What Giro stage is Quintana going to show himself on ?
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So far the little man has been one of the peleton, but in some stage to come he is going to claw back huge time in the mountains. Which Giro stage and on which mountain is the world going to witness the climbing talents of Nairo Quintana ?
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Depends how bad his injuries really are. He said he wanted to go with Pozzo today but couldn't.
The ITT will let us know where he is really at I think, and I guess as soon as we hit the big mountains again on 14 he'll start looking to do something.0 -
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintan ... h-injuries
If he isn't at 100% fitness for the remainder of the Giro because of his injuries, that blows the race wide open. He still remains the smoking hot favourite but only time will tell.
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He'll do a couple of days after the rest day, have a howler of a TT and retire from the race saying there is no point in continuing to suffer with the injury. And he'll rest up and train to "help" Valverde in the Tour.
Maybe.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Be such a shame if injury robs the giro of a climbing masterclass along the lines of Gaul, Bahamontes , Van Impe etc etc. I find stages where a climber just rips climbs to shreds so much more exhilarating than tedious flat stages.This serious internet site..............I serious cat0
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iainf72 wrote:He'll do a couple of days after the rest day, have a howler of a TT and retire from the race saying there is no point in continuing to suffer with the injury. And he'll rest up and train to "help" Valverde in the Tour.
Maybe.
Lol. I wonder if he did leave whether Movistar would let him ride the Tour or whether he would do the Vuelta.
Quintana is courageous and has an attacking heart. If he hasnt gone it is because the legs and body cannnt cope yet. 'Easy' week coming up should allow him and others to regain forces.Contador is the Greatest0 -
He'll have a go at it once his bum stops hurting but won't shake Evans.
I don't buy the whole Quintana thing that seems to be going on. He came a distant second to Froome at the Tour a whopping 44 seconds ahead of well known podium specialist J Rod.
Don't get me wrong- he's a classy rider but not a class apart from this field.0 -
smithy21 wrote:He'll have a go at it once his bum stops hurting but won't shake Evans.
I don't buy the whole Quintana thing that seems to be going on. He came a distant second to Froome at the Tour a whopping 44 seconds ahead of well known podium specialist J Rod.
Don't get me wrong- he's a classy rider but not a class apart from this field.
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His TT last year was poor. But appears to have much improved. Until Valverde lost time, Quintana was his human sacrifice. He was solo for 12k on Ventoux, followed several Froome attacks, yet only lost 30s. He then outclimbed Froome in the final week. Admittedly Froome had the Tour won by then, but he didn't seem comfortable.
On that performance Quintana would be joint favourite with Contador to challenge froome at the Tour....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
smithy21 wrote:He'll have a go at it once his bum stops hurting but won't shake Evans.
I don't buy the whole Quintana thing that seems to be going on. He came a distant second to Froome at the Tour a whopping 44 seconds ahead of well known podium specialist J Rod.
Don't get me wrong- he's a classy rider but not a class apart from this field.
Part of it is that he was a bit of a sacrificial lamb in the 1st week, and got stronger in the 3rd week. He climbed better than Froome on those late stages.
If he has anything like that form in the 3rd week of the Giro, and if Evans has his recent 3rd week form, there will be minutes between them.0 -
Well I suppose we will find out soon enough. He had no pressure at the Tour and he's favourite for the Giro. And he is going to need those minutes.0
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Quintana is a great climber but so is Dan Martin. That's where he is at as far as I am concerned. His tour podium was great for such a young rider but he was never a real threat for Froome. Look at where Contador was and his now. So many riders were off form during that tour. Evans in comparison has shown on previous races that on form he can climb and defeat the best. I think a few on this site seemed to have forgot just how good Evans was and he could climb as good as anyone. I appreciate that it's been a while since he has been in that kind of form. Quintana has a lot of time to make up and he won't get the leverage like he did in the tour. He was not a threat there to Froome for the overall. Quintana has looked 2nd rate compared to Contador this year and In my view Valverde has looked better as well. I hope Quintana can step up to the plate as it would be great to have another real GT contender but this year so far he has disappointed up against the likes of Contador. I do like Quintana but I just don't see him as a real GT champion as yet. I would be happy for him to prove me wrong.0
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Judging by the quality of riders on offer (ie. not that good), I can see this Giro being won based on the gains from one stage (and Evans has likely already banked his). If none of the expected combatants has the legs to attack over the 3 weeks we'll end up with another situation like Ryder or Cobo (not sure if Horner's win has that 'flukey' feel to it too).0
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Maybe Quintana is this generations Lucho Herrera?Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0
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iainf72 wrote:Maybe Quintana is this generations Lucho Herrera?
Ouch!0 -
iainf72 wrote:He'll do a couple of days after the rest day, have a howler of a TT and retire from the race saying there is no point in continuing to suffer with the injury. And he'll rest up and train to "help" Valverde in the Tour.
Maybe.
I'm sure he wouldn't mind another 5 or 6 weeks back home in Colombia at Movistar's expense.
He'd be like a teacher getting both school holidays and the terms, off."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Yellow Peril wrote:iainf72 wrote:Maybe Quintana is this generations Lucho Herrera?
Ouch!
Controversial, Iain!0 -
Yellow Peril wrote:iainf72 wrote:Maybe Quintana is this generations Lucho Herrera?
Ouch!
And Uran is Fabio Para.
[For the youngsters, in 1988 Herrera was definitely going to win the TdF because he was the worlds best climber and would destroy everyone. He finished 5'th. Parra got on the podium]Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
What about Pozzovivo? Can climb well, especially the steep stuff in the final week, and has shown he can time trial well in the Vuelta. He's had a decent season and bagged 2 top 10 finishes in GTs last year.0
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phreak wrote:What about Pozzovivo? Can climb well, especially the steep stuff in the final week, and has shown he can time trial well in the Vuelta. He's had a decent season and bagged 2 top 10 finishes in GTs last year.
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The other thing to bar in mind is that Movistar have been pretty conspicuous in their lack of decent support of Quintana towards the business end of the MTF stages whereas BMC have been much stronger in this respect.
This could work both ways of course; i.e. Quintana is forced to attack because of the lack of support0
