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I want to believe that, since I like Cunego. That is the same illness that was attributed to Greg Lemond's decline in the 90's. But later it was more clear that it also had to do with the introduction of EPO into the Pro-Peloton.Angliru said:Edit: Posted in error.
Oooops.Escarabajo said:So what changed?
- His program
- The competition
- The level of doping in the peloton (Biopassport, doping investigations scaring riders off).
- His preparation
- Better health
- Other
Discuss
Escarabajo said:So what changed?
- His program
- The competition
- The level of doping in the peloton (Biopassport, doping investigations scaring riders off).
- His preparation
- Better health
- Other
Discuss
Escarabajo said:So what changed?
- His program
- The competition
- The level of doping in the peloton (Biopassport, doping investigations scaring riders off).
- His preparation
- Better health
- Other
Discuss
But we went that route before with him with the 2004 Giro. Are we going that route again this year even if we have Contador, Schleck brothers, Evans, Sammy Sanchez, Basso?Franklin said:I'd say it's largely luck:
Brajk, Horny, Wiggins, JvdB and RG all fell away. Not only strong contenders for the top ten, also you probably would have seen different stages. Especially JvdB with Jelle and Gilbert would have been a force.
Also, there are no strong trains this year, which is quite strange. I won't go into clinic mode as I'm doubting that much has changed. I'd venture that four potential contender teams (Sky, Rabo, Lotto and RS) were so crastrated that otherwise we would have seen more trains. Saxo is simply a disappointment, Leopard clearly lacks climbers besides the Shreks and BMC is quite frankly a one man team. (I expected much more from Bookwalter). We have Euskatel and well they tried once... they simply lack the qualities (their speciality is stage wins). I guess Europcar did well
So my take is that Cunego is having a Wiggo. Both can do extremely well in a gt, but they need a lot of luck.
Quite frankly it's like looking at Boogerd.. why even bother with GT's if you are such a wonderful classic specialist.. why ruin your season if you can shine in the classics? Oh well, the lure of le tour.
But we went that route before with him with the 2004 Giro. Are we going that route again this year even if we have Contador, Schleck brothers, Evans, Sammy Sanchez, Basso?
They all seem to find excuses for bad performances every year anyway, so every year we can justify that the competition was weak. So I am not sure that it is the reason. IMHO.
luckyboy said:I'm not saying that he would be 5th if Gesink, VDB2 etc. were still here/not injured, but he hasn't got this top 10 due to the misfortune of others.
On this form I think he could podium a Vuelta.
ingsve said:Because the 2004 Giro was a joke. Just look at the people that was competing and look at the course that year. It's nothing compared to a regular GT.
auscyclefan94 said:Serguei Gonchar 2nd? Give me a break.![]()
ISDfan said:Gonchar was a good rider , and he deserve that place .
Yes but Serguei Gonchar coming 2nd in the giro no matter what way you want to spin it is a bad indictment on that edition.ISDfan said:Gonchar was a good rider , and he deserve that place .
auscyclefan94 said:Yes but Serguei Gonchar coming 2nd in the giro no matter what way you want to spin it is a bad indictment on that edition.
Cunego crushed the competition...he was clearly the best so I'll give him that.
auscyclefan94 said:Yes but Serguei Gonchar coming 2nd in the giro no matter what way you want to spin it is a bad indictment on that edition.
Cunego crushed the competition...he was clearly the best so I'll give him that.
Zoncolan said:Hope he can do well in San Sebastian.![]()
Parrulo said:if he carries his form from the tour he should be one of the top contenders for the win.
i hope he challenges phill in lombardy this year as well. cunego is the true Mr. lombardy and gilbert is getting dangerously close to cunego's number of wins![]()