2014 Speculation (and confirmation) thread - rider schedules and parcours

[pastronef]

Team Sky for Romandie
Nathan Earle, Chris Froome, Vasil Kiryienka, David López, Mikel Nieve, Richie Porte, Luke Rowe, Xabier Zandio

Earle is having a nice debut season, starting the Ardennes triple and Romandie too

 

[BigMac]

Team Sky for Romandie
Nathan Earle, Chris Froome, Vasil Kiryienka, David López, Mikel Nieve, Richie Porte, Luke Rowe, Xabier Zandio

Earle is having a nice debut season, starting the Ardennes triple and Romandie too

Very strong team. I wonder if they can make it three in a row.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very strong team. I wonder if they can make it three in a row.

Could be, but the parcours doesn't look quite so favorable to team Froome imo. Sure if no one can take time on him on the descents then its game over. Lets see what the line ups will be.

 

[BigMac]

Could be, but the parcours doesn't look quite so favorable to team Froome imo. Sure if no one can take time on him on the descents then its game over. Lets see what the line ups will be.

That's what I think as well. No MTF's and not much decisive climbs (at least near the finish) will make it difficult for Sky to control like they usually do. I even think Spilak's chances are better, depending on how the weather will be. On the other hand, there's always the time trial that will certainly favour Froome and/or Porte.

The provisional startlist is very interesting.

 

[ILovecycling]

With Froome and Quintana lining up for this race,its even more sad that parcours are this bad.

Looks perfect for someone like Nibs tho.
edit:lol @ sky's lineup,they really want win a race finally this year (just for the record,yes I know oman results,but... its oman)

 

[Ferminal]

Stage 3 is hard enough to destroy the **** out of anyone if they want to...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 3 is hard enough to destroy the **** out of anyone if they want to...

Agree completely.

 

[ILovecycling]

Stage 3 is hard enough to destroy the **** out of anyone if they want to...

thats problem of modern cycling.i think they won't risk too much,esp Sky,its downhill finish

 

[greenedge]

With Froome and Quintana lining up for this race,its even more sad that parcours are this bad.

Looks perfect for someone like Nibs tho.
edit:lol @ sky's lineup,they really want win a race finally this year (just for the record,yes I know oman results,but... its oman)

Betancur

 

[ILovecycling]

Betancur

Yes.
But right now I am in deep uncertainity about his form.

 

[JRanton]

Team Sky for Romandie
Nathan Earle, Chris Froome, Vasil Kiryienka, David López, Mikel Nieve, Richie Porte, Luke Rowe, Xabier Zandio

Earle is having a nice debut season, starting the Ardennes triple and Romandie too

He's doing pretty well but Sky are short of riders with Dombrowski, Deignan, Stannard and Sutton injured. Rasch has retired and both Henao and JTL are ''out of action''.

 

[BigMac]

@TourDeRomandie
''The ramp is ready for Neuchâtel's final time trial.'' Artificial climb? Départ?

 

[jens_attacks]

isn't that one of the vuelta finishes of this year? oh wait not steep enough

 

[ILovecycling]

Looks like Quintana is not going to Suisse,so Froome should win this if he wants to maintain his self-confidence high

 

[Gabriel Gray]

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