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05-26-05, 04:28 PM
Stage 18: CHIERI -TURIN, 34 km, ITT
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"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - stage 18: CHIERI -TURIN
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gcasillo
05-26-05, 09:56 PM
Does Petacchi even have a chance of snatching the maglia ciclamino from Bettini? He's going to need more than just a stage win here. Can he win this stage in particular or even scoop up points on the course?
Gustaf
05-26-05, 10:24 PM
Its sad that Rujano is probably going to loose like 5 min on this stage.
Csson
05-27-05, 06:26 AM
Its sad that Rujano is probably going to loose like 5 min on this stage.
My guess is that neither Simoni and Rujano will lose much more than 1.5 minutes to Savoldelli today (unless Rujano's mechanic botches his bike again).
I don't think Petacchi has any chance at all to get points today, with the Intergiro coming after the climb. I can't remember him placing high in any TT?
My guess is that neither Simoni and Rujano will lose much more than 1.5 minutes to Savoldelli today (unless Rujano's mechanic botches his bike again).
I don't think Petacchi has any chance at all to get points today, with the Intergiro coming after the climb. I can't remember him placing high in any TT?
GV27
05-27-05, 08:06 AM
Its sad that Rujano is probably going to loose like 5 min on this stage.
Oh, I dunno about that. He scored a third on the Tour de Langkawi's 20k board-flat ITT this winter. So the guy can obviously TT. With the climb in the middle, he should do well. Sean Kelly and whoever that dufus announcer is on Eurosport were speculating that he didn't really go for it in the first Giro TT as he didn't expect to be an overall contender.
I noticed that Dave Zabriskie was wearing his National Champion's jersey today. ANyone know why he just wore his normal CSC kit for the first TT?
Chris
Oh, I dunno about that. He scored a third on the Tour de Langkawi's 20k board-flat ITT this winter. So the guy can obviously TT. With the climb in the middle, he should do well. Sean Kelly and whoever that dufus announcer is on Eurosport were speculating that he didn't really go for it in the first Giro TT as he didn't expect to be an overall contender.
I noticed that Dave Zabriskie was wearing his National Champion's jersey today. ANyone know why he just wore his normal CSC kit for the first TT?
Chris
Nashville Man
05-27-05, 08:15 AM
What was the link to the video feed for this on the web? I can't find it.
GV27
05-27-05, 09:26 AM
Go to Eurosport.com for the commentary in English.
Go to:
http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2005/diretta/index.shtml
for Video and Italian commentary.
'Course if you get OLN the last two stages are on tomorrow and Sunday.
If you are willing to pay 6 bucks to watch today's stage alone you could now go back and get the archived video stream from OLN and go to Eurosport for the "re-live" stream. Might be a trick to get them synched up though. You could also do all the stages in replay that way.......
Go to:
http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2005/diretta/index.shtml
for Video and Italian commentary.
'Course if you get OLN the last two stages are on tomorrow and Sunday.
If you are willing to pay 6 bucks to watch today's stage alone you could now go back and get the archived video stream from OLN and go to Eurosport for the "re-live" stream. Might be a trick to get them synched up though. You could also do all the stages in replay that way.......
Csson
05-27-05, 10:44 AM
16 Jose' Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Colombia 1.59
Yes, and only 1.36 after Savoldelli :). And Simoni only lost 1.11...
Bettini got 9th and 7 points, no Ciclamino for Petacchi.
Yes, and only 1.36 after Savoldelli :). And Simoni only lost 1.11...
Bettini got 9th and 7 points, no Ciclamino for Petacchi.
2Rodies
05-27-05, 11:02 AM
Man tomorrow is going to be epic! Too bad Disovery is so weak but them's the breaks, this should be a great battle!
gcasillo
05-27-05, 11:41 AM
Whoops. Forgot this was a TT.
Gustaf
05-27-05, 12:39 PM
Why the hell is with Gonchar using a spinergy rev-x wheel.
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Devil
05-27-05, 02:35 PM
How about that Vladimir Karpets... I've been keeping my eye on him throughout this Giro, and I think he can definitely improve on last year's TdF performance (not that it was bad - he took the white jersey!). I think a top five finish is definitely not out of his reach in France.
pearcem
05-27-05, 02:51 PM
Zabrinske didn't have a US skinsuit for the first tt and the UCI officials got upset with the team, so his sponsor made him US skinsuit. Pretty cool