Giro Stage 18

Powerful Pete said:

Well, Petacchi gets the fourth in this Giro, thank you very much.

So much for the naysayers (Powerful Pete included! :rolleyes🙂.

Good for Ale Jet.

Is Betinni okay? He seems a little flat this year.

lwedge said:

Is Betinni okay? He seems a little flat this year.

He is doing fine. He did all he could to win a stage this year, and has come very close, but never made it. Appears to be a combination of bad luck and lacking a wee bit of form.

Powerful Pete said:

He is doing fine. He did all he could to win a stage this year, and has come very close, but never made it. Appears to be a combination of bad luck and lacking a wee bit of form.

Thanks Pete, it's hard to tell half way around the world.

lw

No worries, we do what we can for the world cycling brotherhood... 🙂

Powerful Pete said:

Well, Petacchi gets the fourth in this Giro, thank you very much.

So much for the naysayers (Powerful Pete included! :rolleyes🙂.

Mr Petacchi was somewhat fortunate with the crash happening when it did.

I have to admire the sprinters though.
They battle their way through the mountain stages and when the stages start to flatten out, they're up for the sprint.
Part of why I love the sport.

Yes Lim, I thought about riders like Petacchi climbing the Tre Cime. All in the hope of being competitive in a sprint finish a few days later. Whoa.