The 100th Giro d'Italia

[Cav']

  On 5/29/2017 at 12:39 PM, Patchelicious said:

Don't stress dude, a bit of fan banter is always fun. (Not that I have picked Sky as my team for the TDF yet)

The Dauphine starts 4 June, 

 

Froome vs: 

Contador

Valverde

Bardet

Meintjies

Porte

Chavez

Martin

Aru

 

It will be a good indication of what's to come in the Tour imho.

[Patchelicious]

This guy is starting to become one of my favorites.

 

 

Reminds me of Dan Craven

[Wannabe]

Maincheese has been quiet so far this year, but I know he has been training like crazy. 

The Dauphine will be a good indicator of his form.

[Patchelicious]

  On 5/29/2017 at 12:47 PM, Wannabe said:

Maincheese has been quiet so far this year, but I know he has been training like crazy.

The Dauphine will be a good indicator of his form.

Form is one thing, and as much as I want the dude to do well, I think he suffers from Naairolytis.

[Cav']

  On 5/29/2017 at 12:43 PM, Cav' said:

The Dauphine starts 4 June, 

 

Froome vs: 

Contador

Valverde

Bardet

Meintjies

Porte

Chavez

Martin

Aru

 

It will be a good indication of what's to come in the Tour imho.

And all of them will be going up Alp D'Huez for a summit finish on stage 7.

[Cav']

During the 3rd week of the Tour all the riders who competed in the Giro will have no more legs left. THAT'S A FACT.

[Wannabe]

  On 5/29/2017 at 12:51 PM, Patchelicious said:

Form is one thing, and as much as I want the dude to do well, I think he suffers from Naairolytis.

 

Maybe, just maybe, he got that monkey of his back.

[dev null]

Contador...pffft! I have been cycling since 2010, and I have yet to witness the so-called brilliance of Contador.

 

Maincheese...I will be rooting for him, but I am afraid that once again the winds of the French coastal areas is gonna catch him out, as it always do. And his team does not really back him.

['Dale]

  On 5/29/2017 at 9:42 AM, Bateleur1 said:

It will be interresting to see how Quintana will perform in the TDF since this was "almost" a winning performance and I wonder if he will have the form come the TDF.

 

 

It's a relatively flat TdF, I think.

Have no idea about the TT mileage though. It will be a big factor.

The Giro was 70 kms of TT. Definitely not in Quintana's favour.

He was hoping for a time buffer against the bigger okes. Fell just short.

['Dale]

  On 5/29/2017 at 12:52 PM, Cav' said:

And all of them will be going up Alp D'Huez for a summit finish on stage 7.

 

 

Really.

Wow!

['Dale]

  On 5/29/2017 at 11:09 AM, s14phoenix said:

Suffering badly today with PGWS - Post Giro Withdrawal Syndrome...

 

 

I went for a 4 hr ride with lots of climbing.

It took the edge of PGWS. Just a tad though.

[Cav']

  On 5/29/2017 at 1:04 PM, 'Dale said:

Really.

Wow!

Yup it's going to be epic.

[Cav']

  On 5/29/2017 at 1:01 PM, Moridin said:

Contador...pffft! I have been cycling since 2010, and I have yet to witness the so-called brilliance of Contador.

 

Ummm he's won the Vuelta 3 times, Giro 2 Times, TDF 2 times

['Dale]

Great pic.

That trophy. So beautiful.

 

[Cav']

  On 5/29/2017 at 1:13 PM, 'Dale said:

Great pic.

That trophy. So beautiful.

 

I think it weighs more than a mountain bike.

[Bateleur1]

  On 5/29/2017 at 1:03 PM, 'Dale said:

It's a relatively flat TdF, I think.

Have no idea about the TT mileage though. It will be a big factor.

The Giro was 70 kms of TT. Definitely not in Quintana's favour.

He was hoping for a time buffer against the bigger okes. Fell just short.

 

Well I suppose Quintana will sleep well know there are only two TT (14 km + 22,5km).

 

There are 5 Mountain stages.  One before the first rest day, two in the middle and two in the last week.