Giro 2012 Field Discussion/Rumours

[cineteq]

nibali on the list...

This is a provisional list.

He's not on this one.
http://biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=50478

I totally get the sponsor thing, I'm just crossing my fingers they have him skip the Giro.

 

[hrotha]

According to the Biciciclismo list, Quintana is not confirmed and it's between him and a few others including Costa for two spots.

 

[search]

lampre with a VERY bad team for the ttt

Damiano Cunego en Michele Scarponi als kopmannen. De twee zullen worden ondersteund door Przemyslaw Niemiec, Matteo Bono, Adriano Malori, Daniele Pietropolli, Daniele Righi, Alessandro Spezialetti en Diego Ulissi.

I don't think it's much worse than last year's team, and they didn't do that bad (6th place, losing 24 seconds to HTC). Losing Hondo and Petacchi is a handicap but adding Malori is a huge advantage in general.

They will suffer with the length, that's for sure, but they won't lose too much time to most teams with GC contenders (except Sky, if you don't count Pinotti as a GC contender)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

that's old news. quintana will ride 99.99% unless become injured between now and 5 may.

 

[hrotha]

that's old news. quintana will ride 99.99% unless become injured between now and 5 may.

Is he going to start the Giro without racing anything else before?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he has done number of races earlier like catalunya

 

[hrotha]

he has done number of races earlier like catalunya

I know, but it's been a long while since those.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

pro·vi·sion·al - Provided or serving only for the time being. used of partial or temporary arrangements

 

[Parrulo]

According to the Biciciclismo list, Quintana is not confirmed and it's between him and a few others including Costa for two spots.

well it would be rather silly to send costa to the giro after he peaked for the ardennes he would be dead after the first week

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I know, but it's been a long while since those.

yes. he's been back in colombia for over a month and is now back in spain and return for the giro, just in time.

 

[Mellow Velo]

At least Cunego is now confirmed:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-2012-scarponi-and-cunego-lead-lampre-challenge

 

[hrotha]

pro·vi·sion·al - Provided or serving only for the time being. used of partial or temporary arrangements

Yeah but I'd expect the preinscriptions to make some sense, otherwise the team is just wasting a spot in the long list.

 

[greenedge]

lampre with a VERY bad team for the ttt

Malori is a good ITTer and they usually go well.

 

[greenedge]

They will suffer with the length, that's for sure, but they won't lose too much time to most teams with GC contenders (except Sky, if you don't count Pinotti as a GC contender)

Henao i think might hold them back, if he has status.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

henao will be one of the engines for the ttt. you will see.

 

[Ronde van Flausenthurm]

Team Sky announced his Giro's lineup:

Cavendish, Eisel, Flecha, Henao, Kennaugh, Stannard, Swift, Thomas, Uran.

 

[hatcher]

Sky pretty much as predicted.

I worry how Swift, Kennaugh, and Thomas to a lesser extent, are going to handle the first week.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Team Sky announced his Giro's lineup:

Cavendish, Eisel, Flecha, Henao, Kennaugh, Stannard, Swift, Thomas, Uran.

excellent team for ttt

 

[maltiv]

excellent team for ttt

Not much mountain support for Henao and Uran though. With all the brits having no climbing legs from all the track riding, Flecha will be their only useful domestique in the mountain stages.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yes. their mountain team sucks. als flecha is no good climber. but they won't need much either. androni, lampre and liqiuigas will controll

 

[hatcher]

Flecha has climbed really well the last two years. If it's needed he'll be in the top group on some hard mountains a lot longer than you'd expect.

How Kennaugh (and Thomas) will be going by the time the mountains come around I really have no idea.

 

[Parrulo]

yes. their mountain team sucks. als flecha is no good climber. but they won't need much either. androni, lampre and liqiuigas will controll

indeed, it isn't overly necessary to send a good climbing team to the giro as the italian teams are always strong enougn and always will control the race. even last year when no longer being in contention for the win, lampre and liqui were still doing it

 

[Catwhoorg]

Didn't Sky say ages ago that they wouldn't be going for the GC at the Giro, but stage wins.

Henao and Uran both have the potential to nab a mountain stage, then Cav obviously in the flat ones.

Flecha, Stannard and Bernie for the odd breakaway (not that I seriously expect Bernie to be more than a bikes length away from Cav,but he has the ability to do it)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Flecha has climbed really well the last two years. If it's needed he'll be in the top group on some hard mountains a lot longer than you'd expect.

How Kennaugh (and Thomas) will be going by the time the mountains come around I really have no idea.

those are tour climbs. this is the giro. flecha may be in the last 40 but that's nothing to write home about really. kennaugh we have to see.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

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