Torn Victor
10-15-03, 01:08 PM
Anyone else think he may be the next big thing?
Road Bike Racing - Alejandro Valverde
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Laggard
10-15-03, 01:18 PM
I think Spanish cycling is looking pretty good.
What a great year Valverde had. He and Nozal seem to be the future, don't they?
What a great year Valverde had. He and Nozal seem to be the future, don't they?
georgesnatcher
10-15-03, 01:46 PM
He definitely seems to be the man right now. The only thing is you cannot really gauge what he will do in the future by really a half years performance. You look at last year where you had Aitor Gonzalez and Botero and they seemed as real if not maybe more so. What did they do this year? There seems to be a lot of shooting stars in cycling, sadly most of them flame out.
velocipedio
10-15-03, 06:15 PM
I think Spanish cycling is looking pretty good...
except for the fact that bvanesto is folding, once is probably folding and kelme's top talent is leaving the country, i think you're right. ;)
except for the fact that bvanesto is folding, once is probably folding and kelme's top talent is leaving the country, i think you're right. ;)
Torn Victor
10-15-03, 07:02 PM
I thought ONCE found a new primary sponsor?
Laggard
10-15-03, 10:40 PM
It appears that there's about an 80% chance that Banesto has found a new sponsor (the island of Balear). ONCE is in serious negotiations with a potential sponsor also (Staver?).
But Velo's right. Spanish teams are in trouble. Quality of riders though seems very high.
But Velo's right. Spanish teams are in trouble. Quality of riders though seems very high.
Timo
10-18-03, 02:05 AM
Seems he might be the new world champ in a few weeks, given the UCI investigations following Igor Astarloa's questionalble blood samples.
lotek
10-21-03, 10:42 AM
I think Valverde showed his stuff in the Vuelta, and
yes I think he is the real thing.
Nozal will be a good domestique, or even super domestique never more. I put him in the same league
as De Galiano (Igor), does well but never quite on top
of the heap.
yes I think he is the real thing.
Nozal will be a good domestique, or even super domestique never more. I put him in the same league
as De Galiano (Igor), does well but never quite on top
of the heap.