@Roz L I dont know what youre words have to do with­ cycling

chem452002 from U i never expect something­ smart to read (U R always have something against those­ guys who tell true stuff)

I think its disgraceful Basso and Vinokourov are­ allowed to race. Seeing the two of them finish 1st and­ 5th depresses and annoys me very much. Known drug­ cheats should be banned for life. Its a joke !

Arroy isn't caving. Porte is a very good time­ trialer (although how much gas will be in the tank) and­ is managing the climbs 'ok'. Interesting last­ week. The winner will earn this title. I think Arroyo­ and Porte are going to be hoping for 3rd at best.

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Dont waste your time responding to nicks­ like Bobcha, Thomas,HC and dante. Don`t even read what­ they post.Trust me, it aint worth it.

Bobcha - Llook up the difference between to and too,­ and then try using the correct version.

Ra.Planet of­ The Apes - What does herraising mean? Try to find­ excuus in any dictionary.

Great victory for Basso, good ride for Evans, Vino,­ Cunego, Sastre. But Wiggins lost 25 minute, i cant­ believe, to bad Contador wasnt there

Hey wait a second. This excitement isn't allowed. I­ thought the Tour of Cali was the second biggest event­ of the year not the Giro. Yeah right.

He's obviously trained hard, and with a second­ place Saturday and convincing win Sunday, he seems to­ have timed his peak perfectly. I think the pre-Giro­ wins by Vino and Cadel showed they were too fit too­ soon, and doing twelve competitive stages between race­ days in these conditions were a bit much for trying to­ maintain a peak. Nibali came in fit but fresh. I'd­ like to see a Basso, Nibali, Porte podium.

Cadel Evans has put in a strong showing. He's still­ got a good shot at the GC. But his BMC team is young­ and not very strong--he got no support from what is­ left of his team during the lead-up to Monte Zoncolan­ (or even the last few stages). OTOH, Basso had at least­ 3 or 4 Liquigas riding with him up to the Monte­ Zoncolan. But I have to give Basso a lot of credit for­ his performance on that climb.

To be fair Wiggins is only using the Giro as a warm-up­ for the tour, and only ever planned to ride hard for­ the first couple of weeks. If you read the sky website­ last night, it already mentioned before the stage the­ Wiggo would be taking his foot off the gas, hence he­ slid right off the back as soon as the road turned-up,­ and even his domestiques battled on up the road ahead­ of him.
Exactly the same prep as last year. We know he­ entered the Giro 3kg above his TDF weight so not to get­ sick despite the fact he won't be climbing as well,­ with the real goals of winning the prologue, the team­ TT, grabbing the pink jersey and being competitive for­ the first few days, all accidents aside, it's been­ a pretty successful Giro.
He may well not go on to win­ the tour, but anyone who thought they saw a serious­ Wiggins today is much mistaken.
Awesome ride Basso­ today, but let's face it, this is his race, when­ the tour comes round he won't be in the picture.­ Every team have their goals, and of course the Italian­ boys should be shining, cycling is all about hitting­ form, and this is their time.

On Monte Zoncolan we've just witnessed the Basso­ that we once knew awaken from his Sleeping Beauty­ sleep. Has Basso reached his peak for 2010? Surely,­ no one could keep up with Basso on Monte Zoncolan - no­ one. Basso has been saving himself for this­ treacherous stage knowing that few would compete. He is­ going for the win. Basso is the Captain. There is no­ co-captain. Or will Basso reach his peak during the­ TDF? The TDF will be a Bloody Mary mixed with a high­ dosage of hungry riders but few who can climb a Monte­ Zoncolan. What makes the TDF so mouth watering is­ the array of riders that take part. Imagine the 2010­ Giro with the likes of Contador, Armstrong, A.­ Schleck,....and the armada of teams ---would we need a­ TDF? C. Evans has surprised us all. After this­ stage B. Wiggins will seriously come down to earth and­ accept that to beat the likes of Contador you must ride­ like a Basso on Zoncolan. See you all in July.

He might have been implemented in drugs, but I'd­ like to see Basso win the Giro.

Has to Giro awaken a sleeping giant...a sleeping Basso?­ Oh...man, if we see the Basso at the TDF that once rode­ with Lance it's going to be even better.

A great result for Basso. I'm never sure whether­ he's gritting his teeth or has a permanent smile.­ I'll opt for the latter - he's a great cyclist­ to watch and great sporting entertainment. Bad luck­ Wiggo but still gunning for you. Not really your sort­ of climb I suppose but good luck in the forthcoming­ ITT.

wasnt sure he'd show this kind of form again­ ................ nice to see!

This is the probably happiest day in my life seeing my­ favorite rider on the top of the world. Again.­ Disregarding stage 11, and missjudgement by all big­ teams letting breakaway go, Ivan shows who is who on­ the Giro. 4 riders for Liquigas in top 20 starting week­ 3 looking prety solid. Conratulations to Gibo on­ today's stage-Zoncolan is his mountain.

Wonderful performance by Basso. Classification is­ almost cleaned up. Porte continues to surprise, still­ 2nd in race after 15 stages. Cadel needs the rest day­ big time. Wiggins dropping back on the steep hills of­ the Dolomittes is no surprise, he will do better in the­ TdF where the climbs are longer but less vertical.