Giro 2012 Field Discussion/Rumours

[plooton]

Today's recon

Nice, the "pirate" photo actually do exist. Who are the riders on there, we can take their Giro participation for sure!

 

[Eshnar]

Not anymore the green jersey (climber leader) but blue jersey due to sponsor's main color.

 

[search]

most of the jersey's colors are (or at least were) sponsor related, so is the pink jersey and so are all jerseys in the Tour de France. And it's not like there is any tradition in "winning the green jersey", so I must say, I don't really care which color it carries. Blue is fine for me

 

[Eshnar]

most of the jersey's colors are (or at least were) sponsor related, so is the pink jersey and so are all jerseys in the Tour de France. And it's not like there is any tradition in "winning the green jersey", so I must say, I don't really care which color it carries. Blue is fine for me

There IS a tradition in the Maglia Verde. It is (was...) the only meaningful jersey in the Giro (after the pink, of course). Countless champions wore that jersey.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

kiserlovski to ride tour instead of giro.. dunno if it was reported earlier

guessed that since he doesn't do Trentino, but it is sad

 

[Tour de Berghem]

The new jerseys of Giro : http://www.****iociclismo.it/?action=read&idnotizia=19014 , change stars with s p a z (without spaces)
Is a good thing that an italian big bank (Mediolanum) put a lot of money in Giro in this time of crisis but green jersey was historical (more than 70 years) with very great riders that wore it...
Anyway we can say that there is a symbolism...if green represented the woods of alps, blue will represent the sky toward which climbers go

 

[Cogombre]

That sucks. I didn't like the change from the ciclamino to the red, but it didn't bothered me too much, but this is crap. I hope the Giro won't take the Vuelta way of changing the jerseys 4389565376 times.

 

[macnir]

anyone knows what happened to Leopold Konig?He hasn't competed since his DNS in Coppi e Bartali

 

[Kazistuta]

anyone knows what happened to Leopold Konig?He hasn't competed since his DNS in Coppi e Bartali

Don't know what "happened", but he's on the start list for Trentino:

http://www.girodeltrentino.com/IT/1/1/Squadre.htm

Maybe he's slowly building up for a peak at the giro, which arguably will be the biggest race NetApp will ride this season. If so, he shouldshow himself in Trentino.

 

[macnir]

Don't know what "happened", but he's on the start list for Trentino:

http://www.girodeltrentino.com/IT/1/1/Squadre.htm

Maybe he's slowly building up for a peak at the giro, which arguably will be the biggest race NetApp will ride this season. If so, he shouldshow himself in Trentino.

Thanks

He was NOT on the Appennino and Trentino startlist on NetApp's website several days ago but it seems he started the Appennino(despite resulting in DNF)and on the startlist for Trentino. I thought he got some problem though.

Really hope he can ride a good giro to compensate for the absence of Garzelli and Betancur

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Acquarone: "We wants kids to grow up watching the Giro"

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features...feed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=features

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Acquarone: "We wants kids to grow up watching the Giro"

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features...feed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=features

Sounds like a good mission. I know my attachment to the Giro was that it was the first cycling I had really paid attention to (and that it was available on an NBC channel when I didn't have cable/Versus)

I hadn't seen Acquarone's personality before this, but he seems like he has a good head head on his shoulders for the race's future.

 

[plooton]

Don't know what "happened", but he's on the start list for Trentino:

http://www.girodeltrentino.com/IT/1/1/Squadre.htm

Maybe he's slowly building up for a peak at the giro, which arguably will be the biggest race NetApp will ride this season. If so, he shouldshow himself in Trentino.

Leo's been terribly suffering from a shape pain in his back from the beginning of the season. Probably there's a vertebral torsion pinching innervation, it looks like surgery is needed, but I think that despite of all he wants to try Giro.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet, but Scarponi is definitely doing the Giro, he says. The Giro just got a new favorite.

 

[hoerpi]

Acquarone: "We wants kids to grow up watching the Giro"

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features...feed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=features

Always nice with some love for Löfkvist, I really hope that he could finally become a great rider since he sure has talent. No Giro for him though.

I expect that Saxo won't send a GC-man now, right?

 

[Eshnar]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet, but Scarponi is definitely doing the Giro, he says. The Giro just got a new favorite.

It's been mentioned approx 100 times,but every time there was someone trolling about him doing the tdf, quoting some random article

 

[Hugo Koblet]

It's been mentioned approx 100 times,but every time there was someone trolling about him doing the tdf, quoting some random article

Yeah, I know but I don't think anyone mentioned that he himself said that he would do the Giro (at least not on this last page).

 

[Eshnar]

Yeah, I know but I don't think anyone mentioned that he himself said that he would do the Giro (at least not on this last page).

post #392

 

[Hugo Koblet]

post #392

OK, well at least that post wasn't on the last page as I mentioned

 

[Eshnar]

OK, well at least that post wasn't on the last page as I mentioned

yeah, whatever

 

[greenedge]

Who is everyones favourites for the opening prologue??? Based on BMC's performance at the GDT i think either Pinotti or Phinney would be favourites.
Malori and Rasmussen ( especially ) could also go well.

Also how is Fuglsang going???

 

[Fetisoff]

Who is everyones favourites for the opening prologue??? Based on BMC's performance at the GDT i think either Pinotti or Phinney would be favourites.
Malori and Rasmussen ( especially ) could also go well.

Also how is Fuglsang going???

I'd also add Bobridge in there. Probably someone from Rabo will do well too

 

[greenedge]

Your'e right Van Emden could.


I didn't know that Bobridge was doing the Giro. If Leigh Howard does it he could get a top 10 in the prologue.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

alex rasmussen

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

FDJ confirmed;

William Bonnet
Sandy Casar
Mickaël Delage
Arnaud Démare
Francis Mourey
Gabriel Rasch
Dominique Rollin
Geoffrey Soupe
Jussi Veikkanen

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Fdj-tout-pour-demare/277816