Giro TTT - The fallout
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Giro TTT - The fallout
Wow, Popo really got unlucky there. Despite the fact that Discovery limited the time loss, they need to hope he's not badly hurt.
Question: Is the Giro doing what the TDF does now? Where you don't get your team's actual time but instead there's the time of the winning team and then everyone else gets time penalties from that? Or are they going with actual time?
If it is actual time, Simoni's now got to make up 2+ minutes on Di Luca and what looks like a strong team (of course we're not in the mountains yet) that could prove pretty tough. Still, I think Simoni's feeling pretty motivated to kick butt this year.
Question: Is the Giro doing what the TDF does now? Where you don't get your team's actual time but instead there's the time of the winning team and then everyone else gets time penalties from that? Or are they going with actual time?
If it is actual time, Simoni's now got to make up 2+ minutes on Di Luca and what looks like a strong team (of course we're not in the mountains yet) that could prove pretty tough. Still, I think Simoni's feeling pretty motivated to kick butt this year.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
If it is actual time, Simoni's now got to make up 2+ minutes on Di Luca and what looks like a strong team (of course we're not in the mountains yet) that could prove pretty tough. Still, I think Simoni's feeling pretty motivated to kick butt this year.
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Originally Posted by ed073
Ricco will be Saunier Duval's GC rider, not Simoni.
We'll see though. It'll come down to the Zoncolan, IMO. You can win or lose 10 minutes on that climb.
What's really caught my attention after today's stage is just how far off Petacchi is. The Eurosport guys were going on and on about how the finish did not suit Petacchi, but he was perfectly set-up, and was in perfect position. It was essentially a "Petacchi" finish but McEwen went right over him (as did Bettini).
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Originally Posted by Stallionforce
Yeah Simoni hinted as much. It's on cyclingnews.
We'll see though. It'll come down to the Zoncolan, IMO. You can win or lose 10 minutes on that climb.
What's really caught my attention after today's stage is just how far off Petacchi is. The Eurosport guys were going on and on about how the finish did not suit Petacchi, but he was perfectly set-up, and was in perfect position. It was essentially a "Petacchi" finish but McEwen went right over him (as did Bettini).
We'll see though. It'll come down to the Zoncolan, IMO. You can win or lose 10 minutes on that climb.
What's really caught my attention after today's stage is just how far off Petacchi is. The Eurosport guys were going on and on about how the finish did not suit Petacchi, but he was perfectly set-up, and was in perfect position. It was essentially a "Petacchi" finish but McEwen went right over him (as did Bettini).
Or hasn't yet. Time will tell.
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Originally Posted by Stallionforce
What's really caught my attention after today's stage is just how far off Petacchi is. The Eurosport guys were going on and on about how the finish did not suit Petacchi, but he was perfectly set-up, and was in perfect position. It was essentially a "Petacchi" finish but McEwen went right over him (as did Bettini).
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I like the idea of having the TTT on a more "technical" route, but I think it's kind of silly to make it the prologue (witness the maglia rosa changing hands based not on time difference, but on placing). Anyone else have opinions about this?
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Originally Posted by Stallionforce
Yeah Simoni hinted as much. It's on cyclingnews.
We'll see though. It'll come down to the Zoncolan, IMO. You can win or lose 10 minutes on that climb.
What's really caught my attention after today's stage is just how far off Petacchi is. The Eurosport guys were going on and on about how the finish did not suit Petacchi, but he was perfectly set-up, and was in perfect position. It was essentially a "Petacchi" finish but McEwen went right over him (as did Bettini).
We'll see though. It'll come down to the Zoncolan, IMO. You can win or lose 10 minutes on that climb.
What's really caught my attention after today's stage is just how far off Petacchi is. The Eurosport guys were going on and on about how the finish did not suit Petacchi, but he was perfectly set-up, and was in perfect position. It was essentially a "Petacchi" finish but McEwen went right over him (as did Bettini).
Also, they state that he hasn't won the Giro in 3 years but last year not only was he third, but the two guys ahead of him were doping.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
Also, they state that he hasn't won the Giro in 3 years but last year not only was he third, but the two guys ahead of him were doping.