Two-time Giro d'Italia champion Gilberto Simoni wanted to quit the Tour on Saturday, but his Saeco team wouldn't let him. The 33-year-old Simoni, once considered one of Lance Armstrong's top rivals, is banged up from crashes after losing valuable time in the team time trial.
Before the start of Saturday's stage, Simoni angrily sat in the team car and refused to race before being literally pushed to the start line by his team manager. He later rolled across the line with his entire team on his flanks.
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Team won't let Simoni abandon race
Two-time Giro d'Italia champion Gilberto Simoni wanted to quit the Tour on Saturday, but his Saeco team wouldn't let him. The 33-year-old Simoni,
once
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considered one of Lance Armstrong's top rivals, is banged up from crashes
after
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losing valuable time in the team time trial.
Before the start of Saturday's stage, Simoni angrily sat in the team car
and
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refused to race before being literally pushed to the start line by his
team
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manager. He later rolled across the line with his entire team on his
flanks.
LOL, I knew the relationship with Martinelli was strained but this is far worse than I had heard. Simoni needs to be impressing other teams right now if he expects to lead *any* team in *any* GT next year. He lost his place leading the Giro for Saeco already and now he is killing any confidence the team had left in him. It is not as if the Prima Donna would happily ride for Cunego next year.
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Team won't let Simoni abandon race
Two-time Giro d'Italia champion Gilberto Simoni wanted to quit the Tour on Saturday, but his Saeco team wouldn't let him. The 33-year-old Simoni, once considered one of Lance Armstrong's top rivals, is banged up from crashes after losing valuable time in the team time trial.
Before the start of Saturday's stage, Simoni angrily sat in the team car and refused to race before being literally pushed to the start line by his team manager. He later rolled across the line with his entire team on his flanks.
