Who's the suprise package?

[battery89]

Gesink, Roche and Rui Costa imo

 

[Sasquatch]

Rodriguez, Taaramae or Luis Leon Sanchez

 

[Ripper]

It will be a massive surprise if Tony M gets top 10. Too much big climbing. He will completely crack on some of those stages. I would be less surpirsed if Spartacus was top 3.

A surprise for top 3 for me would be any of the following:
- Leipheimer
- Horner
- Evans
- Sastre
- Basso

I am not saying any of the above cannot do it, just that with the first 2 I would actually be shocked, with the final 3 I can see it being possible, but not really probable (and very dependent on how they have recovered from the Giro).

 

[Clemson Cycling]

David Zabriske? IDK, he is kind of similar to Wiggins on a team that had the surprise GC contender in the last 2 years

 

[Mambo95]

Not a podium or even a top ten surprise - but Eros Capecchi of Footon claiming the KoM would be a surprise wouldn't it? That's my tip.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

It will be a massive surprise if Tony M gets top 10. Too much big climbing. He will completely crack on some of those stages. I would be less surpirsed if Spartacus was top 3.

A surprise for top 3 for me would be any of the following:
- Leipheimer
- Horner
- Evans
- Sastre
- Basso

I am not saying any of the above cannot do it, just that with the first 2 I would actually be shocked, with the final 3 I can see it being possible, but not really probable (and very dependent on how they have recovered from the Giro).

Those three are not at all surprise riders, and Leipheimer isn't really one either. Surprise is someone who comes out of nowhere to do well. How can Evans, Sastre, and Basso-who have all either won or podiumed multiple times in GT's-be surprises. In fact, many think Basso is Contador's most serious threat.

 

[auscyclefan94]

joquim rodriguez will finish very high up in the overall.

 

[blaxland]

joquim rodriguez will finish very high up in the overall.

+1 agree .Me thinks top 5-10 overall is very achievable..

 

[ericthesportsman6]

+1 agree .Me thinks top 5-10 overall is very achievable..

Agreed. I hear a lot of people saying that he'll be focusing on the vuelta, but he moved away from Cassie primarily to finally lead a team at the tour. If he botches his overall hopes early, he'll win a stage and the polka-dots.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Monfort & Knees in top 15.

 

[jb12345]

surprise in top3:
-Brajkovic


surprises in top 10:
-Jesus Hernandez
-Ryder Hesjedal
-Le Mevel

 

[Angliru]

joquim rodriguez will finish very high up in the overall.

Are you baiting me? If so that would make 2 maybe 3 (Sammie Sanchez) from the Iberian peninsula finishing ahead of -----. (Fill in the blank. You know who it is.)

 

[Sasquatch]

Pierre Rolland is another one. If he can get into a lucky break, he'll definitely get top ten. Even if he can't get into a lucky break, he can get top 15-20.

 

[max_powers]

Christian Vande Velde

Has gt experience, has alot of rest this year, has a good engine.

Needs to control his bike tho,imo.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Christian Vande Velde

Has gt experience, has alot of rest this year, has a good engine.

Needs to control his bike tho,imo.

He was a surprise two years ago, not anymore. The only way for him to be a surprise would be if he won, which he definitely won't.

 

[Rocksteady]

On the Garmin Topic (They seem to create surprises): David Zabriskie. The team says he has focused more on mountians/stage races this year.

Is it a surprise if he gets a top 15-20?? I think he could do that if he gets lucky.

 

[spaceboy]

Ryder Hesjedal

 

[wiry pyruvity]

though there aren't a tremendous amount of opportunities, hesjedal may take a stage...

 

[blaxland]

Christophe Le Mevel to finish in the top ten again......??

 

[wiry pyruvity]

with basso now in, a potentially healthy leipheimer, and a fresh menchov makes it hard for me to see le Mevel in the top 10

 

[blaxland]

with basso now in, a potentially healthy leipheimer, and a fresh menchov makes it hard for me to see le Mevel in the top 10

The question is "Who's the surprise package?"......those three(Basso,Leipheimer,Menchov) names Mentioned are not surprises......

 

[wiry pyruvity]

The question is "Who's the surprise package?"......those three(Basso,Leipheimer,Menchov) names Mentioned are not surprises......

i am responding to you, my brother...i already posted a few potentials earlier on...just working out the math...

 

[Cervelo77]

Jurgen Van Den Broeck. Top 10 is definitely possible given how well he rode the Dauphine. Okay team backing him.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Jurgen Van Den Broeck. Top 10 is definitely possible given how well he rode the Dauphine. Okay team backing him.

He's a hack! He got all of his times in breakaways!

 

[oncehadhair]

yeah, hope so too