Great Giro! but then the Giro is THE stage race of the year... for me, 5, maybe 6 sprinter's stages out of 21 very hard days. Le Tour pales in comparo.

having to find other resources than Versus, was a good thing. I miss Phil and Paul (and Bobke ofcourse) a tiny amount, but don;t miss the incredibly bad weekly recaps they did each wkend.
Not having Versus do any Giro was a great thing. made me look to some great streaming on the web.
The internet streaming is now so much better and seeing most, if not all, of a stage is what itz all about...
bike racing is about the continuum of the race/stage not just any one moment.
If you can't get the continental broadcasts, its really been the 1st Giro in a long time where one gets the real flavor of the race.
Missed Contador though... woulda been real interesting iff'n he showed...