Ferminal said:They have no chance.
The finish around Lobethal is not that hard. They should make it. I hope that at least one of Guardini or Kittel comes with decent sprinting form so that there is a challenger to Greipel in the sprints.
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Ferminal said:They have no chance.
Parrulo said:will we only get live coverage for the last 2 stages?
i don't know why but i thought we would have live coverage for the entire race
Parrulo said:good good, nothing better to distract me from my studies late at a night
auscyclefan94 said:LOL, generally the classics and the Giro/Vuelta are on when I need to be studying! Much worse than TDU.
Parrulo said:that sucks.
i have exams on the 22nd,23th,24th and 26th, technical drawing, analytic mathematics 2, non metallic materials and themodynamics
i must say tho that my second semester exams season starts 1 week before the tour and it end in the middle of the third week on the best case scenario or a full week after the end of the tour on the worst case scenario.
The Hitch said:Oh poor you. Exams.during the bore de france what a tragedy
here we have exams during the giro.
Also don't know if Portugal stands on this but i know some countries in Europe like.Belgium allow you to fail or even just not turn up for exams and then take retakes when you feel. Here the giro exams are the be all end all. No second chances. Everything goes into.them
Team Riis said:At Stage 1 there is a little uphill finish and before its a bit hilly.
Do you think, its enough, to be good to Rojas and Boasson?
Or no Problem to guys like Greipel, Guardini, Demare, Goss, Kittel etc?
Tragic said:Still think a strong climber/good descender can grab the lead on stage 2 (sorry Andy). (who could that be? Nibali, Valverde, Sanchez, Evans all not here, any ideas?)
Dazed and Confused said:Gilbert and perhaps EBH could be in the mix.
Tragic said:Think the climb may be a bit much for EBH, not sure about PG.
Just reviewed the start list, here is who I would watch: CAS, DeGendt, Moreno, Rohan Dennis (he's a local), ?Kash or Iglinsky?, Simon Clarke.
Probably, but most climbers would have to be quite far ahead of him over the top to not be caught on the descent. Unless it's Gilbert in front I think he should be able to catch up with everyone downhill.Tragic said:Think the climb may be a bit much for EBH, not sure about PG.