I went to Procyclingstats website and they still have EF Education team without the finalized roster! 
www.procyclingstats.com
Bagioli will ride the Vuelta as a learning experience which, by DQS standards, probably means he'll win a couple of stages and finish in the top5.DQS seem to be sending a traditional for them sprint train / classics squad but they have a couple of climbers in there. Anyone know if Bagioli or Cattaneo will be trying a GC ride? Or are they just there to make the stage hunting more flexible?
That always happens! A not particularly popular great champion past their best but giving it a go is always likely to suddenly become a sentimental favourite.I cannot believe I am saying it but I want Froome to win this race.
He'll not. But he's gonna win on Angliru for sure. You heard it here first.I cannot believe I am saying it but I want Froome to win this race.
You are right. The same points for sprint and mountain stages.I see people picking sprinters for the points jersey in the prediction thread. Is Vuelta points jersey not typically something some GC rider wins by accident? Have they changed it?
2010 | Mark Cavendish (.GBR) | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
2011 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
2012 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
2013 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Chris Horner (USA) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
2014 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
2015 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Esteban Chaves (COL) |
2016 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
2017 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
2018 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
2019 | Primoz Roglic (SLO) | Tadej Pogacar (SLO) | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
It is not sentiment. I started to like the guy in 2016. His downhill win then breakaway with Sagan. He was a real champ. It wasn't his fault that Sky was so dominant. I hated Sky not him.That always happens! A not particularly popular great champion past their best but giving it a go is always likely to suddenly become a sentimental favourite.
Glad I’m not imagining things. Looks like a sprinter can only win this if he wins pretty much every possible sprint stage and a load of climbing stages go to breaks.You are right. The same points for sprint and mountain stages.
2010 Mark Cavendish (.GBR) Tyler Farrar (USA) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) 2011 Bauke Mollema (NED) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Daniele Bennati (ITA) 2012 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Alberto Contador (ESP) 2013 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Chris Horner (USA) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 2014 John Degenkolb (GER) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Alberto Contador (ESP) 2015 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Esteban Chaves (COL) 2016 Fabio Felline (ITA) Nairo Quintana (COL) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2017 Chris Froome (GBR) Matteo Trentin (ITA) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) 2018 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Peter Sagan (SVK) Elia Viviani (ITA) 2019 Primoz Roglic (SLO) Tadej Pogacar (SLO) Sam Bennett (IRL)
I sentimentally long for the days San Luca 2009That always happens! A not particularly popular great champion past their best but giving it a go is always likely to suddenly become a sentimental favourite.
There have been snowfalls in the Pyrenees but temperatures are currently above freezing level day and night and are expected to remain like this for this week. The road to Tourmalet is still open but the section between Aubisque and Soulor is closed.This is gonna be hard in terms of weather. Northern Spain is cold and rainy in these times. Its probably we will see problems with high passes.
Lol I still don’t think blowing up trying to beat LBL winner Simon Gerrans on a Mur is all that embarrassing.I sentimentally long for the days San Luca 2009
It would be rather epic if he did. This pacour will certainly test his recovery.I cannot believe I am saying it but I want Froome to win this race.
Ha! I had to choose who to include in the list and then I thought it would be clever not to name Martinez, so I would not jinx him and he'd win the thing... Now I can put the blame on you...My pick is not in the list. But I had to pick someone so I went with Carapaz.
A dark horse could be Dani Martinez. This is his chance to shine. Great form and no pressure.