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This is Giro dell'Appennino 2009 which he won, time on Bocchetta 22:00. Today he was hanging in a group of about 20 riders following the furious pace of Brambilla up the Bocchetta which was climbed in 22'41".
So perfectly ready to make the Tour numbers look like a bunch of toddlers on tricycles then.This is Giro dell'Appennino 2009 which he won, time on Bocchetta 22:00. Today he was hanging in a group of about 20 riders following the furious pace of Brambilla up the Bocchetta which was climbed in 22'41".
I wouldn't say hanging.
I'd say almost dropping while looking down in perfect Nibali style.
Forget it for the Worlds. Not gonna happen.
He's just saving the legs...
I am prepared for the resurrection
I am prepared for the resurrection
Cassani's longlist for the WC only says Nibali, not Nibali V.
Trying to "swim" under the radar even on the forum I see...
Bad weather gives him 5% chance, before it was like 0.1%...
Bad weather gives him 5% chance, before it was like 0.1%...
Latest from Vincenzo from lastampa.it:
"After Giro del'Appennino I haven't raced anymore and I couldn't test myself in the race, so I don't know how I am, really. Some signals coming from the last training, however, are not bad. And I hope to grow a little bit more. We will see."
"I arrive at the World Cup on tiptoe, with humility, aware that the favorites are others. It has often happened to me that I didn't know how I was, that I didn't have particularly encouraging feedback, but then suddenly I was able to go fast in the race. Let's hope it will be like this also on Sunday."
"I trust that the condition will slowly come because the work has been done well and sooner or later it has to pay off. Of course, from a mental and psychological point of view it is not the best for me to work so hard uphill, but I have to accept it thinking that I can only improve."
"After Giro del'Appennino I haven't raced anymore and I couldn't test myself in the race, so I don't know how I am, really. Some signals coming from the last training, however, are not bad. And I hope to grow a little bit more. We will see."
"I arrive at the World Cup on tiptoe, with humility, aware that the favorites are others. It has often happened to me that I didn't know how I was, that I didn't have particularly encouraging feedback, but then suddenly I was able to go fast in the race. Let's hope it will be like this also on Sunday."
"I trust that the condition will slowly come because the work has been done well and sooner or later it has to pay off. Of course, from a mental and psychological point of view it is not the best for me to work so hard uphill, but I have to accept it thinking that I can only improve."
"Maybe I'll unlock. Maybe not. I don't know. But in the meantime I'm here and then we'll see. I care very much about this jersey. I have always cared about it"
- But will you "unblock"?
"It could. Many times I have unblocked myself from one day to the next. It happened to me sometimes even in training, we do not know for what reason. A reaction of the physique, perhaps. The weight is good, the fat mass is also very good. It also depends sometimes on temperatures. If they were cooler, it is probably better."
From gazzetta dello sport.
We must perform the sacrifice and snowdance before Sunday.
These slightly optimistic statements will make me sit in front of the TV for 7 hours on Sunday again, won't they?
Of course but don´t forget that it is just a prep race for the Giro. Which is a prep race for next years Giro. Which is a prep race for the olympics. Which is a prep race for Lombardia and so on.
The real rainbow jersey is the hype we made along the way.
Last time I felt this nervous about something I couldn't control was when I started undressing before getting laid for the first time.
Were you thinking of Nibali then too
The temperature thing is most certainly true, he's always better when it's cooler, not necessarily rain.
But I wouldn't get my hopes up...
One thing is clear from various things he and other italians of the team said, they won't wait last lap.
But I wouldn't get my hopes up...
One thing is clear from various things he and other italians of the team said, they won't wait last lap.
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