2013 Giro D'Italia Field Discussion

[Eshnar]

So we finally know all the teams that will compete
Time for the final poll! (unless something huge happens)
And let's use this first post as a template to be filled with all the lineups. I just started with some names but I don't remember many others. Please help me.

Field (COMPLETE!):

AG2R: Appollonio, Belletti, Berard, Betancur, Bonnafond, Dupont, Gastauer, Georges, Pozzovivo. [OFFICIAL]

Androni: Ermeti, Felline, Gavazzi, Gil, Pellizotti, Rodríguez, Rosa, Rubiano, Sella. [OFFICIAL]

Astana: Nibali, Zeits, Tiralongo, Agnoli, Gruzdev, Kessiakoff, Aru, Kangert, Vanotti. [OFFICIAL]

Bardiani: Modolo, Pirazzi, Battaglin, Boem, Bongiorno, Canola, Colbrelli, Locatelli, Zardini. [OFFICIAL]

Blanco: Gesink, Kruijswijk, Kelderman, Garate, Bobridge, Martens, Wynants, Tjallingii, Clement. [OFFICIAL]

BMC: Evans, Cummings, Lodewyck, Morabito, Oss, Phinney, Santaromita, Blythe, Wyss. [OFFICIAL]

Cannondale: Caruso, Viviani, Dall’Antonia, Longo Borghini, Marangoni, Sabatini, Wurf, Salerno, Sarmiento. [OFFICIAL]

Coldeportes: Atapuma, Duarte, Quintero, Pantano, Avila, Duque, Chalapud, Marentes, Ospina. [OFFICIAL]

Euskaltel: Sánchez, Martínez, Azanza, Urtasun, Verdugo, Mínguez, Mestre, Tamouridis, Vrecer. [OFFICIAL]

Fantini Vini: Santambrogio, Chicchi, Di Luca, Garzelli, Gatto, Andriato, Proni, Rabotini, Taborre. [OFFICIAL]

FDJ: Fischer, Roux, Rollin, Le Bon, Bouhanni, Casar, Jeannesson, Pichon, Mourey. [OFFICIAL]

Garmin: Hesjedal, Danielson, Dekker, Haas, Navardauskas, Hunter, Millar, Stetina, Vandevelde. [OFFICIAL]

Lampre: Cattaneo, Durasek, Ferrari, Niemec, Pietropolli, Pozzato, Scarponi, Serpa, Stortoni. [OFFICIAL]

Lotto: Bak, Bellemakers, De Greef, Dehaes, Dockx, Hansen, Bulgac, Reynes, Willems. [OFFICIAL]

Movistar: Intxausti, Herrada, Lastras, Ventoso, Cobo, Dowsett, Karpets, Capecchi, Visconti. [OFFICIAL]

OPQS: Brambilla, Cavendish, Golas, Keisse, Pauwels, Pineau, Steegmans, Trentin, Vermote. [OFFICIAL]

Orica: Lancaster, Meier, Keukeleire, Mouris, Howard, Durbridge, Goss, Weening, Tuft. [OFFICIAL]

Katusha: Belkov, Brutt, Caruso, Gusev, Ignatenko, Kozontchuk, Paolini, Trofimov, Vicioso. [OFFICIAL]

Radioshack: Bennet, Hondo, Kiserlovski, Machado, Nizzolo, Oliveira, Popovych, Roulston, Sergent. [OFFICIAL]

SKY: Wiggins, Henao, Uran, Suitsou, Knees, Puccio, Cataldo, Zandio, Pate [OFFICIAL]

Team Argos-Shimano: De Backer, Damuseau, Degenkolb, Gretsch, Cheng Ji, De Kort, Ludvigsson, Mezgec, Timmer. [OFFICIAL]

Team Saxo: Sutherland, Christensen, Breschel, Kroon, Bennati, Boaro, Majka, Pires, Petrov. [OFFICIAL]

Vacansoleil: Bole, Keizer, Lammertink, Ligthart, Marcato, Ruijgh, Wauters, Valls, Veuchelen. [OFFICIAL]

 

[GP Blanco]

Former Rabobank: Gesink, Kruijswijk, Keldermann
QUOTE]

Kelderman is with one 'n', he isn't German.

 

[Eshnar]

Kelderman is with one 'n', he isn't German.

ops
thanks

 

[GP Blanco]

Voted Nibali because I dislike Wiggins and his train.

 

[Stibolino]

Strange decission...2 Italien Teams.... Last year aquarone also didnt hesitate to lease out aqua e sapone.... personallly i miss team netapp...You can tell meinen what you want but as a whole Team they are clearly stronger than colombia or bardiani csf

 

[jens_attacks]

wiggo in last year's form can't be beaten. i will stick to that.

anyway my vote goes to cobo.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Sky: Dombrowski

 

[Eshnar]

Sky: Dombrowski

thanks
,,,

 

[The Hitch]

Probably wiggins but more interesting if mountains are really made to count.. If not wiggins then gesink.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

N.i.b.a.l.i

 

[stefrees]

Kennaugh is also down on the long list for sky

 

[theyoungest]

Probably wiggins but more interesting if mountains are really made to count.. If not wiggins then gesink.

If the mountains are made to count, Dombrowski will win


All kidding aside, I hope he won't have to sacrifice himself completely... even if it's just his first pro year, he should be the favourite for the white jersey.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Thanks for the hedge.
Scarponi/Basso will take the pink jersey.

 

[Eshnar]

Kennaugh is also down on the long list for sky

thanks. Inserted

 

[Netserk]

Saxo will have Majka IIRC

Nibali ftw!

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Chavanel for OPQS. He wants to ride the Giro, anyway.

Strange decission...2 Italien Teams.... Last year aquarone also didnt hesitate to lease out aqua e sapone.... personallly i miss team netapp...You can tell meinen what you want but as a whole Team they are clearly stronger than colombia or bardiani csf

For me, it's not about the average team strength, but about the best riders on it for the key (mountain) stages in this race.

 

[Parrulo]

machado, oliveira and kiserlovski will ride for the shack.

100% certain about the first 2 and the third also seems to be pretty much confirmed.

 

[Eshnar]

machado, oliveira and kiserlovski will ride for the shack.

Chavanel for OPQS. He wants to ride the Giro, anyway.

Saxo will have Majka IIRC

acknoledged

 

[Forunculo]

Cobo and Nibali I don't mind the order

 

[Hugo Koblet]

More confirmed riders:

Orica: Durbridge (Goss more or less confirmed as well)
Saxo: Christensen

 

[Eshnar]

More confirmed riders:

Orica: Durbridge (Goss more or less confirmed as well)
Saxo: Christensen

thanks. Now that you mention Greenedge, I remember Matthews was confirmed too.

 

[Forunculo]

About Saxo Nicky Sorensen was going to go with Majka

 

[Eshnar]

About Saxo Nicky Sorensen was going to go with Majka

roger! (10c)

 

[the asian]

Sticking with Nibali for the win.

Regarding the riders, I think you can safely include Agnoli and Vanotti in the Astana lineup even though there aren't any confirmations yet.

 

[Eshnar]

Sticking with Nibali for the win.

Regarding the riders, I think you can safely include Agnoli and Vanotti in the Astana lineup even though there aren't any confirmations yet.

right.....