really interesting interview
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/acquarone-we-wants-kids-to-grow-up-watching-the-giro
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/acquarone-we-wants-kids-to-grow-up-watching-the-giro
Giro d'Italia (with *SPOILERS*)
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Strathlubnaig
Guru
- Location
- Alberta
Scarponi, I am sure he will make a big effort to win it for real on the day, so to speak.
Not sure who is going to do well on the TT stuff myself. I vote for Saxobank's Christensen because he will be on home soil and his team need wins badly !
Not sure who is going to do well on the TT stuff myself. I vote for Saxobank's Christensen because he will be on home soil and his team need wins badly !
jdtate101
Ex-Fatman
- Location
- Boring Birmingham
Got the sky+ all lined up to record Eurosport HD. Looking forward to catching each day's highlights with a cool beer in hand.
lukesdad
Guest
He wouldn t have been preparing for it, but who knows. If he s there or there abouts in 3rd week, he may have a shot at it. I doubt it though.
lukesdad
Guest
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
I don't know much about racing, really. Interested in watching it a bit more this year though. I signed up to Eurosport Player last night... roll on the Giro!
If Basso is in contention I shall raise an eyebrow quizzically given his appalling form and training so far this year. I always quizzically raise an eyebrow every time Scarponi gets on a bike. Schleck F. is, by his own admission, not trained up for this one so the field is open for a relative outsider to win it.
Alan Tullett
Active Member
- Location
- Cambridge, CB4 3PS, UK
Given his performance in Giro de Trentino, Pozzovivo might be an outside bet as the favs are not on particularly great form.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Weird, innit. You can ignore bad form in the very early part of the season but you'd have thought he'd be up to full racing speed by the time it gets to the Tour of Romandy, surely? So either he's keeping his powder very dry indeed or he really isn't up for it.
Nibali, by contrast, looks in decent form and surely would have been a real contender.
My money is on Kreuziger.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
I agree. Cyclingnews also has him in their top ten contenders, along with Basso, Scarponi, Gadret, Rujano, Kreuzinger, Hesjedal, Frank Schleck, Rodriguez and Cunego.
I really don't see Cunego, Gadret or Rujano winning this. I'd love to see Hesjedal do well for Canada. But to be honest, Frank Schleck looks like the best of these contenders on papers despite his lack of preparation for this particular race (which he wasn't intending to ride), simply because the field is not that strong.
I would say that Cyclingnews are missing a trick by not including Uran. If he's a dark horse, he's not that dark and I reckon, with the support of Henao, Flecha, Stannard and Eisel (when he's not looking after Cav), he might trouble the Top 3. I also wouldn't discount Movistar's Giovanni Visconti.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
If Sky back him properly, Uran has to be a genuine contender.
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I've quizzically raised an eyebrow more or less every time an Italian has won a race since 1990
Basso's getting on a bit now, but I think he'll start to hit form next week.
I've quizzically raised an eyebrow more or less every time an Italian has won a race since 1990
Basso's getting on a bit now, but I think he'll start to hit form next week.
...and Spaniard?
