Anyway, the only Giro that really counts, the afternoon, Vlad only rode here. And don't ask who Vlad is, people who don't know him should be banned from RSF anyway.
But ok, afternoon Giro 10, 14, 15 or 16, Klebt is for 14, just like that, need to have an opinion. Marzahn could participate then. Don't want to work for a sprint
The course, every real freak knows it by memory by now, so no need to repeat it here, a little "fuck Zomegnan" is still ok.
Roby of course will be participating
1 Yuri Gamov Leader
2 Septimiu Berlogea nr 4 in the mountains, support rider with hopefully close to 70 in the mountain when the Giro starts (max he can have then is 68)
3 Ivan Buonarroti Second Leader. THis year we'll have a clear leader for once, Gamov, Ivan will have his chance, but it's not 50/50 like in the past with Guevara-Kharlamov, Helios-Pucci, it will be more 65% Gamov-35% Buonarroti.
4 Karl Eiterolloid: Sprinter without goals, who cares about a red jersey? Ciclamino, yes, but red, who cares. Stage wins? Ok, but that's not a goal, that a certainty.
5 Feng Ouyang: Support rider, important for the TTT.
6 Philipp Guggisberg: Important support rider Nr 5 in the mountain, only real 60-80, which according to Klebtosophy are the heart and soul of every serious GT team.
7 Thomas Guggisberg: Nr 3 in the mountain, 76 right now, will be 33, so risks losing some of his skills. But small risk, and with 75 or 74 (grr) still ok... 73 would piss me off a bit...Important role obviously as nr 3, traditionally in a Klebt Giro Team that's a real climber with 80+...(not last year though) he will probably have a similar Giro as the Tismeanu (06+07) and Gygax (08), fairly anonymous, mostly helping Gamov or maybe Buonarroti
8 Wassissi Machoro: The second 60-80, but not a real one.. 58-78, his advantage is the reg. And the TT
9 Stefano Uzielli The fourth 60-80, the third one is Feng, altough he is more like 50-70, but Feng too has the 60-80 mentality. Ha. But like nr 3+4 Stefano won't be a real 60-80, ok theoretically possible, but practically he'll probably be at 57 or so mountain... or even less.
Not as good as my 08 team, Berlogea and Uzielli really are one year too young, lack decent 80+ flat riders, only Philipp at the moment, but not much reg, the 70-80 is not really good enough in the downhill. But ok, it's more or less the team I imagined, a bit weaker, but on the other hand Gamov and Thomas Guggisberg are stronger than I could expect.
Tactic? Easy, LImit the losses in the TTT, too long for my taste, with Uzielli, Feng, Eiterolloid, Wassissi and Philipp I have an ok TTT team, but not good enough to lose less than 2'. More then 3' would be bad (to a GC contender)
Then defend on those damned strade bianche, well Pavé thanks to Buhmann... not that it changes much in that case. all for Gamov-Buonarroti that day, won't care about the stage win, which might be possible with Thomas. But prefer losing nothing on GC guys than winning with Thomas and losing 2"
From then on gain time, Terminillo, Monte Grappa, Zoncolan, Kronplatz, Peio Terme, Mortirolo, Tonale and ok, defend rosa in Verona.
Hope for a nice group, quantity and quality. Radler welcome too off course.. but bah, he is scared of me now.
Severino Nicolosi, (then) 33
Ronny Beck, 23
Mavolio Bent, 29
Daniel Clavadetscher, 24
Jens Scholz, 31
William deWorde, 27
Guus Nederlof, 27
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