Have had to upgrade my broadband account to watch the Giro online!
I can't believe that despite being a sports-mad country, New Zealand hasn't even mentioned the Giro once in it's daily half-hour sports round-up after the news!
I miss Eurosport!!
Even with a 34-27 compact combination, that's bloody impressive for a 5km climb of 20+% incline!!
Those guys are mahcheens!
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Thread: Stage 17 of the Giro
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05-23-2006, 02:41 PM #1
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05-23-2006, 03:08 PM #2
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I'm so rooting for my boy Basso to win this one
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05-23-2006, 03:24 PM #3
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Oh yeah, so hope Basso takes it.
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05-24-2006, 07:08 AM #4
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changes to the route on account of the weather
The route has been changed on account of the weather. It's pretty dreadful and snowy on the top of the climb in the middle of the route which would have made for a treacherous descent so they've been diverted the race route around that climb.
Plus the finish has been moved back about 5 km ... to near the beginning of where it was repaved the other day
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05-24-2006, 07:49 AM #5
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I just started watching. I can't imagine them riding the mud part. Too bad the weather hasn't been better to let them do the original route (letting it dry out enough for the new pavement to harden).
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05-24-2006, 08:08 AM #6
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I blows me away how close the fans are running next to Basso
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05-24-2006, 08:11 AM #7
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Isn't that terrifying? When we were at Plateau de Beille in 2004, we almost got trampled by Basques. They just go out into the road so close to the riders. (I did get run over and thrown into a ditch by Jean Marie LeBlanc's car that day, but that's a different story!
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05-24-2006, 09:45 AM #8
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Thought Pellizotti might be a danger for a few minutes there; but Basso and Piepoli were just too strong.
Basso is just brilliant and looking better every day
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