2009 Giro d'Italia... Who will win?

[Willy_Voet]

Pretty simple. The 2009 Giro is just getting started! Who will win?

You may select up to three. I will randomly select a reader with correct pick.

Edit: Susan Westemeyer has yet to confirm, but winner may receive a free Biotracker app for their smart phone or computer. Biotracker downloads your favorite cyclists self-reported blood values and archives them for comparison year to year or between race favorites. You can even upload your own values for quick retrieval should you find yourself confronted with a panel of experts.

 

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This one is easy. Menchov of course. Where do I collect my prize?

 

[Notso Swift]

YEah, Menchov That would be in the same category as the second coming Miracle...

 

[Ferminal]

Basso, the ultimate story of redemption, and it would be great to have a winner who never doped.

Unfortunately the same could not be said about Bottle

 

[flicker]

Hey where is my prize I guessed correctly!

 

[Runitout]

Pretty simple. The 2009 Giro is just getting started! Who will win?

If Menchov is busted, it will be an asterisk. I can't see them going any further down to award the winner, who may himself be busted later on.

Having said that, I voted Sastre, because no-one else had, and I felt sorry for him.

 

[Fly on the Wall]

*buzzes down from the darknees*
*blinks at the poll description*
umm... What time frame are you using to determine who won the Giro ?

As of the end of 2009 Giro : Menchov
As of now : Menchov
As of the start of 2010 Giro : probably Menchov but Sastre's stock has risen
For the very long term : LA (LA's umbrella is prolly most fit to weather the upcoming/ongoing Biological Passport/UCI storms)

*Buzzes back to wall, and melds into the darkness once again*

 

[auscyclefan94]

I thought their were suppose to be 5 to 8 riders who were going be suspended?

 

[Inner Peace]

Pellizotti can still be the winner. His "doping offence" occurred after the Giro and before the Tour. Techinically, according to the testers, he raced the Giro clean...

(dont shoot the messenger)

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Edit: Susan Westemeyer has yet to confirm, but winner may receive a free Biotracker app for their smart phone or computer. Biotracker downloads your favorite cyclists self-reported blood values and archives them for comparison year to year or between race favorites. You can even upload your own values for quick retrieval should you find yourself confronted with a panel of experts.

Actually I was thinking the forum winner can win his or her choice of a doping control, either blood or urine, unannounced and at inconvenient time, of course.

Susan

 

[Fourier]

Actually I was thinking the forum winner can win his or her choice of a doping control, either blood or urine, unannounced and at inconvenient time, of course.

Susan

Do we have to report our whereabouts in order to participate?

 

[The Sheep]

Do we have to report our whereabouts in order to participate?

I'm in Mexico

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Actually I was thinking the forum winner can win his or her choice of a doping control, either blood or urine, unannounced and at inconvenient time, of course.

Susan

Will they then not turn up at the times offered then and insist on testing you wherever you are anyway, like Óscar Pereiro in that café?

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Actually it is better if you lie about your whereabouts.

And we will pick the most inappropriate situation we can.......

Susan

 

[krebs303]

I'm in Mexico

Liar. I don't see you here. I heard your training in Italy. There will be sanctions.

 

[Willy_Voet]

umm... What time frame are you using to determine who won the Giro ?

Statute of limitations I think is 10 years?

Do we have to report our whereabouts in order to participate?

Yes.

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Therefore, to play this game, you must report your whereabouts for the next 9 years.

 

[metaCYCLE]

this is such an easy one... it's the rider that "never tested positive" of course!

 

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I think it is funny that someone with 4 usernames voted for Lance.