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.
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@piwakawaka
@Bespoke
I also like the Giro much more the Le Tour
Can't quite put my finger on it but to me the Giro just seems raw, whereas Le Tour seems staged ( pun intended) from day one.
Hell of a stage. Loved the old city finish, with amazing crowds. Good stuff indeed.
@Erik
Yup. That turned out well. Uran is done. Stick a fork in him.
@Minnesota Expat
Yeah. I also have Hesjedal in there. Oh well.
@Teocalli
hmm, maybe I know more than I thought.........
@Erik
Easy now on the Lumberjack, eh? Third week he'll be fine. I'm stoked for my man Bobby Jungels! EQS might have had an iffy spring, but the Giro is coming up pink roses.
@wiscot
When he's five minutes down? I like watching Hesjedal, Uran, and Dumoulin for that matter, but I'm not picking them again as top five finishers in a grand tour. They're the same class of rider as Porte, over three-weeks, they are going to have one day that blows.
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@Barracuda
I love the Giro, passionately. It was le Tour that initially won me, but it is the Giro that I look forward to the most. The Tour is grand, with the best riders from the best teams in attendance and all the pomp and ceremony that brings. La Vuelta is fun too, not least as a place to see the up and comers get a three week test. The Giro always seems to have great courses, more variable climes and weather, amazing climbs and descents, and stage planning often bordering on cruelty. Being early in the season, it's hard to know who is in grand tour form. It's got it all.
Check out stage 10. They've just had an ITT and a rest, then we get to watch this roller-coaster, which is sure to mess with the best laid plans. Also check out 14. There's a little climb and decent to begin, then around 70km of almost constant climbing(!), followed by another roller-coaster with some more climbing . That'll be sweet viewing, but to top it off it's followed by the stage 15 ITT - a roughly 10km climb at 8.3% average. Now that is nearing cruelty, given the previous stage.
There's a long, long way to go, and I fully expect some shake ups in the GC over the next week. Now I just need to find a way to stay awake to see the stage finishes at 2am each night...
Long live the Giro!
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I don't usually like to do swaps, but Uran has let me down. Valverde in.
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