Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia: Who is going to win? Pre-race poll.

[johnymax]

Ranking the Giro d'Italia favourites by how likely they are to poop by the roadside.

Ranking the Giro 2021 favourites by how likely they are to poop by the roadside. — Tom Owen Cycling Content

They call it 'doing a Dumoulin'.

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I think I've found the reason for back problems for both Bernal and Pinot. They spend too much time with cows and goats.

 

[johnymax]

I think the most underrated GC threat going into the Giro is Dan Martin. Nobody ever mentions him, but he said in an interview he is in form of his life. He was fighting for the podium in the last Vuelta and showed great form until his two crashes on the descent at the TotA. I would be surprised if he wins, but the podium is a realistic goal IMO.

 

[BlueRoads]

I think the most underrated GC threat going into the Giro is Dan Martin. Nobody ever mentions him, but he said in an interview he is in form of his life. He was fighting for the podium in the last Vuelta and showed great form until his two crashes on the descent at the TotA. I would be surprised if he wins, but the podium is a realistic goal IMO.

I put him in the poll.

 

[johnymax]

I put him in the poll.

I can't see him.

Edit:
Ah, sorry, in another thread. I see. Good decision IMO. But nobody voted for him.

 

[SafeBet]

My main concern with Dan Martin is that Giro is a more technical race than either Vuelta or Tour.
There are a few difficult descents on this years's route where a rider like Martin could crash or be left behind, plus I'm pretty sure he won't like the sterrato stage.

He should do better than in 2014 though.

 

[Escarabajo]

Hinault won his first GT.
Anquetil won his first GT.
Coppi won his first GT.

Touché.
I should have included the age and injury to your formula just to mess with it!!

 

[Lequack]

Some pics before the start

 

[Savant12]

Simon Yates has the clearest form to win.
Remco will be there to help Almeida because Masnada won't. Or the hype will be that Remco wins every single stage once the flag drops.
Landa will be up there but he'll still do Landa things by not winning.
Dan Martin will do well uphill but Zakarin things downhill.
Bernal will be hoping that his back holds up or that Sivakov doesn't crash into him.

 

[dusty red roads]

Zakarin is now a verb!

 

[Pantani_lives]

If Bernal's back is okay he should be the top favourite. Those mountain stages in the last nine days are perfect for him. He will lose something in the time trials, but there's ample opportunity to make that up.

Yates is still somewhat doubtful over three weeks. The mountains in Italy are higher and longer than those in Spain.

Evenepoel should realistically not be among the top favorites, but on the other hand he was impressive in Burgos last year, so it's not unthinkable. However after that heavy injury and without competition it would be abnormal if he could win this, also because it's only his first GT.

Landa looked like a future Giro winner a few years ago, and he's here now as the leader of a strong team. He's underhyped at the moment. If he can avoid his usual time loss in the first half of a GT he can become a contender in the high mountains.

Vlasov is another question mark. He looked very strong in several one day and one week races, but he still has everything to prove in a GT.

Nibali seems to be past his peak as a GT rider, although you can't completely write him off. He still has the experience and the tactics, and maybe he's been hiding himself.

Other than those six there are guys like Soler, Buchmann, Bennett and Carthy, but they'd probably settle for a place of honour. It's funny how Hndley and Almeida are hardly among the favorites, in spite of finishing second and third last year.

 

[Panda Claws]

Just watched Rai news and not a single word about Evenepoel riding the Giro . Chauvinism at its finest!

 

[Breh]

Dont make fun of my boy Zakarin. Still the only muslim to podium a GT!

I miss the old Kamaz

 

[sir fly]

Presentation anybody?

 

[Rollthedice]

Presentation anybody?

It's going on. In short until now, Carthy is very tall, Remco lost all the fat and Yates looks fresh, Sagan will go "day by day".

 

[sir fly]

It's going on. In short until now, Carthy is very tall, Remco lost all the fat and Yates looks fresh, Sagan will go "day by day".

Pink jersey girl prettiest imo.

 

[Poursuivant]

The worry for Yates is, has he again timed his peak wrong? He was superb in Alpes, yet that was like 3/4 weeks away from where Giro will be won and lost, I’d like him to prove me wrong, but it does have 2018 vibes of being excellent first two weeks, then blowing up in the last week.

Looking forward to it, as there is question marks over all the top favourites really.

 

[sir fly]

UAE flagbearer walks the walk...

 

[Sciatic]

The worry for Yates is, has he again timed his peak wrong? He was superb in Alpes, yet that was like 3/4 weeks away from where Giro will be won and lost, I’d like him to prove me wrong, but it does have 2018 vibes of being excellent first two weeks, then blowing up in the last week.

Looking forward to it, as there is question marks over all the top favourites really.

He surely won’t be as pompous about being stellar early in the race? We’ll see I guess.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I understand they interviewed Evenepoel, but feels strange to ignore the guy who was on the podium 15 times last year.

 

[Escarabajo]

EF Education shirts look good this time IMHO!!!!

 

[sir fly]

Carpet over the cobbles is made for heels...

 

[red_flanders]

I understand they interviewed Evenepoel, but feels strange to ignore the guy who was on the podium 15 times last year.

Yeah, Almeida has got to have some kind of chip on his shoulder about the attention on Remco, whether he shows it or not. That would get old pretty quickly.

 

[BlueRoads]

Who do you think will handle the gravel best? Nibali should be alright if he's alright. I guess Bernal with not too much pain should be the favourite, since he's an ex-mtb and did great in Strade Bianche? Bardet should be among the better ones, too?
Who else? Who's most in danger?

 

[SafeBet]

Who do you think will handle the gravel best? Nibali should be alright if he's alright. I guess Bernal with not too much pain should be the favourite, since he's an ex-mtb and did great in Strade Bianche? Bardet should be among the better ones, too?
Who else? Who's most in danger?

Are we only talking about GC riders here?
Sagan should like the stage. I guess Quinten Hermans might do well too, considering his CX background.
I'd pick Bardet and Bernal among GC riders.

Most in danger: Dan Martin? Remco? Maybe Carthy?

 

[BlueRoads]

Are we only talking about GC riders here?
Sagan should like the stage. I guess Quinten Hermans might do well too, considering his CX background.
I'd pick Bardet and Bernal among GC riders.

Most in danger: Dan Martin? Remco? Maybe Carthy?

Yeah, I meant the GC guys.