Giro 2012 Field Discussion/Rumours

[King Of The Wolds]

What sprinters can we expect to do well at the Giro??

Cav to do his usual. Mess up the first and then hover up the others (and there's a fair few during the first 2 weeks).

Farrar, Haedo, Guardini, Bennati, Modolo, Demare, Goss and Bos to fight for the scraps.

 

[Wilba60]

What sprinters can we expect to do well at the Giro??

Plenty of the top sprinters present, led by Cavendish, Farrar, Goss, Haedo, Petacchi, Bennati, Bos, Renshaw...plus quite a few others.

Goss, Bos and Renshaw seem to be the pick of the guys who rode in Turkey. Cav and Farrar have been quiet of late. I think Goss and Bos would be the best in form sprinters but Cav has a team set up around him and can never be discounted. Bos and Renshaw seemed to swap around in Turkey, depending on the type of sprint finish and possibly who felt the best. Pity Goss fell on the last stage as I think he was gearing for his first win of the season.

 

[Wilba60]

http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI5MTI=

 

[Praetor]

Plenty of the top sprinters present, led by Cavendish, Farrar, Goss, Haedo, Petacchi, Bennati, Bos, Renshaw...plus quite a few others.

Goss, Bos and Renshaw seem to be the pick of the guys who rode in Turkey. Cav and Farrar have been quiet of late. I think Goss and Bos would be the best in form sprinters but Cav has a team set up around him and can never be discounted. Bos and Renshaw seemed to swap around in Turkey, depending on the type of sprint finish and possibly who felt the best. Pity Goss fell on the last stage as I think he was gearing for his first win of the season.

I doubt Bos will do much in the Giro. The stages he won in Turkey were just 120 and 135 kilometers long and very flat. Of all the big tours, I think the Giro is the one where Bos would achieve the least. Endurance seems to be his weakness.

 

[Eshnar]

Plenty of the top sprinters present, led by Cavendish, Farrar, Goss, Haedo, Petacchi, Bennati, Bos, Renshaw...plus quite a few others.

Goss, Bos and Renshaw seem to be the pick of the guys who rode in Turkey. Cav and Farrar have been quiet of late. I think Goss and Bos would be the best in form sprinters but Cav has a team set up around him and can never be discounted. Bos and Renshaw seemed to swap around in Turkey, depending on the type of sprint finish and possibly who felt the best. Pity Goss fell on the last stage as I think he was gearing for his first win of the season.

he's not going

 

[PedalCastro]

If Romain Felliu is going he will get a few top 5's on stages

 

[Christian]

There seems to be only 1 stage in the third week with possible sprint outcome, stage 18. But probably also well-fit for a breakaway. Otherwise second-rate sprinters might have gotten a shot against Cavendish, if he was tired or already dropped out

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Also interesting that Fränk couldn't even get Didier in ... those brothers really have no leverage whatsoever right now

They haven't gotten any results, either. Frank let the team down big time in the Ardennes classics.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

he's not going

isn't he going to that new Norwegian race?

 

[vladimir]

isn't he going to that new Norwegian race?

Yep, at least according to the race website.

 

[PedalCastro]

Pozzovivo is 3rd favorite with Paddy Power, after Scarponi and Basso..?

 

[will10]

M Scarponi
5/2
R Hesjedal
50/1
M Bruseghin
150/1
I Basso
11/2
M Nieve
50/1
S Casar
150/1
D Pozzovivo
6/1
C Vandevelde
66/1
G Thomas
150/1
Joaquin Rodriguez
15/2
D Cataldo
66/1
S Pardilla
150/1
D Cunego
8/1
M Carrara
66/1
M Frank
150/1
J Rujano
9/1
N Quintana
66/1
M Lloyd
150/1
R Kreuziger
9/1
F Kessiakoff
80/1
B De Clercq
200/1
J Gadret
14/1
G Visconti
100/1
J M Garate
200/1
S Szmyd
18/1
T J Slagter
100/1
C J Ochoa
200/1
R Uran
25/1
M Pinotti
100/1
T Dekker
200/1
R Kiserlovski
33/1
A Txurruka
100/1
K Seeldrayers
200/1
J Fuglsang
33/1
B Intxausti
100/1
S Lagutin
200/1
E Sella
33/1
P Niemiec
100/1
C Sarmiento
250/1
H Dupont
40/1
J Tschopp
125/1
Jackson Rodriguez
250/1
D Moreno
40/1
D Ulissi
125/1
A Ballan
250/1
J Serpa
40/1
A Vinokourov
150/1
S Denifl
250/1
S Henao
50/1
P Tiralongo
150/1
M Cavendish
2500/1

 

[theyoungest]

Rabobank are clearly gunning for a stage victory on the Stelvio, with the following riders:

Bos, Brown, Clement, Garate, Leezer, Niermann, Renshaw, Slagter & Van Winden.

 

[Catwhoorg]

50:1 for Henao ?

If I were a betting man, that would pique my interest.

 

[spalco]

M Cavendish
2500/1

lol, who's mad enough to bet a Euro on Cav?

 

[PedalCastro]

Gadret @14/1 not a bad each way bet

 

[DominicDecoco]

lol, who's mad enough to bet a Euro on Cav?

 

[Michele]

Felline reported the other day that the Giro team has been doing an altitude camp (donno where..) last week.

Thats why didnt see their main guys racing this past weekend.

 

[DominicDecoco]

50:1 for Henao ?

If I were a betting man, that would pique my interest.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Gadret @14/1 not a bad each way bet

He's a better bet at 28/1 though.

http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/cycling/giro-ditalia/winner

 

[PedalCastro]

He's a better bet at 28/1 though.

http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/cycling/giro-ditalia/winner

This is true!

 

[Red Rick]

lol, who's mad enough to bet a Euro on Cav?

He's got the benefit of the bonus seconds

 

[Lupetto]

Movistar

José Herrada
Beñat Intxausti
Pablo Lastras
Sergio Pardilla
Fran Ventoso
Andrey Amador
Branislau Samoilau
Marzio Bruseghin
Giovanni Visconti

Colnago

Domenico Pozzovivo
Enrico Battaglin
Gianluca Brambilla
Stefano Pirazzi
Stefano Locatelli
Angelo Pagani
Marco Coledan
Sonny Colbrelli
Sacha Modolo

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

No Quintana...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

No Quintana...

there's an article on bici about it, they decided to drop him at the last second because of some guys succes in asturias.

I really hate Unzue now and hope he dies in a fire