This is the women’s Giro and it just happens to take place in early July, bad timing or good timing, at least the Italians step up and do a mini-Grand Tour. Here is the start list. Unfortunately we cannot be giving away more bikes and wheels for this race, but bragging rights and points are useful. Do I have any insightful things to say about this race? No, I don’t know anything about it and it’s not that I’m not interested. There is very little coverage of women’s racing that I ever see, in print or on television in the USA. I’d watch women racing in Italy. I’m not getting up at midnight to watch streaming video of it, sorry. I didn’t do that for the men’s Giro. The Tour will suck a lot of reporting over to France but hopefully there are a few sage reporters and photos who know women’s racing and Italy are a great combination.
Marianne Vos, Marianne Vos, can someone beat Marianne Vos? I like her, she seems a very nice person and a supremely gifted cyclist but really ladies, someone has to step up. I am a broken record about this. Maybe she is Ellen Merckx and no one will dominate so when she retires but I would love to see many other badass women up on the top step of the podiums too. Let it begin this Sunday. And don’t Delgado yourself out of this VSP with TdF fever.
From Giovinazzo to Cremona, the Giro Donne
Stage: 1 – 30 June : Giovinazzo – Margherita de Savioa, 124.30 km
Stage: 2 – 1 July : Pontecagnano Faiano, 99.60 km
Stage: 3 – 2 July : Cerro al Volturno , 111.60 km
Stage: 4 – 3 July : Monte San Vito – Castelfidardo, 137.20 km
Stage: 5 – 4 July : Varazze – Monte Beigua, 73.30 km
Stage: 6 – 5 July : Terme di Premia – San Domenico , 121.00 km
Stage: 7 – 6 July : Corbetta , 120.00 km
Stage: 8 – 7 July : Cremona ITT, 16.00 km
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VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Longo Borghini
3. Van Dijk
4. Cromwell
5. Ratto
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Longo Borghini
3. Van Dijk
4. Johannsen
5. Cromwell
VSP PICKS:
1. M Vos
2. E Longo Borghini
3. G Bronzini
4. E Johansson
5. L Gunnewijk
VSP PICKS:
1. Marianne Vos
2. Giorgia Bronzini
3. Noemi Cantele
4. Elena Kuchinskaya
5. Chloe Hosking
There's a new cannibal in town, and her name is Marianne Vos. She gets my nod for the top step of the podium but I think Stevens and Emma Jo can make her work for it.
Hoping for good things from Mara Abbot as well, would be a great story to see her bounce back and perform well as she has in the past.
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos - La Cannibelle
2. Evie Stevie
3. Big Leg Emma
4. Kuchi Kuchi Ku-chinskaya
5. Heyyyyy Abbott!
no form guides anywhere, Vos likely to win, but het, lets try and guess who might upset the applecart...
VSP PICKS:
1. evelyn stevens
2. marianne vos
3. giorgia bronzini
4. marijn de vries
5. silvia cecchini
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Evie Stevens
3. Longo Borghini
4. Bronzini
5. De Vries
VSP PICKS:
1. Bronzini
2. Stevens
3. Johansson
4. Antoshina
5. Vos
Shocking that the keepers hold women's racing in such low regard that the prize pool pales in comparision with the TDF VSP.
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos
2. Bronzini
3. Evelyn Stevens
4. Gilmore
5. Drexel
Not a clue in other words
VSP PICKS:
1. Vos Boss
2. Ellen "Dick" van Dijk
3. Elisa Longo Borghini
4. Giorgia Bronzini
5. Chloe Hosking