Giro d'Italia 2020

[Finn84]

Eight riders who finished the Tour seem to be in.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1311559557668274178

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1311559557668274178

 

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

same for Konrad, and it was always planed like this, so it's not impossible. Some teams were avoiding flights to Sicily though, to be on the safe side, which is probably not an option for them now

 

[RedheadDane]

same for Konrad, and it was always planed like this, so it's not impossible. Some teams were avoiding flights to Sicily though, to be on the safe side, which is probably not an option for them now

Yeah, but you said it yourself; it was planned. Note how Konrad was smart enough to finish in the top-10 - only five seconds behind the front - but not on the podium, giving himself the best time to make it from Belgium to Italy.
Did Astana not realise at first that they needed two replacement riders?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Eight riders who finished the Tour seem to be in.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1311559557668274178

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1311559557668274178

But there are a few more. For instance Hugh Carthy and Pello Bilbao are also doing both.

 

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Yeah, but you said it yourself; it was planned. Note how Konrad was smart enough to finish in the top-10 - only five seconds behind the front - but not on the podium, giving himself the best time to make it from Belgium to Italy.
Did Astana not realise at first that they needed two replacement riders?

Konrad is travelling to Italy today, So I finishing on the podium would have been fine

Were there any reports about the reasons for Gregaard's DNS? Maybe he just needed to head home first to get some stuff, while Contreras didn't need to. Somehow they'll manage, I guess

 

[RedheadDane]

Konrad is travelling to Italy today, So I finishing on the podium would have been fine

Were there any reports about the reasons for Gregaard's DNS? Maybe he just needed to head home first to get some stuff, while Contreras didn't need to. Somehow they'll manage, I guess

Of course it would have been fine for Konrad's travelling plans, if you had finished on the podium (how did it go?)

As for Gregaard; the only thing that was reported - though his messages to the Danish commentators - was that he hadn't started, and was on his way to another race.

 

[(F)lexer]

Bookies having Fuglsang as the 3rd favorite, right after G and Yates is weird, hasn't he like finished in the GT top 10 only once or twice in his career? Astana have a very good team but no way I'd put him ahead of Krujswijk, and Nibali too

 

[SafeBet]

Team presentation currently going on, wonderful setting.
Hodeg looks to have some kgs to shed.

 

[Laplaz]

Beautiful scenery, Sicily is just great.

 

[RedheadDane]

Team presentation currently going on, wonderful setting.
Hodeg looks to have some kgs to shed.

But only on FB live...

 

[fuiers]

Gonna say it now. Joao Almeida from Quick-Step will be the suprise rider of this bike race.

 

[Sciatic]

Gonna say it now. Joao Almeida from Quick-Step will be the suprise rider of this bike race.

I expect to see many surprises in the final top ten.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Gonna say it now. Joao Almeida from Quick-Step will be the suprise rider of this bike race.

Well, i do have him as my favorite for the youth jersey...

 

[BlueRoads]

Hodeg looks to have some kgs to shed.

 

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is Almeida that strong, really? I mean, sure, he looked alright in Burgos and so on, but this is a completely different level

 

[Koronin]

Eight riders who finished the Tour seem to be in.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1311559557668274178

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1311559557668274178

Not surprising at all about Cataldo. He's Italian and Movistar tries to send their Italian riders to the Giro so they can race in their home GT.

 

[Northerner]

Well, i do have him as my favorite for the youth jersey...

Ahead of Vlasov? The bookies have Vlasov 6th favourite for the overall win. We've never seen him race over three weeks though. If Vlasov isn't that good the white jersey might be very interesting to watch - maybe it won't be contested right at the front, but it would be wide open. No Pogacar, no Bernal, no Evenepoel. Lopez is too old now.

 

[Breezy1985]

Eight riders who finished the Tour seem to be in.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1311559557668274178

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1311559557668274178

Tony Martin didnt stop he just cycled straight from Paris to Palermo

 

[Sciatic]

Ahead of Vlasov? The bookies have Vlasov 6th favourite for the overall win. We've never seen him race over three weeks though. If Vlasov isn't that good the white jersey might be very interesting to watch - maybe it won't be contested right at the front, but it would be wide open. No Pogacar, no Bernal, no Evenepoel. Lopez is too old now.

Given how well young riders are performing this year I wouldn’t be surprised if Vlasov ends up on the podium.

 

[BlueRoads]

Given how well young riders are performing this year I wouldn’t be surprised if Vlasov ends up on the podium ends up winning.

 

[md1975]

Thomas is looking to be the top threat. However, many young riders are going to be dangerous. Some are not even the GC riders of their team...but still could be threats. Should be a fun race to watch and I'm sure it will have some surprise top 10 riders.

 

[Koronin]

Just because it's 2020 and strange things keep happening, someone will win that no one expected and likely didn't even think was a contender.

 

[Escarabajo]

Like Vlasov. Let's keep the young riders streak continue!

 

[Savant12]

Thomas is looking to be the top threat. However, many young riders are going to be dangerous. Some are not even the GC riders of their team...but still could be threats. Should be a fun race to watch and I'm sure it will have some surprise top 10 riders.

I think Thomas will at least podium as long as bad luck stays away. Although, Nibali's voodoo might work its way into the race during the third week.

 

[movingtarget]

Like Vlasov. Let's keep the young riders streak continue!

Be interesting to watch him in light of the success of the younger guys lately but it's obvious at the moment that the GC riders are having a shake out with the new blood on the scene. The window for Froome and Nibali is getting narrower now and second level riders like Quintana and Pinot are going to find it just as hard to make the podium or even harder when Froome and Nibali etc have retired. They now have to contend with Carapaz, Mas, Martinez, Pogacar, Bernal, Roglic was a late arrival on the scene, and others like Sivakov and , Vlasov will improve, Evenepoel looks like he has the goods to make a GT racer based on his one week form although that doesn't always pan out and there are plenty of other guys not at that level yet but still have potential. In two years time the top five in grand tours will look totally different to now, maybe even in 12 months time. Time is running out for the Lopez, Pinot, Fuglsang, Landa, Stephen K, Bardet, Uran group of riders to stand on the top step.