Originally Posted by
echappist
Red herring. His manager stated that he's probably missing 15-20w. Even if that werent true, winner's confidence? The man won a tough Giro and won a hard fought Vuelta in 2010. He may have very bad tactics in the classics, but the man is a winner. Did we forget that he took the fight to Froome in Tirreno?
Are you sure about that? By saying he's 15-20w down they're giving him an out. It might be the truth, but imagine the mental difference if Nibali was tricked into thinking he was hitting the same numbers as during the Giro. If I were his coach, I'd have his powermeter calibrated to show him he was doing just as well as when he was at the Giro/Tirreno. Having the confidence to stick on the next guy's wheel is absolutely critical. I don't think he's got that confidence right now.