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| ringo182 |
Posted on 12-04-2011 18:25
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Think Nibali might have this one in the bag.
Am playing with Sky in the 2011 season. Is it usual for the Giro lineup to be this weak?
Saxo Bank
1. V.Nibali
2. G.A.Chadwick
3. B.Cooke
4. D.Klemme
5. R.Mandri
6. J.Marycz
7. M.Mørkøv
8. S.O'Grady
9. R.Porte
Lampre
11. D.Cunego
12. M.Bono
13. A.Furlan
14. D.Loosli
15. M.Lorenzetto
16. Man.Mori
17. D.Napolitano
18. A.Petacchi
19. G.Simoni
Colnago - CSF
21. D.Pozzovivo
22. A.Bisolti
23. D.Kairelis
24. A.Marangoni
25. G.McCauley
26. S.Modolo
27. M.Mori
28. F.Savini
29. S.Usai
BMC
31. J.M.Soler
32. C.Gerlach
33. K.Kroon
34. J.Louder
35. S.Morabito
36. J.Murphy
37. M.Santambrogio
38. F.Stalder
39. S.Zahner
Androni Giocattoli
41. M.Scarponi
42. D.Appollonio
43. A.Bertolini
44. S.Henao
45. D.Margutti
46. E.Rigotto
47. J.RodrÃguez
48. F.Sabatini
49. L.Solari
Sky
51. R.Hesjedal
52. E.Boasson Hagen
53. D.Cioni
54. M.Hayman
55. P.Kennaugh
56. T.Löfkvist
57. C.Sutton
58. J.Veikkanen
59. D.Viganò
Caisse d'Epargne
61. J.J.Cobo
62. A.Amador
63. M.Drujon
64. I.Erviti
65. X.Florencio
66. J.I.Gutiérrez
67. L.Pasamontes
68. E.Prades
69. L.L.Sánchez
Garmin
71. T.Danielson
72. A.Candelario
73. R.Hunter
74. J.Keough
75. T.Lowe
76. C.Meyer
77. F.Rodriguez
78. C.Vande Velde
79. M.Wilson
The Shack
81. S.Paulinho
82. S.Bewley
83. J.Brajkovic
84. D.Impey
85. J.McCartney
86. D.Muravyev
87. G.Rast
88. T.Vaitkus
89. E.Vorganov
HTC - Columbia
91. J.Fuglsang
92. G.Bole
93. M.Goss
94. P.Gretsch
95. A.Hansen
96. C.Horner
97. C.Hönnscheidt
98. C.Lewis
99. M.Sieberg
Katusha
101. G.Caruso
102. M.Bandiera
103. F.Giacomi
104. A.Greipel
105. L.Mazzanti
106. R.McEwen
107. C.Trionfante
108. N.Trussov
109. F.Wegmann
Cervélo
111. M.Wyss
112. S.Denifl
113. V.Gustov
114. J.Hunt
115. E.King
116. B.Lancaster
117. G.Rasch
118. M.Reimer
119. X.Tondo
Vacansoleil
121. F.Duarte
122. B.Božic
123. M.Carrara
124. B.Feillu
125. M.Kump
126. S.Lagutin
127. U.Murrighili
128. A.Ongarato
129. R.Tagliaferri
Team Milram
131. C.Knees
132. M.Fothen
133. J.Fröhlinger
134. R.Förster
135. D.Nerz
136. R.Obst
137. D.Roels
138. W.Stroetinga
139. P.Wrolich
Quick·Step
141. D.Cataldo
142. D.Devenyns
143. K.Hovelynck
144. D.Malacarne
145. F.Reda
146. B.Samoilau
147. M.Tosatto
148. J.Van de Walle
149. R.Zingle
Rabobank
151. L.Ten Dam
152. J.Posthuma
153. K.Reus
154. T.Stamsnijder
155. M.Tjallingii
156. B.Traksel
157. S.Van Dijk
158. J.Van Emden
159. P.Weening
Cofidis
161. D.Monier
162. G.Blot
163. S.Chainel
164. R.Cusin
165. C.Kern
166. J.Keukeleire
167. C.Lemoine
168. S.Minard
169. T.Valentin
Astana
171. J.Hernández
172. A.Bazayev
173. M.Gourov
174. B.Noval
175. B.Raimbekov
176. S.Renev
177. M.Selvaggi
178. G.Stangelj
179. A.Zeits
Acqua & Sapone
181. M.Possoni
182. S.Cadamuro
183. M.Codol
184. R.De Patre
185. D.Di Nucci
186. F.Failli
187. M.Garrido
188. A.Masciarelli
189. G.Palumbo
Liquigas
191. O.Zaugg
192. M.Bodnar
193. D.Cimolai
194. T.Dall'Antonia
195. M.Finetto
196. M.Marcato
197. P.Sagan
198. A.Vanotti
199. E.Viviani |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 12-04-2011 18:31
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depending on the dtabase, Cunego and Scarponi could challenge, but wow, normally only the Vuelta has that bad a field.
That said, Liquigas normally get a 1-2 in the Giro in my first couple of seasons.
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| evilhumer |
Posted on 12-04-2011 18:38
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Always a weak line up for me at Giro in career mode.Unfortunately. |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 12-04-2011 18:39
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Yeah, they did the 1-2 with Nibali - Basso last year. Nibali has gone to Saxo Bank and I'm guessing Basso is going to ride the Tour instead this year.
I'm expecting Hesjedal and Lofkvist to get into the top 10.
