Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Rollthedice]

Ciccone with his best Scarponi impression here:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316409535565910019

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1316409535565910019?s=09

So, Vincenzo's nickname is a bit vulgar, Julien is Giuliano and Ciccone rooms with Antonio.

 

[Gigs_98]

Ciccone with his best Scarponi impression here:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316409535565910019

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1316409535565910019?s=09

Yeah, that simply looks annoying, nothing else really.

 

[Red Rick]

He will never be a top sprinter though. He was beaten by two Bardiani men, a guy named old assholes and a Rick.

I outsprint everyone on the way to complaining about things though

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

If only Ciccone conserved this energy for the climbing stages

 

[italoc]

Am I the only one to think that today could be a good stage for Vincenzo? Lots of climbing, lots of descending, long(er) stage, no steep walls, room for an ambush.
As I wrote in the stage thread, I feel this is an underrated stage. Tomorrow is an easy day, I don't see why someone should not try something
. Of course there is the final flat, but how many domestiques will still be there if you ride it hard?

 

[Red Rick]

Am I the only one to think that today could be a good stage for Vincenzo? Lots of climbing, lots of descending, long(er) stage, no steep walls, room for an ambush.
As I wrote in the stage thread, I feel this is an underrated stage. Tomorrow is an easy day, I don't see why someone should not try something
. Of course there is the final flat, but how many domestiques will still be there if you ride it hard?

Could be but this is the sort of stage where anyone could win or lose really.

 

[italoc]

Could be but this is the sort of stage where anyone could win or lose really.

Or - maybe most likely outcome - the stage where noting happens, no one loses, random C rider wins from the break, Tour de France feelings, etc etc.

 

[SafeBet]

Or - maybe most likely outcome - the stage where noting happens, no one loses, random C rider wins from the break, Tour de France feelings, etc etc.

Random C rider being Antonio though.

 

[italoc]

Random C rider being Antonio though.

In the bag.

 

[italoc]

Team is nowhere to be seen and not getting any better. Doesn't bode well for week 3.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Team is nowhere to be seen and not getting any better. Doesn't bode well for week 3.

Team was freaking nonexistent. I thought Trek was supposed to have one of the strongest teams in the race after Astana's defects...

Strangely enough for a shark, Vincenzo has shown today he doesn't really enjoy being wet!

 

[Red Rick]

Nibali's team has depth when there's 50 guys in a peloton, but he lacks 2 guys who are there when there's 20 guys left. One of those should be Ciccone in the 3rd week.

 

[Climbing]

If Ciccone doesn't recover for Sunday and 3rd week, it's gonna be real problematic.
If we go all the way to Milan, that is, which mostly depends on Monday results.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Maybe all his team have gone home with the virus and he has decided to race on as there will be no easier way to win a GT.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali's team has depth when there's 50 guys in a peloton, but he lacks 2 guys who are there when there's 20 guys left. One of those should be Ciccone in the 3rd week.

Big unknowns, 3rd week and Ciccone. Good that this stage is over.

 

[skippo12]

Mosca has been really good in the last few days but he is more of a punchy climber. Same for Conci. Antonio has been better than I expected prior to the race.
Ciccone is slowly getting better but Brambilla is fading. One of both needs to step up in the 3rd week.
As Rick said: In a group of 50-60 riders they have the complete team left. In a group of 30 riders they might have one helper left. In a group of 20 riders Nibali is isolated.

Trek should follow NTTs and Astanas example and send riders up the road.

 

[Rollthedice]

Team is nowhere to be seen and not getting any better. Doesn't bode well for week 3.

Team was in the bag, guarding the Trofeo Senza Fine.

 

[Red Rick]

Team was in the bag, guarding the Trofeo Senza Fine.

"When will the memes end"

It's Senza Fine

 

[Eclipse]

Team was freaking nonexistent. I thought Trek was supposed to have one of the strongest teams in the race after Astana's defects...

Strangely enough for a shark, Vincenzo has shown today he doesn't really enjoy being wet!

No need to use the team yet. A masterful saving of strength ready to unleash the apocalypse on Sunday

 

[Rollthedice]

"When will the memes end"

It's Senza Fine

Bag Senza fine

 

[SafeBet]

Mosca has been really good in the last few days but he is more of a punchy climber. Same for Conci. Antonio has been better than I expected prior to the race.
Ciccone is slowly getting better but Brambilla is fading. One of both needs to step up in the 3rd week.
As Rick said: In a group of 50-60 riders they have the complete team left. In a group of 30 riders they might have one helper left. In a group of 20 riders Nibali is isolated.

Trek should follow NTTs and Astanas example and send riders up the road.

I'm not really sure they're good enough to even get in the break.

Luckily for Nibali NTT is making the race hard, otherwise everybody would be getting to the second weekend on the sofa.

 

[Red Rick]

Looked sharp on the hills. But for now I must sail te seven seas fishing for Lo Squalos sprinting fins.

 

[SafeBet]

Shape seems on the rise. Team still MIA but it won't matter much over the weekend.
Prediction on gaps in the ITT?

 

[Eclipse]

Looked razor sharp on the climbs. Comfortably there with the guys who are on paper much punchier

 

[Rollthedice]

Looked sharp on the hills. But for now I must sail te seven seas fishing for Lo Squalos sprinting fins.