Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Pricey_sky]

So? When on top form Nibali is one of the best climbers in the world

Never said he wasn't although in my opinion he is still behind Froome and Contador in pure climbing, just pointing out that it's still unbalanced.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

after the mtfs he wont need to take any more time out on AC and Froomester

 

[pigoonse]

All we needed today was a bit of luck in the form of bad weather/ added road difficulty/danger and the shark had this. No one would have followed him - well, I can think of One other GC rider.

 

[ILovecycling]

So? When on top form Nibali is one of the best climbers in the world

Thats a problem,he is one of the best,not THE best.Froome and Contador are superior to him in terms of climbing.He is on the level of Valverde (probably a bit better) and that won't be enough to beat those 2 monsters in Tour

Its like saying,Sanchez or Menchov were perfect in climbing in 2010 but in comparison with Contador-Andy (Froome-Contador) they were weak.

He won't beat them unless he goes betserk on downhills or hillier stages imo.

conditions: no crashes,punctures or significant time losses on cobbles, all of those 4 riders will be in thei best form from last 2 seasons (dont consider Contador 2009 level etc.)



As a fan of this big balls guy,I hope he will be wild comes july

 

[Carols]

Encouraging riding today! The man has b*lls, I Love it!!!!

Meanwhile he says:
Le gambe girano bene! La determinazione e la cattiveria ci sono, ma..quest'anno la prima vittoria stagionale non arriva proprio!!Grrr

Google translated:
The legs run well! The determination and wickedness are there, but the first win of the season this year .. not just arrive! Grrr

He will get there soon

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Encouraging.. I don't know. He can always attack downhill, form or no form.
It tells me nothing.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Encouraging.. I don't know. He can always attack downhill, form or no form.
It tells me nothing.

Agree, but the final TT will give us a better clue imo.

 

[pigoonse]

Encouraging riding today! The man has b*lls, I Love it!!!!

Meanwhile he says:
Le gambe girano bene! La determinazione e la cattiveria ci sono, ma..quest'anno la prima vittoria stagionale non arriva proprio!!Grrr

Google translated:
The legs run well! The determination and wickedness are there, but the first win of the season this year .. not just arrive! Grrr

He will get there soon

Thanks for posting that, Carols. There are a lot of doubters as usual here, but he reminded me how confident he is in his skills. I remember last year when the majority of opinion was not about Nibali winning but about how much time would Nibali lose to Wiggins during the first ITT at the Giro. Look how that turned out.

"La determinazione e la cattiveria," is why we like watching Nibali. It's funny that he uses "Grrr" part too; did not know grrr was a universally used expression for frustration

As we know, Nibali does not do fear

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

A clue? Like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcHy8xEt2QI

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A clue? Like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcHy8xEt2QI

Your favorite show, Dekker?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Your favorite show, Dekker?

who doesn't love South Park?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

who doesn't love South Park?

after 4153 shows? Lots I think.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Every show has it's haters. I still love South Park. I can rack all my favorite quotes up at anytime

anyhow. Back to Nibali. I'm curious to see how he does uphill in the main mountain stage.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Every show has it's haters. I still love South Park. I can rack all my favorite quotes up at anytime

anyhow. Back to Nibali. I'm curious to see how he does uphill in the main mountain stage.

Froome will drop Nibali on the final climb on stage 3 no doubt, but the Shark will likely get back on the descent.

 

[Afrank]

Every show has it's haters. I still love South Park. I can rack all my favorite quotes up at anytime

anyhow. Back to Nibali. I'm curious to see how he does uphill in the main mountain stage.

Same here, while I think his move today and going solo is a good sign, the real tests of his form will come on the climbs and the TT's. After all that's where the Tour will be won.

 

[SafeBet]

Going with my guts here but for the first time this season I had the feeling he had the legs to make a difference even when climbing.
Real test coming tomorrow, no doubt.

 

[Pippo_San]

Yup real thing this year he kept attacking on descents or flats...uphill his legs look so-so...we'll see...

 

[maxmartin]

Yup real thing this year he kept attacking on descents or flats...uphill his legs look so-so...we'll see...

because he is training extremely hard for long ITT

 

[maxmartin]

Nibali v Costa, who is the better TTer?
Nibali trained very hard for TT in the winter, hopefully it will show tomorrow.

 

[Rollthedice]

because he is training extremely hard for long ITT

He trained so hard for the ITT that he forgot to climb properly. I didn't get the idea why he attacked today from so far out.

 

[NaturalClen]

he seems to heavy, way to bigger legs. seems to have the power but needs to lose 2-3 kg's till TdF

 

[maxmartin]

He trained so hard for the ITT that he forgot to climb properly. I didn't get the idea why he attacked today from so far out.

because by attacking, he can invoke Froom to see where Froom is, and to gauge himself against. That is just my guess maybe he just love attacking whether reasonable or not

 

[maxmartin]

he seems to heavy, way to bigger legs. seems to have the power but needs to lose 2-3 kg's till TdF

yep he definitely needs to shed weight, but not everyone can be Froom keep skeleton figure through out the season. most rider will select big target and working towards it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is it just me or is Nibali turning a massive gear uphill? If you see his attacks or when he tries to hang on it really seems he is doing it almost Gonchar style

 

[maxmartin]

Is it just me or is Nibali turning a massive gear uphill? If you see his attacks or when he tries to hang on it really seems he is doing it almost Gonchar style

he is, his cadence definitely is slower than last year giro