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May 04, 2006
La Corsa Rosa - A preview of the 2006 Giro d’Italia: Sportsfilter columnist afx237vi previews the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia - Italy's equivalent of the Tour de France.
What would be the best way to see some of this from Canada? OLN and Cycling.tv have teamed up and are offering daily live coverage on the web for US$20. Unsure as to its availability in Canada but check OLNTV.com for more details... RAI, the Italian broadcast network, may be streaming it live for free on their website. They did so last year. Nice preview afx237vi, this year's Giro (and the last week especially) is very tough and should prove to be a great race. We'll see if Basso can live up to the expectations and whether Savoldelli has fully recovered from the stomach bug that forced him to drop out of last week's Tour of Romandie.
posted by JohnSFO at 01:27 PM on May 04, 2006
Thanks JohnSFO. There is a lot of pressure on Basso for this race, so it'll be interesting to see how he manages given his spectacular collapse in last year's race. Personally I think he has a much better chance of winning the Tour than the Giro this year. The double will be very tough. As for the Plan De Corones climb I mentioned, you should check out these pictures of Cunego doing a scouting mission of the stage finish taken last week. Holy crap. They have three weeks to make that thing into a road!
posted by afx237vi at 03:18 PM on May 04, 2006
Personally I think he has a much better chance of winning the Tour than the Giro this year. The double will be very tough. Agreed. I'm not sure it's possible anymore, given the level of competition as well as the dedicated training required. It would, however, be a beautiful thing :) check out these pictures of Cunego doing a scouting mission of the stage finish taken last week Heh, I saw those! Crazy for sure.
posted by JohnSFO at 04:46 PM on May 04, 2006
24%!! Mama mia. What would be the best way to see some of this from Canada?