Who will win the 2013 Giro? Final poll

[Zam_Olyas]

Nibali will drop Wiggins about 25 times. The issue is whether he will actually be in front 30 seconds later on any of those spurts.

Pedantry....?

 

[Viking]

I expect Wiggins will take it. I'll be cheering for Sanchez, Hesjedal, and Nibali (in that order) to win instead. Nothing against Wiggins, I just like the other three better.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Nibali to win after an epic attack somewhere in the high mountains.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Here's what's going to happen.

When Team Sky realise that Wiggins isn't where he is supposed to be at they look at which of either Porte and Henao to have lost the least amount of time and the one of the two will eventually...

..watch Chris Anker take the overall.

 

[Netserk]

Here's what's going to happen.

When Team Sky realise that Wiggins isn't where he is supposed to be at they look at which of either Porte and Henao to have lost the least amount of time and the one of the two will eventually...

..watch Chris Anker take the overall.

Porte doesn't ride........

 

[staubsauger]

Carlos Alberto Betancur to do a Cobo

 

[maxmartin]

Nibali to win after an epic attack somewhere in the high mountains.

I heart this

 

[trevim]

Carlos Alberto Betancur to do a Cobo

Nah, for that he needs to stay 1-2 years getting 20 cq points max. That's not within the reach of some random rider.

 

[Escarabajo]

I don't like the South American classification. For that matter why don't we make the Northern Europe and Southern Europe classification (Exagerating a little). Read the cycling history and you will understand what I mean.

And yes I am Colombian!

 

[cineteq]

I don't like the South American classification. For that matter why don't we make the Northern Europe and Southern Europe classification (Exagerating a little). Read the cycling history and you will understand what I mean.

And yes I am Colombian, not Columbian!

Fixed it for ya.

 

[Pippo_San]

There's only one Knight...

...he shall bring the religion of marginal gains to all of you heathens!

REPENT!!!

 

[Woody22]

Evans, the forgotten man of this thread, will win.
My spies on the ground in Italy tell me that he is training the house down, and his TT form has returned to his top level... possibly even better!
Cadel has said that he has unfinished business at the Giro, and that's what champions do.. take care of business.

 

[The Hitch]

Evans, the forgotten man of this thread, will win.
My spies on the ground in Italy tell me that he is training the house down, and his TT form has returned to his top level... possibly even better!
Cadel has said that he has unfinished business at the Giro, and that's what champions do.. take care of business.

Here's what's going to happen.

When Team Sky realise that Wiggins isn't where he is supposed to be at they look at which of either Porte and Henao to have lost the least amount of time and the one of the two will eventually...

..watch Chris Anker take the overall.

Carlos Alberto Betancur to do a Cobo

All good Jens attacks impersonations, but the king is still the king

do Luca.
some people say he trained like a nutter all this time and that in fact was a plan to don't ride anything until giro

 

[maxmartin]

Evans, the forgotten man of this thread, will win.
My spies on the ground in Italy tell me that he is training the house down, and his TT form has returned to his top level... possibly even better!
Cadel has said that he has unfinished business at the Giro, and that's what champions do.. take care of business.

Evan's best TT form is still way off last year Wiggins' magic form. W is s little bit mysterious this year, interesting to see what he bring to Giro.

 

[greenedge]

Evans, the forgotten man of this thread, will win.

That would be absolutely great- but i do not know if it can happen.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I would actually think Rujano could be a top 5 contender this year (as long as there wont be any rain or bad weather )
He looks to get in sjape quite nicely.
Also think Kash will top 15, how he had a mecanichal, then had to wait for Seeldrayers, and STILL lost less to the winner of the stage than what Wiggo did a week earlier after his mechanical shows an extrodinary form!!

 

[rhubroma]

If he loses 40 sec a few times then we have a race. Provided he wasn't playing possum.

At any rate Vincenzo is no Marco. Plus, that was a different cycling. I don't know if today's is any cleaner, but we won't see 3 accelerations again on one slope with each one a monster progression until all your rivals crack.

Wiggins can win if he doesn't have a bad day in the mountains, which has happened to him before at the Giro. It remains to be seen, however, whether or not he will be on his game each day.

Nibali, if the one we have witnessed thus far, will be ferociously competitive and make things very tough for Sky, also because as an Italian the Sicilian will be looking for apotheosis in Milan. That motivation can't be matched, I don't think, for any non-Italian rider, unlike the Tour, which has become truly an international patrimony. On that, I go with the Sicilian.

 

[SafeBet]

I would actually think Rujano could be a top 5 contender this year (as long as there wont be any rain or bad weather )

It would take a miracle. We have yet to see more than three consecutive days without rain in 2013. Lousy spring.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Did you watch what happen to Sir Wiggo in Trentino? That was a 4-day race, right?

True he lost it there, both his cool and the race but the comeback from that mechanical was impressive. He just blasted past Sivtsov and almost closed upto Nibali's group. In the other mountain top fininsh he stuck with Nibali. I think he has the form and now the motivation.
Historically 2009 tour and 2012 tour, Nibali has not beaten Wiggins. So i changed my mind.
btw Sir Wiggins has given a different definition to BIKE THROW James Bond style(Both are British). The manufacturer of the bike can now advertise this slogan " Our Bike Parks Itself"

 

[jens_attacks]

wiggins and most likely, easily.

i still have hopes though for delfino,betancur,rujano,cobo or even di luca. at least one of them will be a force.

 

[Eshnar]

Nibali, if the one we have witnessed thus far, will be ferociously competitive and make things very tough for Sky, also because as an Italian the Sicilian will be looking for apotheosis in Milan.

He better take a closer look to the route then

 

[jens_attacks]

two riders that will put sky to its knees in may:

 

[Netserk]

One of the best jerseys around! _O_

 

[staubsauger]

I got the feeling that Vini Fantini has to much potentially captains within the squad. Garzelli will go for the KOM, but so will Rabotini. Or will Rabotini try to go for the gc together with Mauro? Still what's the role of Di Luca in the team?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

santambrogio will not be going for gc.