Giro d'Italia Stage 8... Live!!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 5:00 AM EDT
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PrintGiro d'Italia Stage 8... LIVE!!
Interesting stage today, as far as guessing the outcome. It's largely a downhill run, after some early ciimbs, dropping into a long valley gallop. But the last 4km have some sort of incline to them. CN says it's gradual... then predicts Ricco or Bettini to win. Only half of that sentence can be right. I'd say watch out for Bennati, if the ramps don't get too severe. Otherwise, the usual Classics suspects. Maybe J-Rod can reel off one last win, before the hills turn to flats, then to mountains. Enjoy!
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I'm gonna brave c.tv this am
But I have the cyclingfans options prepared to lauch too.
Good morning, all.
This is the first chance I’ve had to watch a live Giro stage this year, so I’m pleased to be here. The coffee is brewing.
Bruce, yikes, that’s hard to hear this early in the morning. Moribito separated his shoulder a few days ago, and now…ouch.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Working, dagnabit! It's such a drag to
not be independently wealthy, don’t you think?
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
I'm just in for a quick few minutes of viewing before riding
Anybody got a non-Ctv feed that’s working? All the euro links are showing canoing.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
My thoughts exactly
And what’s with Norwegian TV? They’re showing freaking opera!
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
Oh, that might be the opening of the new Oslo operahouse (?)
Decorated with beautiful italian marble. Unfortunately no one mentioned to the norwegians that if you put that up in the Oslo climate it will turn a wonderful colour of urine. So now they will have an operahouse that looks like someone had a big pee-party all over it.
I knew
I could get a comment out of you :-)
Look, it’s fine that they’re opening a new opera house but really, I have to see it instead of the race?
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
It's definately a step in a better direction...
Did the stage start yet today? I”m getting a Rebecca interview on C.TV…
============= Daniel
I caught this today :-)
Maybe it was the lack of coffee yesterday?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
to access ticker (if perchance i'm too swapped with work...)
http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2008/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml
select the stage (Seleziona la tappa)
when the page refreshes, click on “Vai a Radio Corsa”
the full text will appear…
to bring up the interactive ticker, just click on any of the TIME links on the left
(hope that makes sense)
And as we know here...
when the desire hits, it’s 5 O’clock somewhere! Tee hee hee
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Good morning everyone
You people deserve some kind of medal for getting up in the wee hours of the morning every day.
I'm good with these 8 am starts
It was the wee morning classics that kicked my butt.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Isn't it though?
Ok, RAI live now and Cassani looks like he had a sour calamari last night. Definitely not a happy face.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
C.TV is streaming beautifully this morning...
But they don’t have a feed of the race, just in interview. sigh
============= Daniel
Bruce, we don't have the race on c.tv yet: split from
the big climb?
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Not to offend half the audience here but
the podium girls at the Giro are way better than the Tour – the girls at the Giro actually look like athletes that could hop on a bike and knock out 50K no worries. The girls at the Tour look like they’re more concerned about their hair and whether they have enough smokes to curtail their appetites. In other words – not role models.
(I feel like this is ok territory to broach since most of the time the camera’s focus on 180 male rumps. Carry on.)
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
No offense
and I would even agree.
These chickies at least seem to have a bit of “personality” vs stone faces at the tour.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
So I have feed of the race
what is taking ctv so long to click over??
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Well let's see...
1) Incompetence
2) Hubris
3) Confusion
4) Mediocrity
5) P.P.P.P.P.P.P.
6) A squirrel ate through the ONLY cable at C.TV HQ
7) They want to extort more money out of us
8) Homeland Security is Interrupting the Feed to check it for Terrorist Content
9) You mean you can’t see the race? I can see the race? :)
10) Because if they showed you a race, then you couldn’t concentrate on the Banner Ads you’re also paying to see.
============= Daniel
Wow.
Have we gone from a tad too much beer to a tad bit too much coffee this morning?
Or is this just another post from the butt?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Came up with that off the top of my head...
... all I’ve had this morning is a bowl of cereal. No coffee until after the gym.
