Rate the Giro!

[malakassis]

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10 for me
Never had a GC position fluctuated like a one day race. Overturning a deficit of ~5 min is almost impossible. The last one to be decided this way would be 2006 Landis. The way in which this GC was decided was epic.

+1!!

Gc wise the most dramatic giro since maybe the giros of 2002 or 1998. i think the many fluctiations were consequence of the lack of several super squads. only astana could control. i m a bit sad for chaves but he will grow. chapeau nibali,great moral! jungels constant diesel! uran strong even with disease. majka again riding nicely efficient. the 3rd place for valverde is a great achievement just look how happy he was yesterday at the finish line!
kruijswijk - well..seems like he took "those who can't use their head must use their back" literally in the agnello descent.

 

[jens_attacks]

9/10

mainly because of that risoul stage

too bad that landa abandoned but that's life.

 

[52520Andrew]

Tough to say an 8 after these past 2 stages but the first couple weeks outside a couple stages were not too exciting. The weather cooperating was great though and that was one heck of an ending. Little more action earlier would have been nice though

 

[maltiv]

7. A bit too backloaded, and it's always disappointing when the race ultimately is decided by a crash.

(also, I lost a lot of money on that crash...)

 

[cineteq]

9/0 because of useless stages won by the germans (please laugh here), Landa's retirement, Uran being sick, Dumoulin's saddle sores, etc

 

[cineteq]

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The clinic is &#10153 way, I'm surprised you haven't been suspended yet

Quality: 6 - Froome or Contador would have been at least five minutes ahead, but then people would have complained that the race was boring. Nibali was strong in the Alps, but not in the first two and a half weeks.

 

[movingtarget]

Give it a 6.

 

[Jagartrott]

9/10

First time in over 100 years three different riders had the pink jersey in the final 4 stages.
(and back then, there were only 9 stages)

Sure, what came in front was sometimes dull (the two mirror stages in The Netherlands in particular), but the finale was fantastic. In that regard better than 2015, because even though Contador lost a lot of time the final stages, there was no major reshuffle in the standings.

And the 'gala' stage today was still raced - which yields an extra half point in my book.

 

[Arredondo]

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10 for me
Never had a GC position fluctuated like a one day race. Overturning a deficit of ~5 min is almost impossible. The last one to be decided this way would be 2006 Landis. The way in which this GC was decided was epic.

+1!!

Gc wise the most dramatic giro since maybe the giros of 2002 or 1998. i think the many fluctiations were consequence of the lack of several super squads. only astana could control. i m a bit sad for chaves but he will grow. chapeau nibali,great moral! jungels constant diesel! uran strong even with disease. majka again riding nicely efficient. the 3rd place for valverde is a great achievement just look how happy he was yesterday at the finish line!
kruijswijk - well..seems like he took "those who can't use their head must use their back" literally in the agnello descent.

I think the Giro of 2005 was also spectaculair with Basso who was the strongest in the first week, became sick, Savoldelli who took over the reign and eventually almost lost it to Simoni and Rujano due to a thriller in Sestriere.

And what to think about 2010, with Evans, Basso and Arroyo. Madness too!

 

[Tank Engine]

8,5 (gave it a 9). Psychology says that you remember the finish and that was probably the biggest twist in the tail this century. I wanted Kruijswijk to win, but he was very brave and gracious in defeat (respect). The crash set up a battle between a renascent Nibali against Chaves, who just faded at the end. The stages in the Dolomites and high Alps were generally raced very hard and there were a couple of "what the hell happened there?" finishes even on transition stages (Trentin, Kluge). The first two weeks weren't that bad with quite a few changes in leadership and one of the main favourites, Landa, sometimes struggling, but looking like he was coming into form before falling ill (but then I have the tendency to ignore flat stages without cobbles).

 

[Flamin]

Due to various reasons I haven't been able to watch il Giro it's the first topic I read on here (or on any other site) about the race, because I wanted to catch up later and knowing everything beforehand would make that a lot more boring.

Reading these comments make me quite excited, that's for sure

 

[Netserk]

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Due to various reasons I haven't been able to watch il Giro it's the first topic I read on here (or on any other site) about the race, because I wanted to catch up later and knowing everything beforehand would make that a lot more boring.

Reading these comments make me quite excited, that's for sure

Corvara, Andalo, Risoul & Sant'Anna di Vinadio were the best stages. You should most definitely watch those.

 

[hrotha]

I think my 7.5 was too harsh. The two first weeks were poor, but we also saw a couple of the best stages in decades, so that should bring the score up to 8, at the very least. And probably higher.

 

[Gigs_98]

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Due to various reasons I haven't been able to watch il Giro it's the first topic I read on here (or on any other site) about the race, because I wanted to catch up later and knowing everything beforehand would make that a lot more boring.

Reading these comments make me quite excited, that's for sure

Corvara, Andalo, Risoul & Sant'Anna di Vinadio were the best stages. You should most definitely watch those.

The MTT probably too.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I don't think the 2 first weeks were that bad (exluding Corvara here). Sure, the ITT, Sestola and Cividale disappointed, but on the other hand, Prai a Mare and Roccaraso proved to be better stages than expected. Had the ITT been more selective, it would definitely have been decent, altho Cividale really was raced cowardly - then again, can you blame the riders of thinking what was next? The stage to Corvara was very, very demanding, EVEN when Giau really wasn't used apart from a hard pace.

I think 2015 was better and I'd say thats a 9. It had potential to a 10 if Landa was let free at Mortirolo and the remainder of the stages, so this is a 8, 8,5 maybe.

 

[Flamin]

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Due to various reasons I haven't been able to watch il Giro it's the first topic I read on here (or on any other site) about the race, because I wanted to catch up later and knowing everything beforehand would make that a lot more boring.

Reading these comments make me quite excited, that's for sure

Corvara, Andalo, Risoul & Sant'Anna di Vinadio were the best stages. You should most definitely watch those.

Alright, thanks for the tip! I'll keep this in mind.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Due to various reasons I haven't been able to watch il Giro it's the first topic I read on here (or on any other site) about the race, because I wanted to catch up later and knowing everything beforehand would make that a lot more boring.

Reading these comments make me quite excited, that's for sure

Corvara, Andalo, Risoul & Sant'Anna di Vinadio were the best stages. You should most definitely watch those.

The MTT probably too.

Why would you actively watch a TT if it's not live?

 

[luckyboy]

On the subject of ranking Giros, Daniel Friebe just ranked the 2012 and 2010 editions together - https://twitter.com/friebos/status/737025613442220033

Insane

 

[May0maniac]

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On the subject of ranking Giros, Daniel Friebe just ranked the 2012 and 2010 editions together - https://twitter.com/friebos/status/737025613442220033

Insane

What a nutjob!

 

[Gigs_98]

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On the subject of ranking Giros, Daniel Friebe just ranked the 2012 and 2010 editions together - https://twitter.com/friebos/status/737025613442220033

Insane

Did he even watch those races? It's as if he rated every edition completely randomly. 2014 as the best placed together with 2015 is also completely stupid.

 

[hrotha]

Too many journos these days don't know the first thing about cycling.

 

[jsem94]

2010 Giro gets a 3/5 from that genius. 2007 Giro with Saunier Duval lighting up the race gets a 2/5...

 

[Valv.Piti]

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On the subject of ranking Giros, Daniel Friebe just ranked the 2012 and 2010 editions together - https://twitter.com/friebos/status/737025613442220033

Insane

*Unfollow*

What a crime.

 

[jsem94]

It's like he was watching a different race....

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

9/10 until the last 3 stages. The deception was too big to rate it after that