Category: 2005 Giro d'Italia
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Lopez de Munain Injured in Serious Stage 2 Crash
Reading Time: < 1 minute I tuned into the OLN-sponsored webcast of Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia at about 9:30am EDT because I was curious as to how good the viewing experience would be. About half an hour after I started watching Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Alberto Lopez de Munain crashed heavily on the road side…
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Giro d’Italia Graphics Show Heart Rate Monitor Statistics for Some Riders
Reading Time: 2 minutes During the coverage of Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia on the Outdoor Life Network earlier today, the video feed from Italian broadcaster RAI showed Liquigas-Bianchi rider Marco Milesi nearing the top of a Category 3 climb which counted toward the King of the Mountains prize. While the camera was on…
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Cipollini Farewell Ride is the Highlight of the 2005 Giro d’Italia Prologue
Reading Time: 2 minutes I watched the Prologue of the Giro d’Italia on Outdoor Life Network earlier today. I thought that the staging of the Prologue was quite imaginative. The setting was a seaside promenade in Reggio Calabria at the southern tip of Italy. According to the stage description, Gabriele d’Annunzio called this road the…