Ninja del Giro

[Armchair Cyclist]

We had a bit of fun in the Tour last year with trying to identify the rider whose performance in the race most outstrips his profile, in tribute to Haimar Zubeldia.

Television visibility is difficult to quantify, so we disqualified anyone who got top ten on a stage, and tried to pick the highest placed in GC at the end of the race with that stipulation.

Anyone going to have a go this time? I'll start off with Atapuma.

 

[god.child]

J-C Peraud.

 

[rote_laterne]

Kudus Merhawi

 

[vladimir]

Maxime Monfort

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Przemyslaw Niemiec

 

[LosBrolin]

Igor Anton

 

[LaFlorecita]

Geniez

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Nieve

 

[postmanhat]

Cunego

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Andre Cardoso.

 

[MADRAZO]

Would have picked Monfort and then Cardoso, but of the not yet picked riders I will go with Hubert Dupont

 

[Jspear]

Jakob Fuglsang

 

[NairoQ]

Formolo

 

[Jspear]

Peraud out unfortunately.

I'm thinking Formolo might be seen getting in a breakaway for a stage win.

 

[BigMac]

André Cardoso.

edit: woops, already picked. Gianluca Brambilla then.

 

[NairoQ]

Jspear, I think so as well, but I 'hoped' for a good GC which would cause him to stay in the pack as long as possible stage after stage. Next to this, supporting Uran will cause him not to get top 10 in a regular stage (or so I 'hope').

 

[BigMac]

Well, Brambilla out.

 

[Jspear]

Jspear, I think so as well, but I 'hoped' for a good GC which would cause him to stay in the pack as long as possible stage after stage. Next to this, supporting Uran will cause him not to get top 10 in a regular stage (or so I 'hope').

I can understand this logic. This is why I picked Fuglsang.

 

[Hakkie2]

Standings at the moment:
1 Preidler
2 Fuglsang
3 Uran
4 Majka
5 Taaramae
6 Pirazzi
7 Landa
8 Siutsou
9 Scarponi
10 Pozzovivo

 

[Ricco']

Preidler out.

Fuglsang in the lead now.

 

[Jspear]

Well Fuglsang out.

 

[NairoQ]

As well as Uran, Majka, Siutsou and Pozzovivo.

 

[NairoQ]

1. Taaramae
2. Landa
3. Scarponi
4. Firsanov
5. Pirazzi
6. Hesjedal
7. Formolo
8. Kangert
9. de la Cruz
10. Verona

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Of those selected, after 7 stages:

Formolo (NairoQ)
Monfort (Vladimir) @ 0:44
Cardoso (Geraint Too Fast) @ 1:25
Atapuma (Armchair Cyclist) @ 2:02
Anton (Los Brolin) @ 2:06
Dupont (Madrazo) @ 2:49
Kudus (Rote Laterne) @ 3:11
Nieve (18Valve) @ 4:11
Niemiec (Hugo Koblet) @ 15:36
Cunego (Postman Hat) @ 19:44

Out:
DNF: Geniez (La Florecita) and Peraud (GodChild)
Top 10s: Brambilla (BigMac) and Fuglsang (JSpear)

 

[Kazistuta]

Cunego should be out as well after wearing the blue jersey -that's not very ninja like.