Giro 2019 Field Discussion/Speculation

[Rollthedice]

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According to Kristoff, Aru will lead UAE and be the sole leader - meaning no sprinters.

Make Aru Great Again.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

According to Kristoff, Aru will lead UAE and be the sole leader - meaning no sprinters.

Make Aru Great Again.

 

[Eshnar]

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According to Kristoff, Aru will lead UAE and be the sole leader - meaning no sprinters.

Alright, I'll write Gaviria off.

According to the Telegraaf, Mollema and Roglic to the Giro. (source: Twitter)

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic to Giro confirmed.

Even Mollema to the Giro.


All those Giro/Tour doubles all of a sudden.

Such a *** waste.

 

[tobydawq]

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Roglic to Giro confirmed.

Even Mollema to the Giro.


All those Giro/Tour doubles all of a sudden.

Such a **** waste.

Every possible contender goes to the Giro, assuring the most awesome start list in living memory and still you have something to complain about.

Lighten up, it's christmas.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So does this mean that everyone other than the French teams has already conceded the Tour?

 

[Red Rick]

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So does this mean that everyone other than the French teams has already conceded the Tour?

you call it conceding.

I call it denying it's prestige

 

[rick james]

Re: Re:

According to Kristoff, Aru will lead UAE and be the sole leader - meaning no sprinters.

Make Aru Great Again.

Lol

 

[Rollthedice]

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So does this mean that everyone other than the French teams has already conceded the Tour?

you call it conceding.

I call it denying it's prestige

Wait till the Dumoulins and Nibalis start crushing the July dreams of a certain team which will be no more in 2020.

 

[Red Rick]

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So does this mean that everyone other than the French teams has already conceded the Tour?

you call it conceding.

I call it denying it's prestige

Wait till the Dumoulins and Nibalis start crushing the July dreams of a certain team which will be no more in 2020.

I've asked a seer when that would happen. He said that would happen after the Dutch win a World Cup, and when Andy Murray wins the Australian Open, and not before

 

[Velolover2]

They are all avoiding the Tour.

It looks like the Tour will be between Froome and Thomas. Each getting 3 doms. Sky A and Sky B. :lol:

 

[rick james]

Doesn’t matter who goes to the Giro, it will always been inferior as Froome dawg isn’t riding it and as we all know he is the main man in cycling, he is the show

 

[Red Rick]

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Doesn’t matter who goes to the Giro, it will always been inferior as Froome dawg isn’t riding it and as we all know he is the main man in cycling, he is the show

But G is the reigning Tour champ, so isn't that were it's at?

 

[Gigs_98]

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Doesn’t matter who goes to the Giro, it will always been inferior as Froome dawg isn’t riding it and as we all know he is the main man in cycling, he is the show

:lol:

 

[rick james]

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Doesn’t matter who goes to the Giro, it will always been inferior as Froome dawg isn’t riding it and as we all know he is the main man in cycling, he is the show

But G is the reigning Tour champ, so isn't that were it's at?

Nope Froome is the show

 

[yaco]

I'm fairly confident that no Sky rider will win the 2019 TDF - Froome is on the decline and can Thomas repeat his form - Strangest thing is this the best TDF profile for a number of years.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah I really doubt Sky will get their riders in shape for a GT.

 

[Gigs_98]

Would be funny if sky sends bernal to the tour instead of the giro to get the podium sweep

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Who is avoiding TdF and why?
Dumo? Maybe yes, because of lack of ITT;
Almost retired Nibali? Maybe yes, he always prefers Giro;
Valverde? I hope so, TdF 2019 altitudes are great;
S. Yates? If he avoids Tour, yes, it's bad news.

And all the moaning about 2019 route, Sky wins, can't change the fact: Tour the France is the most prestigious, the biggest race in calendar.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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So does this mean that everyone other than the French teams has already conceded the Tour?

you call it conceding.

I call it denying it's prestige

Do you really believe that the motivation for the teams sending their top GC guys to the Giro is to belittle the achievement of whoever subsequently wins the Tour?

 

[Red Rick]

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So does this mean that everyone other than the French teams has already conceded the Tour?

you call it conceding.

I call it denying it's prestige

Do you really believe that the motivation for the teams sending their top GC guys to the Giro is to belittle the achievement of whoever subsequently wins the Tour?

Ofcourse I believe that.

Having said, I am also truly incapable of sarcsm.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Would be funny if sky sends bernal to the tour instead of the giro to get the podium sweep

That would be funny but also silly. Instead of getting the whole Tdf podium Sky should focus on all GT overall wins.

 

[wansteadimp]

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I'm fairly confident that no Sky rider will win the 2019 TDF - Froome is on the decline and can Thomas repeat his form - Strangest thing is this the best TDF profile for a number of years.

I can't believe Thomas got round one GT without a catastrophic fall, expecting him to do two in a row seems a bit much.

 

[fauniera]

Would be funny if sky sends bernal to the tour instead of the giro to get the podium sweep

First the Giro (which he will win), then the Tour (to help the old british dudes). Obviously.

 

[Red Rick]

Would be funny if sky sends bernal to the tour instead of the giro to get the podium sweep

First the Giro (which he will win), then the Tour (to help the old british dudes). Obviously.

To help the old british dudes to #2nd and #3rd after yours truly