Giro 2014 Field Speculation

[karaev]

Kiserlovski I guess

Oh... I forgot about him...Top 10 at most for Kiserlovski in my opininon....

 

[Dazed and Confused]

well we have already more names than I expected.

Gotta say with Quintana confirmed, the field looks very impressive indeed.

 

[Pentacycle]

Ellia Viviani is confirmed. Modolo should start too but I don't think it was confirmed...

PS:any news on who will be Trek leader?(Frank maybe)

Modolo goes to the Tour.(Source)

 

[Taxus4a]

I big mistake IMO to put Qubeka away, they have very good riders, a good ethic, a good spirit, and they are the future.

 

[karaev]

I big mistake IMO to put Qubeka away, they have very good riders, a good ethic, a good spirit, and they are the future.

I got to agree with you. MTN is a really intersting and spectacular team. But they had to give the 3 Italians teams the wild-card.

 

[pianomagic]

Serpa and Atapuma will do the Tour instead of the Giro (Serpa told in an interview that he'll do Tour-Vuelta, because he prefer long Tour climbs than steep Giro climbs, but anyway in the Vuelta he'll find steeper climbs than in any other Tour).

Colombia Giro team will be Duarte-Duque-Ávila-Pantano-Chalapud-Rubiano-C.Quintero and two more (I hope to see Largo, Torres or Pantoja).

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Felline has confirmed that he will ride the Giro as well.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I got to agree with you. MTN is a really intersting and spectacular team. But they had to give the 3 Italians teams the wild-card.

No they didn't. This was an opportunity to put the fear of God into the Italian teams about causing embarrassment to the race by nailing Scinto's mob to a tree.

Short termist thinking not to do so.

 

[karaev]

No they didn't. This was an opportunity to put the fear of God into the Italian teams about causing embarrassment to the race by nailing Scinto's mob to a tree.

Short termist thinking not to do so.

I'm not saying I do agree with their decision. But there is no way Yellow Flu(or whatever their name is) should have been invited to Giro. They had doping problems and their riders are weak compared to IAM or MTN. The only logical reason for Yellow to be invited is their nationality...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Gotta say with Quintana confirmed, the field looks very impressive indeed.

for the goddamned last time quintana isn't confirmed

 

[Netserk]

They are invited because we know they will bring the fireworks.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Serpa and Atapuma will do the Tour instead of the Giro (Serpa told in an interview that he'll do Tour-Vuelta, because he prefer long Tour climbs than steep Giro climbs, but anyway in the Vuelta he'll find steeper climbs than in any other Tour).

Colombia Giro team will be Duarte-Duque-Ávila-Pantano-Chalapud-Rubiano-C.Quintero and two more (I hope to see Largo, Torres or Pantoja).

I don';t get why colombia got rid of daliver ospina, at least he was ok. instead they take riders from colombia that are basically one big gamble and I mean that in a bad way, especially largo.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm not saying I do agree with their decision. But there is no way Yellow Flu(or whatever their name is) should have been invited to Giro. They had doping problems and their riders are weak compared to IAM or MTN. The only logical reason for Yellow to be invited is their nationality...

yellow fluo didn't have doping problems, di luca and santambrogio had. what is the team to blame for? especially considering scinto refused to sign di luca until sponsor threatened at last minute to cancel all sponsoring and they couldn't go to the giro. after the giro debacle scinto againt stood up and dissed the sponsor who wanted to stay looking in italy for another sponsor he was in full risk of losing his job and many of his people.

 

[Escarabajo]

Serpa and Atapuma will do the Tour instead of the Giro (Serpa told in an interview that he'll do Tour-Vuelta, because he prefer long Tour climbs than steep Giro climbs, but anyway in the Vuelta he'll find steeper climbs than in any other Tour).

Colombia Giro team will be Duarte-Duque-Ávila-Pantano-Chalapud-Rubiano-C.Quintero and two more (I hope to see Largo, Torres or Pantoja).

Now he realizes that!!! during the sunset of his career (not that he had the opportunity before but for a rider of his quality he could have gone to a World Tour before).

I am happy for him.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

They are invited because we know they will bring the fireworks.

Or at the very least the rocket fuel.

 

[karlboss]

yellow fluo didn't have doping problems, di luca and santambrogio had. what is the team to blame for? especially considering scinto refused to sign di luca until sponsor threatened at last minute to cancel all sponsoring and they couldn't go to the giro. after the giro debacle scinto againt stood up and dissed the sponsor who wanted to stay looking in italy for another sponsor he was in full risk of losing his job and many of his people.

The sponsors walked away leaving a team with a doping stench around it. That seems fair.

For this year it sends the wrong message to other teams. Hire dopers, let them ride and win, get caught and we'll invite you back next year.

Of the 8 options RCS had the only 2 teams I'd not have considered were United healthcare and YellowFluo and they picked one them.

 

[Ferminal]

Maybe they didn't want dopers like Gerdemann and Konovalovas to attend?

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Maybe they didn't want dopers like Gerdemann and Konovalovas to attend?

Gerdemann is a doper? That's the first I've heard of that

 

[hfer07]

So is officially confirmed by Nairo himself-coming out of his mouth- HE WILL RIDE IL GIRO

http://revistamundociclistico.com/r...ia-como-el-giro-de-italia-nairo-quintana.html

 

[42x16ss]

So is officially confirmed by Nairo himself-coming out of his mouth- HE WILL RIDE IL GIRO

http://revistamundociclistico.com/r...ia-como-el-giro-de-italia-nairo-quintana.html

Sweet! Failsford and co. will be pleased by that announcement

PS: It's probably a safe assumption to list Hansen for Lotto-Belisol in the OP

 

[coimbrawu]

procyclingstats already list some names in giro page:
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_d_Italia_2014

 

[Eshnar]

So is officially confirmed by Nairo himself-coming out of his mouth- HE WILL RIDE IL GIRO

http://revistamundociclistico.com/r...ia-como-el-giro-de-italia-nairo-quintana.html

yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Dazed and Confused]

procyclingstats already list some names in giro page:
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_d_Italia_2014

Great news.

Methinks Porte will come under serious threat from the Colombian army this year.

Collusion etc, the Tassie will need to bring his A game.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Gerdemann is a doper? That's the first I've heard of that

lol. he was flying at csc in 2004 and 2005, we all know thanks you hamilton how that came about. after 2005 gerdemann started to suck like he did as u23. clear cut to me what happened.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Great news.

Methinks Porte will come under serious threat from the Colombian army this year.

Collusion etc, the Tassie will need to bring his A game.

I quickly counted something like 18 colombians doing the giro. I hope they will ride like one armada. sky have no chance