i get up every morning and watch the giro on cycling.tv and DZ is really holding his own, i'm surprised. today he finished with a group about 8-1/2 minutes down, the group included axel merckx and was ahead of bettini, who is definitely a GC contender. it was a real climbers day. how do these guys race up these mountains, peipoli looked like he was just doing a sunday afternoon ride in the park! at the finish, as soon as each crossed the line, guys were grabbing the fences and holding on, like they were too tired to go one more pedal stroke but didnt even have the strength to unclip. brutal!!