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He sure has a chance in stage 7.dicanio_michael said:Perhaps Boonen can stand a chance in a slightly weaker field like this ?
dicanio_michael said:Perhaps Boonen can stand a chance in a slightly weaker field like this ?
johngoat said:I think that the fastest 10 sprinters in the Giro 2015 are: Matthews, Greipel, Mezgec, Pelucchi, Modolo, Lobato, Viviani, Nizzolo, Ferrari and Appolonio.
Do I miss anyone?
Will old Alejet surprise me?
johngoat said:johngoat said:I think that the fastest 10 sprinters in the Giro 2015 are: Matthews, Greipel, Mezgec, Pelucchi, Modolo, Lobato, Viviani, Nizzolo, Ferrari and Appolonio.
Do I miss anyone?
Will old Alejet surprise me?
Colli?
alspacka said:There are only 3 categories I think, which should be fairly clear cut. Flat, hill, mountain. 50, 25, 15 points.
Unless I misunderstand...
Eyeballs Out said:Not the official Gazzetta version but ...
http://www.cyclingpro.net/spaziociclismo/giro2015/regolamento-giro-d-italia-2015
So they were just 4 indeed. But enough to make all bigger names happy the way they shared victories + red jersey as a consolation prize for Nizzolo...PeterB said:Let's see how the racing develops. But I do not expect more than 4 full-bunch sprints. To me that seems quite a few, from the perspective of a sprinter who must survive all the climbing in between. Or can this be considered a typical number of sprints per Giro?Netserk said:7 sprint stages now makes it "so sprinter-unfriendly that it is a little wonder that there are so many of them" I guess only the 2004 Giro will satisfy you.