Velominati Super Prestige: Giro d’Italia 2016

Laurent Fignon - Giro

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for the Giro, 2016, starting in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands and finishing in Torino, Italy. Here is a provisional start list. The riders make the race so it should be fantastic racing, a race up the whole of the country, for three weeks, what’s not to love? The Giro usually has a crazy stage and we are unsure what this year’s edition holds in that category, maybe more racing at night, or on dirt, bring it on. The Shark, Landa, Malmerde, Uran Uran, even Red Ryder, and more, each have a decent shot at the over all.

We all know the drill, this race starts on Friday so keep your delgado monkey on a tight leash. Consult your personal oracles; there are bike frames, carbon wheels, V-kit and more for the winners of the season-long overall VSP. Further details can be found on the VSP page. Bon chance.

[vsp_results id=”42800″/]

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Erik says:

May 6 2016 at 8:52 am

Valvere beats Uran in ITT by 9 seconds. Discuss.
Gianni says:

May 6 2016 at 10:09 am
@chris
I can see why the Yanks Delgado so often. It’s way too early for this shit, especially after having to imbibe quite a lot of recovery beverages to drown out the hideousness of being in a dueling piano bar.

VSP PICKS:
1. Landa
2. Nibbles
3. Uran
4. Dumoulin
5. Valverde
Where are you? Disney World/Land?
DVMR says:

May 6 2016 at 10:28 am

Fucking Delgado'd.

Woe is me.
chris says:

May 6 2016 at 10:36 am
@Gianni
@chris
I can see why the Yanks Delgado so often. It’s way too early for this shit, especially after having to imbibe quite a lot of recovery beverages to drown out the hideousness of being in a dueling piano bar.

VSP PICKS:

Landa

Nibbles

Uran

Dumoulin

Valverde
Where are you? Disney World/Land?
The company's leadership convention in Washington. Or was heading to the airport now. Night out in NYC then Long Island for the weekend.

It's pissing down here.
GoldenGorilla says:

May 6 2016 at 11:29 am

@frank

@frank

@Barracuda

@Chica

Well picked up. @frank is asleep at the wheel

Indeed. These Friday starts are killing me.

Actually, I just extended it for a day; it will close tomorrow so everyone gets a small advantage of knowing how the first stage went.

And we still may as well be throwing darts blindfolded
frank says:

May 6 2016 at 1:28 pm
@LeoTea
PSA – “Dumoulin” is auto-mapping to Samuel Dumoulin.

VSP PICKS:
1. Nibbles
2. Uran
3. Valverde
4. Landa
5. Tom Dumoulin
Everyone who is experiencing this should dispute their picks ASAP.
Minnesota Expat says:

May 6 2016 at 1:53 pm

@frank

Actually, I just extended it for a day; it will close tomorrow so everyone gets a small advantage of knowing how the first stage went.

Tank you, tank you, tank you.
Minnesota Expat says:

May 6 2016 at 2:06 pm

@Erik

Valvere beats Uran in ITT by 9 seconds. Discuss.

It makes me happy to have picked Valverde finishing third and Uran finishing fifth. Uran? I just don't know. It's hard to get a read on him, but he hasn't raced much this spring. I like the team and they'll be interesting to follow through the race.
Erik says:

May 7 2016 at 10:33 am

@Minnesota Expat

@Erik

Valvere beats Uran in ITT by 9 seconds. Discuss.

It makes me happy to have picked Valverde finishing third and Uran finishing fifth. Uran? I just don’t know. It’s hard to get a read on him, but he hasn’t raced much this spring. I like the team and they’ll be interesting to follow through the race.

See, I am concerned for my VSP that I agree. Uran was supposed to soundly beat people in the TTs.
Harminator says:

May 8 2016 at 9:43 am

Holy shitballs. That's two with daylight second. Gonna be hard to contain.