============= Daniel
I skip the gym on the weekends
Do longer rides instead. I can go all week with no coffee. Weekends, it’s probably a pot a day. During the classics, I think I had a couple races where I hit almost 2.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Yeah but I don't ride bikes...
and riding the Triumph doesn’t really count as a workout. How many calories are in a gallon of beer? I think I have to pay a price in the gym for Thursday night.
============= Daniel
good point
As soon as this is over, get your butt over there.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
delay in stream
it depends on which source they’re getting the stream from… RAISport, or RAITre… RAITRE isn’t scheduled for the stage until 16.05 local time
http://tv.lospettacolo.it/canale.asp?comando=canale&dato=23
raisport
in case anyone’s interested, here is the link for the RAISport schedule
http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/tv.htm
Exactly - they're having fun and enjoying the race
Like any normal person (male or female) should be.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
I agree. The Giro ladies all seem to have very healthy....
lungs. (I’m cool with that.)
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
c.tv
on my 4th screen… almost there…
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
i have a link to "live race viewer"
click it > go to screen to log in > then to blank viewer proclaiming TdSuisse and a link to Td Romandie (odd that) > click on “live race” link at top > Go to long list of the wonderful world of video that is c.tv > select link to todays Giro stage (wait) > go to todays live race !!! (only one more click to go…) > select appropriate feed > and therrrre’s rebecca…
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
C.TV still isn't showing the stage...
Now they’re showing previous stage highlights…
============= Daniel
stage 4 recap
I’d not seen Cav’s turn of speed there… he buried Benna with that kick.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
http://cyclingfans.com just posted info about new start time for streams
That shot is the caption of the day photo.
I seriously think they should’ve used our versions for kicks.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Showing the previous stage finishes on c.tv, very nice.
Anthony got really excited when Cav won, more than usual, good on him.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Orangekick, where's your cool avatar?
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
It's gotta be hard for Ricco...
To ride behind someone that had to fart that bad…
============= Daniel
Looks more like Ricco saying:
“Whoa Danilo, something happened back here, aren’t your pants supposed to be gray?”
Ok, I"ll bite
What the hell is going on in the race? RAI is all over the place with coverage and interviews. Can’t make heads or tails of this mess.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
I do like this guy that Rebecca is talking to,
who is he? I wish they’d put a graphic up with his name and claim to fame. Rebecca just gets better and better at her interviewing skills. The t-shirt the guy is wearing is cute, but I do wish, in general, that the guests would get a bit more spiffed up to be on camera..
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Gazzetta says...
Breakaway is 50K from the finish, gap at 4:40”.
Riders in the break are…
Hansen
Nardello
Perget
Baliani
Spezialetti
============= Daniel
Me, too. Have you read his recent diary and interview over at PEZ?
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
I did
One of the reasons I’m pulling for him – I like his work attitude.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
40 minutes late for showing coverage
and they start it with ANOTHER stage recap.
============= Daniel
feed to watch right now
http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiSport/PublishingBlock-b5fc6763-83e8-4d69-a520-5b8f76430476.html#cf
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
A better option is...
one of cyclingfans Giro players with Rai or NKR video and eurosport English audio. I like the NRK one myself.
no, enough of us posted that here
and said “it’s better than CTV” so the site now has a publishing block on it. Can you guys get it through your head that CTV has the RIGHTS to do this, and if you can’t keep semi-quiet and indirect about praising other feeds, those feeds WILL BE CUT OFF? I’m talking to all of you in europe, and to those of you who have a deal to get european feeds in some way that circumvents the block. Stop crapping where you eat…
Travel Documentary on Tivoli
Really? COME ON… at least get some hand puppets or some cardboard cutouts and re-enact wtf is going on in the race!
============= Daniel
Sorry Dan!
Apologies for the late race feed, unfortunately I was unable to speed things up from the studio but i’ll look into making some hand puppets!! ;o)
They make those little peloton peoples
you could use on a little road stage thingy…. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
The pink Parmigiano Reggiano 0 Kilometer gate: you gotta love that.
It’s made me laugh every day.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Especially when they go hauling the mail under the gate
at around 35-40k per hour.
============= Daniel
not really
but those other guys are tiny.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
I should say
but those other guys are wee. (I’m trying to work that into my vocabulary a little more.)
