The Giro Thread
05-20-09 | 09:03 PM
#727
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05-20-09 | 09:06 PM
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I like this list. I'm going to throw in Ed B-H. That kid just impresses me everytime.
05-20-09 | 10:06 PM
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If that's the case, I have to say I'm surprised he's lost as much ground as he has. He hasn't looked like he's been taking it all that seriously.
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05-20-09 | 10:08 PM
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Really? He's impressed me. It's not the greatest idea to get the pink early in the race and have to expend all of your resources to keep it until the end. Unless you're Jacques Antequil, it doesn't work like that.
05-20-09 | 10:36 PM
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Well, he didn't impress me at the end of stage 10. I've been expecting him to light it up on one of the stages - not get almost a minute taken out of him in the last 10 K. Granted, I think stages 17 and 19 suit him better than the ones thus far, but he's let DiLuca slip farther away than I expected he would have if he was playing his "A" game.
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05-20-09 | 10:37 PM
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ETA: The other favorites who are still in the running at this point owe him a big 'thank you' for using his teammates to blow Cunego, Garzelli, Simoni etc out the back door right away... protecting LPR's lead by getting his (Basso's) team tired. Definitely not impressed by the Liquigas tactics.
05-20-09 | 11:06 PM
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05-21-09 | 12:27 AM
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...or unless contador has no team for the tour de france given the financial uncertainty of astana.
what do you think the scuttlebutt is regarding that at the giro? privately, do you think several of
the usual grand tour contenders are weighing going all out at the giro vs. the tdf potentially minus
contador? sorry, but at this stage of the game, contador is the best of all the gc contenders and i
think they all know it.
what do you think the scuttlebutt is regarding that at the giro? privately, do you think several of
the usual grand tour contenders are weighing going all out at the giro vs. the tdf potentially minus
contador? sorry, but at this stage of the game, contador is the best of all the gc contenders and i
think they all know it.
05-21-09 | 12:34 AM
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oh, forgot to add pellizotti to the list of potential tt winners. extremely motivated to show liquigas/basso
who's the captain, home tour and a great all-around rider. along with di luca, may be the most aggressive
rider in the giro.
who's the captain, home tour and a great all-around rider. along with di luca, may be the most aggressive
rider in the giro.
05-21-09 | 06:00 AM
#737
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Traditionally, riders used the Giro to prepare for the Tour; especially back when they'd show up at the first of the season overweight and out of shape. The past few years have seen more and more Tour contenders using the Giro as part of their Tour tuneup. A 21 stage race is definitely different than the other races taking place at the same time as the Giro.
Not only is Contador the top gc contender, he's got the best team behind him.
Not only is Contador the top gc contender, he's got the best team behind him.
05-21-09 | 06:52 AM
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Lots of climbing in 14, 15 and long uphill finishes in stages 16, 17, and 19.
I think those last three will be the decisive stages when DiLucas gased and the guys that have been limiting their losses will really open up and destroy the field.
Basso FTW, he's been smiling every time he's at the front in the mountains.
I think those last three will be the decisive stages when DiLucas gased and the guys that have been limiting their losses will really open up and destroy the field.
Basso FTW, he's been smiling every time he's at the front in the mountains.
05-21-09 | 07:01 AM
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<edit> Never mind - was thinking of Pozatto
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05-21-09 | 07:09 AM
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05-21-09 | 07:15 AM
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Also interesting to see that Armstrong went with a standard helmet, and Wiggins (who currently has best time at checkpoint 1) has an aero helmet.
Both wearing skinsuits.
Both wearing skinsuits.
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05-21-09 | 07:16 AM
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Looks like cancellara didn't start, eh?
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05-21-09 | 07:17 AM
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Cancellara quit last night, yeah.
Originally Posted by Cyclingnews
"It has been our plan all along that I would be taking it day by day in the Giro," said the Swiss rider. "I'm very happy with the part of it that I have raced and the atmosphere here at the Giro is always really special. I'm very fond of this race and I've always felt extremely welcome here.
"I'd like to come back in one of the next seasons and, if it fits in my program, I would love to make a result here."
"I'd like to come back in one of the next seasons and, if it fits in my program, I would love to make a result here."
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05-21-09 | 07:18 AM
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Wiggins putting down a good time
05-21-09 | 07:18 AM
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it's the helmet.
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05-21-09 | 07:20 AM
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No TT bikes i understand, but why no aero helmets? Very hot, afraid it won't breathe enough?
05-21-09 | 07:20 AM
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05-21-09 | 07:24 AM
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Watching LA. I wonder what it's like to do a 21 stage tour to get back in form? Where several days in a row for me has me over reached.