Henao at the Giro

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I was debating this with myself on my walk home, so would be interested to see opinions.

 

[scullster46]

I'm assuming this poll is referring to how many minutes he will win by. Therefore I think 10-20 is most likely, he's pretty humble so he won't want to embarrass everyone too much/

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Top 10 is my call.

 

[FF'Wilco]

Stage win+ some decent mountainous breakaways + place in top50

 

[Kvinto]

I think that due to the ban of Contador Giro will lose in terms of field and at least top-20 (or maybe even top-10) is highly possible

 

[hfer07]

Top 10 is attainable-We have to see yet how the troops are lined up for the Giro Campaign...

 

[Fetisoff]

I don't see a top10 out of him just yet. The back-end of the Giro is loaded with tough mountain stages, and he'll lose big time on at least one or two of them.

Stage win? Possible, but I don't think so either.

Sorry to sound like a hater, I think this guy has a potential to be a star, but this is just not gonna be his year imho.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I've got 21-30.

Suspect he could well be one of the better climbers on several days, there when it's down to 10 or 15 guys, but equally I expect him to lose 15 minutes at least twice.

 

[jens_attacks]

top ten and if the level will be low he might do even better

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Ryo hazuki is still banned?

 

[maltiv]

11-20th + KOM jersey.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Ryo hazuki is still banned?

If I'd have seen him round her recently, I'd have included a 0th place option.

 

[Jakob747]

I think he has the potential to finish on the podium already this year!

 

[hatcher]

Certainly wouldn't be shocked by a top 10, or even a top 5. More likely imo is a low top 10 and a few strong attempts at stage wins.

 

[Fetisoff]

If I'd have seen him round her recently, I'd have included a 0th place option.

Now by 0th place you mean a DNF to troll RYO, or 0th place as in so good in beating everyone by over an hour, that they gave give 0th and the next guy 2nd?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Ryo hazuki is still banned?

If he wasn't, he'd have posted up to the character limit on why the options should have been "1st, 1st + points jersey, 1st + KOM jersey, 1st + jersey grand slam, 1st + jersey grand slam + leader of TV sprints classification, 1st + jersey grand slam + leader of TV sprints classification + Trofeo Fuga Cervélo, and 1st + jersey grand slam + leader of TV sprints classification + Trofeo Fuga Cervélo + winner of Team Classification".

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Now by 0th place you mean a DNF to troll RYO, or 0th place as in so good in beating everyone by over an hour, that they gave give 0th and the next guy 2nd?

I mean 1 better than 1st.

 

[Fetisoff]

If he wasn't, he'd have posted up to the character limit on why the options should have been "1st, 1st + points jersey, 1st + KOM jersey, 1st + jersey grand slam, 1st + jersey grand slam + leader of TV sprints classification, 1st + jersey grand slam + leader of TV sprints classification + Trofeo Fuga Cervélo, and 1st + jersey grand slam + leader of TV sprints classification + Trofeo Fuga Cervélo + winner of Team Classification".

Or, as Sunrise said 0th, or maybe so good that they would have to give him the entire podium + all the other classifications

 

[Duartista]

It rather depends on whether he will have a totally free role or whether he will have to assist a certain teammate.

If the former, I think he will top 10. I don't think he's the type to collapse and lose 15 minutes in one stage, unlike Uran or Duarte.

By the way, there is no way Ryo would have predicted any better than 2nd. Rujano is in the race.

 

[The Hitch]

I'm assuming this poll is referring to how many minutes he will win by. Therefore I think 10-20 is most likely, he's pretty humble so he won't want to embarrass everyone too much/

Lol witty.

 

[Zoncolan]

I think he will top 10.
Will be interesting to see how he goes on Stelvio. The altitude should suit him.

 

[trevim]

Let's put it this way: if Ritchie Porte finished 7th on his first Giro (a brutal, unsuited parcours) then Henao has the possibility of ...........

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wrong comparison. As mr. Porte was unlikely lucky with that freak breakaway which gave him a nice +10 minute bonus. Porte is unlikely to ever repeat such a GT performance

Compare rather to Mollema. W/o breaks finished just outside top 10. Would have finished 10th without freak break in front of him.

Henao has more talent. Has to be a top 10.

 

[Swede1]

Henao will show well on a couple of mountain/hill stages outclimbing some really good riders. However I think he will have a couple of bad/poor positioning days where he gets left behind in a split or simply gets dropped to cause him to drop out of the top 10.

 

[trevim]

Wrong comparison. As mr. Porte was unlikely lucky with that freak breakaway which gave him a nice +10 minute bonus. Porte is unlikely to ever repeat such a GT performance

Compare rather to Mollema. W/o breaks finished just outside top 10. Would have finished 10th without freak break in front of him.

Henao has more talent. Has to be a top 10.

Even without the break it would have been a shocking performance anyway. But if I had used Mollema it wouldn't make much sense since he has shown already how good he is/can be. Not like Porte who seems to climbing worse every race.