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Morning
RAI have come ready prepared for a dull stage, and have a huge panel of talking heads.
And a few notes from today’s morning show:
The Italians all think that wherever Bert was last week, it wasn’t on the beach. As Piepoli put it “If I had been on the beach I would have lost 10 minutes yesterday.”
Bennati is looking forward more to tomorrow, the only stage ending in Tuscany.
Bettini reckons that he did a good job yesterday helping Visconti “You have to respect the jersey” The Italians don’t just give it up.
Visconti’s father is looking to be more embarrassing than Tommeke’s mum. Apparently he had a dream last night that his son would carry Bettini to a stage win today as thanks for yesterday.
And Alessandra just can’t get an interview with Levi; her arrives, signs in, and leaves for the depart.
Can someone please look up the Puerto documents
to make sure “beach” isn’t some no so clever codeword for something else, thats trouble we don’t need.
Is the Giro covered by the UCI?
If Bert really wasn’t on a beach but say… in Mexico training and didn’t tell the UCI… well… would make for a painful last week of the race.
============= Daniel
startlist for rider ID
http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=16307&tp=n
BAR BARLOWORLD GBR
31 ITA19790806 BELLOTTI Francesco ITA
yes
morabito hit by a motobike, and then crashing into the other three
by umwolverine on May 17, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
And they're just figuring out what "inseguitori" means?
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
that does not speak well
of the brain trust there
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Someone needs to have them read
from DZ’s entry. Now that is worth some serious laughs.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
From Gazzetta...
Spezialetti, Perget, Baliani, Hansen, Nardello vedono ridurre Km dopo Km. Il loro vantaggio nei confronti del gruppo che vede nelle prime posizioni la Quickstep e la Saunier Duval.
ANy idea what that means?
============= Daniel
Hey all
Another day chasing down a break? At least there’s no reason to complain about the roads.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:11 AM EDT reply actions
Good morning!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
"Wee bit of a tan."
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
"fast day on the roads of the Giro"
“slow day in the commentating box… now hand me another Bota bag of Chianti”
============= Daniel
Reminds me of the great Lon Simmons...
... hall of fame broadcaster for the NY and San Francisco Giants…
“Well, here we are at the bottom of the fifth… and I wish I was at the bottom of a fifth”
============= Daniel
What's the CW
Sprinters or classics guys?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:13 AM EDT reply actions
Apparently
Ricco’s big mouth has been at it again.
Eurosport commentators said that in L’Equipe he said Contador and Astana are stealing their Giro and bashing him completely.
Making more friends, eh?
The commentators don’t agree with him…
SDV on the front
So at least they think it’s alla Ricco today?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply actions
Ricco is a primadonna
with slack social skills it appears
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Nobody disliked him
until he showed up in the white glasses. I’ts been all downhill since.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Ricco is classic
If you can’t beat em, talk smack about em. This at least takes some of the pressure off of you temporarily until someone realizes you are a fucktard.
If I just had one more gear, I...
Morning all!
Hi guys,
To those of you who were tuned into CTV this morning – thanks for bearing with us for the somewhat ‘extended’ show!
Enjoy the stage…
by rebeccactv on May 17, 2008 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ALways good to have you with us Rebecca
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Who was the guy
you were interviewing today?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
CTV guest
Hi guys, it was Paul Rowlands who represents the Tour of Britain. He’s just confirmed Team Highroad for the race so should be another good one!
He’s still around for some online chat….
Cheers.
by rebeccactv on May 17, 2008 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Time to sit up soon
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Davis wheelworks
In college I used to go there and drool on the pinarellos.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:17 AM EDT reply actions
fini
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Lame
graphics. They don’t tell you much about the gradients.
So nobody is interested in Hansen’s attack? A&B not convinced?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Franco Pancani
on the back of a bike is trying to interview the QS DS in his car. They are looking to get a win for Bettini today.
and the buffering begins
must be something on this end… snark
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
12km ITT now
Can’t rule it out.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:20 AM EDT reply actions
Grinta!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Haussler for the win!
