Sky's Vuelta Leader

[El Pistolero]

The most unknown guy will be leader.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Stupid to have this thread when all we need to do is wait for Ryo to tell us exactly who will ride.

 

[Winterfold]

Tiernan-Locke will ride it, but he certainly needs to improve a lot from so far this season to be the leader,

JTL is not a GT contender. He is supergood at relatively short, steep UK style climbs with a large anaerobic component so hilly classics and shorter stage races with punchy climbs are where his focus lies or should lie.

On Sky's website there was a livechat where he pretty much said this.

Kerrison may have other plans for him, but I think terrorising the Ardennes races and Lombardia is the best use of his talents (and some might say the finest use of any cycling talent).

I voted Henao as I think it is the right thing to do, more than what will actually happen. Porte will empty the tank in the Tour.

Wiggo will be in the bar come August

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

JTL is not a GT contender. He is supergood at relatively short, steep UK style climbs with a large anaerobic component so hilly classics and shorter stage races with punchy climbs are where his focus lies or should lie.

On Sky's website there was a livechat where he pretty much said this.

Kerrison may have other plans for him, but I think terrorising the Ardennes races and Lombardia is the best use of his talents (and some might say the finest use of any cycling talent).

I voted Henao as I think it is the right thing to do, more than what will actually happen. Porte will empty the tank in the Tour.

Wiggo will be in the bar come August

Wiggins has already said the Vuelta is in his plan for the year.

 

[Winterfold]

Wiggins has already said the Vuelta is in his plan for the year.

I'll believe it when I see his name on the startsheet

 

[Gloin22]

Wiggins has already said the Vuelta is in his plan for the year.

That was changed I am 100% sure.

It's Giro - Tour only.

 

[the asian]

Who else, other than the triathlete who turned in to a super all-round cyclist, Richie Porte.

 

[JRanton]

That was changed I am 100% sure.

It's Giro - Tour only.

What do you mean it was changed? He said it only a few days ago.

 

[Morbius]

I'd like to see Wiggo do Vuelta and attempt the World Road Race or TT - either this year or next. Lets see how he looks in rainbow stripes

 

[SafeBet]

Too early to say but I'd choose henao based on potential.

 

[uphillstruggle]

I can't see Uran or Henoa being competitive in a Grand Tour since they are pretty crap when it comes to ITTs, but the Vuelta has the least ITT kms of all the GTs, so if either of them are to be given a GT to lead it has to be the Vuelta. Perhaps Giro 2014 would be more suited to Porte.

Yeah if there was ever a GT for a pure climber it was the Vuelta 13 - well and the Giro 2010-2011. The ITT is practically a mountain TT.

 

[42x16ss]

Head says Porte, heart says Henao.

As said earlier, Wigans won't be racing - he'll be watching it down the pub.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Porte was pretty dead at the end of last year, I think he has a similar agenda this year, so he might be done again at the end of the year. I dont think he will do the Vuelta this year, so Im going for the colombians.