Nibali joins the greats
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Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
Statiscally yes he joins some of the greats on a list but does that make him one of the greats ? Not in my book, all those others won multiple grand tours and sometimes two in the same season. He needs to win a few more.
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Quintana will be on that list next year.
Flick of the Elbow
Guru
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- Pentlands & West Lothian
The one missing from that list is Coppi, arguably the greatest of them all.
Edit - just noticed that Bartali isn't there either. I guess that not many Italians ever rode the Vuelta when it was in its old slot on the calendar. That and the war.
Edit - just noticed that Bartali isn't there either. I guess that not many Italians ever rode the Vuelta when it was in its old slot on the calendar. That and the war.
Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
Chapeau to Nibali, a great rider all round, as he proved with his national TT win and yesterdays 'safe' 4th place finish as well as the cobbled stage and the mtn stage wins.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
He's a serious talent and jack of all trades. Not often a GC contender of todays era can mix it up competitively in the classics too. The weather, regardless of what it is doing, seems not to bother him either.
If i was to sum him up i would say he is just bloody good on two wheels.
Chapeau Nibbles.....
If i was to sum him up i would say he is just bloody good on two wheels.
Chapeau Nibbles.....
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Interesting how Nibali has already won the TdF. He might fall off yet.
I used to compete professionally, on horses. We hadn't 'won' until the competition was over. Were we horsy types wrong all these years?
I used to compete professionally, on horses. We hadn't 'won' until the competition was over. Were we horsy types wrong all these years?
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tigger
Über Member
Yes very true, I was going to caveat this at the beginning of the thread but thought it obvious. Regardless of bad luck, we all know Nibali is the winner and today is just precessional from a GC point of view.
Let's hope I haven't given him a commentators kiss of death!
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IDMark2
Dodgy Aerial
- Location
- On the Roof
He doesn't ride the classics though. He's done a couple, mostly the Italian ones and a few Monuments but they're not a regular part of his season.
Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
That's because he is not a classics rider. I simply meant he mixes with the classics and is competitive.
2008 - 10th Liege - Bastogne - Liege.
2011 - 8th in Milan Sanremo, 8th in Liege - Bastogne - Liege.
2012 - 3rd Milan Sanremo, 2nd in Liege - Bastogne - Liege.
We all know about his results in GC in the grand tours but the above shows he has many strings to his bow.
One would likely have to go back a fair bit in time to find a rider who has won all 3 grand tours and been so successful in the monuments/classics - that he chooses to ride.
I accept your clarification
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
You did pro tour cycling on horses? Wow. Hardcore.