Is he still in the race?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Damn! I'm dropping down to 800 kbps.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
I'm hosting any screen captures
on my own website so I’ll be taking those down post race… enjoy while you can :)
============= Daniel
Can U
give them 24 hrs? For people who read the live thread later?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I think I can do that...
No one looks at my site anyway so I don’t have to worry too much about bandwidth consumption.
============= Daniel
Not true...
I was just over there this morning. I LOVE the scenery shots you take. Very day dreamy-ish.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I like him and would be okay with it
but I don’t think it’s gonna happen. Guys in the back are riding today.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
So
not convinced.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
how do you say
“Fat cricket” in Italian?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Give it
about a half hour, you’ll get used to it.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
I’m getting it more and more, but slowly….
by Bruce Suomi on May 17, 2008 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
grazie!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
gaps??
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
36"
Gonna be close? Actually, only if he can burn upp the climb, which I doubt.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
hansen still has :32"
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
French teams
Marshall: “no, no, this way”
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:28 AM EDT reply actions
I'll say
Il Killer
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:29 AM EDT reply actions
woops
Just as I picked him, he gets a cramp or something.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Ads reloading
video stalling ..
Note to c.tv… this makes me hate your sponsors
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
The catch!!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:31 AM EDT reply actions
CSF guy
attacks. Do they have about 45 sponsors on that kit?
Climb kicking up.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:31 AM EDT reply actions
The next time
you want a flatmate, you know where to post an ad.
setting it up for
the princess
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Peeps drives it!
Pfannberger on his wheel.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:32 AM EDT reply actions
Rabon!
taking a flier.
SELLLAAAAAA!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply actions
All together again
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply actions
Anyone's race
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:34 AM EDT reply actions
Here comes DiLuca!!
All the way around! Rebelling marks, Ricco counters… Bettini on him, but can’t do it.
RICCO!!!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:35 AM EDT reply actions
The Princess gets it
“chirp, chirp”
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Nice racing
Bettini: hasn’t got it.
Rebellin: hasn’t got it
- DiLuca: has it, but went too soon, albeit a potentially ambushing attack
- Ricco: fastest of the punchers right now.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:36 AM EDT reply actions
Rebellin
It looked to me that Rebellin was a bit boxed in behind Diluca slowing and Ricco going around. Bettini had Riccos wheel, and Tintin just had to wait to take Bettini’s wheel
Man
Did DiLuca ever make up a lot of real estate.
It's that low testosterone level, you know...
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Jennifer grey
4th, Pietropolli 5th
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:37 AM EDT reply actions
Great attack
by DiLuca
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:38 AM EDT reply actions
Did he attack, or was he recovering position?
I’m not so sure that was a planned attack by Di Luca as much as it might have been a desperate lunge to get to the front and not lose precious time. I can’t believe that he was intentionally so far back with less than 2km to go. Did anyone see him puncture?
According to RAI
he held back on the descent with 3 teammates because he felt that was safer. All apparently planned.
I wouldn't say "whole".
But, agreed I was at 1200 as well and it was great all the way through.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I also held 800
with only minor stalls (less than 3 sec), which looked and sounded more like a raw feed issue than CTV stalling. So I guess I got the long straw today. (Settings are still disabled, so maybe they’re indeed going with ‘luck of the draw.’)
Built by Pope Pooey??!?!?!?!
AAAAAhahahahahahahahaaahahhhahahahaaahahahahaaa!!!!!!!!
============= Daniel
Yes, that would suck. We'll find out Tuesday in the TT, I guess.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Hey..
When do you head out on your vacation? Is that next week?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Yes, a week from today. I'm really psyched: I haven't had a day off since
New Year’s Day. I’ve never been to Ireland, either, so I’m really excited. Lots of history, music and beer there, I hear.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. - Steve Allen
Contador in 8th on GC
OK, he pooped out yesterday, but as fast as he’s getting into shape, he has to be a threat in the real mountains. 7:56 worth of threat? Maybe. Why not.
Ricco
into ciclamena today. Not a bad start.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
OK, I'm out.
thanks all!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2008 10:47 AM EDT reply actions
With all due respect
With all due respect to cyclingnews.com (still one of my favourite cycling web sites), the excerpt below is why I pay to watch C.TV
16:33 CEST
-400m Piepoli leads.
