Friday, May 27, 2005

Never give up!

The lesson of stage 17 is "never give up!" Last weekend people said Basso should abandon the Giro since he got sick and lost 40 minutes. He didn't give up. He got better and won stage 17.

Never give up!

Since 2003 we've been mocking Gilberto Simoni. First we made fun of him for his pitiful attempt in the Tour after trash-talking Lance Armstrong. In 2004 we made fun of him for whining about Cunego, a teammate 10 years his junior, whipping him in "his" event. We said his career as a Crand Tour Champion might be done. In stage 17 he attacked Savoldelli on the last climb, cutting the lead in half. There are now just 58 seconds between Simoni & Savoldelli's lead.

Never give up!

With a time trial and another mountain stage remaining, Savoldelli's lead is tenuous. He has gotten no help from his team and Simoni is surging. It looks like he's going to get caught. Savoldelli should realize the lesson of stage 17.

Never give up!

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