Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[Rollthedice]

But is there any reasonable point to start tomorrow? Other than going against his own habits ofc.

Sure, a stage win. Maybe the legs are back, with the arms there's a slight problem right now.

 

[Red Rick]

Sure, a stage win. Maybe the legs are back, with the arms there's a slight problem right now.

He's not winning a stage, let's be real.

What he can do is go in a break and be less useless than Mollema

 

[limak_]

Sure, a stage win. Maybe the legs are back, with the arms there's a slight problem right now.

As much as I'd like him to do so, I can't see it to be possible.

 

[Rollthedice]

He's not winning a stage, let's be real.

What he can do is go in a break and be less useless than Mollema

What if he goes in a break with Mollema everybody forgets about them and they find themselves on Alpe Motta with about 15 minutes on the favourites? Can he win it?

 

[topcat]

What if he goes in a break with Mollema everybody forgets about them and they find themselves on Alpe Motta with about 15 minutes on the favourites? Can he win it?

Mollema would attack him and bonk, so yes.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali Twitter:

"Today I have only one thing to say: thank you.

To all those who along the way, uphill and at the finish line, cheered and applauded me. It was a beautiful emotion, one of those that straighten out even the worst of days."

https://t.co/xYVecGDUvS

 

[lenric]

Is there any chance of him riding the Vuelta?

 

[Rollthedice]

Is there any chance of him riding the Vuelta?

No. Initial program was Tour de France and Olympics which I guess is still on. No scheduled plan for the fall.

 

[Rollthedice]

He will line up at the start of today's stage. The show must go on.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

That man is tough as nails!

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Was listening to a podcast with lefevere which was recorded during the monday stage. The moderator was talking about nibali and how he was in the break. lefevere said yeh nibs is a warrior and everybody knows that. He also said that he didnt make any offers to any riders from other teams yet. The moderator then starts asking about quickstep getting a real good and experienced gt rider/descender to support evenepoel but lefevere didnt take the bait.
Kinda strange how its pretty clear the host was talking about the nibali rumors but didnt wanna say his name. Maybe he knows lefevere doesnt wanna drop names because that might raise the price or something i dont know. If anyone wants to listen for himself it was the podcast of het nieuwsblad.

 

[Panda Claws]

Also Nibali and Evenepoel finished pretty much next to eachother in several sprinting stages lol.

He would for the moment still have a ton of GC freedom at QST though. He could definitely be allowed to lead he Giro next year I think.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

I like Quickstep best among his options (if those are indeed the options on the table). It will give him some GC freedom (provided he's still able and willing to go for GC) and may revitalize his one-day racing ability. Plus he gets to mentor the prodigious RE, if they manage to find a common language (Remco will probably have to learn some Italian).

Astana is fine, other than perhaps Fuglsang's presence. Just please no more Trek*.

*which unfortunately seems to me the most likely option. I think he likes being a team with so many fellow Italians and someone like Ciccone who has shown he may be some kind of GC heir (with all his limitations). Also apart from the rumors it's the one team that will surely want to sign him.

 

[Red Rick]

I like Quickstep best among his options (if those are indeed the options on the table). It will give him some GC freedom (provided he's still able and willing to go for GC) and may revitalize his one-day racing ability. Plus he gets to mentor the prodigious RE, if they manage to find a common language (Remco will probably have to learn some Italian).

Astana is fine, other than perhaps Fuglsang's presence. Just please no more Trek.

Nah man, Vincenzo needs to learn Flemish obviously

Alternatively, all Remco needs to learn is venga and tranquilo

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Remco would just have to follow his wheel, no words needed.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

The man hasn't managed to learn a word of English after fifteen years in the pro peloton. Flemish strikes me as a language with a steep learning curve, and these days Vincenzo does well only on negative gradients.

A fun linguistic fact: tranquillo admits a synonym, flemmatico from the noun flemma. Flemma is also the Italian word for phlegm. I'm starting to see a connection...

 

[Red Rick]

The man hasn't managed to learn a word of English after fifteen years in the pro peloton. Flemish strikes me as a language with a steep learning curve, and these days Vincenzo does well only on negative gradients.

A fun linguistic fact: tranquillo admits a synonym, flemmatico from the noun flemma. Flemma is also the Italian word for phlegm. I'm starting to see a connection...

FYI I was exactly 0% serious about the Flemish.

I'm pretty sure Nibbles knows some very basic English he just doesn't do interviews innit.

 

[Forever The Best]

Hope he goes to the break and works for Yates if it is possible for my personal enjoyment.

 

[Panda Claws]

FYI I was exactly 0% serious about the Flemish.

I'm pretty sure Nibbles knows some very basic English he just doesn't do interviews innit.

For what it's worth. Keisse talked about Nibali in an interview last year and something he mentioned was that Nibali was the kind of guy 'who would talk to you on day one' and 'straight up ignore you on day 2'.

So either Keisse speaks Italian or Nibali speaks enough English.

 

[Rollthedice]

Nah man, Vincenzo needs to learn Flemish obviously

Alternatively, all Remco needs to learn is venga and tranquilo

He'll talk only to Davide Bramati, DS for DQS.

 

[Bonimenier]

He'll talk only to Davide Bramati, DS for DQS.

Good point. Bramati has been there for years and you can hardly call what he speaks English.

 

[Rollthedice]

Good point. Bramati has been there for years and you can hardly call what he speaks English.

I can only imagine how he speaks Flemish.

 

[Rollthedice]

After today's stage:

"The feelings have always remained linear, I'm not at my best. I tried to stay here until the end, there are only two stages left. The day before yesterday there was a blind corner, I was caught in the middle, a bike landed on my back, it caused a small injury to the muscle in my arm. I suffered in this Giro from the beginning to the end. Our Giro so far has gone badly. Tomorrow there is an important stage, all of us as a team will try to go in the breakaway. Tomorrow, hoping that my legs will assist me, we have to try. It won't be easy, a lot of people will try. We hope to catch the breakaway of the day, then we'll see."

"In this Giro it would have been easier to stay at home. Many people would have given up after what happened to me. Instead I chose to come, because the Giro has given me so much. I have great morale because people are waiting to see me, even when I'm not in good shape. In my head it helps me to try to find the best condition later.

The approach to the Olympics is an important moment, there are some steps that must be done step by step, it must be discussed with (Cassani), at the moment I can not say that I am certain of the convocation because you must go strong."

 

[BlueRoads]

For what it's worth. Keisse talked about Nibali in an interview last year and something he mentioned was that Nibali was the kind of guy 'who would talk to you on day one' and 'straight up ignore you on day 2'.

So either Keisse speaks Italian or Nibali speaks enough English.

Obviously he speaks English on some days but on others he just can't remember the words.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

What's the difference between Dutch and Flemish anyway? My entire knowledge of the language comes from listening to Heidevolk, so I'm hardly an expert.