Well its kind of exciting seeing the Giro going South to North in October. Normally the big climbs in the Dolomites and Alps are in the last week of May to allow for things to warm up so riders are not riding through snow (well minus Hampsten’s win on Gavia in 1989)
Nice line up of GC guys most of whom were at Tirreno Adriatico and the UCI worlds in Imola:
Simon Yates (UAE Tour winner, Tirenno Adriatico winner)Geriant Thomas (they have a solid team there too)Vincenzo NibaliKruiswijk (maybe Jumbo lucked out by having his “saved for Giro”…he nearly won a few years ago minus the snowbank crash on the stage to Sestrieres)Fuglsang (with Lopez as “helper” off the TdF)
On the sprinter side, Arnaud deMarre skiped the TdF. Sagan and Viviani are coming off the TdF. Michael Mathews injured at Milano San Remo missed the TdF and he was pretty solid at the UCI Worlds.
ITT on Stage 1 in Palermo
Two Queen Stages, stage 18 that takes in Stelvio North Side and then a downhill and gravel climb to the finish. Stage 20 goes over to Sestriere. Hopefully there is no snow. Sestriere already has snow in the forecast all of this weekend while the Giro is opening in Palermo Siciliy. We get treated with a climb up Mt. Etna in week 1 too! A solid 1100m vertical gain so we should immediately get some GC separation in week 1
That subscription has been gold since start of Dauphine!
To the previous poster, there are 60 km of ITT, but other than Thomas I don’t see the rest of the GC Contenders being TT kinds. Ineos has Ganna to diesel Thomas around the peloton for the three weeks, but he should be putting the hammer down for himself in all three TT’s. I see no reason why Ganna does not start with the Maglia Rosa for Sunday’s stage.
Dev ,
Just a question on flobikes.com .I am in Toronto and enjoyed the TDF with Simon Gerrans and Ant Mcrossan doing the commentary .
I may have been naive with their $12.50 a month -cancel anytime but looks like I’m locked in for a year.
Were you aware of their policy when subscribing .
Hey I signed up for the so called $12.50 per month with the plan to cancel after Vuelta…are we screwed? I thought they credit you for the months that are unused? If not I paid them $150 for Dauphine+TDF+UCI Worlds + Giro+Vuelta+Giro+ Dauphine+TDF+2020 Classics + 2021 Classics. At this point, I don’t mind giving some of my money to a company that will get my mind off this stupid pandemic and make the world seem slightly normal
But if I can cancel after 2020 Vuelta, I will and restart next year for Giro. I don’t find following 1 day racing as exciting as stage racing (mainly because there is a multi day chess game in stage racing, where each day fits into the big picture…single day racing, you only have that day’s impact on itself)
That was my exact plan , but I have had no luck contacting them as I wanted to check how easy it was to cancel .
I will continue with this mini project and advise if I figure out the process .
G for the Giro as the 3 time trials are definitely in his favour.
Hey I signed up for the so called $12.50 per month with the plan to cancel after Vuelta…are we screwed? I thought they credit you for the months that are unused? If not I paid them $150 for Dauphine+TDF+UCI Worlds + Giro+Vuelta+Giro+ Dauphine+TDF+2020 Classics + 2021 Classics. At this point, I don’t mind giving some of my money to a company that will get my mind off this stupid pandemic and make the world seem slightly normal
But if I can cancel after 2020 Vuelta, I will and restart next year for Giro. I don’t find following 1 day racing as exciting as stage racing (mainly because there is a multi day chess game in stage racing, where each day fits into the big picture…single day racing, you only have that day’s impact on itself)
Hey I signed up for the so called $12.50 per month with the plan to cancel after Vuelta…are we screwed? I thought they credit you for the months that are unused? If not I paid them $150 for Dauphine+TDF+UCI Worlds + Giro+Vuelta+Giro+ Dauphine+TDF+2020 Classics + 2021 Classics. At this point, I don’t mind giving some of my money to a company that will get my mind off this stupid pandemic and make the world seem slightly normal
But if I can cancel after 2020 Vuelta, I will and restart next year for Giro. I don’t find following 1 day racing as exciting as stage racing (mainly because there is a multi day chess game in stage racing, where each day fits into the big picture…single day racing, you only have that day’s impact on itself)
What are my options for subscription plans? Which verticals are yearly ONLY and which are yearly AND monthly?
Yearly ONLY subscriptions ($150.00/year):
FloBikesFloGrapplingFloRacingFloSoftballFloWrestlingDirt on Dirt
So you guys are stuck with the $150 bill looks like.
Tried last night night to cancel , ain’t happening!
You basically had to cancel within the first 30 days otherwise you are stuck with the full years amount .
Yes Dev we are screwed!
You mean we needed to do 3x29 day subscriptions this fall and do the same thing next year? Looks like we got the full package of 2x TdF, 2xGiro, 1xGiro, 2xDauphines, 2xSpring classics, 1xUCI worlds for $150…so let’s just clamp down and maximize our cycling viewing…2 days to the kickoff ITT in Palermo. Ganna for Pink on Saturday?
What’s the consensus on the EF Education bikes and kit? Wheeewwww. I like cool stuff as I am not a velominati kind of guy but that’s some loud kit. Lol.
Yes Ganna for Pink , Thomas and Dennis should both be in the top 10 .
Keep an eye on Tom Pidcock for Ineos Grenadiers .As there was no U23 road race in the World Championships the Brits threw him in the Men’s elite road race . He finished 42nd with Luke Rowe chaperoning him .
Today he just goes and wins the U23 World Cup in MTB ! He’s a tiny guy but definitely a new age cyclist , Cyclo-cross, MTB and Road Race specialist !
What’s the consensus on the EF Education bikes and kit? Wheeewwww. I like cool stuff as I am not a velominati kind of guy but that’s some loud kit. Lol.
Well, that Supersix looks pretty cool:
Here is the start list of teams and riders. I did not realize Tony Martin will be there for Jumbo too. Not sure what he has in the older legs for the ITT but let’s see on Saturday
Anyway, I think the odds of Giro full completion are much lower than they were at TdF (which I still consider a wonder ) - both due to the virus, which slowly spirals out of control everywhere again, and also due to the weather. I can’t see them finishing the Stelvio stage, for instance unless a sudden “local warming maximum” kicks in exactly in the necessary time.
) - both due to the virus, which slowly spirals out of control everywhere again, and also due to the weather. I can’t see them finishing the Stelvio stage, for instance unless a sudden “local warming maximum” kicks in exactly in the necessary time.