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So right now we have :
AG2R La Mondiale
Giro -> Domenico Pozzovivo ; Tour -> Romain Bardet
Astana
Giro -> Fabio Aru ; Tour -> Jakob Fuglsang (Miguel Ángel López)
Bahrain Merida
Giro -> Vincenzo Nibali ; Tour -> Ion Izagirre (or stage hunting?)
BMC Racing Team
Giro -> Tejay van Garderen ; Tour -> Richie Porte
Bora - Hansgrohe
Giro -> Leopold König ; Tour -> Rafał Majka
Cannondale-Drapac
Giro -> Davide Formolo ; Tour -> Andrew Talansky (what of Uran?)
Dimension Data
Giro -> stage hunting ; Tour -> stage hunting
FDJ
Giro -> Thibaut Pinot ; Tour -> stage hunting
Lotto Soudal
Giro -> stage hunting ; Tour -> stage hunting
Movistar
Giro -> not completely decided ; Tour -> Nairo Quintana
ORICA-Scott
Giro -> not decided ; Tour -> not decided
Quick-Step Floors
Giro -> probably Bob Jungels ; Tour -> Daniel Martin
Katusha - Alpecin
Giro -> Ilnur Zakarin ; Tour -> stage hunting
LottoNL-Jumbo
Giro -> Steven Kruijswijk ; Tour -> stage hunting
Team Sky
Giro -> Mikel Landa (Geraint Thomas) ; Tour -> Christopher Froome
Team Sunweb-Giant
Giro -> Tom Dumoulin (Wilco Kelderman) ; Tour -> Warren Barguil
Trek - Segafredo
Giro -> Bauke Mollema ; Tour -> Alberto Contador
UAE Abu Dhabi
Giro -> stage hunting ; Tour -> Louis Meintjes
AG2R La Mondiale
Giro -> Domenico Pozzovivo ; Tour -> Romain Bardet
Astana
Giro -> Fabio Aru ; Tour -> Jakob Fuglsang (Miguel Ángel López)
Bahrain Merida
Giro -> Vincenzo Nibali ; Tour -> Ion Izagirre (or stage hunting?)
BMC Racing Team
Giro -> Tejay van Garderen ; Tour -> Richie Porte
Bora - Hansgrohe
Giro -> Leopold König ; Tour -> Rafał Majka
Cannondale-Drapac
Giro -> Davide Formolo ; Tour -> Andrew Talansky (what of Uran?)
Dimension Data
Giro -> stage hunting ; Tour -> stage hunting
FDJ
Giro -> Thibaut Pinot ; Tour -> stage hunting
Lotto Soudal
Giro -> stage hunting ; Tour -> stage hunting
Movistar
Giro -> not completely decided ; Tour -> Nairo Quintana
ORICA-Scott
Giro -> not decided ; Tour -> not decided
Quick-Step Floors
Giro -> probably Bob Jungels ; Tour -> Daniel Martin
Katusha - Alpecin
Giro -> Ilnur Zakarin ; Tour -> stage hunting
LottoNL-Jumbo
Giro -> Steven Kruijswijk ; Tour -> stage hunting
Team Sky
Giro -> Mikel Landa (Geraint Thomas) ; Tour -> Christopher Froome
Team Sunweb-Giant
Giro -> Tom Dumoulin (Wilco Kelderman) ; Tour -> Warren Barguil
Trek - Segafredo
Giro -> Bauke Mollema ; Tour -> Alberto Contador
UAE Abu Dhabi
Giro -> stage hunting ; Tour -> Louis Meintjes
Kelderman has signed with Sunweb and will ride the Giro with Dumoulin, LottoNL have Kruijswijk for the Giro.
Dumoulin is a real Grand Tour contender,Dennis not IMHO.Jancouver said:
I really don't see how he will survive long and steep climbs like BlockHaus or Stelvio Pass..
ThePirate81 said:Dumoulin is a real Grand Tour contender,Dennis not IMHO.Jancouver said:
I really don't see how he will survive long and steep climbs like BlockHaus or Stelvio Pass..
I agree, especially on the steeper climbs. And forget about accelerations.
On the other hand, with his TT power output he can hang on the longer, not so steep climbs. Supposedly, he lost 3kg and was doing a lot of base miles for his GC ambitions.
He will be the next Wiggo IMO.
