Will Nibali ever win the Tour?

[Miburo]

Do you think he'll ever do it based on his skills and the current competition.

Me personally i don't think Nibali has it in him to win the tour against guys like Contador or Froome unless in some special circumstances. But i don't see it happening.

He's also italian which pretty much forces him to sometimes ride the giro.

He has one good thing going on though: vino-effect.

 

[cineteq]

Of course, as long as he rides it again.

 

[Netserk]

ofc not.

Good but not good enough, 'young' but not young enough.

 

[cineteq]

ofc not.

Good but not good enough, 'young' but not young enough.

Fact: Evans won the Tour with no team.

 

[Eshnar]

Will Nibali ever win the Tour? No.
Could Nibali ever win the Tour? Yes.

 

[Netserk]

Fact: Evans won the Tour with no team.

Fact: Evans from 2007-2011 was stronger than Nibali has ever been.

 

[The Hitch]

Probably not, but looking at last years results im not even going to rule out Tyler Farrar from winning the tour.

 

[Angliru]

I don't think so. With Contador, Wiggins and Froome in place and Van Gardaren rising I don't even see him getting back on the podium. It appears his tt has improved but he still is not in the same league overall as the above riders. Plus, as mentioned earlier, he's Italian and has yet to win the Giro and I imagine that it's pretty high on his list of priorities. Every year he goes for the Giro win is a year he won't be contending in the Tour. Love him as a rider though. Big heart and courage.

 

[the asian]

I reckon he had his best chance last year.

 

[jens_attacks]

everything is possible so i won't rule it out maybe in 4-5 years

 

[cineteq]

Fact: Evans from 2007-2011 was stronger than Nibali has ever been.

Very debatable, plus he wasn't that mentally strong. The Worlds changed that.

PS: Look for the word 'fact' in the dictionary, you might want to replace it by IMHO.

 

[the asian]

everything is possible so i won't rule it out maybe in 4-5 years

In 4-5 years it will be the Quintana vs Pinot show.

He might have a chance next year if all external factos go his way, but beyond that he;ll have a tough time

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

he has a lot of courage and great bike handling skills and 'grinta'. But he lacks the pure ability. So unless he has the luck that a lot of major contenders somehow fall away he will never win

 

[jens_attacks]

look, nibali is far from an andy schleck or contador. far
but he's a tough rider and he proved me wrong lots of times, he's always there and he's improving(yes i think his level from last year's tour was superior to vuelta 2010 and all the giros he rode)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

look, nibali is far from an andy schleck or contador. far
but he's a tough rider and he proved me wrong lots of times, he's always there and he's improving(yes i think his level from last year's tour was superior to vuelta 2010 and all the giros he rode)

Yeah, but the general level of the Tour 2012 wasn't impressive. Considering the amount of contenders that either didn't start or were heavily battered after the first week

 

[trevim]

I say it was less likely that Hesjedal would win the Giro one day. So the answer is: why not?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Podium it again is very very likely. To win it will be hard with Kash and Lutsenko on the same team ofc

 

[Afrank]

He has the capability to, especially if he continues to improve and doesn't fizzle out like other talked up riders have done. Will he win it within the next couple years? Probably not, but winning it some time in the future is not outside the realm of possibilities.

After all, a couple years ago I doubt many people would be expecting Wiggins or Hesjedal to one day be grand tour winners.

 

[The Hitch]

In 4-5 years it will be the Quintana vs Pinot show.

He might have a chance next year if all external factos go his way, but beyond that he;ll have a tough time

The main factor that has to go his way next year is somehow ending up at the Tour on a Giro -Vuelta -Worlds schedule.

 

[the asian]

The main factor that has to go his way next year is somehow ending up at the Tour on a Giro -Vuelta -Worlds schedule.

You reckon he'll try to defend his Giro & Worlds' titles next year?

 

[hfer07]

If Sastre, Evans & Wiggo were able to win the Tour, then why can't Nibali win it as well? All of them entirely underestimated & yet they did it during their early thirties, so Vincenzo has the years to develop further his abilities & somehow he- like the ones I mentioned-finds himself in a situation where he can win it. It'd be unwise to count him out.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

A big NO.

Nibbles should focus on the Giro, much more interesting than the Touur anyway.
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[Carols]

He has all the ingredients, a bit lower natural talent than others, but that can be compensated for with tactics, mental fortitude and grinta. Gee if Sastre and Wiggo could win why can't The Shark?

Anyway I voted yes

 

[William H]

Not particularly likely, but you can't rule it out simply because with injuries and clinic issues the field can always open up.

 

[ElChingon]

I don't get the feeling he really wants it.