Giro del Trentino - spoilers

[rich p]

Starts today with Cuddles talking himself up.
Wiggins might want to show some timely stage race form if he's serious about doing the Tour with Froome.
Start list here

 

[Crackle]

I'd like to see how cuddles goes. I'm hoping he does well but I'm not convinced he will.

 

[The Couch]

This could be (again) one for Pozzovivo, Evans and Scarponi should be close though

Interesting to see what the smaller teams (Caja Rural, Bardiani, Androni, Colombia and NetApp) can do with their upcoming wild cards

 

[NormanD]

Is this televised ... can't find anything on the sports channels

 

[The Couch]

Could be only delayed coverage on Italian tv, although the last 2 years I seem to remember there were Eurosport highlights in the evenings as well.

 

[thom]

Twitter reports of BMC winning the TTT followed by Netapp Endura and then SKY.

 

[rich p]

Twitter reports of BMC winning the TTT followed by Netapp Endura and then SKY.

CSky only started with 6 and Bowell was dropped quickly apparently so they did well (Wiggins led) to finish in 3rd.

 

[rich p]

Wiggins is saying that he's trying to get stage race fit for the T of Cal.
Cataldo should be the main man for this one if he has pretensions to being Sky's leader at the Giro.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Cataldo wasn't looking like a leader today, Sky were nowhere.

 

[rich p]

Cataldo wasn't looking like a leader today, Sky were nowhere.

Sky have taken their foot off the pedal lately. Nowhere in this and also only bothering to start with 6 riders, and nowhere in the Ardennes classics either.

 

[rich p]

Cuddles strikes again on Stage 3.

 

[The Couch]

Impressive stuff from Evans... it shows he can still peak (like he did in the Tour Down Under and last year Giro as well)

Of course- looking ahead to the Giro - the question will still be can he sustain form during 3 weeks

 

[Crackle]

Cuddles always looks laboured but he looked even more laboured than usual, nevertheless he outmuscled Pozzovivo.

 

[Crackle]

Wiggins is going well it seems

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/do...s-before-and-after-a-ride.154866/post-3047188

 

[Dave_1]

Evans is impressive for 37 and after 14 years on the frontline in GC racing. Nairo Quintana will put him through his paces I fear though but hope Evans has ways to take time on him outside mountain stages in order to keep Evans 'GC bid alive. Quintana will be leathal if Evans waits for summits only to fight. Hinault attacked Columbians on flat stages in 1986 TDF in order to diminish them before mountains where the writing was more or less on the wall