GrumpyOldGuy Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Porte looks potentAru has his work cut outWonder how veteran 'Berto is prepping; he's been quiet.....and old man Scarponi? I see he was right up there in the top 20 at the Fleche, never underestimate the old boy, he is well into the Autumn of his career now and is unlikely to be on the top step, but without the likes of Nibali, Valverde, Froome, Rodriguez and company he is very capable of a podium. Keep a beady eye on him in the big mountains, he is one of the last few pure climbers left in the peleton and the Giro is known for its climbs.....plus of course, he is Italian....!
tombeej Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Indeed, Bardiani is actually a very strong team and I think very worthy of a wild card, RCS Sport marches to their own drum, but have lifted the Giro from a sort of second rate affair 10/15 years ago to a harder and arguably more visually exciting event than the tour today. Personally I am not that enthused with the tour, I think its over rated, over hyped and devoid of all soul, the Giro is for me anyway, the Grand Tour event of the year. 100%. The cycling events that get me genuinely excited are the northern classics and then the Giro. So much more happens in the Giro. It's unpredictable, a bit mad, the weather plays a big role in the legendary stories that are formed each year, the course is harder than the Tour, the scenery is absolutely incredible (especially in the snow) and the tifosi are over-the-top fanatical and more knowledgeable than Tour fans. In contrast, the TDF has become a massive corporate event, much more commercial, more predictable, like watching a theatre that has a script and a cast of characters that are already known, already seen before. Yes, France is beautiful, but IMO doesn't hold a candle to the imagery of the Giro. There is a lot more passion and energy buzzing around the Giro than the more sanitised TDF (those tifosi have a lot to do with it).
ScottCM Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Fantasy League Time Please click on the link below to participatehttp://www.scorito.com/cycling-manager/giro2015/the-hub-sa?code=042df2ed-6a44-4f51-8319-07e885c55ee7League name: The Hub SAEvent: Giro d'ItaliaDeadline: 9 May 2015
tombeej Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 If you liken the grand tours to the spring classics, the Giro is like the Belgian classics and PRB. So tough, affected by often terrible weather, full of intrigue from beginning to end, won by the toughest and hardest, always riveting, the images of each successive year burned in the memory, and the winners always generating such respect. The Tour is like the Ardennes classics. Clean and sanitised, nothing happens until the final climb or last few minutes (you could tune in to the end to see finish and not really have missed much before), generally forgetful. I know I'm over-simplifying it a lot. The Tour is the biggest of them all for many good reasons. I'm just saying the Giro will always be tops for me.
ScottCM Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Fantasy League Rules: You get a fictitious budget with wich you can buy 16-20 cyclists. Each stage you make your line-up of 9 cyclists for that stage. Based on real the stage result your team can score points. Scorito.com Cycling Manager is a truly strategic and fun game to play with your friends!
ScottCM Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Putting together your teamTip at the outsetMake sure you put together a balanced team so you can line up specialists who can finish in the leading positions for each stage. If you compose your team of 16 climbers you will not score a lot of poins in flat rides; in addition, you can only line up 9 riders per stage!Budget and riders You receive a fictitious budget of € 32 million, with which you can buy 16 to 20 riders.Selecting three captains Once you have completed your team of at least 16 riders, you need to select 3 captains. Have a good think about this, because for each stage you score double points with your captain! For each stage you may appoint 1 of your 3 captains as captain. You may still line up the other 2 riders for this stage, but you will not score double points with them. Points per stageFor each stage you select 9 riders you think will score points for you this stage.The first 20 riders in the ranking after each stage score points. The winner of the stage scores 50 points, number 2 scores 44 points, etc. Points for classificationsPoints for classification after each stage You can also score points after each stage with 4 classifications:Pink jersey (general) – numbers 1 through 5Red jersey (points) – numbers 1 through 5Blue jersey (mountain) – numbers 1 through 5White yersey (youth) – numbers 1 through 5The rider wearing the pink jersey after a stage scores 10 points; number 2 scores 8 points, etc.Double points for captainYour captain scores double points after a stage. You do not score double points with your captains for the final classifications.Points for final classification Once all stages have been completed, you also score points for the final classifications. For the winner of the general classification you score 100 points, 80 points for number 2, etc. All riders on your team qualify for this; you do not need to line them up during the last