2015 season

[Uncle Leo]

A Brit in the lead at the Critérium du Dauphiné, another Brit currently basking in the glow of smashing the Hour Record and the Tour De France just weeks away. Seems as good a time as any to start a thread about the 2015 cycling season. Well, January would have been a better time but you get my drift...

Do we think Contador can do the Giro/Tour double this year? Will be one hell of a stretch.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The stretch is to win the Vuelta as well.

I make Dirty Bertie favourite for the Tour (although I can't remember what the parcours is like this year).

 

[Uncle Leo]

The stretch is to win the Vuelta as well.

I make Dirty Bertie favourite for the Tour (although I can't remember what the parcours is like this year).

That's a massive stretch. Giro/Tour (not withstanding any chemical help he may have had over the years) would still be impressive!

All about the mountains this year, not much time trialling, hence why Quintana is a narrow favourite.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Yes, it would be impressive, but he's already got the one under his belt.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Good win for Froome in the Dauphiné. Now clear favourite for the big one next month.

Interesting to see Nibali - one very fine day but a couple of bad ones. A spot of bluffing ahead of the Tour perhaps?

Encouraging week also for another Brit, young Simon Yates

 

[Firestorm]

There were Brits popping up all over the place, what with Cummings and the long solo break.

Personally I can't see past Contador for the TDF with Nibali and Quintana fighting over the low podium places and Froome at best 4th but possibly not finishing.

I don't feel Cav will win any stages either

Still really looking forward to it tho'

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Cav will win a stage or two provided he doesn't crash out.

He's not the dominant force he once was but he's a competitor who knows how to win.

He also has a dedicated lead-out.


I reckon Nibali is bluffing. I expect what should on paper be a four way race for gc will be whittled down to about two inside the first 10 days.

 

[Uncle Leo]

There were Brits popping up all over the place, what with Cummings and the long solo break.

Indeed, and there's no way you'd have been able to write that 10/15 years ago!

 

[Firestorm]

There were Brits popping up all over the place, what with Cummings and the long solo break.

Personally I can't see past Contador for the TDF with Nibali and Quintana fighting over the low podium places and Froome at best 4th but possibly not finishing.

I don't feel Cav will win any stages either

Still really looking forward to it tho'

L'ouef sur la visage

 

[Firestorm]

Bump.....

I got Froome really wrong, Cav almost there, and Cummings got a stage

But what a great tour