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JRanton said:Wiggins is notorious for being terrible at that and the other two barely speak a word of English! (and from what I've read are rather quiet characters anyway).
JRanton said:Looking at those nine they seem to be missing at least one diesel for the flat (someone like Pate, Stannard or Eisel). Sky probably have a long list of 12 or something for the Giro so for example it's probably unlikely that both Kennaugh and Dombrowski will ride considering the other climbers that are likely going (Porte, Henao, Kiryienka, Cataldo, Lopez).
There's also no obvious road captain and rather lacking in experience.
The Hitch said:He needs to be careful not to have the best rider in the race slave for him?. Because after the way i saw froome ride his guts out for wiggins while wearing the leaders jersey in the vuelta and then at the tour, the term "froomed"can't possibly mean anything else.
Gloin22 said:I think Stannard is set for Tour debut. Pate and Siutsou training lot of TTT lately with the riders already confirmed like Wiggo, Henao etc . I think they'll be in the squad very much so. No Porte for Giro me thinks. Might be given lead at PN and support Froome.
Gloin22 said:Well I don't think so personally. Froome is best friend of Porte ( not that it matters much, but it might a little ) and I think Porte will be given lead in WT stage races plus Tour. We'll see I guess.
He said he wanted to do Giro. Never said he willThere's a difference.
18-Valve. (pithy) said:It seems to me like they told him he was probably going to do the Giro.
"What I've been told, if I'm good at the Giro and I think that's where I'll be riding, I'll be having the sort of role that Chris (Froome) had at the Tour - where he was the last guy that needs to sacrifice himself," he said
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...ping-for-a-secondary-leader-slot-in-Giro.aspx
Ryo Hazuki said:henao will be the last man, certinaly not porte
I saw and interview where Porte said Wiggins gets the best out of him, or words to that effect. He's probably too close to Froome.Gloin22 said:Well I don't think so personally. Froome is best friend of Porte ( not that it matters much, but it might a little ) and I think Porte will be given lead in WT stage races plus Tour. We'll see I guess.
He said he wanted to do Giro. Never said he willThere's a difference.
Waterloo Sunrise said:Wiggins, Henao, Porte, Kyrienka, Cataldo, Lopez, Dombrowski is clearly a farcical level of resource so I would be surprised to see more than 5 of those names actually at the Giro.
Gloin22 said:I am sure those 6 are certs in the team too. I also strongly think that Pate will be doing it. As well as Kennaugh.
King Of The Wolds said:Well it could certainly use a rouleur or 2, so imagine Pate is likely. Knees and Eisel spent many a mile on the front of the peloton on the flat in last year's Tour riding for Brad, so I'd have thought they'd go for another strong rider for the flats also - Eisel or Knees again, or Thomas or Stannard. I know Brad's fond of both Knees and Thomas, so I imagine one will be there.
Gloin22 said:Unliekely.
Thomas, Knees & Eisel are all sets for Tour. No doubt about that. I also think Stannard might be given his Tour debut. But out of the 4 he's most likely to do Giro.
Pate and Kennaugh are great flat roulers. No need for more than them tbh.