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  • April 24, 2012 at 8:20 pm #15629
    Raleigh

    So, the time has come. The first Grand Tour of 2012.

    No previous winner, obvs, as Contador was banned.

    Grainy Thomas will make an appearance, as will the Manx Express, in an attempt to gain the last points jersey that he hasn’t won.

    Pinotti’s leading BMC.

    I think that Basso will try and do well, as will Fuglsang.

    Normal Italian Wildcards and net app: Giocattoli, Colnago-CSF Inox, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, Team NetApp.

    Jose Rujano is a personal favourite

    Relatively straightforward Danish TT and two stages to start with.

    Would love to hear your thoughts with regards to your teams.

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  • April 30, 2012 at 5:59 am #675975
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    widgetkicker

    Will teams be required to
    Will teams be required to have a gc contender, sprinter, and climber like last year or are we free to pick any four star riders that we’d like?

    April 29, 2012 at 11:51 pm #675973
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    frankiejay

    I would guess that it simply
    I would guess that it simply comes down to scheduling. It’s rough to finish the Giro and then have to turn around the for the Tour, but finishing the Tour is the ultimate prestige, so if you drop out of that then what are you racing for? (well, somewhat complicated by the Olympics this year, but that’s another matter) As for the Vuelta, it’s the last hurrah as far as Grand Tours go, so it makes sense to hang in there for the jersey.

    April 29, 2012 at 11:30 pm #675971
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    londonplayer

    Simon, that’s interesting.
    Simon, that’s interesting. Seriously.

    How come cyclists like Cav stick around to the end stage for the TdF and Vuelta but not the Giro then? Surely winning the points jersey in the Giro is just as prestigious as the 2 other grand tours?

    April 29, 2012 at 7:56 pm #675969
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    Simon_MacMichael

    The organisers don’t seem to
    The organisers don’t seem to have an issue with Cav (or others) pulling out of race early, if they did they would design a route that didn’t have pretty much all the sprint stages in the first half and the mountains in the second half.

    I reckon there’s a degree of complicity between RCS and the teams there, it’s in the interests of the organisers to attract the biggest-name sprinters, but not to break them by expecting them to complete the race (in which case teams would just leave them at home).

    BTW, unless they change the rules, Cav will never win the Giro points jersey – it doesn’t load the points in favour of flat stages the way the TDF and Vuelta do.

    I’ll flag up the stage issue to Dave tomorrow unless he sees it before.

    April 29, 2012 at 7:50 pm #675967
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    TERatcliffe26

    I got my info from cycling
    I got my info from cycling fever if that makes a difference? as all seems correct on there

    April 29, 2012 at 7:45 pm #675965
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    bubby016

    I just checked to see if I
    I just checked to see if I was wrong and realized that all the stages are supposedly stage 1.

    April 29, 2012 at 7:42 pm #675963
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    bubby016

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:Stage 1

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    Stage 1 is a TT in Herning
    Stage 2 starts in Herning, leaves and then finishes back there

    I know, but if you click on stage 1, it says it is a 9 km TT, which is correct. But, if you click on stage 2, it says the same thing, which is incorrect.

    April 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm #675961
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    livestrongnick

    Jakob Fuglsang didn’t start
    Jakob Fuglsang didn’t start in the 3rd stage of the 2012 Tour de Romandie because of an inflammation of the articular capsule and ligament of his left knee. The RadioShack-Nissan team management and medical staff have decided to remove the Danish rider from the team’s roster for this year’s Giro d’Italia. :B

    April 29, 2012 at 11:27 am #675959
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    ray silvester

    OK….Here
    OK….Here goes

    Hushovd
    Thomas
    DeGendt
    Pozzato
    Larsson
    Bobridge
    Phinney
    Slagter
    Rasmussen

    April 29, 2012 at 8:58 am #675957
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    TERatcliffe26

    Stage 1 is a TT in
    Stage 1 is a TT in Herning
    Stage 2 starts in Herning, leaves and then finishes back there

    April 29, 2012 at 1:23 am #675955
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    Gkam84

    You sure your not confusing
    You sure your not confusing 😉

    Stage 1: Herning
    Stage 2: Herning

    April 29, 2012 at 12:41 am #675953
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    bubby016

    I went to the stages page and
    😕 I went to the stages page and saw that there are two stage ones :/ I believe I am correct in saying that there are not two time trials in a row

    April 27, 2012 at 3:15 pm #675951
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    ray silvester

    Is Vino really riding?
    Is Vino really riding?

    April 25, 2012 at 7:08 am #675949
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    TERatcliffe26

    Same, I have my team and
    Same, I have my team and first 2 transfers planned

    April 24, 2012 at 10:37 pm #675947
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    Gkam84

    I have my team decided, just
    I have my team decided, just got to wait for the teams to put out who they are sending 👿

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