Giro Stage 9 spoiler
05-16-11, 02:24 AM
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There is no way to know what form he'll be in later this year.
I do agree he has a very good chance of winning, by the way, but there's no way he's locked up two Grand Tours this early.
Except Schleck, Menchov, Sammy Sanchez, etc....
Even if he aces the Giro, it's going to be tough to recover fully in about a month, while facing what may be a pair of well-rested Schlecks and other rivals in July....
But it will make for some great racing, for sure and I'm totally stoked about the possibility that it may happen.
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05-16-11, 10:48 AM
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How tough can the TOC be if they cancelled the first stage because of a little snow?
05-17-11, 05:38 PM
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Depends how you look at his performance last year. Just on the face of it, AS was very close to him and could be a real challenger. However, if you believe - as I do - that the reason last year was so close was b/c of AC being weak, then no one can really match up to him when he is on top form. I think Nibbles will probably be the one to do so, in a year or two.
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Depends how you look at his performance last year. Just on the face of it, AS was very close to him and could be a real challenger. However, if you believe - as I do - that the reason last year was so close was b/c of AC being weak, then no one can really match up to him when he is on top form. I think Nibbles will probably be the one to do so, in a year or two.
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05-17-11, 07:36 PM
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Teams can't neutralize AC on mountain top finishes. He'll just do what he did yesterday and today. It doesn't matter what the other teams are doing if AC attacks them and they all get dropped. AC showed the accelerations that he had a couple of seasons ago. I was very surprised that Nibali and Kreutinger couldn't minimize the gap. A. Schleck seems to be the only guy who might be able to match him with those bursts. We'll see what happens at the TdF if AC is cleared.
Any idea what gears AC used on Mt. Etna?
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