Giro Del Trentino

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited April 2010 in Pro race
Any thoughts?

Obviously the cobra will try and romp away. But will the Liqui-boys have legs?

TT tomorrow and I think the queen stage is on Wednesday....
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Time for Liqiugas to start delivering. Who are their Giro riders this year? Pellizotti and who?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Basso
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    I thought he was helping at the Giro in return for support in the Tour?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    iainf72 wrote:
    Basso
    Wot not a BMCer for the win, but a dodgy Eye-talian?

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    4 stages and 2 MTFs!
    Rai Sports highlights are on at various times, so there may be a wait for tube highlights.
    I'll have to make do with the tv. :)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • As if the Pampeago has been put into a 'chipper'
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rujano. Tune up for the Giro.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Riccò :)
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Niemiec has been in good form this year

    Great race this - nor many flat roads to be found in Trentino. Still, 12km is enough to put a couple of seconds between the climbers
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    FJS wrote:

    Great race this - nor many flat roads to be found in Trentino.
    Oh I don't know as there is a long valley through Trento and around to Lake Garda that even I can ride.

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    (this week please)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    The Giro door has been left slightly ajar, by Angelo Zomegnan. ISD top the reserve list for a ride. If Rujano flies during this race, who knows after Visconti's T of Turkey title.
    May 3rd is the deadline. After that and no invite, Jose could be Footon bound.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    These team transfers are interesting. If it's possible for the Giro, why aren't more riders trying it for the Tour? Lampre and Footon could double their media exposure in July with the Feillu brothers, for even if they don't win they'd get plenty of interviews on French TV etc.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    We now have 2 threads, so I'm bumping the original.
    Ivan is still awaiting a stage win.
    34 seconds down in the ITT, to someone I vaguely recall. :wink: :shock: :)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Another "Spoiler".....Some surprising performances...........





























    1 11 VINOKOUROV Alexandre (KAZ) 1973 AST ASTANA 15'07.44
    2 74 GARZELLI Stefano (ITA) 1973 ASA ACQUA & SAPONE 15'23.03 15.59
    8 118 RICCO' Riccardo (ITA) 1983 FLM CERAMICA FLAMINIA 15'37.56 30.12
    13 1 BASSO Ivan (ITA) 1977 LIQ LIQUIGAS - DOIMO 15'42.06 34.62
    41 91 RUJANO GUILLEN José (VEN) 1982 ISD ISD - NERI 16'10.15 1'02.71
    46 28 SIMONI Gilberto (ITA) 1971 LAM LAMPRE - FARNESE VINI 16'14.19 1'06.75
    49 7 SZMYD Sylvester (POL) 1978 LIQ LIQUIGAS - DOIMO 16'14.74 1'07.30
    56 103 POZZOVIVO Domenico (ITA) 1982 CSF COLNAGO - CSF INOX 16'16.31 1'08.87
    59 24 PETACCHI Alessandro (ITA) 1974 LAM LAMPRE - FARNESE VINI 16'17.43 1'09.99
    106 6 PELLIZOTTI Franco (ITA) 1978 LIQ LIQUIGAS - DOIMO 16'43.22 1'35.78 :shock:
    114 201 SELLA Emanuele (ITA) 1981 CMO CARMIOORO - NGC 16'45.95 1'38.51
    116 31 DESSEL Cyril (FRA) 1974 ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 16'46.48 1'39.04
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Interesting 2nd — I had Garzelli down for tomorrow's stage or possibly (if down on GC due to a poor TT today :roll: ) a long-distance breakaway on stage 3.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Interesting. I have Garz at a cheeky 30-1 for the Giro.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Basso says he's pleased with his performance.

    Glad to see Vino *spit* hasn't lost any of his TT form.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Hmm, I wonder why 3 of the ISD riders are DNS on the first day. Travel problems, maybe, but they all live in Italy anyway, no?
  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 1,713
    Yey VINO!
    :lol:
  • William H
    William H Posts: 61
    afx237vi wrote:
    Hmm, I wonder why 3 of the ISD riders are DNS on the first day. Travel problems, maybe, but they all live in Italy anyway, no?

    Grabovskyy at least was in the Tour of Turkey
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    William H wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Hmm, I wonder why 3 of the ISD riders are DNS on the first day. Travel problems, maybe, but they all live in Italy anyway, no?

    Grabovskyy at least was in the Tour of Turkey

    Ah, good point. I guess their squad might not be big enough to draft in late reserves.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    afx237vi wrote:
    William H wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Hmm, I wonder why 3 of the ISD riders are DNS on the first day. Travel problems, maybe, but they all live in Italy anyway, no?

    Grabovskyy at least was in the Tour of Turkey

    Ah, good point. I guess their squad might not be big enough to draft in late reserves.

    Maybe they've been poached by BMC? :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    What a top-10! The organiser must be cringing at the number of dodgy riders. If he's not, at least I am.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    It'll be even worse tomorrow when Sella (for whom no amount of dopage can produce a good TT) joins in.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    The same Arco course as last year, when the Freiburg Phantom won.
    Becoming a tradition, maybe.
    Never mind, at least mountain air is clean. :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    ek_vino2_600.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Trentino results:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    10 mins highlights from Rai
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPfYXvRUj1g
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,741
    Major "spoiler" cos it'll get tongues wagging!














































    1 Ricco
    2 Vinokourov
    3 Basso
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Channeling FF

    BASSO

    Never heard of the other 2 - Are they new?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.