World Number 1

[ccyclo]

Top ten climbers

1. Andy
2. Alberto
3. Samuel
4. Jose R
5. Evans
6. Frank
7. Nibali
8- Cobo
9. Damiano
10. Ivan

 

[greenedge]

No hope, Cavendish's best year included a Monument an 9 GT stages and a host of other victories, and that was only good enough for 4th. Classics riders have a shot like Gilbert last year, or Boonen this year where that week is worth about a 1000 points. Evans' Tour was worth about the same. To be atop this ranking you need one big win, GT or entire classics season and a very consistent season otherwise. J rod has done well riding two GTs and a solid ardennes.

Ah thx. Maybe in future.

 

[greenedge]

Does he really want a good showing at the olympics? it's not really his type of course.

He is the defending champion.

 

[karlboss]

Yes he is the defending champion, but does that mean he'll target it? a 50km flat run in after 9 times over box hill ...maybe he'll ride it but surely not even consider winning it.

 

[will10]

The UCI ranking system is flawed since it merges flat road races with hilly stage races. Guys like Cavendish and Contador are ranked against each other despite the fact they are two completely different type of racers. The UCI's ranking system is about as intelligent in design as the sport of running merging marathon runners with Usain Bolt and then claiming that one type of runner is "better" than the other. Only stupid people put stock in these rankings.

Nice rant, about the wrong rankings. We're talking CQ.

 

[nobilis]

The UCI ranking system is flawed since it merges flat road races with hilly stage races. Guys like Cavendish and Contador are ranked against each other despite the fact they are two completely different type of racers. The UCI's ranking system is about as intelligent in design as the sport of running merging marathon runners with Usain Bolt and then claiming that one type of runner is "better" than the other. Only stupid people put stock in these rankings.

you can't compare the two. In cycling, climbers, sprinters or time-triallists do the same races, more or less, unlike running. Of course, you won't find sprinters and marathon runners doing the same races.
And if you're interested, cqranking have subrankings for climbing, sprinting or TT, however not necessarily very valid.

 

[karlboss]

What chance has Voekler?

 

[luckyboy]

Top ten climbers

1. Andy
2. Alberto

Everybody has let this one slide I see

 

[LaFlorecita]

Everybody has let this one slide I see

I gave up on arguing with trolls long ago.

 

[airstream]

I gave up on arguing with trolls long ago.

just put up with objective state of things. contador musn't have figured in this list at all as he is inactive. i'd pick juanjo as the second climber (brilliant attacks, stages in the vuelta, winning expierence in the tour), but sadly he's too mentally vulnerable and can show himself at best only in a team where he could be an unquestioning leader.

 

[greenedge]

Do you think Geox planned for him to be leader at the Vuelta though???

 

[airstream]

Do you think Geox planned for him to be leader at the Vuelta though???

i think matxin and gianetti could imbue Cobo that they count on him very seriously. also, menchov's failure added juanjo self-reliance

 

[karlboss]

up until now i forgot about cobo, what has he done so far?

 

[airstream]

up until now i forgot about cobo, what has he done so far?

what could he do? there haven't been races with high mountains so far.

 

[karlboss]

what could he do? there haven't been races with high mountains so far.

what has he ridden? i don't think he's even started anything yet, pretty strong indication he gets a shot at defending the vuelta.

Edit: Rode murcia, GP indurain

 

[airstream]

what has he ridden? i don't think he's even started anything yet, pretty strong indication he gets a shot at defending the vuelta.

Edit: Rode murcia, GP indurain

cool, as i see, it's absolutely normal situation for him.

 

[karlboss]

cool, as i see, it's absolutely normal situation for him.

He'd ridden much more by this stage last year. I thought he might need a liitle form to be super dom at the tour.

 

[airstream]

He'd ridden much more by this stage last year. I thought he might need a liitle form to be super dom at the tour.

it's so ludicrous if they really plan to use cobo, the best climber in the team, as a valverde's helper. i hope movistar consider these 2 equivalent сaptains.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I think it will be pretty close between Valverde and Purito, whom I expect to occupy the two top spots.

Then we've got Boonen, Nibali, Sanchez and Sagan for the next four spots.

My prediction:

1. Valverde - 2412
2. Purito - 2268
3. Boonen - 2044
4. Sanchez - 1878
5. Nibali - 1809
6. Sagan - 1755

 

[Climeon]

I read an interview with Cobo and he said that he was going to have an extremily light start to the season to try and fully peak for the tour and then be good for the Vuelta

 

[airstream]

I read an interview with Cobo and he said that he was going to have an extremily light start to the season to try and fully peak for the tour and then be good for the Vuelta

Thanks for the info, hence Juanjo is okay and will be flying in the Tour!

 

[greenedge]

I think it will be pretty close between Valverde and Purito, whom I expect to occupy the two top spots.

Then we've got Boonen, Nibali, Sanchez and Sagan for the next four spots.

My prediction:

1. Valverde - 2412
2. Purito - 2268
3. Boonen - 2044
4. Sanchez - 1878
5. Nibali - 1809
6. Sagan - 1755

I predict Sagan to finish much higher than 6th. He had 348 points at this time last year and this year he has 639 points already. That is a difference of 291 points and he has not even had GD:Sardenga GC win/ any other GC win.
He could also top 5 at the Olympics/ if he goes with the group/ sprints in a good position and could top 10/ win at the WC.

 

[will10]

it's so ludicrous if they really plan to use cobo, the best climber in the team, as a valverde's helper. i hope movistar consider these 2 equivalent сaptains.

Yeah, cos that tactic works so well for your boys

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I predict Sagan to finish much higher than 6th. He had 348 points at this time last year and this year he has 639 points already. That is a difference of 291 points and he has not even had GD:Sardenga GC win/ any other GC win.
He could also top 5 at the Olympics/ if he goes with the group/ sprints in a good position and could top 10/ win at the WC.

Now that I think about it, I think you're right. He'll probably end up at 1900+ points.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Now that I think about it, I think you're right. He'll probably end up at 1900+ points.

Evans will be up there, too. The Tour and the Worlds road race suit him after all. He could have his best CQ season yet.