Anybody brave enough to make a

[Keith Oates]

prediction for the winner of the Giro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Gusev

 

[walker]

Contador, it's got to be

 

[rich p]

Here are the latest odds FWIW

Klöden, A 3
Contador, A 7/2
Di Luca, D 6
Leipheimer, L 7
Menchov, D 9
Simoni, G 11
Nibali, V 15
Ricco, R 13
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez 20
Pellizotti, F 28
Karpets, V 28
Bruseghin, M 33
Savoldelli, P 23
Piepoli, L 20
Valjavec, T 40
Szmyd, S 50


I'll go for di Luca

 

[mondobongo]

Will go for an interest in Vlad Karpets, if its not to be him anyone as long as he is not wearing an Astana Jersey.

 

[Dave5N]

High Road are in aren't they? I'll go for Hammond. Cav for the points.

 

[Aperitif]

Simoni Keith. No no no - not Keith Simoni, his bro 'Giles'
Then Contador
Then Di Luca

 

[Keith Oates]

Personally i'd like to see an Astana 1,2,3, just to see ASO squirm but I doubt that will happen. Although he hasn't trained specifically for this race Contador must still be in the running and he has time to get ready in the 2 weeks before the 'big hills'. So I'll make him my choice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[graham56]

Kloden for the No1 spot

 

[Noodley]

Ye'll have tae wait til my selections on fantasy giro go live...I wouldnae want anyone copying

I think it'll be a cracker!

 

[rich p]

I've picked Di Luca on here and Leipheimer in my fantasy team. I can't remember why!! It may have been 4 credits difference.

 

[Star]

I'll take Riccardo Ricco.

RRRRrrricarrrdo RRRRrrricco....
just sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

 

[haggard rider]

Personally i'd like to see an Astana 1,2,3, ...

There's lots of others who'd like to see that too - if only to give them more grounds for speculation on how that team produces such performances.

 

[rich p]

I'll take Riccardo Ricco.

RRRRrrricarrrdo RRRRrrricco....
just sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

What is is they say? Oh yes, hindsight has 20/20 vision!

 

[Noodley]

OK, since giro fantasy has started. From my team in fantasy league it's not too difficult to work out my thoughts:

Podium potentials:
Kloden, Karpets, Nibali

Climbers:
Rujano
Soler

Sprints:
Bennati

Chance at a breakaway win and a few points here and there:
Pinotti, Ignatiev, Veikkanen