The Giro Thread
05-19-09 | 09:50 AM
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05-19-09 | 10:06 AM
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Talking about how much, uhh, power he is throwing around, every stage, and he's still going. Sprinting for stage wins, out climbing the climbers... 
also he's a former alleged doper...
also he's a former alleged doper...
05-19-09 | 10:13 AM
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05-19-09 | 10:14 AM
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05-19-09 | 10:15 AM
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Sad news from today is that Fabio Saccani, one of the motorcycle drivers, died on the way to today's stage in an accident.
https://www.velonews.com/article/92209
https://www.velonews.com/article/92209
05-19-09 | 11:34 AM
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05-19-09 | 12:10 PM
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Di Luca is playing it at his best, I think. These early "climb" stages are punchy finishes and he has to get as much time as possible going into the last week.
He can make up some serious time in stg 13 & 14 for what he loses in the TT after getting those seconds today - similar stages to what he has already won so far - and they're right behind a long flat stage and before a rest day.
They needed to keep him off the stage win today, IMO. They're all losing serious time just on his stage win time bonuses.
Guessing Rogers or Leipheimer need to be 4+ minutes up on the rest after the TT to have shots.
If Di Luca does indeed fade in the last week, post TT.... Menchov FTW?
He can make up some serious time in stg 13 & 14 for what he loses in the TT after getting those seconds today - similar stages to what he has already won so far - and they're right behind a long flat stage and before a rest day.
They needed to keep him off the stage win today, IMO. They're all losing serious time just on his stage win time bonuses.
Guessing Rogers or Leipheimer need to be 4+ minutes up on the rest after the TT to have shots.
If Di Luca does indeed fade in the last week, post TT.... Menchov FTW?
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05-19-09 | 12:24 PM
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05-19-09 | 12:56 PM
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05-19-09 | 01:27 PM
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05-19-09 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13;8945287/
Whether you like Di Luca or not, you have to admit he is a lot more exciting to watch than Vanilla Leipheimer.
Maybe it's because he's the GC leader/Italian homeboy getting all the face time?
If you just wandered into this w/o seeing the GC overall table you would think LA is actually ahead of Levi in the overall. LL is basically getting his name dropped into the commentary, now and then, along with Basso but, with very little camera time.
Mick Rogers? We see him more than 10 seconds a day? He's looking at a possible podium finish and is invisible as far as I can tell.
05-19-09 | 04:23 PM
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05-19-09 | 04:32 PM
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05-19-09 | 04:46 PM
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05-19-09 | 05:04 PM
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05-19-09 | 05:09 PM
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05-19-09 | 05:17 PM
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05-19-09 | 05:45 PM
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