Men's Road Cycling UCI Amgen Tour of California 2019

[Olympian1010 8,066]

  On 5/13/2019 at 4:24 PM, Federer91 said:

Hmm Sagan can still win  Who would have known, after the spring he had. 

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He’s building for a good TDF

[heywoodu 15,319]

  On 5/13/2019 at 4:24 PM, Federer91 said:

Hmm Sagan can still win Who would have known, after the spring he had. 

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Everyone, considering it's California?  No Viviani, no Ewan, no Ackermann, no Gaviria, no Demare....makes life easier  

[Olympian1010 8,066]

  On 5/13/2019 at 4:52 PM, heywoodu said:

Everyone, considering it's California?  No Viviani, no Ewan, no Ackermann, no Gaviria, no Demare....makes life easier  

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True, the standard of race is lower than usual this year. I’ve never really cared about the Giro though. It’s the weakest of the classics.

[Dunadan 1,103]

  On 5/13/2019 at 5:30 PM, Olympian1010 said:

True, the standard of race is lower than usual this year. I’ve never really cared about the Giro though. It’s the weakest of the classics.

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The Giro is a Grand Tour, not a classic. And in general it's not weaker than the Vuelta (maybe on a given year it is, but certainly not always) but always several levels above the Tour of California.

[Federer91 2,876]

  On 5/13/2019 at 5:30 PM, Olympian1010 said:

True, the standard of race is lower than usual this year. I’ve never really cared about the Giro though. It’s the weakest of the classics.

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The Giro is the usually the best cycling race of the year! 

[Olympian1010 8,066]

  On 5/13/2019 at 5:38 PM, Dunadan said:

The Giro is a Grand Tour, not a classic. And in general it's not weaker than the Vuelta (maybe on a given year it is, but certainly not always) but always several levels above the Tour of California.

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Sure, but the Tour Of California happens near house and on roads I’ve ridden; the Giro does not

[heywoodu 15,319]

  On 5/13/2019 at 5:30 PM, Olympian1010 said:

True, the standard of race is lower than usual this year. I’ve never really cared about the Giro though. It’s the weakest of the classics.

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That's just really not true   (as far as you can call the Giro a classic anyway)

 

Strength in the Grand Tours really varies from year to year, mostly between Giro and Vuelta.

[heywoodu 15,319]

  On 5/13/2019 at 7:15 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Sure, but the Tour Of California happens near house and on roads I’ve ridden; the Giro does not

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My main reason to be interested in California is that it's fun to watch some cycling at night for a change + often one sees some interesting riders from the North American ProContinental teams. For example even though McNulty is most likely their main guy (the main American guy anyway), it's just unavoidable to see Rob Britton half-dying in some attacks on the mountains  

[dcro 10,210]

I like graphics from Tour of California.

[Olympian1010 8,066]

  On 5/13/2019 at 7:30 PM, dcro said:

I like graphics from Tour of California.

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Well it does take place in an area known tech and video