How Many Riders will drop out of the Giro after Stage 12?

[Jan the Man]

Ok so how many riders do you think will drop out ahead of the weekends mountain stages. A number of the sprinters and some helpers will. I am going for 7 DNS on Friday morning!

 

[Ferminal]

I think 130-140 will make it to the rest day.

 

[jobiwan]

Anyone who calls themselves a sprinter, and about half of HTC.

 

[Escarabajo]

I can write 10-15, but the reality is that some of them will take the start already thinking about quitting. I don't know why they do that. Or maybe they just believe that they can make it through the mountains until they realize the real truth.

So, I agree with Ferminal.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I predict the sheer steepness of the Zoncolan will break Cavendish's death grip on the team car.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I can write 10-15, but the reality is that some of them will take the start already thinking about quitting. I don't know why they do that. Or maybe they just believe that they can make it through the mountains until they realize the real truth.

So, I agree with Ferminal.

It's about being polite if anything.

Turning up to a dinner party and not even showing any interest in a dish which doesn't appeal would be rather rude. Far better to make a cursory effort.

Plenty will ride Friday just so they can miss the time limit, or get off half way up the first climb, rather than more directly insult the race with a DNS.