16:34 CEST
Di Luca takes over with Rebellin in tow.,
And that is how Di Luca’s move was captured. You simply can’t beat a live feed!
The ticker
currently shows Ricco off up front and then the peloton. I guess he’s still riding, maybe to the next stage. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Di Luca
didn’t sound worried. He said that he eased up going down the last hill to avoid trouble and crashes. He wasn’t left alone at all; he had three team mates with him. That’s what he said: do you believe it?
i think not
I don’t want believe that Di Luca was feeling bad in that moment, but if he want win today stage, he had to be at frontt!!
by semprenaroda on May 17, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
diluca
here’s the text:
"Sono rimasto un po’ troppo indietro nella discesa che portava ai piedi di Tivoli, ma ho preferito non rischiare e d’altra parte non si può correre tutto il Giro in prima fila. Sull’ultima salita, tre compagni mi hanno aiutato a recuperare terreno, poi quando siamo tornati sui primi ho provato a sorprenderli in volata. Forse, se avessi aspettato ancora qualche metro, avrei ottenuto risultati migliori, ma credo che vada bene così…".
He was dropped a bit on the descent, and like Monty said didn’t want to take risks. He had three team mates, then tried to go for it in the sprint.
lol
cassani and bulba thought he was in trouble….
not sure what other interviews i missed – let me know, the texts are usually posted a little lates, and i can trans…
nothing much yet
Thanks both, Monty and gavia, fantastic to have you here!!!
by Bruce Suomi on May 17, 2008 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I liked the bit
that only a rider with his character could arrive at the Giro in good condition after such a year.
nice
Savol is generous. I like that guy – I didn’t at first but over the last few years he’s really grown on me. Very class.
And then oddly
He didn’t know what happenend to Di Luca or even where he was at the end (Danilo doesn’t wear a radio?)
The question mark
was meant to say “how does that stop them passing info to Savoldelli” I cut it a bit short because my PC starts to slow down on these long threads. I type smoething and watch it come out slowly on screen at about 1 character a second. Correcting spelling is hell!
noe
bursting with fruit flavor!
they asked him something about how the team has changed with diluca not there… he says lpr is a good team, mumble mumble mumble
what...
the bursting with fruit flavor? lol, sorry, maybe i need to publish a gavia translator. was sorta sarcastic about his unenthusiastic sound
sorry,
no, I ment the reaction of the man, not your translation!!
They are perfect!!
by Bruce Suomi on May 17, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
visconti
says that it was a long hard stage. he is happy to have the jersey. i think he said he was taking it day by day.
sorensen
brief odd conversation about how helmets are obligatory and how there’ve beena bunch of crashes.
They never seem to say
Just a series of shots zooming on to some sort of stuffed rat.
The road safety bus
I think. Don’t ask about the guy who sang!
Tomorrow. Savoldelli expectes it to be a day for Liquigas – Bennati.
sorry...
missed it…
they just signed off now…
i’m going to guess the police guy was chatting ‘bout doping – bulba and cassani said something about the processo having some doping talk.
bettini
here’s bettini’s post-race:
Gli replica Paolol Bettini: "Avevo detto che volevo fare la tappa, ci siamo accollati il peso della rincorsa ai fuggitivi, i miei compagni sono stati perfetti. Volevamo vincere e abbiamo perso sulla linea d’arrivo, ma Riccò oggi è stato forte, furbo e bravo. E domani si arriva in Toscana…".
He says his team was perfect, that he wanted to ride for the stage and to keep the escape under control. I wanted to win and came close but today Ricco is strong, furbo… crafty, and bravo. Tomorrow, we arrive in Toscana – that’s Bettini’s home region, so he’ll perhaps want to show something.
Kloden
I missed the interview with Klodie, but apparently there was one.
He says that he’s riding good, that yesterday the climb was too short and fast for him, but that’s okay because the climbs that will decide the giro are long and hard. He is looking forward to the time trial at urbino which will stabilize things. He doesn’t think much of Ricco’s chances.
If he comes flying up the Mortirolo
with his gold chain dangling I’m reserving the right to call him “Der Buffalo”, I don’t care about the burden of proof.
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