We're getting close to the third week of the race. This is where it all happens, since it hasn't been all that serious yet. Basically it starts tomorrow with a pretty serious ride through the Dolomite's. Saturday there's an even more difficult stage and Sunday there's a time trial up a mountain in Switzerland.
Any of you have been following the Giro and who do you think will win?
Personally I think there are two top contenders and a whole group of interesting riders that will surprise or otherwise fight for the 3rd place. My guess is Nibali and Valverde will battle it out for the win. Not only because they are the strongest and most experienced riders, but also because they both still have a strong lieutenant by their side (Amador and Fuglsang). Then there's a pretty large group of riders that may surprise. These are Amador, Kruiswijk, Majka, Zakarin, Chaves, Uran, Fuglsang and maybe Hesjedal. The rest seems too far behind or not in decent shape. It'll also be interesting to see how the teams battle it out tactic wise. The current leader Jungels will probably lose a lot of time on one of the serious mountain stages, but he may just keep a top 10.
Any of you have been following the Giro and who do you think will win?
Personally I think there are two top contenders and a whole group of interesting riders that will surprise or otherwise fight for the 3rd place. My guess is Nibali and Valverde will battle it out for the win. Not only because they are the strongest and most experienced riders, but also because they both still have a strong lieutenant by their side (Amador and Fuglsang). Then there's a pretty large group of riders that may surprise. These are Amador, Kruiswijk, Majka, Zakarin, Chaves, Uran, Fuglsang and maybe Hesjedal. The rest seems too far behind or not in decent shape. It'll also be interesting to see how the teams battle it out tactic wise. The current leader Jungels will probably lose a lot of time on one of the serious mountain stages, but he may just keep a top 10.