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No doubt the Vuelta has been the most entertaining grand tour for the past seven or eight years.
Simurgh said:
No doubt the Vuelta has been the most entertaining grand tour for the past seven or eight years.
- Apr 16, 2009
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The route really looks bad. But if anything history has taught us is that the good route and great race don't always go together.
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De Gendt is a given for Lotto Soudal.DNP-Old said:
Caruso was supposed to be the GC rider of BMC before Porte crashed out of the Tour and I think also Van Garderen is supposed to ride, probably stage hunting.
Trentin should be a given after he missed the Tour.
De la Cruz was promised the leadership for Sky so I think is certain, for Sky also Moscon was supposed to ride but there is his case pending now.
Bahrain will have both Izagirre bros., Visconti and Mohric are also supposed to ride (but Visconti from what I know is not in good terms with the team) and maybe even Nibali brother after his good Tour of Austria.
Anyway I think a lot of riders interested in WC will ride even if coming from the Tour.
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I think Fuglsang is also riding as a superdomestique/option B/free rider.
Saw Aru is riding in Wallonia now and then Poland, thats another approach that might help him. Not sure what to expect tho.
Chaves aint riding unfortunately. Lets see if Simon Yates can duplicate what he did in the Giro, Trentin and Ewan should get some free space to hunt stages.
Movistar? Lets see their full team, but they should be stronger in La Vuelta, at least relatively to the competetion.
Ion Izagirre could do something good in the GC I think. Same for Buchmann.
Rider Im looking forward to the most is Enric Mas. He could easily top-5 in this race, I think he is that good already.
Saw Aru is riding in Wallonia now and then Poland, thats another approach that might help him. Not sure what to expect tho.
Chaves aint riding unfortunately. Lets see if Simon Yates can duplicate what he did in the Giro, Trentin and Ewan should get some free space to hunt stages.
Movistar? Lets see their full team, but they should be stronger in La Vuelta, at least relatively to the competetion.
Ion Izagirre could do something good in the GC I think. Same for Buchmann.
Rider Im looking forward to the most is Enric Mas. He could easily top-5 in this race, I think he is that good already.
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Wouldn't it be more accurate to savor the Vuelta before putting the focus on the 2019 Giro d'Italia!?Valv.Piti said:
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He said of this season so in 2018. that said I also don't get why we should focus on a race that ended around two months ago.staubsauger said:Wouldn't it be more accurate to savor the Vuelta before putting the focus on the 2019 Giro d'Italia!?Valv.Piti said:
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This is the one for me. Tour has its thing, but I did enjoy more watching Vuelta last year than TDF (still a rookie when it comes to GT races). I was hoping to see Porte in top condition in TDF but that injury was painful. Hopefully he will recover asap. Yates is a another gem. His Giro ride was so exciting to watch. Then there´s the question over Landa. Who I still prefer as my favorite rider from the hole bunch. I would like to see him tackle more stage wins rather than GC. Also he did win KOM in Giro last year? Couple of other riders I just like to see. Bennett from LottoNL and Caleb Ewan from MS. That so called new generation sprinter.
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He has gone through medical tests throughout the last few months and was a possibility for the Vuelta, but his ongoing health problems mean that he will not race until further notice. There is no timetable and the decision to come back will be made when the time is right and he's healthy.Escarabajo said:
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Has Lambrecht got a dentist appointment? Why is he only supposed to be riding the first half of the race?
I've given up on Porte not failing to fail somehow so I'd make Simon Yates the favourite. Assuming the Mitchelton bug doesn't strike again, the Vuelta suits him and he'll have a clear leader's role now Chavez is unfortunately out.
And Bennet to continue Jumbo's success with a podium place
I've given up on Porte not failing to fail somehow so I'd make Simon Yates the favourite. Assuming the Mitchelton bug doesn't strike again, the Vuelta suits him and he'll have a clear leader's role now Chavez is unfortunately out.
And Bennet to continue Jumbo's success with a podium place
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