Giro 2012 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

[kaiser]

Great effort today by Rabottini! I thought JRod was going to rip him up but he found something somewhere, totally deserved the win.

 

[David B]

Great effort today by Rabottini! I thought JRod was going to rip him up but he found something somewhere, totally deserved the win.

Could be in for an interesting last week if Rodriguez and Hesjedal carry on the Lemond/Fignon-style game of "leader's jersey tennis"....

David

 

[matthew71]

Great effort today by Rabottini! I thought JRod was going to rip him up but he found something somewhere, totally deserved the win.

have watched both the weekend stages and really enjoyed it,rabottini was a superb winner today . i have not grasped why liquigas ride on the front all day them basso dose not have the legs to finish it.he is just not the same rider as a few years ago

 

[kaiser]

He reckons the harder stages are still to come! He has moved up to third, though at what cost I'm not sure.

 

[matthew71]

He reckons the harder stages are still to come! He has moved up to third, though at what cost I'm not sure.

as you say, at what cost? he has flogged his team to death,and has only followed the others. but i am loving the race

 

[kaiser]

Indeed! But I wonder if Hesjedal and Rodriguez efforts have taken a toll on them too. Basso has really sat in and limited losses, if he looses his team I'm not sure its too bad a tactic, neither Garmin or Katusha had anyone really supporting their guys when the going went up. So if it comes down to the three of them Basso could be the freshest. I'd like to see Tiralongo be given the team leaders spot, Kreuziger has failed to convince.

 

[yanee71]

here we go , 3 hard days in high mountain and final tt , no more jokes

15000 mt in 160 km of uphill , hoping in good weather

saturday , finish line http://jpeg.popso.it/webcam/webcam_onli ... ive_12.jpg

 

[daj]

I think Basso is sandbagging too!!

 

[matthew71]

I think Basso is sandbagging too!!

basso has allready won the race twice and that must count for something,but he dose not have the chemical help he had in them days

 

[kaiser]

I think Basso is sandbagging too!!

basso has allready won the race twice and that must count for something,but he dose not have the chemical help he had in them days

I reckon his last one was clean, he's still sticking to the story that he knew Fuentes but never went through with the 'treatment'.