I know that this is cheating but i tip Bettini to win after first
attacking on the Cipressa and being caught and having another go on
the Poggio.

Agree totally with your comments about the TV coverage, it is so
stupid. Hopefully the Giro will be on Eurosport again this year.

It is strange that by the end of the TDF, Duffield has me tearing my
hair out with his "dear viewer, last night i had a little moules and
frites, the lion king roars, toilet twostep, tailend charlies" and
other cliches but come early January i miss him.

Highlight of last season - Duffields rant on the italain fans pushing
Cadel Evans after he "bonked" in the Giro. "Lock those people up and
throw away the key"



--- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, mickymallen
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> La Primavera is nearly here (saturday) What signals to many
> cyclists,the start of the racing season and also disappoints all
> those of us who cant see it on TV due to stupid TV rights issue of
> the Italian media. Apparently, next year Milan-san remo and
Lombardy
> wont be part of the world cup because of the disputes!!
>
> Tirreno has finished with Filippo Pozzato of the Fassa Bortolo team
> as the winner - WHO? No, i havent heard of him either!
> It must have been a flattish or even matched race because Zabel
> finished 8th overall at 22sec. Good rides by Boogerd (4th) and
> Kloden (7th) Could this be the year when Kloden shows his class as
> being the next great german cyclist in the big tours?
>
> The final stage was won by Oscar Freire who beat Mr Cipollini
> himself - could this years Milan San Remo turn into a big clash of
> the World Champion vs Twice Former champ? will be a mouth watering
> prospect to see who wins!
>
> Whats everyone elses tip?