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Giro d'Italia 2011 - Week 2
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 13-05-2011 16:05
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Preview by Cyclingnews.com
The 2011 Giro d'Italia will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, with a mountainous route that looks set to exalt a possible duel between Vincenzo Nibali and <insert a returned doper's name here>.
Race director Angelo Zomegnan revealed the route in Turin, where the three weeks of racing will begin on Saturday, May 7 with a 21.5km team time trial.
The corsa rosa concludes with a 32.8km individual time trial that finishes in the shadow of the spectacular Milan Duomo on Sunday, May 29.
In between, the 3496km route heads south to Sicily for a mountain finish on the slopes of the Etna volcano and then returns north along the Adriatic coast before a long series of testing stages in the Dolomites and a grand finale on the dirt road climb of the Colle delle Finestre near Sestriere.
Complete list of stages
Live stream
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| Juan |
Posted on 13-05-2011 16:20
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can't wait for Etna, and then the end of the week
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 13-05-2011 16:36
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Hope they can continue with the Etna stage |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 13-05-2011 16:39
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Last stage is going to be very exciting. Hope there aren't serious falls. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-05-2011 19:07
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Tomorrow stage make look like for sprinter but looking closer
At about 2k to go we have about 600m at about 8%. Di Luca would be a good bet to attack, as well as Le Mevel. Or will sprinter teams will be able to hold attackers ?
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| kumazan |
Posted on 13-05-2011 19:29
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Tomorrow's stage is all along the coast, so I hope there's some wind to add a bit of excitement. And with that bump in the last kms, it's looking good for Petacchi and Ventoso if it ends up in a sprint. |
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| BouBBox |
Posted on 13-05-2011 19:33
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kumazan wrote:
Tomorrow's stage is all along the coast, so I hope there's some wind to add a bit of excitement. And with that bump in the last kms, it's looking good for Petacchi and Ventoso if it ends up in a sprint.
And a 60 riders breakaway? 
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| hellboy |
Posted on 14-05-2011 08:39
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Oh,no again
I think Pettachi is good bet today,if he doesnt let someone win again
Go Roman!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 14-05-2011 08:52
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Just ignore that guy. He has some obvious problems...
Anyway, for today's stage, I would bet on a sprint finish with Petacchi and Ventoso as the main favourites, with special attention for Angel Vicioso or if he doesn't make it, he's teammate Roberto Ferrari. |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 14-05-2011 09:00
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I'd say Ventoso has has a great chance, or maybe a big breakaway with unimportant riders
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| kumazan |
Posted on 14-05-2011 12:33
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Fabio Duarte pulls out due to a knee injury. |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 14-05-2011 12:43
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That's a shame, he looked pretty strong.
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| hellboy |
Posted on 14-05-2011 13:42
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fjhoekie wrote:
That's a shame, he looked pretty strong.
+1
He is great to watch
Go Roman!
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 14-05-2011 14:38
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Happy birthday too Lars Petter Nordhaug! 27 years old today  |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 14-05-2011 15:08
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Maybe Visconti at last?
My bet is Cavendish, he's has some legs today as HTC boys are working
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 14-05-2011 15:10
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Manxman realy likes to take he's stage win and go home..before mountains..mountains..mountains |
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| evilhumer |
Posted on 14-05-2011 15:16
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Was it Sivtsov who took the bonus seconds there?Weening could lose the jersey if it was |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 14-05-2011 15:19
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It was Gretsch.
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| lennybernstein |
Posted on 14-05-2011 15:19
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evilhumer wrote:
Was it Sivtsov who took the bonus seconds there?Weening could lose the jersey if it was
It was Gretsch |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-05-2011 15:30
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10km to go, good time to start watching
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