Giro d'Italia 2017 **spoilers**

[HF2300]

Apparently Madiot rates Pinot as highly as Nibali or Quintana for the Giro...

 

[J1888]

Looking forward to seeing the 3rd stage finish in Cagliari

Gonna get up nice and early and pick a good spot as near the finish as possible.

Shame that Aru isn't riding

 

[Shadow]

Apparently Madiot rates Pinot as highly as Nibali or Quintana for the Giro...

Well, he would wouldn't he...

 

[rich p]

I've just had a look at Orica's line up and Adam Yates is going to be flying solo apart from Carlos Verona.
Ruben Plaza is nearly as old as me and the rest are either sprinters or tyro Aussies.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I've just had a look at Orica's line up and Adam Yates is going to be flying solo apart from Carlos Verona.
Ruben Plaza is nearly as old as me and the rest are either sprinters or tyro Aussies.

They're probably all in @Dayvo's fantasy team

 

[rich p]

Apparently Madiot rates Pinot as highly as Nibali or Quintana for the Giro...

That kind of implies that he also rates Nibali as Quintana's equal which is a bit of a stretch.
Mind you, he is as Madiot as a box of frogs...

 

[brommers]

I've just had a look at Orica's line up and Adam Yates is going to be flying solo apart from Carlos Verona.
Ruben Plaza is nearly as old as me and the rest are either sprinters or tyro Aussies.

He more-or-less done that in the TdF last year

 

[rich p]

If it was the Vuelta, Plaza would be nailed on as the winner, but I suppose he's still a bit young for that...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Just spotted inrng tweeted that: "New for 2017, Giro has prize for best descender sponsored by Pirelli. Riders timed on 10 segments. Prize + points, & overall winner in Milan"

Not sure that's probably a great idea given how many riders have "come a cropper" on descents, including the death of Wouter Weylandt in the 2011 Giro. #108

http://inrng.com/2017/05/giro-best-descender-prize/

 

[rich p]

Just spotted inrng tweeted that: "New for 2017, Giro has prize for best descender sponsored by Pirelli. Riders timed on 10 segments. Prize + points, & overall winner in Milan"

Not sure that's probably a great idea given how many riders have "come a cropper" on descents, including the death of Wouter Weylandt in the 2011 Giro. #108

Bloody insensitive.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The Giro to pay tribute to Scarponi
http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/news/il-mortirolo-sara-la-salita-scarponi/

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I have also just spotted that the daily coverage is being fronted by Johnathan "Hop-Step-Jump" Edwards, and that Smithy is going to be "The Coach" to talk Carlton Kirby viewers through the technical aspects of stages

http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/...our-de-france-coverage_sto6142053/story.shtml

There is no mention of Kirby in the article but I am sure he'll be there chuntering away like a loon. "Bob Jungels or Mr Beaujangles as I call him <chuckle>"

 

[brommers]

Johnathan "Hop-Step-Jump" Edwards

Is that the former world record holder?

 

[Killiekevin]

Quintana will win I think, Thomas will maybe podium but probably top 5

 

[mjr]

I have also just spotted that the daily coverage is being fronted by Johnathan "Hop-Step-Jump" Edwards, and that Smithy is going to be "The Coach" to talk Carlton Kirby viewers through the technical aspects of stages

As mentioned over in https://www.cyclechat.net/posts/4776654, nightly highlights on Eurosport's sibling Freeview channel "Quest" at 10pm, repeated 7am. Presumably with the same team, so maybe I'll get a reminder how wonderful Carlton Kirby is... and may even switch back to German Eurosport before the end of the Giro