2015 Giro Field Speculation

[LaFlorecita]

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Maybe some rumours leaked and they know they won't be invited to the Tour. Would make plenty of sense to put all the eggs in one basket at the Giro.

They are doing the Tour. The organisers won't want the defending champion to miss out. The tour is basically locked, regardless of what happens due to Nibali winning it last year.

If they don't have a license, there's nothing ASO can do.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Re: Re:

Maybe some rumours leaked and they know they won't be invited to the Tour. Would make plenty of sense to put all the eggs in one basket at the Giro.

They are doing the Tour. The organisers won't want the defending champion to miss out. The tour is basically locked, regardless of what happens due to Nibali winning it last year.

Astana were not invited in 2008 even though Contador won the previous event and moved to them over the winter.

 

[Miburo]

Re: Re:

Maybe some rumours leaked and they know they won't be invited to the Tour. Would make plenty of sense to put all the eggs in one basket at the Giro.

They are doing the Tour. The organisers won't want the defending champion to miss out. The tour is basically locked, regardless of what happens due to Nibali winning it last year.

Astana were not invited in 2008 even though Contador won the previous event and moved to them over the winter.

ASO punished astana for the doping things. Yea ASO prob won't invite astana if they lost license. MIght rob them of a great GT though, nibali is a spectacle.

 

[Flamin]

The most entertaining team of il Giro is known:

JVDB, Greipel, Bak, Hansen, Henderson, Monfort, Armée, Broeckx and Vervaeke.

Looking forward to the Hendo vs Aru battle!

 

[SyroboiII]

Henderson is a ***. He is going to get bullied like a nerdy geek by the jock called the peloton. Froome and Porte have called him out before, Froome even went as far as calling him an ***hole in his book.

If he is in a break, Astana will do all the chasing work.

 

[The Hitch]

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The most entertaining team of il Giro is known:

JVDB, Greipel, Bak, Hansen, Henderson, Monfort, Armée, Broeckx and Vervaeke.

Looking forward to the Hendo vs Aru battle!

Good on JVDB finally quitting his obsession with wheelsucking top 5s in the TDF.

 

[Miburo]

Re: Re:

The most entertaining team of il Giro is known:

JVDB, Greipel, Bak, Hansen, Henderson, Monfort, Armée, Broeckx and Vervaeke.

Looking forward to the Hendo vs Aru battle!

Good on JVDB finally quitting his obsession with wheelsucking top 5s in the TDF.

Nah bro, that's not how it went, his team doesn't allow him to ride the tour anymore.

He barely made the giro btw, he first had to prove himself.

He truly only cares about the tour.

 

[ILovecycling]

Re: Re:

The most entertaining team of il Giro is known:

JVDB, Greipel, Bak, Hansen, Henderson, Monfort, Armée, Broeckx and Vervaeke.

Looking forward to the Hendo vs Aru battle!

Good on JVDB finally quitting his obsession with wheelsucking top 5s in the TDF.

Do you think he can have a go in May?


I dont buy that

 

[Flamin]

JVDB is a model pro, so I'm sure he will be motivated. What's more worrying is his seemingly poor shape.. But Romandie will clear things out.

 

[Anderis]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ted-king-will-retire-after-2015-season

So it seems Edward King is riding California, not Giro.

 

[coimbrawu]

Giant Alpecin's giro roster is confirmed:

via procyclingstats

 

[LaFlorecita]

Tinkoff-Saxo
- Contador
- Basso
- Hernández
- Jensen
- Kreuziger
- Paulinho
- Rogers
- Rovny
- Tosatto

Rovny, that worked out so well last time

 

[MatParker117]

Sky:

191. PORTE Richie
192. HENAO Sebastián
193. KIRYIENKA Vasil
194. KöNIG Leopold
195. LOPEZ David
196. NIEVE Mikel
197. PUCCIO Salvatore
198. SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
199. VIVIANI Elia

 

[Netserk]

I guess it's certain now that there won't be any Rujano in this year's Giro

 

[jens_attacks]

Yep devastating for me
Well more positive energy for fabio aru and bardiani sputniks

 

[May0maniac]

Not a single Venezuelan rider for Androni, probably because of the drama between the Venezuelan federation and the team. If only the Venezuelan federation would have signed with Southeast before the Giro like Ryo predicted, their team looks pretty weak and could have been way better with a few Venezuelan riders.

 

[Netserk]

Re:

Yep devastating for me
Well more positive energy for fabio aru and bardiani sputniks

I guess there's not much to hope for from Southeast now that they don't glow anymore and has gone grey...

 

[HelloDolly]

Re:

Sky:

191. PORTE Richie
192. HENAO Sebastián
193. KIRYIENKA Vasil
194. KöNIG Leopold
195. LOPEZ David
196. NIEVE Mikel
197. PUCCIO Salvatore
198. SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
199. VIVIANI Elia

Very strong team ....Kiryienka Lopez & Nieve I though would be at the Tour... esp Kiryienka

Not British riders riding the Giro ????

 

[HelloDolly]

I think Jurgen Van Den Broeck will ride to a podium here

 

[pastronef]

Re: Re:

Sky:

191. PORTE Richie
192. HENAO Sebastián
193. KIRYIENKA Vasil
194. KöNIG Leopold
195. LOPEZ David
196. NIEVE Mikel
197. PUCCIO Salvatore
198. SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
199. VIVIANI Elia

Very strong team ....Kiryienka Lopez & Nieve I though would be at the Tour... esp Kiryienka

Not British riders riding the Giro ????

Nieve was added last minute as per his tweet (April 18th)

https://twitter.com/NieveMikel/status/589511834509701120

For the Tour should be

Froome
Porte
Poels
Henao
Roche
Thomas
Stannard
Knees
Kennaugh?

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Sky:

191. PORTE Richie
192. HENAO Sebastián
193. KIRYIENKA Vasil
194. KöNIG Leopold
195. LOPEZ David
196. NIEVE Mikel
197. PUCCIO Salvatore
198. SIUTSOU Kanstantsin
199. VIVIANI Elia

Very strong team ....Kiryienka Lopez & Nieve I though would be at the Tour... esp Kiryienka

Not British riders riding the Giro ????

Nieve was added last minute as per his tweet (April 18th)

https://twitter.com/NieveMikel/status/589511834509701120

For the Tour should be

Froome
Porte
Poels
Henao
Roche
Thomas
Stannard
Knees
Kennaugh?

Konig is riding the Tour
Rowe is also hoping to ride the Tour
Poels not certain as having shoulder surgery

If I were Froome I'd rather have Kiri than any of them as a top Dom

 

[Escarabajo]

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Not a single Venezuelan rider for Androni, probably because of the drama between the Venezuelan federation and the team. If only the Venezuelan federation would have signed with Southeast before the Giro like Ryo predicted, their team looks pretty weak and could have been way better with a few Venezuelan riders.

They have more important things to think about now, like paying the bills!!
They need money.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re:

Not a single Venezuelan rider for Androni, probably because of the drama between the Venezuelan federation and the team. If only the Venezuelan federation would have signed with Southeast before the Giro like Ryo predicted, their team looks pretty weak and could have been way better with a few Venezuelan riders.

they are probably in a fight over rujano

 

[valentius borealis]

Svein Tuft is out after his crash in Romandie.