The Giro Thread
05-18-09 | 10:37 AM
#501
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If (and I don't believe this to be true) Levi were to gain a couple of minutes on Basso and DiLuca, it will be very interesting to see if Astana can protect Levi. Liquigas is very strong and Basso is a great climber who can attack. My feeling is that Astana will find that they will need more than an on form Horner to get Levi up the climbs and not lose any time time.
Di Luca is a relative unknown entity at the TT this year. Only thing we really have to go on is Trentino, and he was 1:23 down on Kloden there, with Basso about half way in between
Thomas Lövkvist is still in with a shout of putting some serious time in too. He's no slouch of a TT rider.
What I think we can be sure of is the guys in the top 10 will mostly still be in the top 10. I think we can also be sure that the riders 10th-20th could certainly get shaken up quite a bit.
Here's to a pretty boring Tuesday stage won by a break while the GC riders make the attempt to get ready for the TT.
Thoughts on seeing a 10th-20th place rider in the break Tuesday - high enough up to pose a threat to GC, requiring LPR to work hard day prior to the TT? There's some decent names from Horner down to Bruseghin (8th-20th).
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05-18-09 | 11:31 AM
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But signing up, showing up, and THEN complaining about the conditions is screwed up. You're right - a lot of money changes hand in this business. A hell of a lot more than I'll ever lay hands on. If it wasn't important enough to check out before they got there, then I'm sorry - it sure as heck makes them look like a bunch of primadonnas when they figure it out the day of.
05-18-09 | 12:28 PM
#503
"This circuit required explosive bursts. It required riders to get their butts up off the seats of their bikes, and some riders who are not so young anymore apparently don't feel like doing that," Zomegnan told the Associated Press. "Instead, it seems like their legs have become shorter and their tongues longer."
When asked if he was referring to Lance Armstrong, Zomegnan refused to specifically name the rider who the race had invested so heavily in attracting as the culprit. "I never name people who have disappointed me, just like I don't name girlfriends that have snubbed me."
- CyclingNews.com
When asked if he was referring to Lance Armstrong, Zomegnan refused to specifically name the rider who the race had invested so heavily in attracting as the culprit. "I never name people who have disappointed me, just like I don't name girlfriends that have snubbed me."
- CyclingNews.com
05-18-09 | 01:10 PM
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Was this already stated here by the race direcotr:
"The Italian dismissed claims made by several riders that the course was too dangerous, and speculated that the true reason for the revolt was that certain older riders lacked the power to handle the course's many turns."
"The Italian dismissed claims made by several riders that the course was too dangerous, and speculated that the true reason for the revolt was that certain older riders lacked the power to handle the course's many turns."
05-18-09 | 01:13 PM
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"This circuit required explosive bursts. It required riders to get their butts up off the seats of their bikes, and some riders who are not so young anymore apparently don't feel like doing that," Zomegnan told the Associated Press. "Instead, it seems like their legs have become shorter and their tongues longer."
When asked if he was referring to Lance Armstrong, Zomegnan refused to specifically name the rider who the race had invested so heavily in attracting as the culprit. "I never name people who have disappointed me, just like I don't name girlfriends that have snubbed me."
- CyclingNews.com
When asked if he was referring to Lance Armstrong, Zomegnan refused to specifically name the rider who the race had invested so heavily in attracting as the culprit. "I never name people who have disappointed me, just like I don't name girlfriends that have snubbed me."
- CyclingNews.com
05-18-09 | 01:55 PM
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05-18-09 | 02:01 PM
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05-18-09 | 06:25 PM
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watching the lance rest day video, he's talking about the tram lines being 200 meters before the finish line, and he shows with his fingers how tall they are, HOLY CRAP 
and they were running parallel!!
https://blog.oregonlive.com/horner/
and they were running parallel!!https://blog.oregonlive.com/horner/
05-19-09 | 02:21 AM
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05-19-09 | 05:30 AM
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05-19-09 | 06:24 AM
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Totonno’s
Di Fara’s, in the Midwood section of Brooklyn
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05-19-09 | 06:29 AM
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Been to Grimaldi's and DiFara's. Grimaldi's also in Hoboken was pretty damn good.
Lucky for me a guy from Bethel, CT, and on the national pizza team, moved to Huntsville, so once a month I head over the mountain and get some great pizza.
Lucky for me a guy from Bethel, CT, and on the national pizza team, moved to Huntsville, so once a month I head over the mountain and get some great pizza.
05-19-09 | 07:07 AM
#517
Must not eat computer screen.
05-19-09 | 07:16 AM
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https://live.cyclingnews.com/
15:13 CEST
Garzelli has just under 2km to go to the top and is holding 2'38 on the ISD duo. There are a lot more fans alongside the roads here to give him courage for the long haul.
Current situation
15:13 CEST
Garzelli has just under 2km to go to the top and is holding 2'38 on the ISD duo. There are a lot more fans alongside the roads here to give him courage for the long haul.
Current situation
- Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo)
- Andriy Grivko and Giovanni Visconti (ISD) at 2.15
- Felix Cardenas (Barloworld) and three more at 5.55
- Maglia rosa group at 6.23
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05-19-09 | 07:21 AM
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Giro moto driver dies in pre-race collision Tuesday
Published: May. 19, 2009
A motorbike driver escorting media at the Tour of Italy died after being involved in a traffic accident Tuesday morning, race organizers announced.
Fabio Saccani, 69, was driving to the start of the race's 10th stage at Cuneo in the Italian Alps when the accident occurred near the town of Bra in the north-west of Italy.
The peloton held a minute's silence for the veteran driver, who was participating in his 33rd Giro d'Italia, before the start of Wednesday's 11th stage in Turin.
Published: May. 19, 2009
A motorbike driver escorting media at the Tour of Italy died after being involved in a traffic accident Tuesday morning, race organizers announced.
Fabio Saccani, 69, was driving to the start of the race's 10th stage at Cuneo in the Italian Alps when the accident occurred near the town of Bra in the north-west of Italy.
The peloton held a minute's silence for the veteran driver, who was participating in his 33rd Giro d'Italia, before the start of Wednesday's 11th stage in Turin.
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05-19-09 | 07:43 AM
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Cobbled switchback on a mountain descent - fun fun fun.
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05-19-09 | 08:20 AM
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coming to life now
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