There aren't even any decent sprinters! Except Griepel and Bozic. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 12-04-2011 18:40
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With Pozzovivo, Brajkovic, Vandevelde, Soler, Sobo, LL Sanchez, Fuglsang, Paulinho and Caruso there are still quite a few good climbers. Also some good sprinters in the peloton.
There were much weaker startlists I think, Nothing against the Tour of course, but stronger than Vuelta especially as the won`t be in form then.
Cunego, Scarponi and Brajkovic depending on the stats could all challenge Nibali. At least they would with the stats in my career.
Sagan, Förster, McEwen, Greipel, Goss, Bozic, Hunter, Modolo, Napolitano, Petacchi and Lorenzetto are also quite a few sprinters. 
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| Squire |
Posted on 12-04-2011 18:46
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I would actually say it's a quite good and realistic Giro startlist. None of the typical Giro riders missing (except for Garzelli, but maybe he has declined in your DB). |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 12-04-2011 19:30
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roturn wrote:
With Pozzovivo, Brajkovic, Vandevelde, Soler, Sobo, LL Sanchez, Fuglsang, Paulinho and Caruso there are still quite a few good climbers. Also some good sprinters in the peloton.
There were much weaker startlists I think, Nothing against the Tour of course, but stronger than Vuelta especially as the won`t be in form then.
Cunego, Scarponi and Brajkovic depending on the stats could all challenge Nibali. At least they would with the stats in my career.
Sagan, Förster, McEwen, Greipel, Goss, Bozic, Hunter, Modolo, Napolitano, Petacchi and Lorenzetto are also quite a few sprinters.
I would call them decent climbers at best. Pozzovivo and Soler can't TT so they will loose time there. Vandevelde and Brajkovic haven't been classed as their teams leaders so must be in bad form. The others are all well short of being GT class climbers.
As for the sprinters Petacchi and McEwen are past it. Griepel and Bozic get knackered going over a bridge and the others wouldn't get in the top 10 consistantly at the tour.
I know there are lots of decent riders in the field, but I would have expected a few World Class GC riders at least. |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 12-04-2011 19:32
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Squire wrote:
I would actually say it's a quite good and realistic Giro startlist. None of the typical Giro riders missing (except for Garzelli, but maybe he has declined in your DB).
Apart from Basso and Bennati.
Maybe it's just me. I would have just expected a much stronger line up for the second biggest stage race of the year.
Oh well, at least I have a good shot at the podium |
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 12-04-2011 19:36
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This one isn't too far from the startlist in my career. Nibali won it, he completely destroyed everyone... why did it have to be NIBALI, WHY??
In the end it looked like this:
1. Nibali
2. + 9 minutes
3. + 18 minutes
4. + 22 minutes
5. + 25 minutes |
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| hellboy |
Posted on 13-04-2011 07:23
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You should be glad to have this startlist,you have a chance to do something with Hesjedal.In my 2nd season with Geox i had both Schlecks,Contador,Anton,Nibali,Basso at Giro+top italian contenders
But i must admit it was great Giro,my from Cofidis bought and hugely developing Taramae lost this Giro to Contador in final time-trial,the Top10 was within 10minutes
Go Roman!
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 15-04-2011 05:04
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Mine was fairly similar to this also, I only had Nibsli, Scarponi, Cunego and Pinotti as real contenders. I still managed to lose by 13s', but it was pretty weak.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 15-04-2011 15:55
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i've just reached the first rest day with Hesjedal in 3rd, about 6 mins down on Scarponi.
Scarponi is just too strong and is about 6 mins ahead of Brajkovic in second. on the first hilly stage he attacked halfway through the stage and won by 6 mins 
My team pulled of a tactical masterpiece in the last mountain stage by pulling hard on the last 5k of the first climb and completely splitting the peleton. There was a front group of 13 riders which included Hesjedal, Lofkvist, EBH, Veikkanen, Kennaugh and Cioni. Nibali and Cunego both missed the split and finished way down. In the end there were 6 riders who finished together Hesjedal, Lofkvist, Cobo, Scarponi, Brajkovic and Wyss. 
I think the overall win is beyond me but a podium finish is now a real possibility. |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 15-04-2011 16:57
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Pozzovivo just did the same thing as Scarponi and now leads the Giro!!!
surely this must be some kind of bug. I had my whole team at the front chasing him on his own and he just rode away from the peleton.
Also, on the last stage over 50 riders got wiped out because of the time limit. The Giro now has 104 riders left
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| Martjeu |
Posted on 24-04-2011 22:48
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Just rode the Giro 2011 (started career in 2010). Mine had a similar field as posted above with Basso taking Scarponi's place as a GC-contender. Nibali won (what a surprise) riding for Quickstep, but this Giro he really had a hard time winning it. Nicholas Roche (Mo 78, Hi 78) pulled off a trick like Scarponi and Pozzovivo did in Ringo's Giro, but he couldn't hold on to his lead in the final time trial.
I managed to get a 4th with Porte (Mo 76, Hi 76, TT 78) behind Nibali, Roche and Basso. Thank God for the narrow mountain roads 
Also a lot of withdrawals due to insane racing in some stages, but somehow I kinda like that  |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 25-04-2011 10:07
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sounds identical to mine.
I finished 4th with Hesjedal behind Scarponi, Pozzovivo and Nibali.
Only 95 riders finished the race in mine as well. |
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| CrazyCruser |
Posted on 26-04-2011 21:43
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Sounds kinda familiar. But most of you have Nibali starting, I didn't. Pozzovivo won, 2nd Scarponi, 3rd Basso (already 6 minutes down) and that's it (well Cunego finished 4th with over 10 mins). I finished 13th with Monfort (Fuglsang would have been the better choice). |
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