Barguil will finally go for stage hunting.
I can't wait for La Planche des Belles Filles because it is hard to read the race with so few declared contenders.
Red Rick
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It makes it easier to read, however it also makes early action more likely. PdBF is always only a few km of action, as it's the French Pena Cabarga, and that's being harsh on Pena CabargaAlexandre B. said:
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It comes down to the version of Thomas that shows up, if 2015 TdF Thomas shows up, that it could be interesting.
I wouldn't underestimate Rohan as a climber, he was decent in the 2014 Tour of California and showed that he's explosive on the Mount Diablo stage and it's not like he's aiming to win the whole thing, he wants to finish inside the top 15, top 10 if everything goes well, that's a realistic goal.
He has shown before that he's a decent climber (he's got waaay better results than pre 2015 Vuelta Dumoulin), but the stages with multiple hard mountains (the Stelvio and the Ortisei stage) could be a problem for him, but he has shown before that he doesn't mind the high altitude, so top 15 could be a realistic goal.
Rosa also confirmed that he'll ride the Giro, that could be a pretty nice Giro squad.StryderHells said:
It comes down to the version of Thomas that shows up, if 2015 TdF Thomas shows up, that it could be interesting.
I wouldn't underestimate Rohan as a climber, he was decent in the 2014 Tour of California and showed that he's explosive on the Mount Diablo stage and it's not like he's aiming to win the whole thing, he wants to finish inside the top 15, top 10 if everything goes well, that's a realistic goal.
He has shown before that he's a decent climber (he's got waaay better results than pre 2015 Vuelta Dumoulin), but the stages with multiple hard mountains (the Stelvio and the Ortisei stage) could be a problem for him, but he has shown before that he doesn't mind the high altitude, so top 15 could be a realistic goal.
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Froome
Quintana
Bardet
Contador
Porte
at least one of Chaves, Yates & Yates.
Majka
Meintjes
Talansky
Fuglsang
Daniel Martin
Henao can probably reach the top-10 as Froome's (most consistent?) dom
Izagirre - he's forced to go for GC, anyway.
probably Lopez
I guess Uran, too.
That's already quite a bit. I can see maybe one of the stage hunters sneak into the lower reaches of the top-10, too. Or a guy who goes for the Giro-Tour double. Rolland almost succeeded in doing so a couple years back. Might be a bit more doable for a similar GC rider this year .
Alexandre B. said:
Froome
Quintana
Bardet
Contador
Porte
at least one of Chaves, Yates & Yates.
Majka
Meintjes
Talansky
Fuglsang
Daniel Martin
Henao can probably reach the top-10 as Froome's (most consistent?) dom
Izagirre - he's forced to go for GC, anyway.
probably Lopez
I guess Uran, too.
That's already quite a bit. I can see maybe one of the stage hunters sneak into the lower reaches of the top-10, too. Or a guy who goes for the Giro-Tour double. Rolland almost succeeded in doing so a couple years back. Might be a bit more doable for a similar GC rider this year .
Red Rick
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I don't know how they got Poels to be happy with that. Sky tanking the Giro again
Alexandre B. said:
I don't know how they got Poels to be happy with that. Sky tanking the Giro again
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I don't know, maybe leadership for the Ardennes classics + a few one week races (maybe TdS)?Red Rick said:
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Well, maybe Froome told Sky management Poels is his right hand for the Tour.Red Rick said:
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^^ And yes, Poels and Henao won't be racing the Giro until Sky has effectively replaced them as Froome's main mountain doms.
Ah, yes. How could I forget.Squire said:
^^ And yes, Poels and Henao won't be racing the Giro until Sky has effectively replaced them as Froome's main mountain doms.
Nothing wrong with Sky having 2 leaders at the Giro - It's been an unhappy race for Sky so having two irons in the fire makes sense. There is a chance Orica may have 2 leaders at the Giro - It's nothing new at a GT - Though it may diminish Froome's train at the TDF.
Red Rick
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Makes sense to go with a plan B, if Thomas gets back to 2015 Tour shape or even last years Paris-Nice form he could podium, but he surely can't win. It also takes a little pressure off Landa too in some ways.
Pretty strong statement for Poels as well. He will never get a chance as leader of a GT at Sky. Whilst I do think he would not do well (too incosistent), it's kinda unfair he doesn't even get a chance.
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