Points system for sprints and KoM are radically different this year.
Sprints
45 points for a stage win up from 40Intermediate sprints now carry 20 points with points down to 15th place and only one intermediate per stage
KoM
Only mountaintop finishes will carry double points not last climb of the dayOnly top six get points for HC, 1, 2 and 3 category climbs Only first rider gets points for 4th cat climbs
Sprints is most interesting its going to shake up the breakaway dynamic on flat stages, either people wont' get away or big names will have to go if they want to wear green.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 19:40 (thirteen years ago) link
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/10/news/jens-voigt-to-join-schleck-brothers-luxembourg-squad_147248?news
JENS
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:45 (thirteen years ago) link
giro '11 route. mt etna!
― for all, in tents and porpoises (haitch), Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
That is pretty savage. Colle delle Finestre on the penultimate day before a last day time trial is pretty savage. route should make for an interesting race and should dissuade anyone from thinking the Giro is good preparation for the tour.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 25 October 2010 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
al capone charged with tax evasion.
― potholes and esso assos (Hunt3r), Saturday, 30 October 2010 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I <3 Ivan Basso
http://road.cc/content/news/27304-remember-your-first-bike-ivan-basso-does-and-he-wants-his-back
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 15 November 2010 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Mario Cipollini thinks the current peleton is full of girly men.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cipollini-decries-modern-cyclings-lack-of-machismo
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 10 December 2010 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link