Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 1, San Vincenzo -> Donoratico, 16.9 kms TTT (06/03/2013)

[Eshnar]

Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen

 

[Netserk]

Little early, no?

 

[cineteq]

Little early, no?

Nope, I can't wait to see this!

 

[Eshnar]

Little early, no?

just three days doesn't seem too early to me.

 

[Netserk]

just three days doesn't seem too early to me.

It's just that it is easier to make a call for the TTT, when we know the complete rosters.

BTW This way you can do the T-A stage threads, and I take care of the P-N ones

 

[Eshnar]

BTW This way you can do the T-A stage threads, and I take care of the P-N ones

Deal done
You're clearly losing though

 

[Afrank]

I'll go with OPQS, they have a very good team for a TTT, and their guys seem to be in good form. Saxo I also expect to do well. And hoping Radioshack have a good ride.

 

[SafeBet]

Voted for OPQS. Bmc could also contend.

 

[pdluz7]

I'll go with OPQS, they have a very good team for a TTT, and their guys seem to be in good form. Saxo I also expect to do well. And hoping Radioshack have a good ride.

I voted SAXO, just my "heart", should go well, but who should win: OPQS

 

[cineteq]

Voted for Astana. BMC is the favorite.

 

[Spider1964]

Voted Other - Orica Greenedge. BMC have to be huge favorite though.

 

[Jancouver]

1. BMC
2. Radioshack
3. Garmin

 

[hfer07]

Duel between OPQS & BMC- no doubt

Wild cards might be RSN, Orica & Lotto

 

[Publicus]

I like BMC and RadioShack for the victory. Not sold on Saxo in the TTT yet.

 

[quiqui]

Strange that last year's winning team is not in the poll. I voted OPQS though.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

BMC to smoke this one.

 

[greenedge]

I voted BMC.
Other contenders FTW will be Radioshack, OPQS, OGE and Garmin.

Sky and Saxo to have only a few seconds separating them- no idea who will gain the advantage though.

 

[airstream]

RadioShack, surely. And Andy in maglia azurro (?)

 

[tomorrow]

how do you think cannondale will do in ttt? I heard Moser is going on GC here. Shame the chieti finish is only after the prati di tivo finish. If these were switched, he could maybe take the lead in chieti and then try to hold on on prati di tivo. There should not be much problem for him in the itt.

 

[Eshnar]

probably I should have put Greenedge instead of Cannondale, but whatever.

As for the new Moser, I'm really looking forward to see what he can do on Prati Di Tivo.

 

[jens_attacks]

going for sky

 

[will10]

OPQS 10 characters.

 

[Pippo_San]

Based on names only, OPQS looks the best of the best: Cavendish, Martin, Kwiatkowski, Grabsch, Terpstra.
That's a RIDICULOUSLY awesome team for a TTT.

On the other hand you got Saxo, with Contador, Boaro, Bennati, Rogers. Great team, but are they in form? I'm not totally sold on them.

BMC? On paper they don't look as good as the OPQS and Saxo, but Van Avermaet, Schar and Phinney are in great form, and Evans is almost there. Can't count them off.

SKY? They're not gonna win with that team.

Radioshack? Fabian is looking good, but what about the others? There were zero Shacks in Strade Bianche.

Watch out for the Astana guys, they're in excellent form.
Also the Cannondale guys, top form there.

 

[McLovin]

more and more polls without "Vino" option. This is not good for cycling.

In this case, Sky.

 

[movingtarget]

I can't see Sky winning this or even placing. BMC or Quickstep for me. Maybe GreenEdge may show up as well. The Sky team seem to be lacking in TT riders even though it's a short stage and gaps should be small.