Giro d'Italia 2020

[edobs]

Giro's top names so far...
Top GC contenders: Nibali, S.Yates, Thomas, Kruijswijk, Fuglsang, Majka ( but I think after the Tour's first week we may have some surprises...)
Top sprinters: Ewan, Demare, Sagan, Gaviria, Matthews, Viviani, (Groenewegen??)
Others: Campenaerts, T.Martin, Vlasov, Konrad, Bevin,Kelderman, Ganna...

Do you have some other news?

 

[Jspear]

Sprinter field might be better at the Giro.

 

[JosephK]

2018 Thomas, true.

2018 Giro Froome, nah.

For Thomas the obvious issue is simply form/motivation. He doesn't have a 10 year history of being on point every GT when it matters, and even when on form he has a history of crashing and bottling. Last point for Thomas is apart from La Rosiere he basically rode like Purito so I still feel like I have no clue how good he was, but I also feel like if he had been confident he could've won solo on AdH he would've done so. Similarly, he took 5s out of Roglic/Dumoulin in the final 300(?)m of Col de Portet, which isn't a particularly huge gap if you've been sitting in the wheels all climb. Uphill sprint gaps are usually bigger if you're significantly fresher than the others.

Might also add that G is two years older than when he won the TDF in 2018. For some riders, those two years might not mean much. For other riders, maybe it's a factor. For Thomas? Not sure. But maybe.

 

[edobs]

Giro's top names so far...
Top GC contenders: Nibali, S.Yates, Thomas, Kruijswijk, Fuglsang, Majka ( but I think after the Tour's first week we may have some surprises...)
Top sprinters: Ewan, Demare, Sagan, Gaviria, Matthews, Viviani, (Groenewegen??)
Others: Campenaerts, T.Martin, Vlasov, Konrad, Bevin,Kelderman, Ganna...

Do you have some other news?

Bahrain? Israel? EF?

 

[Gigs_98]

Does anyone know if there are any profiles of the climbs or the final kilometers this year? The giro website got changed massively this year and I can't find it anymore. Now I'm not sure if that's because I don't find them or because there just aren't any

 

[RedheadDane]

Top sprinters:...(Groenewegen??)

Bit late to the party, but I'd be surprised if Groenewegen rides.
Jumbo has said that he won't ride until UCI has decided on a punishment.

 

[Forever The Best]

Does anyone know if there are any profiles of the climbs or the final kilometers this year? The giro website got changed massively this year and I can't find it anymore. Now I'm not sure if that's because I don't find them or because there just aren't any

You can look into some of them from laflammerouge.

 

[movingtarget]

Last ten or so editions of the Vuelta have been entertaining even if the field was sometimes a bit light on talent compared to the other grand tours. For entertainment value in the last decade or so I would give the nod to the Vuelta over the other two. Giro for best mountain stages, Tour for the best fields, and best sprints, but often the most predictable of the three.

 

[Eshnar]

Does anyone know if there are any profiles of the climbs or the final kilometers this year? The giro website got changed massively this year and I can't find it anymore. Now I'm not sure if that's because I don't find them or because there just aren't any

there aren't, as far as I know. I assume they are gonna be uploaded at some point before the race.

 

[JosephK]

GC guys should practice TTing a bit for this one.

 

[Red Rick]

Profiles are on steephill now.

 

[Eshnar]

Profiles are on steephill now.

we are talking about the detailed profiles of the climbs and final kms

 

[Red Rick]

we are talking about the detailed profiles of the climbs and final kms

They randomly put a few in there, presumably finishes they've used before? Roccassaro and Etna are in.

 

[Gigs_98]

They randomly put a few in there, presumably finishes they've used before? Roccassaro and Etna are in.

Don't actually think that Etna mtf ever was used before.

 

[edobs]

TDF is giving some clear responses after the first week. I won't be surprised if Pinot, Nizzolo and someone other will come to the Giro

 

[sir fly]

Etna has woken up!

 

[Nirvana]

TDF is giving some clear responses after the first week. I won't be surprised if Pinot, Nizzolo and someone other will come to the Giro

Pinot will die with two GTs in a row, he can't even sustain one without cracking or injuring himself.

 

[Red Rick]

Pinot will die with two GTs in a row, he can't even sustain one without cracking or injuring himself.

Just in time to win La Vuelta then.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just in time to win La Vuelta then.

Which, of course, has been the plan for quite a while. The riding La Vuelta part, that is, not necessarily the winning it part.

 

[Breezy1985]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1302618117588373506

 

[Jungle Cycle]

well, is it already time to debate who's GCs are going to go?
witch stages and so on...

 

[Valv.Piti]

I think this will be Nibali's last chance to win a GT. Route is good and field is weak as ***, unfortunately.

No clue who will win though, feel like its super open.

 

[Rollthedice]

I think this will be Nibali's last chance to win a GT. Route is good and field is weak as ***, unfortunately.

No clue who will win though, feel like its super open.

Except Thomas is coming back to 2018 level, Yates is in Giro 2018 mood and Nibali looks more to start like it's 2016.

 

[Escarabajo]

Is Betancur going to race? he looks to be in the starting list. If he start I am picking him for the win!

 

[Red Rick]

Except Thomas is coming back to 2018 level, Yates is in Giro 2018 mood and Nibali looks more to start like it's 2016.

Nibs gonna party like it's the Vuelta of 2018.

Any shitty one day races for him and Pinot to do their only good race of the year after that?