Team Sky to win Giro ????

[orbeas]

Team Sky's Columbians are looking good to win the giro ???? Uran seems to be able to follow anyones wheel...

 

[Raceoftruth]

Not too sure about winning but good show today from both.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Uhm... no. Basso, Scarponi, Hesjedal all have a better chance. Sky's Columbians have a good chance to finish top 10 though.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Winning maglia bianca ..yes.

 

[Gloin22]

They look good but they don't get too excited too early Uran is improving day by day though

 

[Catwhoorg]

Top #10 for sure.

White Jersey also seems almost certain.

 

[hatcher]

At this point in his career Uran should (and I'm sure is) view top 10 as the absolute minimum he should achieve. Top 5+ and white jersey should be his aim.

 

[Gloin22]

At this point in his career Uran should (and I'm sure is) view top 10 as the absolute minimum he should achieve. Top 5+ and white jersey should be his aim.

Well he is only 24 and wasn't in top shape at beginning of Giro because of that fall at FW so coming here a Top 10 was a goal and white. Not Top 5, but if he keeps improving there is definitely a chance of Top 5.

 

[The Hitch]

What exactly have they showed today that we didnt already know on stage 1?

Henao maybe if you didn't buy the hype, but Uran?

Finishing in with the top climbers in a stage where 15 basically made it to the finish together.

Dude was already doing that at the Tour last year.


Rider Team Time
1 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5h 13' 25"
2 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi + 21"
3 Andy Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek + 46"
4 Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 48"
5 Rigoberto Urán (COL) Team Sky + 48"
6 Alberto Contador (ESP) Saxo Bank-SunGard + 48"
7 Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar + 48"
8 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek + 48"
9 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r-La Mondiale + 48"
10 Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 48"



Who wants to create the thread about how much we learned from seeing Basso finish in top 15 climbers of this stage?

 

[DominicDecoco]

I really think people are putting way too much into this stage. One rider is suddenly a 'superior climber', one rider has to aim for top 5, one rider is out of the GC.

40 riders were in the peloton with 5 kilometres to the finish. Pace wasn't that high. Heck, G. Thomas were in that group with a few kilometres to the finish. I haven't seen a profile of the final climb tommorrow but it surely will answer more questions than this one.

Too many conclusions, boys!

 

[Gloin22]

I really think people are putting way too much into this stage. One rider is suddenly a 'superior climber', one rider has to aim for top 5, one rider is out of the GC.

40 riders were in the peloton with 5 kilometres to the finish. Pace wasn't that high. Heck, G. Thomas were in that group with a few kilometres to the finish. I haven't seen a profile of the final climb tommorrow but it surely will answer more questions than this one.

Too many conclusions, boys!

I agree, although at one moment there was a split with those riders :

Scarponi
Basso
Rodriguez
Uran
Henao
Tiralongo
Pozzovivo

That was after Scarponi caught Rodriguez. But the pace dropped after that and all came back at the end in bigger group.

 

[hatcher]

I really think people are putting way too much into this stage. One rider is suddenly a 'superior climber', one rider has to aim for top 5, one rider is out of the GC.

40 riders were in the peloton with 5 kilometres to the finish. Pace wasn't that high. Heck, G. Thomas were in that group with a few kilometres to the finish. I haven't seen a profile of the final climb tommorrow but it surely will answer more questions than this one.

Too many conclusions, boys!

My top 5 minimum isn't based on this stage, it's based on Uran being a proven, quality rider who should be coming into his own now.

Beaten by Basso, Scarponi, Rodriguez, fair enough. But if he's not outclimbing riders like Kreuziger, Intxausti, Tiralongo, Cataldo then it's a very average performance imo.

 

[DominicDecoco]

I'm buying you an airport if Cpt. Uranium gets top 5.

 

[Gubby Allen]

What would the predictions be for the Team Sky line-up at the TDF, there seems about 6 certainties but the last 3 could go a few ways.

 

[Froome19]

What exactly have they showed today that we didnt already know on stage 1?

Henao maybe if you didn't buy the hype, but Uran?

Finishing in with the top climbers in a stage where 15 basically made it to the finish together.

Dude was already doing that at the Tour last year.


Rider Team Time
1 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5h 13' 25"
2 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi + 21"
3 Andy Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek + 46"
4 Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 48"
5 Rigoberto Urán (COL) Team Sky + 48"
6 Alberto Contador (ESP) Saxo Bank-SunGard + 48"
7 Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar + 48"
8 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek + 48"
9 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r-La Mondiale + 48"
10 Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 48"



Who wants to create the thread about how much we learned from seeing Basso finish in top 15 climbers of this stage?

They showed they had a lot of power to spare, as they took control in the last couple of Kms, something some of those other "top 15" climbers didnt seem capable of doing.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Uran or Henao winning?

Who knows? Very little racing so far. Just endless wheelsucking, TV breaks and of course a range of bunch sprints. Only a handful of stage to go.

 

[El Pistolero]

Yep, no one is over-hyping Uran and Henao.

 

[hatcher]

Yep, no one is over-hyping Uran and Henao.

Wow. You'll move the goalposts anytime you damn well please.

 

[hatcher]

And I'm nowhere near ready to own an airport.