Giro d'Italia Il Giro d'Italia 2025: Who will win? Pre-race poll.

[AnotherArmChair]

Let it be, let it be, let it be Derek Gee

Elbows up and and all that

 

[OlavEH]

What about Giulio Ciccone? I've been waiting for several years for him to hit peak form during the Giro. Can it happen this time? And can he challenge for something like a top 5?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Given the stages it will likely be hard for Rogla to avoid wearing maglia rosa from early on, maybe there will be an opportunity to lend it out in week two.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Roglic is singlehandedly ruining the chances of every rider I cheer for, since years

I cheer for Gee, Healy, Jorgenson, Brennan, Pidcock. sure, I'd want Vingo to win the Tour and beat Pog.

with his twitter reply to that lunatic piece of shyyte Festinaboy-Vayer a few months ago and now this reply, I'm on the Remco bandawagon

So ATM Jonas and Remco are out, among others, therefore the battle at the Tour it seems it will very likely be in between two Slovenians, your two favourite riders!

 

[pastronef]

So ATM Jonas and Remco are out, among others, therefore the battle at the Tour it seems it will very likely be in between two Slovenians, your two favourite riders!

Vingo will be ready. but if I really have to choose between Rogla and Pog winning the Tour well be it Rogla, at least there'll be some change

 

[Luthor]

I expect Rog to start slowly. He'll try to peak in the third week as per usual these days. So I wouldn't be surprised if Ayuso has pink for quite a while and I won't hit the omg I'm panicking button either if and when Rog loses time (let's say the ITT's and intermediate sprints, for example).

Except for the Tour last year he has good starts. Last year in Vuelta he was forced to attack because of BOC but that's not his style. He can lend the jersey to some breakaway dude but not taking some advantage early would be stupid. ITTs and short ramps where he can gain time are at the start. This Giro doesn't have an Ancares stage where he can suddenly peak and take minutes on unipuertos, there are lots of shallow climbs at the end so drafting could be important.

 

[solo80k]

I'd like to see Bernal gaining some momentum. He was the exceptional talent before his main accident.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I'd like to see Bernal gaining some momentum. He was the exceptional talent before his main accident.

Yep, that would be very, also for the competition.

 

[perico]

NAIROMANIA

 

[perico]

Hindley would've gotten 2nd in the 2023 Tour if not for his crash. Having said that he's nowhere near Roglics level and having mythical form every 3 years for like one week isn't a great reason to put him anywhere near a pre race favorite.
I think Adam Yates goes under the radar, so far he has always shown to be in excellent form for UAE in a GT and his lack of results this season might be misleading.

Would of, could of, should of... In all reality we don't know where he would've finished up. All we can go by is what he has done since then.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Vingo will be ready. but if I really have to choose between Rogla and Pog winning the Tour well be it Rogla, at least there'll be some change

So be it.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I voted other, the great Nairo Quintana will win this race!

 

[Berniece]

Given the stages it will likely be hard for Rogla to avoid wearing maglia rosa from early on, maybe there will be an opportunity to lend it out in week two.

Depends a bit on the form of WVA. If he's in really good form, I would expect he wears it the first week

 

[Andre]

I voted for Ayuso. It's time for his evolutionary ripening. Although, I will probably cheer for Roglic (I just hope he rides courageously and abandons his (souceur des roues) tendencies

 

[Cycling111]

Hindley wouldn't have finished second in the 2023 TDF. He was far inferior. Claiming otherwise based on assumptions isn't realistic.

 

[Gigs_98]

One thought I just had is that this route is really good for a gc scenario like in the TdF 2019, where a good allrounder could carry the leaders jersey deep into the third week. If Van Aert is at his best and finds his climbing legs, he might get over stage 7 leading the gc and see nothing but stages that suit him until the third week. Of course that's a big if but I think someone who is not a climber being very high up in gc, going into the third week, could be a big talking point during the race.

 

[kingjr]

Poll needs a don't care option

 

[Red Rick]

One thought I just had is that this route is really good for a gc scenario like in the TdF 2019, where a good allrounder could carry the leaders jersey deep into the third week. If Van Aert is at his best and finds his climbing legs, he might get over stage 7 leading the gc and see nothing but stages that suit him until the third week. Of course that's a big if but I think someone who is not a climber being very high up in gc, going into the third week, could be a big talking point during the race.

Think it's more likely to be a climber type taking it in a bunch of breakaways.

Add in that Roglic is allergic to leaders jerseys in GTs in the first week.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Rogla here is a much bigger favourite than according to the odds (Ayuso is close to Rogla there).

 

[Red Rick]

Rogla here is a much bigger favourite than according to the odds (Ayuso is close to Rogla there).

This forum pays attention and knows not to overreact to Ayuso being good in the spring again.

 

[Berniece]

Poll needs a don't care option

Why don't you care?

 

[CyclistAbi]

When was the last time Rogla stomped the opposition in a poll like this?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

When was the last time Rogla stomped the opposition in a poll like this?

CyclistAbi's mindset is contagious, it seems!

 

[Red Rick]

When was the last time Rogla stomped the opposition in a poll like this?

Attack is way too long range though, basically 5 weeks out

 

[Gigs_98]

Rogla here is a much bigger favourite than according to the odds (Ayuso is close to Rogla there).

I don't think the percentage of votes here can be seen as an actual win probability. If everyone agrees a rider is 60% likely to win a race, the result in this poll would be him getting 100% of the votes, while the odds would have him at a 60% chance.