Cipollini pre-selected for Olympics

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From: Steve McGinty [email hidden]

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What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

Pretty much nothing? But then again he is more rational than Elefantina, and
Mr. Aero ears is still massively popular. Bill C

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"Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along with
Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo Pozzato,
and Daniele Nardello."

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

He _did_ win 2 stages of the Giro. However, a bigger question is why Petacchi isn't on the list
if Cipo is?

Carl Sundquist said:

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Quoted message said:

"Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along with
Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo Pozzato,
and Daniele Nardello."

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

He _did_ win 2 stages of the Giro. However, a bigger question is why Petacchi isn't on the list
if Cipo is?

It may be due to the fact that Cipo would peak for the olympics anyway, since he will ride the
individual pursuit there. OTOH it may be that Petacchi schedule for 2004 contrasts with his olympic
partecipation, since he wants to ride again at least two of the big three (Giro and Tour, probably),
but he's intentioned to peak also for the springtime classics and give a shot at the WCup general
classment.

Steve McGinty said:

"Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along with
Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo Pozzato,
and Daniele Nardello."

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

Have you seen that Cipo truck in the latest Cycle Sport? What has he done to merit his mug on the
side of that?

BTW, that is one cool truck!

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"Steve McGinty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along with
Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo Pozzato,
and Daniele Nardello."

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

He _did_ win 2 stages of the Giro. However, a bigger question is why

Petacchi isn't on the

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list if Cipo is?

I doubt that's the entire italian team.

Steve McGinty said:

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

His record over the last couple of years of setting aggressive yet still achievable goals and then
reaching those goals is unmatched. This wasn't that apparent this last season because his primary
post-Giro goal was the beach.

But yeah, you have to wonder why Petacchi was not included.

Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

(Marlene Blanshay) said:

In article said:

"Steve McGinty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along with
Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo Pozzato,
and Daniele Nardello."

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

He _did_ win 2 stages of the Giro. However, a bigger question is why

Petacchi isn't on the

Quoted message said:

list if Cipo is?

I doubt that's the entire italian team.

Remember that olympics is just 5 riders per team in the RR. So I think a pre-selection of 8 is a
reasonable number. The names are another matter ... (di luca? come on)

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Quoted message said:

Steve McGinty said:

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

His record over the last couple of years of setting aggressive yet still achievable goals and then
reaching those goals is unmatched. This wasn't that apparent this last season because his primary
post-Giro goal was the beach.

But yeah, you have to wonder why Petacchi was not included.

Pre-selection is not the same as selection. You can expect Petacchi to KILL everyone in the Giro and
Tour this year and that's bound to set him up for the Olympic team. I was just reviewing the Tour
tapes and Petacchi looks remarkably like Cipo.

Bob Schwartz said:

Steve McGinty said:

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

His record over the last couple of years of setting aggressive yet still achievable goals and then
reaching those goals is unmatched. This wasn't that apparent this last season because his primary
post-Giro goal was the beach.

His primary post-Giro goal was the Tour, which he was again shut out of, despite many appeals for
the reigning world champ and his team to ride in the Tour. Left on the doorstep, he headed for the
beach to lick his wounds (or have them licked for him by those women in the Specialized ads!)

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But yeah, you have to wonder why Petacchi was not included.

Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

Last week Cipo was on the USA Today home page for fashion
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Richard Adams said:

Steve McGinty said:

"Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along with
Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo Pozzato,
and Daniele Nardello."

What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?

Regards! Stephen

Have you seen that Cipo truck in the latest Cycle Sport? What has he done to merit his mug on the
side of that?

BTW, that is one cool truck!

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Kunich said:

I was just reviewing the Tour tapes and Petacchi looks remarkably like Cipo.

How so? Cipo wins only when he has a pefect leadout and is dropped off at the front with 150-200m to
the line. Pettachi rarely gets a leadout except from Cipo.

-WG

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You can expect Petacchi to KILL everyone in the Giro and Tour this year and that's bound to set him
up for the Olympic team.

Remember in last years Giro everyone expected Cipo to take all his stage wins; all the commentary
was based around him. He eventually did it, but in the first week he was getting beat. Once they
think they have it made, they don't train as hard and start becoming arrogant.

warren said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Tom Kunich

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I was just reviewing the Tour tapes and Petacchi looks remarkably like Cipo.

How so? Cipo wins only when he has a pefect leadout and is dropped off at the front with 150-200m
to the line. Pettachi rarely gets a leadout except from Cipo.

I think he meant in physical appearance. They all look the same to Tom.

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(Davide Tosi) said:

(Marlene Blanshay) said:

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internet.com said:

"Steve McGinty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along
> with Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo
> Pozzato, and Daniele Nardello."
>
> What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?
>
> Regards! Stephen

He _did_ win 2 stages of the Giro. However, a bigger question is why

Petacchi isn't on the

Quoted message said:

list if Cipo is?

I doubt that's the entire italian team.

Remember that olympics is just 5 riders per team in the RR. So I think a pre-selection of 8 is a
reasonable number. The names are another matter ... (di luca? come on)

True, it's not like the WC, you don't get to have a huge team. Still anything could happen, injuries
or what not- with the vuelta rght around the same time, there could be a few changes if someone
decides they'd rather do the vuelta or gets injured or fried in that race.

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You can expect Petacchi to KILL everyone in the Giro and Tour this year and that's bound to

set

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him up for the Olympic team.

Remember in last years Giro everyone expected Cipo to take all his stage wins; all the commentary
was based around him. He eventually

did

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it, but in the first week he was getting beat. Once they think they have it made, they don't train
as hard and start becoming arrogant.

When Cipo gets motivated he is one ball buster. He didn't win those spring classics by being a fudd.

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In article said:

(Marlene Blanshay) said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "Carl Sundquist" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

> "Steve McGinty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > "Ballerini has included Bartoli on his list of riders pre-selected for the Olympics, along
> > with Mario Cipollini, Paolo Bettini, Luca Paolini, Danilo Di Luca, Mirko Celestino, Filippo
> > Pozzato, and Daniele Nardello."
> >
> > What has he done in the past 12 months to merit this?
> >
> > Regards! Stephen
>
> He _did_ win 2 stages of the Giro. However, a bigger question is why

Petacchi isn't on the

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Quoted message said:

> list if Cipo is?

I doubt that's the entire italian team.

Remember that olympics is just 5 riders per team in the RR. So I think a pre-selection of 8 is a
reasonable number. The names are another matter ... (di luca? come on)

True, it's not like the WC, you don't get to have a huge team. Still anything could happen,
injuries or what not- with the vuelta rght around the same time, there could be a few changes if
someone decides they'd rather do the vuelta or gets injured or fried in that race.

The Olympic RR is 14 August. The Vuelta is 4-26 September. The world championship RR is 3 October.