2010 Giro sprints

[Bala Verde]

I wasn't serious about Brown.

and I was emphasizing your point

Much will probably depend on who will still have the legs to take stages after the mountains. Ale Jet has shown he is capable of that.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Three riders ahead of the rest Firrar,Pettachi and Greiple should fight out most stage wins and the overall sprinters jersey.....also predict M.Wyss team BMC to finish inside the top 10 on more than one occassion.(even top 5 possibly)..........

D Wyss for Bmc who is a sprinter and M wyss for cervelo is a climber?

 

[Notso Swift]

Much will probably depend on who will still have the legs to take stages after the mountains. Ale Jet has shown he is capable of that.

There is only one stage in the last week that is predicted to go to a sprint, so I wouldn't be holding my breath for that being the decider

Still, Pentacchi always goes the distance at the Giro so you would expect him to be up there, while a lot of the others will pack it in after 2 weeks

 

[issoisso]

Meh. Petacchi is way past it. So is McEwen.

Farrar won't win any of the first 3 stages. Remember, Garmin's season only starts with the TTT

 

[Mellow Velo]

Look a few reactions above your own. This is far from certain.

It is being reported: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/453527/freire-out-of-giro-with-illness.html
They used GdS as their source. However, on the GdS site, Oscar is down to ride, in the finalised team lists!

I hope he rides.........for Rabo's sake. Otherwise it's a p*ss poor team.

I can see Zomegnan dumping a lot of PT teams, when Cali becomes a PT race, next season.
Back to the Italian-centric Giros of the mid 2000s.

 

[Sasquatch]

Greipel should take his second points jersey in a row. (He won it easily at the Vuelta last year).

 

[theyoungest]

Greipel should take his second points jersey in a row. (He won it easily at the Vuelta last year).

If Freire starts, I'm not so sure.

 

[tgsgirl]

If Freire starts, I'm not so sure.

News just in - he isn't starting. Kruijswijk to replace him.

 

[hughmoore]

How would Greipal go in the prologue given its flat and not that far? Or is not a focus for the sprinters?


Hugh

 

[Jamsque]

How would Greipal go in the prologue given its flat and not that far? Or is not a focus for the sprinters?


Hugh

Greipel isn't really one for the ITTs, even short ones. The best he has done in the last few years is 5th in the prologue of the Tour of Austria two years ago, but that was just 1.5km. I'd be amazed if he made the top 10, in fact I think he'll struggle to finish close enough to have a chance at getting the Maglia Rosa on time bonuses.

 

[TRDean]

Greipel isn't really one for the ITTs, even short ones. The best he has done in the last few years is 5th in the prologue of the Tour of Austria two years ago, but that was just 1.5km. I'd be amazed if he made the top 10, in fact I think he'll struggle to finish close enough to have a chance at getting the Maglia Rosa on time bonuses.

Greipel did in fact win the 5.8K prologue in the Tour of Turkey this season...not saying that the competition is anything like the Giro...but he did go well.

 

[Von Mises]

Greipel isn't really one for the ITTs, even short ones. The best he has done in the last few years is 5th in the prologue of the Tour of Austria two years ago, but that was just 1.5km. I'd be amazed if he made the top 10, in fact I think he'll struggle to finish close enough to have a chance at getting the Maglia Rosa on time bonuses.

He won 5.8 km prologue Tour of Turkey a month ago. Sure, it was relatively weak field and maybe some other riders did not take it too seriously...

 

[Ferminal]

Greipel isn't really one for the ITTs, even short ones. The best he has done in the last few years is 5th in the prologue of the Tour of Austria two years ago, but that was just 1.5km. I'd be amazed if he made the top 10, in fact I think he'll struggle to finish close enough to have a chance at getting the Maglia Rosa on time bonuses.

Tour of Turkey?

 

[theyoungest]

How would Greipal go in the prologue given its flat and not that far? Or is not a focus for the sprinters?


Hugh

This prologue is actually quite long, for a prologue. Any longer and it would be called a TT. I think it's a little too much for a sprinter.

 

[auscyclefan94]

This prologue is actually quite long, for a prologue. Any longer and it would be called a TT. I think it's a little too much for a sprinter.

They are not calling it a prologue but a stage. Don't get why they have to call the opening short tt a prologue? Just call it a stage. Doesn't make a difference.

 

[tgsgirl]

They are not calling it a prologue but a stage. Don't get why they have to call the opening short tt a prologue? Just call it a stage. Doesn't make a difference.

Prologues are shorter than 8 kilometres. So this is an I.T.T.

 

[issoisso]

They are not calling it a prologue but a stage. Don't get why they have to call the opening short tt a prologue? Just call it a stage. Doesn't make a difference.

UCI rules:

<8km -> Prologue
>=8km -> Stage

Used to be 10 until a couple years ago

 

[tgsgirl]

Huh, I was sure it was eight. Like the number two today, Isso.

 

[auscyclefan94]

UCI rules:

<8km -> Prologue
>=8km -> Stage

Used to be 10 until a couple years ago

But what is the point of calling it a prologue. So an 8 km tt is a stage but an 7.9km tt is a prologue. Seems a bit ridiculous to me.

 

[issoisso]

But what is the point of calling it a prologue. So an 8 km tt is a stage but an 7.9km tt is a prologue. Seems a bit ridiculous to me.

Different points for season rankings.

Anyway, a prologue isn't officially a stage. It's just there to sort people out in some sort of order for whenever the first TT comes up and so that someone will wear the classification leader jerseys

 

[auscyclefan94]

Different points for season rankings.

Anyway, a prologue isn't officially a stage. It's just there to sort people out in some sort of order for whenever the first TT comes up and so that someone will wear the classification leader jerseys

If it is only to sort out the order why does the time count to it then? Seems a tad stupid imho.

 

[Jamsque]

Oh damn, I completely missed the Tour of Turkey prologue win somehow, sorry guys. Anyway, as others have said, there is a much deeper field of time trial talent at the Giro.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

One top sprinter will be missing: Freire won't be riding. It is official now.

Susan

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

yup. A shame for friere. Wonder if he really cares though... Maybe we will see him at the tour.

 

[issoisso]

If it is only to sort out the order why does the time count to it then? Seems a tad stupid imho.

If everyone was on the same time, they wouldn't be sorted now, would they?