Giro 2012 - Who's going to Win?

07Lapierre

Only 3 days to go...who's going to Win? Basso? Scarponi? Kreuziger?

Who's your money on?

Lusk Doyle

07Lapierre wrote: »

Only 3 days to go...who's going to Win? Basso? Scarponi? Kreuziger?

Who's your money on?

Basso? That'll be a larf!

ROK ON

Kreuziger or Scarponi.

RobFowl

I'll tell you this time next year.....

finbarrk

I might chance Cunego. I like him at around 20/1.

patrick151

I'd like to see Gadret (AG2R) or frank schleck(RSN) win it but were i a betting man i'd go for Cunego

Also looking through the start list, Garmin have a slot still open... any chance Dan Martin will fill it or is he aiming for cali/the tour?

seven stars

patrick151 wrote: »

I'd like to see Gadret (AG2R)

:eek:

patrick151

seven stars wrote: »

:eek:

I'm ignoring the whole Nico Roche thing and i feel I should note: i 1. have a massive underdog complex and 2. think it would be hilarious if AG2R won a grand tour after all the crap(rightly so i might add) they've been getting since they havent gotten a win this season


edit: God i love Wikipedia

He has won a race against a horse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gadret#cite_note-7

corny

patrick151 wrote: »

I'm ignoring the whole Nico Roche thing and i feel I should note: i 1. have a massive underdog complex and 2. think it would be hilarious if AG2R won a grand tour after all the crap(rightly so i might add) they've been getting since they havent gotten a win this season

Wouldn't surprise me if Dupont and himself make the top 15 but with the less mountainous parcours i can't see a repeat podium place.

With Capecchi and Szmyd working for him Basso really should win. If he times it right and peaks in the last week he will win. Its him or Scarponi anyway.

Darkglasses

I've made a league for everyone on www.velogames.com if anyone is interested in making a Fantasy Giro team:

League Name: Boards league
League Code: 03221143

titan18

I'd say Basso but his form is pretty poor atm. If he can ride into it and not get caught out in the first week or two, he'll win in the last week I'd say. Otherwise, it'll probably be a showdown between Scarponi and Pozzovivo, and potentially Hesjedal challenging with the TTT in there

DeadMan1

I'll be supporting team Ireland ... or COLNAGO - CSF INOX to be exact

I see they're registered as an Irish team, but I doubt you see any of them at the Sally Gap.

I presume this is a business/tax decision?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colnago-CSF_Bardiani

Rastapitts

Cunego at 20-1 seems good value

GetWithIt

Cunego 11/8 to finish in the top 10 seems a no brainer, though sometimes it can be all or nothing for some riders on the Grand Tours.

dexxy

i've joined your league (grimposuers). im hoping it adds something to my enjoyment which is bound to wane as suspect italian diesels battle it out with even more suspect rujanos. thanks for setting it up

Lucifer-0

Is this on tv?

Rastapitts

Yep Eurosport

ednwireland

cav

Morrisseeee

Well it's certainly wide open, there's no outstanding favourite, they're all capable of beating each other. There's the obvious Q mark of form for a few of them, Scarponi, Basso, Schleck, Gadret, Rjuano, but others have a bit of form, Pozzovivo, Cunego, Rodriguez, Kreuziger. But a dark horse might be Szmyd, who might be used a bit like Nibali a few years ago, esp if Basso isn't fully fit ! He climbed well in Trentino.
It'll be emotional for Basso, as he first climbed the Stelvio as an 8 year old !!

Morrisseeee

ednwireland wrote: »

cav

Look, no hands :pac::cool:

Inquitus

ednwireland wrote: »

cav

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Look, no hands :pac::cool:

How Cav is going to win the Giro?

gmoorewest

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Look, no hands :pac::cool:

Is this in response to Stephen Roche's critism about riding behind team cars.

Morrisseeee

He'll need it for this:



or this:



or this:



or etc etc etc.............

ednwireland

no bother

07Lapierre

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Basso? That'll be a larf!

"In Basso’s favour he has the race’s strongest team, and unlike all but Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD), he knows how to close out a three-week race"

We'll see...

ROK ON

I don't really mind who wins as long as it not someone from Gianni Savios home for unrepentant cheats. He just creeps me out majorly.

corny

GetWithIt wrote: »

Cunego 11/8 to finish in the top 10 seems a no brainer, though sometimes it can be all or nothing for some riders on the Grand Tours.

That is a good bet.

Would he not be asked to work for Scarponi on occasion though?

mediwheel

I put a tenner on Ponitti @ 200/1

DD Mikasa

Kwiatkowski a good e/w bet for tomorrow's prologue at 12/1

drogdub

Fantastic!

Might even be a good kit for Drogheda Wheelers "Into the West" Challenge

Lusk Doyle

07Lapierre wrote: »

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Basso? That'll be a larf!

"In Basso’s favour he has the race’s strongest team, and unlike all but Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD), he knows how to close out a three-week race"

We'll see...

If he wins I'll Marshall an extra league race this year!

AIR-AUSSIE

Anybody with a link to some highlights?

Beasty

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

Anybody with a link to some highlights?

It's on Eurosport in 5 minutes (ish - it is Eurosport after all)

(no links to streams allowed)

nilhg

Sore one here,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGvmHUsXTA

Poor ould marshall hadn't much chance.

manafana

nasty crash that,

tommorow is team ttt, garmin look best drilled to win it expect preformance from greenedge thou who look serious unit.

AIR-AUSSIE

Nasty Road rash