Teams & Riders Vincenzo Nibali discussion thread

[bambino]

Casually strolling to the line 14 sec down of what was left of the sprinters after Le Tour du Crash. Top 10 GC today.

I was actually pretty sure he was the 2nd of the two Trek riders caught on that horrible corner crash that ended Haig's Tour. Until I saw him strolling calmly home.

 

[Climbing]

 

[Red Rick]

Chaos is a laddah

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

The vodoo is getting a little out of hand for a dude who is supposedly here to find form and hunt stages. Maybe he had to crash a lot in the Giro to recharge his powers. Seriously, what top GC riders haven't been affected today? Maybe only Carapaz.

 

[hfer07]

Nibali quietly staying in the top 20 ......

hmm

 

[Oliver]

Good first days so far

 

[Climbing]

But now that the spot is secured, he'll drop time for sure...
Will he?

 

[Rollthedice]

But now that the spot is secured, he'll drop time for sure...
Will he?

I'm worried about Quintana. For the yellow jersey, of course.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

its in the bag man

last time so many gc contenders fell, who won? Right.

 

[ciranda]

18	NIBALI Vincenzo	Trek - Segafredo			,,
21	FUGLSANG Jakob	Astana - Premier Tech			,,

31	FUGLSANG Jakob	Astana - Premier Tech			,,
33	NIBALI Vincenzo	Trek - Segafredo			,,

21	NIBALI Vincenzo	Trek - Segafredo			,,
22	FUGLSANG Jakob	Astana - Premier Tech			,,

Three first stages. Predict a fierce battle for the yellow sweater, the race that never was in the Giro. And even better Fuglsang to start up his diary again. All it takes is for ten to fifteen guys to crash out.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Oh god, I don't think I can survive another run of Fuglsang's diary entries.

 

[lenric]

Plz nibali don’t waste all the voodoo in the first week.

 

[Red Rick]

its in the bag man

last time so many gc contenders fell, who won? Right.

Pretty sure it was only two of them that year.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

he won against peraud and (a very young) pinot

there was a lot of more damage there than just two

 

[lenric]

Tbh nibali was dropped by contador in some random stage that year

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

It is not allowed to hate on Nibali's 2014 win in this thread only good memes on it.

 

[topcat]

We get a few visitors in this thread who don't really get what it's all about. This thread doesn't do negativity. He's a fighter. He fought for all those wins and he'll fight again real soon.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Tbh nibali was dropped by contador in some random stage that year

In the tour? Yea, for 3 seconds. He was minutes ahead at the time.

 

[bambino]

In the tour? Yea, for 3 seconds. He was minutes ahead at the time.

I just end this negative debate here...

The Bag was not widely known back then, but it was definitely in it.

 

[Red Rick]

Tbh nibali was dropped by contador in some random stage that year

Perfect material for the former I LOVE ALBERTO thread, which is sadly on page 6 probably.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Tbh nibali was dropped by contador in some random stage that year

LOL @ the first hilltop finish (1.8km at 10.4% according to PCS) being a random stage finish. That's a GC relevant stage every single time.

 

[Mayomaniac]

he won against peraud and (a very young) pinot

there was a lot of more damage there than just two

Not really, only Talansky also crashed and he wasn't podium material. Valverde and Tjvg finished behind the podium, Bardet also, Porte did Porte things, Zubeldia pulled a Zubeldia and Rabo tried to put as many guys as possible inside the top 10.
Ok, I forgot about Purito's but he was still not fully recovered from his Giro crash.

 

[lenric]

wasn't trying to nitpick on either nibali or contador, as I am a fan of both.
I wish the bag and voodoo are enough for him to podium the tdf this year, but I'm not quite sure whether they're strong enough at this stage.

 

[Rollthedice]

Reactions and some interesting comments:

"I brought the skin home", but it gets harder and harder to do that if you keep it up. I'm not hiding, I was scared. There's only so much to tell. The pace, the speed, the dangers, the narrow roads. Everyone is going fast, everyone wants to be in front but it's impossible. There are no escape routes. I saved myself a few times, I planted a brake and I said to myself 'that's it'... But then I managed to pass. There are so many dangers. It's a physical battle. Compared to the Giro, I feel very good, even in my head. I'm confident, let's see".

"If there's an off day, l'll see how to manage it. Whether to let it go or hang in there. In the meantime, I'm there, now I don't feel like 'quitting' the GC"

 

[Lo squalo di messina]

Pretty sad people are coming on this thread to devaluate nibs 2014 tour win. He was the strongest and the most skilled that year. I suggest they deal with it.
I suspect nibs has trouble shipping time on purpose in gc's to go for stage wins. It s hard for him mentally to just not go for gc because he did the opposite during his whole career. So i m not surprised he made those comments yesterday. He ll stay riding for gc until its not possible anymore.
He ll still need to abandon tje tour though if he wants to be top in tokyo. Decisions, decisions,.....