Vincenzo Nibali won the Giro going downhill.
I spy with my little eye a certain Michele Scarponi, who sadly lost his life while out training near his home two weeks ago, in there amongst his teammates after his captain, Nibbles, won the race. I’m torn about a death like Michele’s – we subject ourselves to similar risks every time we climb aboard our bikes and we accept it as part and parcel of our craft. Yet, while every day members of our tribe lose their lives to their trade, it takes a high profile rider to remind us how real that risk is.
But onto lighter topics, Nibali won the Giro last year going downhill, and it happened on the one stage I managed to sleep through which is another way of saying I missed it. But I love waking up to a that WTF feeling only a reshuffled GS can give you.
The race starts Friday morning, which is sooner than I expected, so I’ll stop typing so you can start picking. Get them in by the time the clock goes to zero, and remember that our Grand Tour scoring rules are a little different than the smaller events. So jump on that start list and get prognosticating!
Good luck!
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So I tried to put on my posts last night, mumbled to my velomihottie that the mobile site appeared to be messed up and then tried on the computer. So be it. Long live the Girl.
Fucking autocorrect.... Giro.
@stooge
So awesome!!! I love it when it does not go according to the script! His first win as a pro. Not bad, eh???
@Erik
My auto spell keeps correcting Gios to Gifs.
@Krames
You have to subscribe to Fubo TV. Stack Social was running a deal for a one month subscription for $5 (normally $30-something). Then $8.99 for Cycling add on. If you can get it, $14 to watch the Giro is a pretty good deal. Not sure I'd be willing to pay almost $40 though.
WTF? Who starts a Grand Tour on a fucking Friday?!
@Brett
Drunk Italians, Mate!
@Brett
Hey Brett: None of us were able to post picks for the Giro because the entry/modification never opened up. Some people tried just listing picks in the comments. The rest of us are waiting for the picking to open up. Since nothing will probably (?) happen with the GC in the first couple of stages, why don't you see if the picking can be opened up until the start of the third stage. Just a suggestion.
Putting in some picks here in hopes it will be worth something. Hate to have Delgadoed. Even if I do, it's recorded for posterity.
1. Quintana
2. Pinault
3. Kruijswijk
4. Nibali
5. Dumolin
@dancollins
Shit, that's fucked up. I'll get onto it (ie get Frank onto it).