Giro d'Italia 2020

[edobs]

Completely agree...

Gallopin and Zakarin unexpected names and, in general ag2r's squad is not as bad as expected

 

[BlueRoads]

Just perfect. That looks exactly as crappy as an Italian pro conti poster should look like. Truly represents the team.

Not about the team, but this poster looks like some 7year old made it, lol.

 

[Escarabajo]

Androni have made public their selection. No room for Miguel Eduardo Flórez who - in Argentina - proved to be a much better rider than Remco ().

He has really not found that level since the break.

He was flying at the beginning of the year. The break slowed down some of the riders but we have seen that some of them are coming back to form. The biggest example was Lopez. I really don't understand why they don't take Florez.

 

[tobydawq]

Ineos for the Giro:

Thomas
Ganna
Dennis
Castroviejo
Geoghegan Hart
Puccio
Narváez
Swift

I think they might lead the teams' classification after stage 1...

But they will probably not be able to provide Thomas with much of a train in the mountains.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Ineos for the Giro:

Thomas
Ganna
Dennis
Castroviejo
Geoghegan Hart
Puccio
Narváez
Swift

I think they might lead the teams' classification after stage 1...

But they will probably not be able to provide Thomas with much of a train in the mountains.

Ganna, Dennis, Thomas... No need of mountain train, they will crush rivals on flat stages* in a good old-fashioned style!

*TTT like breakaway

 

[Earns1985]

Ineos for the Giro:

Thomas
Ganna
Dennis
Castroviejo
Geoghegan Hart
Puccio
Narváez
Swift

I think they might lead the teams' classification after stage 1...

But they will probably not be able to provide Thomas with much of a train in the mountains.

Good news for the dynamic of the race...

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I would have thought Sosa may have made a place in the team. Think he is maybe a climber short. Maybe he is gonna do a Remco and hope his ITT is good enough for the time needed to win.

 

[tobydawq]

And no Ewan. That would have made around zero sense in any case.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, the Ineos team looks a bit weak on the climbing side, probably only good for the dynamics of the race, not a lot of climbing superdoms. I guess Astana and Michelton-Scott could have the strongest teams in the mountains.
Yeah, the Bardiani team is really weak, I've only heard about 5 of the riders and I actually follow the Italian u23 scene.

 

[Gigs_98]

Ineos looking weaker than expected for the mountains, but stronger than expected for the flats. Great news for the race.

 

[fuiers]

Yeah, the Ineos team looks a bit weak on the climbing side, probably only good for the dynamics of the race, not a lot of climbing superdoms. I guess Astana and Michelton-Scott could have the strongest teams in the mountains.
Yeah, the Bardiani team is really weak, I've only heard about 5 of the riders and I actually follow the Italian u23 scene.

From what I've noticed from the route that riders like Yates and Lopez are gonna have to push right from the first mountains because the route is in clear favor for riders like Thomas. That doesn't make it bad thing. More like the other way around.

 

[Mayomaniac]

From what I've noticed from the route that riders like Yates and Lopez are gonna have to push right from the first mountains because the route is in clear favor for riders like Thomas. That doesn't make it bad thing. More like the other way around.

I doubt that Lopez is really here to ride for the gc, he's here to support Fuglsang and Vlasov.
Astana did the same with Aru, they send him to the Vuelta after the Tour when he was leaving and already fading at the end of the Tour. Now unlike Aru MAL actually came to the Tour a bit undercooked, so he should do a lot better, but still.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

NTT have now confirmed, and Pozzovivo, having been missing from most projections of what the team would be, has been included for his 14th Giro.

 

[postmanhat]

I would have thought Sosa may have made a place in the team. Think he is maybe a climber short. Maybe he is gonna do a Remco and hope his ITT is good enough for the time needed to win.

I think Sosa was swapped into the team for Narvaez at the beginning of the week. And they have now swapped places again. Might be a late injury for Sosa?

 

[tobydawq]

I think Sosa was swapped into the team for Narvaez at the beginning of the week. And they have now swapped places again. Might be a late injury for Sosa?

Sosa is riding FW now.

 

[Breezy1985]

Ineos looking weaker than expected for the mountains, but stronger than expected for the flats. Great news for the race.

I can't see any team muster a train which should be fun atleast

 

[Escarabajo]

Sosa is riding FW now.

Probably shifting focus based on Bernal going to the Vuelta. Me thinks.

 

[fuiers]

I doubt that Lopez is really here to ride for the gc, he's here to support Fuglsang and Vlasov.
Astana did the same with Aru, they send him to the Vuelta after the Tour when he was leaving and already fading at the end of the Tour. Now unlike Aru MAL actually came to the Tour a bit undercooked, so he should do a lot better, but still.

Yeah I forgot about Fuglsang. He is their captain.

 

[movingtarget]

SK was probably hoping for more support. That Jumbo team doesn't look very strong. Yates has a pretty good team

 

[DaLong]

Sagan surely has to pick up a couple stages? Seems like a lot of those uphill finishes were designed with him in mind. Also, not a lot of competition? Viviani, Hodeg, Demare, Gaviria, Matthews...so really on the uphill only Matthews or Demare? I say 3 stages is a possibility.

 

[SafeBet]

The way Matthews is climbing he probably has the edge over Sagan in the punchy finishes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Natarov and Pronskiy are out, having been in contact with Bizhigitov, who have tested positive for covid-19.
They have been replaced by Contreras and Gregaard, the latter who was literally on the start line for FW when he got the message.

 

[tobydawq]

Sagan surely has to pick up a couple stages? Seems like a lot of those uphill finishes were designed with him in mind. Also, not a lot of competition? Viviani, Hodeg, Demare, Gaviria, Matthews...so really on the uphill only Matthews or Demare? I say 3 stages is a possibility.

I will be shocked if Sagan wins three stages.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Natarov and Pronskiy are out, having been in contact with Bizhigitov, who have tested positive for covid-19.
They have been replaced by Contreras and Gregaard, the latter who was literally on the start line for FW when he got the message.

"If you want us to include a rider of your nationality every time, pay our wages"

 

[RedheadDane]

Hang on; didn't realise Contreras was in FW too, but actually started and finished.