2013 Giro D'Italia Field Discussion

[Eshnar]

Ride the first stage then quit?

it would be a huge fail. Stage 1 will go to a puncheur at 60%
at 40% it will go to the guy who'll manage to stay upon his bike after the crashfest.

 

[the asian]

Guardini is not riding the Giro. Expected and smart decision.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/guardini-looks-to-get-off-the-mark-in-qatar

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Makes sense for Cav - he's used to riding the Giro most years for Tour prep, and the reality is there are very few races outside MSR and Grand Tour stages which have any value for his palmares, so he might as well go for 2 or 3 stages at the Giro rather than pratting around in California or Germany.

 

[icefire]

Cavendish has said he'll be riding the Giro.

With Rodríguez out he's got his chance to win the points jersey

 

[trevim]

Makes sense for Cav - he's used to riding the Giro most years for Tour prep, and the reality is there are very few races outside MSR and Grand Tour stages which have any value for his palmares, so he might as well go for 2 or 3 stages at the Giro rather than pratting around in California or Germany.

He should go to California only to prevent a Sagan anihilation. Please

 

[cineteq]

Pozzovivo AG2R's Giro leader. He's going to kick Rujano's @ss big time.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Pozzovivo-un-bon-choix/347900

 

[the asian]

I see Pozzovivo coming 2nd in the Giro.

He's going to kick Wiggins's *** in the mountains.

 

[Afrank]

I see Pozzovivo coming 2nd in the Giro.

He's going to kick Wiggins's *** in the mountains.

Yep, Dr. Pozzovivo is going to teach Wiggo how a real cyclist climbs.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Very nice curious to see how he will go at the Giro when he is fineally peaking for the giro instead of Trentino.

Vuelta will still be better for him this year though.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Pozzovivo AG2R's Giro leader. He's going to kick Rujano's @ss big time.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Pozzovivo-un-bon-choix/347900

he's not going to be leader. he, betancurt and gadret will all have a free role. betancurt wants to win white jersey

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Very nice curious to see how he will go at the Giro when he is fineally peaking for the giro instead of Trentino.

Vuelta will still be better for him this year though.

how do we know? pozzovivo is in one thing very good and that is peaking at the wrong times.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Gadret is not going to do the Giro, he is doing the Tour this year.

And about Pozzo peaking, he peaked at the time he wanted last year, he somehow wanted to win Trentino.

 

[trevim]

Pozzovivo AG2R's Giro leader. He's going to kick Rujano's @ss big time.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Pozzovivo-un-bon-choix/347900

What's the point of moving to Ag2R if he wants to keep doing the Giro? I thought he would go for the Tour. Maybe the Vuelta then. And I'm not sure about all that peaking stuff. Maybe he's just not good enough along the 3 weeks; also he may be a bit overrated as a climber based on some hot performances. A bit like Anton actually after winning a couple of mountain stages in a spectacular way, namely Zoncolan (Nibali and Contador), Andorra (Mosquera, Rodriguez) and Morredero (Soler, Mosquera and Contador).

 

[bicifan]

What's the point of moving to Ag2R if he wants to keep doing the Giro?

More dinero amigo. Pozzo also would have more races to choose from.

 

[macnir]

Tom Peterson is heading for Giro. He said he could do a top10 or top20 and win a stage

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...-bigger-opportunities-with-Argos-Shimano.aspx

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Tom Peterson is heading for Giro. He said he could do a top10 or top20 and win a stage

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...-bigger-opportunities-with-Argos-Shimano.aspx

Argos is such a joke.

 

[Ferminal]

Just one stage win?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tom Peterson is heading for Giro. He said he could do a top10 or top20 and win a stage

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...-bigger-opportunities-with-Argos-Shimano.aspx

Argos better send Degenkolb to the Giro.

Top 20? Who "educates" these riders?

 

[theyoungest]

Argos better send Degenkolb to the Giro.

Top 20? Who "educates" these riders?

Peterson has a good management, the Berkhout brothers. They can really sell their riders.

Argos, for instance, wanted an American GC guy for their sponsor Felt. Well, there you go.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Peterson has a good management, the Berkhout brothers. They can really sell their riders.

Argos, for instance, wanted an American GC guy for their sponsor Felt. Well, there you go.

lots of that going on for sure, but I doubt Mr Peterson will be wildly noticeable in the Giro, certainly not if he tries for a top 20 the "hang on" way. We shall see.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Tom Peterson is heading for Giro. He said he could do a top10 or top20 and win a stage

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...-bigger-opportunities-with-Argos-Shimano.aspx

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA

argos....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Argos better send Degenkolb to the Giro.

Top 20? Who "educates" these riders?

they won't they will both do the tour degenkolb and kittel, so their giro squad is beyond pathetic

 

[Pentacycle]

they won't they will both do the tour degenkolb and kittel, so their giro squad is beyond pathetic

Kittel will do the Giro(said it himself), probably to find out he gets dropped even on the flat stages there. Then after a week he'll pull out, having barely managed to make it to the finish in time on the harder stages.

They'd better swap their license with Katusha's, at least they've got some climbers. Argos's program last year was perfect(although they were somehow invited to Catalunya), why wpuld they even want to ride the Giro when they have no decent riders? Everyone on the team wants to ride the Tour anyway, earns a lot more money with Degenkolb than Peterson.

 

[Eshnar]

Kittel will do the Giro(said it himself)

Updated first post...

 

[ILovecycling]

It will be a laughable Giro with him