it. I didn't remember where it was, but after a bit of searching I finally found it

 

[Rollthedice]

Press conference today:

"I can't tell you what my condition is like, but it's important for me to be here. It has been a difficult period, I was out for 10 days. When I came back from Teide I had a couple of days of unloading in view of the Tour of the Alps, then there was the crash during training that upset everything. Slowly I got back on the bike and only last Monday after the check-up I dissolved the reserves since the fracture is healing. I can't make big proclamations, not even in my head"

"I don't experience pain now, or rather it depends a lot on the weather. The meteoropathy counts, some days the discomfort is completely absent, others it has been felt. Today, 3 weeks after the accident, my wrist is fine and day after day it's better. We have accelerated the time so much, I have to thank the many people and specialized centers that have helped me in this run-up. The first week of the race will be a test, then we will take stock, I will undergo other tests and with the medical staff of the team we will evaluate what to do."

"We tried different solutions, in the end I think we will put a softer tape on the handlebars and opt for some less atmosphere at the tires. I won't use a brace, at most I'll wear a bandage. I have no problem keeping my hands neither high nor low, not even getting up on the pedals. I don't feel the vibrations, but the potholes will certainly be better avoided. The regions that host the Giro usually resurface their roads or at least work to improve them in view of our passage as well as for city use, and this comforts me".