Who will win on Green Mountain?

[Sinafey]

I keep fingers crossed for Rafa Majka

 

[Ruvu75]

Any info known about Valverde's condition after he left Qatar with illness?

 

[HappyLoser]

Just talk. Flying on the team training camp and climbing from Alberto.

Any souce of these rumors?

Nibali vs Majka vs Valverde vs Pinot vs Poels vs Arredondo.

I'm expecting:
1. Valverde
2. Majka +5"
3. Nibali +15"
4. Poels +20"
5. Uran +35"
6. Arredondo st.
7. Pinot st.
8. TJVG st.

Purito will be dropped at the bottom of the climb and finishes about 2'30".

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Valverde if it's a group sprint. Majka if it's a solo attack.

 

[Arredondo]

Any souce of these rumors?

Nibali vs Majka vs Valverde vs Pinot vs Poels vs Arredondo.

I'm expecting:
1. Valverde
2. Majka +5"
3. Nibali +15"
4. Poels +20"
5. Uran +35"
6. Arredondo st.
7. Pinot st.
8. TJVG st.

Purito will be dropped at the bottom of the climb and finishes about 2'30".

More something like this;

1. Moreno
2. Majka + 5''
3. Valverde + 19''
4. Pinot st.
5. Nibali + 34''
6. Uran + 39''
7. Purito + 55''
8. Konig + 1m02s''
9. TJVG st.
10. Barguil + 1m10s''

 

[Jspear]

According to procyclingstats, Uran won't be there. Anyone heard anything as to why he won't?

 

[S_cycling]

I'm struggling to understand how Wout Poels can have more votes than guys like Nibali and Rodriguez. I do understand the SKY transformation magic, but TOP10 at the Basque tour is like his best achievement so far...

 

[theyoungest]

I'm struggling to understand how Wout Poels can have more votes than guys like Nibali and Rodriguez. I do understand the SKY transformation magic, but TOP10 at the Basque tour is like his best achievement so far...

He struggles with consistency on multiple mountain stages, but if he has a good day he can beat anyone (literally). Sky doesn't even need to transform him for that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

@s_cycling: because it's Oman. Not Tour de France.
in the pre-season often a good outsider can beat the best easily because for them it's a goal and for the big guns it's not. So form wins over class. So actually it's very understandable that Poels, or any other outsider, can have more people voting for them than Nibali or Rodriguez..
Rodriguez in the past in oman got owned by Gesink or even Gallopin on the same climb. That's how much pre-season form or no form can do to a man..

 

[Arredondo]

@s_cycling: because it's Oman. Not Tour de France.
in the pre-season often a good outsider can beat the best easily because for them it's a goal and for the big guns it's not. So form wins over class. So actually it's very understandable that Poels, or any other outsider, can have more people voting for them than Nibali or Rodriguez..
Rodriguez in the past in oman got owned by Gesink or even Gallopin on the same climb. That's how much pre-season form or no form can do to a man..

He was in the second echelon when he arrived at the bottom of Green Mountain in 2011.

 

[Netserk]

What I don't get is all the votes for Valverde. Heck Purito would make far more sense :O

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He was in the second echelon when he arrived at the bottom of Green Mountain in 2011.

myth and long-standing mistake in the report, he was actually in the first but dropped almost at the bottom

 

[lemon cheese cake]

According to procyclingstats, Uran won't be there. Anyone heard anything as to why he won't?

He's not on the start sheet on the Tour of Oman on a photo on the race's official twitter account.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What I don't get is all the votes for Valverde. Heck Purito would make far more sense :O

Because he's been sick?

 

[S_cycling]

@s_cycling: because it's Oman. Not Tour de France.
in the pre-season often a good outsider can beat the best easily because for them it's a goal and for the big guns it's not. So form wins over class. So actually it's very understandable that Poels, or any other outsider, can have more people voting for them than Nibali or Rodriguez..
Rodriguez in the past in oman got owned by Gesink or even Gallopin on the same climb. That's how much pre-season form or no form can do to a man..

Froome, Rodriguez, Nibali - these are the most recent winners of the Green Mountain stage at Oman. Even Gesink in 2011 was fine given the level of the field present at that time . No Poels / other outsiders on the top. Though, I agree, this is the pro cycling, so anything might happen...

 

[Netserk]

Because he's been sick?

That and because he is Valverde.

 

[Arredondo]

myth and long-standing mistake in the report, he was actually in the first but dropped almost at the bottom

Then even Purito himself still has a different thought about that

 

[Alexandre B.]

Van Garderen seems to be on form. (scary)

 

[Jspear]

What I don't get is all the votes for Valverde. Heck Purito would make far more sense :O

What makes you think that?

 

[manafana]

I am also thinking Konig looks a winner in waiting.

 

[Archibald]

Pinot
excellent form on strava

 

[Coat-O]

Van Garderen seems to be on form. (scary)

Holy shiat. I've never seen him so skinny (but maybe it has something to do with him getting older and losing collagen). Also, he usually has a good early season.

And I think he is turning into Evans. His chin cleft is usually not that marked.

 

[jens_attacks]

the big white hope. holy smack
tejay looks thinner than hamilton. definitely a man to watch here

 

[theyoungest]

Froome, Rodriguez, Nibali - these are the most recent winners of the Green Mountain stage at Oman. Even Gesink in 2011 was fine given the level of the field present at that time . No Poels / other outsiders on the top. Though, I agree, this is the pro cycling, so anything might happen...

Wait, is Poels suddenly some kind of nobody? Didn't he win the queen stage in Pais Vasco last year where all the big names were present?

 

[Arredondo]

Wait, is Poels suddenly some kind of nobody? Didn't he win the queen stage in Pais Vasco last year where all the big names were present?

By far not all the big names.