Paar Zitate zu Nibalis Giro-Tour
“I’ll try to reach the Giro in top condition. From then, we’ll see what energy I have left for the Tour. But I want to do well there too, and we’ll go there with a very strong team,” Nibali said.
“It will depend on my condition and how I come out of the Giro. The Giro uses up a lot of strength. I have tried to do two Grand Tours in recent years and it’s difficult, especially when you do the Giro and Tour together,” said Nibali.
“I’ve had the experience of riding the Giro and Tour, and it’s the most difficult combination. I’ve found it a lot more straightforward to ride the Giro and Vuelta or the Tour and the Vuelta.
We’ll try to learn from past experience to get there as best we can, but a lot will depend on how much energy we expend at the Giro.”
Despite the planned double attempt, Nibali’s condition on the start line in Bologna on May 11 ought not to be any different to any of his previous tilts at the Giro. Thoughts of the Tour, Slongo insisted, must wait until after the Giro. Unlike Contador, who won the Route du Sud in 2015, Nibali will not race between the Giro and Tour, save for the Italian national championships road race a week before the Grand Départ.
„If we try to over-calculate things, we risk losing both the Giro and the Tour. The Giro is first and we want to do it well,“ Slongo said.
„After the Giro, we have a week or 10 days where Vincenzo will look to recover a bit. Then there’ll be a week where we will work at home before we do a block of 12 or 14 days at altitude. Up there, based on how he’s feeling, we’ll either maintain or accelerate the training, and do a lot of work behind the scooter. In broad brushstrokes, that’s how I see it.“
Nooit eerder heb ik zo’n koude voeten gehad