stage.Only points for riders lined up For each stage, you can only score points with the 9 riders that you have lined up. This applies both to the final results of the stage, and for the top 5 riders per classification after that stage. The points for the final classifications apply to all the riders on your team. Team pointsTeam per stageWhen you have lined up a rider in a particular stage and a teammate wins this stage, you will score team points for this stage victory for each rider on this team. You do not score team points after individual time trials (incl. prologue).Team points classification after a stageWhen you have lined up a rider in a stage and a teammate holds a classification jersey after this stage, you score team points for winning/keeping this jersey. You do not score team points after individual time trials (incl. prologue).Team points for the final classificationTeammates of the winners of the pink (general), red (points), blue (mountain) and white (youth) jerseys score team points for this performance.Team points for abandoned ridersShould a rider abandon the course for whatever reason, he will not score teampoints for the stages that follow. This also counts for the stage in which he abandons the course. If a rider finishes too late in a stage he won’t receive team points for that stage. Team Time TrialSelected riders will earn points if their team finishes in the Top 8 of the Team Time Trial.Riders from the winning team will all earn 40 points. Riders from the team that will end in second place will earn 32 points etc. For the Team Time Trial no team points can be scored. DeadlinesThe deadline for signing up for the Cycling Manager and buying riders is Saturday, May 9th at 15.10 (CET).Once your team is complete, you need to line up 9 riders for each stage. You need to complete your line-up before the start of each stage. You may choose to do so daily per stage, but you can also work a few stages ahead. You can still make changes, as long as the stage has not yet started Check your teamThe list of competitors will not be final until one day before the start of the Giro. Until then changes may occur, which happens frequently. Make sure to check one day before the start if your team is complete! Abandon and exclusionIf a rider abandons or is excluded from participation during the race (disqualification, doping, etc.), this rider will also be excluded from the game. In this case, the points scored with this rider, will not be cancelled. PrizesThe grand prize for the Cycling Manager at the Giro d'Italia is a cash prize of € 500. Equal scoreIn case of an equal score between participants of the Scorito.com Cycling Manager, the ranking is determined as follows:1) First there will be looked to the points obtained for stage 1;2) Then there will be looked to the points obtained for stage 2; (if 1 is not decisive);3) Then there will be looked to the points obtained for stage 3; (if 2 is not decisive);4) Participant who has first registered on Scorito.com (if 3 is not decisive).
Robbow Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Am going to Italy in May and have decided to have a day on the Giro... Booked in at Abetone for the finish of Stage 5, the 1st mountain top finish of the race... Going to be epic I think with the climb and all the crazy fans.
tombeej Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Italy. Beautiful women, fast cars, and a certain panache not found anywhere else. It's the Giro!
tombeej Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 They made them tougher in those days. The Stelvio - 1965.
tombeej Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 The legend himself, Gino Bartali (Gino the Pious). Coppi's no.1 rival and 3-time winner of the Giro (winner of the mountains classification 7 times).
tombeej Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Seen by many as the greatest climber the cycling world has ever produced, L'Ange de Montange (The Angel of the Mountains) Charly Gaul in the snow.
tombeej Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 "Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame"... Eddy Merckx! In 1967 Eddy Merckx participates in his first Giro: he wins at Blockhaus and at Lido degli Estensi...The legend of the Cannibal begins!
ScottCM Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Fantasy League Time Please click on the link below to participatehttp://www.scorito.com/cycling-manager/giro2015/the-hub-sa?code=042df2ed-6a44-4f51-8319-07e885c55ee7League name: The Hub SAEvent: Giro d'ItaliaDeadline: 9 May 2015 Two entries so long, join up and make this Giro even more interesting.
'Dale Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 .....and old man Scarponi? I see he was right up there in the top 20 at the Fleche, never underestimate the old boy, he is well into the Autumn of his career now and is unlikely to be on the top step, but without the likes of Nibali, Valverde, Froome, Rodriguez and company he is very capable of a podium. Keep a beady eye on him in the big mountains, he is one of the last few pure climbers left in the peleton and the Giro is known for its climbs.....plus of course, he is Italian....! GOG, you die-hard Scarpo' fan He'll be riding in support of Aru, I presume, who is down with a serious manflu bug thing or something.
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