2015 Giro Field Speculation

[Eshnar]

OMG only 3 months to the first GT of the year
Time for the traditional Giro Field Speculation Thread!
As always, help me out guys... I'll just put a couple of favourites just to start.

***EDITED***: Official startlist here http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2015/it/squadre/index.shtml

 

[LaFlorecita]

TinkSax --> Basso & Tosatto

 

[Eshnar]

TinkSax --> Basso & Tosatto

totally forgot about Basso

 

[S_cycling]

Trofimov will be a GC guy for Katusha (Ekimov announced it on Ru Eurosport last week). Aiming for Top10.

 

[del1962]

Sky-> Viviani and Seb Henao

 

[Eshnar]

Trofimov will be a GC guy for Katusha (Ekimov announced it on Ru Eurosport last week). Aiming for Top10.

Sky-> Viviani and Seb Henao

Thanks

 

[archa55]

Ag2R Betancur and Pozzovivo probably.
LOTTO - SOUDAL Greipel
Astana LuLu Sanchez

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_d_Italia_2015-startlist

 

[SafeBet]

From what I know, Formolo is scheduled to be in the Garmin roster.
No doubt on Pellizotti for Androni and Cunego for Nippo, I guess.

 

[Eshnar]

Ag2R Betancur and Pozzovivo probably.
LOTTO - SOUDAL Greipel
Astana LuLu Sanchez

thanks

From what I know, Formolo is scheduled to be in the Garmin roster.
No doubt on Pellizotti for Androni and Cunego for Nippo, I guess.

Will he be the leader? Formolo I mean

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_d_Italia_2015-startlist

Yeah I know, but in the last years it didn't look very reliable...

 

[JRTK73]

Is Porte confirmed? I reckon he will skip again. Not much point in him riding if Froome is not going to be there.

 

[Eshnar]

Is Porte confirmed? I reckon he will skip again. Not much point in him riding if Froome is not going to be there.

Porte is confirmed for now. He still has time to bail out though.

 

[Pentacycle]

Is Porte confirmed? I reckon he will skip again. Not much point in him riding if Froome is not going to be there.

Sure. Unless Porte's stuck with health issues again, he'll take this chance to be team leader with both hands.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Caruso will lead BMC.

 

[Eshnar]

Caruso will lead BMC.

thx. Anything about Gilbert? Did he say something?

 

[SafeBet]

Will he be the leader? Formolo I mean

Not sure they're going with the designated leader approach, but surely a free role.

 

[Pentacycle]

thx. Anything about Gilbert? Did he say something?

He's said a few months ago that the Ardennes and the Maglia Rosa(wearing it) were his main goals for the first half of 2015.

 

[Eshnar]

He's said a few months ago that the Ardennes and the Maglia Rosa(wearing it) were his main goals for the first half of 2015.

Good, I'll add him then

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Yeah I know, but in the last years it didn't look very reliable...

Right, it's not, but it's based on actual "news" for the most part. It's meaningless at this stage, apart from super obvious riders like Contador, Basso, Aru, Formolo etc.

As for Gilbert, yeah he wants to race, but I seriously doubt BMC will let him take part, based on Peiper's comments from a while back. He probably needs to rest after Liege.

 

[Eshnar]

Right, it's not, but it's based on actual "news" for the most part. It's meaningless at this stage, apart from super obvious riders like Contador, Basso, Aru, Formolo etc.

As for Gilbert, yeah he wants to race, but I seriously doubt BMC will let him take part, based on Peiper's comments from a while back. He probably needs to rest after Liege.

well, if his goal is the pink he can probably keep some form and try to race the first week... or the first 4 stages, then DNS on stage 5

 

[Bavarianrider]

I really hope CCC bring Rebellin and Schumacher

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I really hope CCC bring Rebellin and Schumacher

Unfortunately, they won't. Rebellin is not doing the Giro.

 

[nhowson]

I really hope CCC bring Rebellin and Schumacher

No GTs would invite them again.

 

[whittashau]

George Bennett said on his blog he'll be riding the Giro for team Lotto Jumbo

 

[Ruudz0r]

Bennett is listed with Lotto Soudal instead of Lotto Jumbo, Kruijswijk will be the leader of the team though (Lotto Jumbo)

Jesus Herrada, Intxausti and Ruben Fernandez will be leading Movistar (if I remember it correctly red it yesterday or 2 days ago).