Honestly, the stage of today was a rather boring. The runaways were far enough away at any time, as they would have had serious chances of success. Even if it was to see a German Milram rider among them, including Björn Schröder has been caught five kilometers before the finish. [...]
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Then ...
Those were the days!
Giro d'Italia 2009 - 12 Stage: Individual time trial
Honestly, at this stage but were just all excited to see how to beat Lance Armstrong would. Once he was in the past few days every now and then has to be seen the climbs, but the expectations were increased. And given his broken collarbone is nearly two and a half minutes behind but strong and powerful. Menchov provided at the top [...]
Giro d'Italia 2009 - 10 Stage: Garzelli gets Cima Coppi and mountains jersey
Today was a stage that I would like to pursue on TV, but I still remain the driving time and the assault on Mount Vesuvius. Garzelli seems to have recovered well on the rest day, at the 10th Stage he was able to win with a long flight not only the Cima Coppi, no, he could be on [...]
Exhibition on the Giro
At a centenary of course also includes a couple of accompanying events and so it was suitable for a current exhibition on bicycles. The exhibition was titled "Biciclette ritrovate" (recovered bicycles) and promised "Biciclette d'Epoca" wheels of previous eras. And what would this inter-net when there [...] not a detailed and richly illustrated report on this
Giro d'Italia 2009: 9 Stage
Let's be honest, today's stage could not really convince sporty. Have a nice Sprinterzug has demonstrated T-Mobile Columbia-Highroad since, but otherwise? Of course I understand the drivers that they have the risk of falls in the route is too risky, and also the decision of the organizers, neutralize the race is right, but why has not previously [...]
Giro d'Italia 2009: 6th and 7 Phase - The One That Got Away and Astana (almost) without sponsors
In the sixth stage then managed with Michele Scarponi finally an outlier times to achieve the goal alone, after he managed to hang the other members of his breakaway group. However, much more spectacular was the seventh stage, where the driver jumped down in the pouring rain at the end of the exit. The winner was - from a group [...]
Giro d'Italia 2009: 4th and 5 Stage - First Mountains, first outliers
No sooner were the first mountains of the Giro on the program went away even the first real breakaways. And who was this course? Jens Voigt, of course, we know him. Unfortunately for him, then it has not been enough in the end, as it has for Thomas Voeckler, another candidate to go when groups not served. [...]
Alpe what?
Today, waiting as the final climb to the driver, a survey called Alpe di Siusi. Alpe what? To be the ne copy of Alpe d'Huez? Of course not, and under the German name Seiser Alm you know you know the area rather well. The driver will take care of little and it should go well rested in the rise [...]
Giro d'Italia 2009: 3 Stage - Who makes it again?
See yesterday. And a moment later, he drove the photographers on the heap. But amazingly emerge, which names at this time already in the front ranks of the standings. Petacchi, of course, no one expected that he tries to come over the mountains, but not far behind are already found the names of Rogers, Armstrong, Leipheimer [...]







