Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.
Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and then proceeded to get creamed in the time trial before getting shelled on the last climb in yesterday’s stage. Evans seems to be riding like he did when he won the Tour though he’s sure to get sick before very much longer, as appears to be his usual approach to racing. Perhaps the biggest shock is that Gesink has managed to both stay in contention and on his bike. And Nibbles is killing it, proving once again that moving to a team with a long history of doping is usually all anyone needs to convert from contender to winner.
We’ve also had climbs, rain, rain, climbs, turns, descents, twists, rain, climbs, and more rain. The Giro is proving once again why it is the best Grand Tour of the year.
In honor of the first big climbing stage and with the time gaps already big enough to suggest some bigger, gutsier moves from some of those riders who have already lost time, this could be a zinger. Most likely some wild cards will escape and stay away, which makes naming your picks even harder than usual, but surely the favorites who are already behind will lay down massive helpings of the V to try to claw time back. The irony is not lost on me that the climb has the word piano in it, when you know the last thing that would ever happen is that they would ride up there at an easy tempo.
Get your picks in by the time the clock goes to zero. There isn’t much time, so get to it.
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OK, jack-holes. Getting a bit clever on the names. While I admire your creativity, we've got fuck-all as far as clues go for who the fuck you mean. If you're so clever we don't know who to map to, you risk not getting your points. @chuck, I'm looking at you.
@Pedale.Forchetta
You've outdone yourself. Absolutely fantastic photos. Love the shot of Dekker. Your photos are so real; it feels like I'm there when I look at them.
Wiggins will be fine. He's spent the last 24 watching this to get his mojo back:
VSP PICKS:
1. Santambrogio
2. Nibbles
3. Scarponi
4. Pozzovivo
5. Cuddles
@snoov
Yep, ToC on Eurosport now. Andy Schleck looked ok yesterday, best tune in quick before he drops out.
@motor city
The Welsh have the world bog snorkelling championships, the Scottish have the Baah, and the English have cheese chasing....or....they did. It got banned a few years ago...fucking health and safety!
interesting the difference in style between men and women on this....kind of tumble and break shit vs slide and have fun!
VSP PICKS:
1. Scarponi
2. Nibali
3. Santambrogio
4. Evans
5. Henao
@Sauterelle
Hah, sprung! That's why I'd still pick Di Luca but never, ever ever ever a Schleck. Heck I struggle to pick Hushovd from time to time.
@frank
I didn't think you guys (Keepers) were eligible for the "special badges". Protest filed! (you do look good in pink tho, just sayin').
Fingers crossed one of these fellas can do something and earn me a point or two...
VSP PICKS:
1. Pozzovivo
2. Pellizotti
3. Santambrogio
4. Atapuma
5. Duarte