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Five Rambling Thoughts on Giro d’Italia Stages 8-11

I’ve decided, by the way, to fight the crowds and watch the race from the Start/Finish area near the Colosseum. Call me crazy, but I think it’ll be the best place to be, especially to see the final podium. Speaking … Continue reading

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Five Thoughts on Giro d’Italia Stages 4-7

1/3 of the way through. Let’s do a list, shall we? LPR could pack up and go home and they’d still have had a great race. Petacchi, of course owned the early sprints and now The Killer is stirring things … Continue reading

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Five Quick Thoughts On the First Three Days of the Giro

Petacchi! It’s an obvious story, but… hot damn that’s a fine couple of days for him- two impressive stage wins and la maglia rosa. Tomorrow will be a whole different story as the road turns steeply upward, bit he’s basically … Continue reading

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