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Saturday, May 21, 2005
Below is a guide to live internet/web
coverage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Note: As of 14:00 CET (8am U.S. EST), the RAI
TRE video streams are playing. RAI TV race coverage should
begin around 14:50 CET (8:50am U.S. EST) today so if you want to catch
live action from today's exciting stage, tune in. Hopefully those
streams will be playing throughout the stage.
Also this week: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia),
ProTour
Today: Stage 6: Llívia to Pallejá
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Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
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Alessandro Petacchi
Paris-Nice, 2003
Notes: Alessandro Petacchi took
the Fassa train to work yesterday, scoring his second stage win of this
Giro. Robbie McEwen has left the Giro to get ready for the Tour
de France. Stefano Garzelli, Stuart O'Grady, Jaan Kirsipuu and Baden
Cooke have also departed.
It'll be the "bus" for Petacchi today as the Giro returns to climbing
mountains. Today is a whopper of a stage and the dwindling field
of contenders for the overall, race leader Ivan Basso, Paolo Savoldelli,
Danilo Di Luca and Gilberto Simoni will all be keeping a close watch on
one another. If a long breakaway climber doesn't succeed, then this
stage may be one for Basso....or Simoni.
Today would be a perfect all-or-nothing stage for the Lampre-Caffita
team of two-time Giro winner Simoni and defending champion Damiano Cunego,
now out of contention after losing six minutes two days ago. Young
Cunego, for whom success may have come a bit too quickly, needs to regroup
immediately to help Simoni or he may leave the Giro as early as this
weekend to begin focusing on the Tour de France. A one-two set
of attacks from Cunego and Simoni, Cunego fairly far from the finish,
would be the likely plan.
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Giro d'Italia
2005, Italy
May 7-29, ProTour
Stage 13: May 21
Mezzocorona to Ortisei, 218km
(Tour of Italy)
(Tour d'Italie)
Live video coverage:
RAI TRE
(land)
realPlayer
DSL
-
56k
Windows Media
DSL
-
56k
(Italy's live TV coverage. Usually begins
after 15:00 CET (9am U.S. EST))
OLN live video webcast
(Unavailable
on weekends)
(U.S.A. only, subscription)
RAI Sport
(satellite)
(May not
be available today)
(Italian television feed, not
live)
(23:00 CET (5:00pm U.S. EST))
(Repeat: 03:00 CET (9:00pm U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Live audio coverage:
Eurosport
(English)
(24-hour audio feed)
(15:30 CET (9:30am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Check schedule
Live tickers:
Radio Tour ticker
(concise race radio info)
Eurosport
(English)
Velonews
Cyclingnews
Daily Peloton
Official site
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Friday, May 20, 2005
Below is a guide to live internet/web
coverage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Note: Having
trouble accessing the RAI live video streams? In some cases,
it appears the servers are being overwhelmed with requests, so they just
stop letting more people access them. In other cases, the streams
may not start until later than usual. There were problems yesterday
as well. Only suggestion at this time is to wait a bit and try again
and in the meantime follow one of the three live Eurosport audio streams
and/or the live tickers.
Also this week: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia),
ProTour
Today: Stage 5: mountain time trial: Sornàs to
Ordino-Arcalís
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Guide to live race coverage on the internet/web
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Ivan Basso (Team CSC)
Mont Ventoux, 2004
Notes: Fireworks were expected
yesterday as the Giro entered the mountains and that's what we got. The
top three stage finishers, in order, Paolo Savoldelli, Ivan Basso and
Gilberto Simoni represented not only the best on the day but some of the
best overall Giro performers in the recent past and present, with Savoldelli
and Simoni (twice) past winners and Basso looking in good shape to possibly
win the 2005 edition.
When all the damage was done on the climbs, only Basso
and Savoldelli remained at the very front. It was reminiscent of
Basso and Armstrong alone at the front in last year's Tour. Only
this time, Basso was taking the leader's jersey. For good?
Savoldelli is in second overall at just 18 seconds and previous
race leader Danilo Di Luca toughed it out to limit his losses, dropping
to third place at 1:04.
Gilberto Simoni remains a threat in fourth at 2:27. With his
teammate and defending Giro champion Damiano Cunego having lost six minutes
on the day and therefore out of contention, Simoni may employ an all or
nothing approach in an attempt to steal overall victory. He's a
great, proud champion and will not go down without a fight.
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Giro d'Italia
2005, Italy
May 7-29, ProTour
Stage 12: May 20
Alleghe to Rovereto, 178km
(Tour of Italy)
(Tour d'Italie)
Live video coverage:
RAI TRE
(land)
realPlayer
DSL
-
56k
Windows Media
DSL
-
56k
(Italy's live TV coverage. Usually begins
after 15:00 CET (9am U.S. EST))
OLN live video webcast
(9:00am-11:30am U.S. EDT
)
(U.S.A. only, subscription)
RAI Sport
(satellite)
(May
not be available today)
(Italian television feed, not
live)
(23:30 CET (5:30pm U.S. EST))
(Repeat: 06:25 CET (12:25am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Live audio coverage:
Eurosport
(English)
(24-hour audio feed)
(15:00 CET (9:00am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Check schedule
Live tickers:
Radio Tour ticker
(concise race radio info)
Eurosport
(English)
Velonews
Cyclingnews
Daily Peloton
Official site
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Thursday, May 19, 2005
Below is a guide to live
internet/web coverage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Note: Pro cycling is of course an international
sport and there are cycling fans all over the world. So we've added
links to our Giro Live Guide for non-English Giro coverage: Live
Eurosport audio in Deutsch (German) and Español
(Spanish) and Live Eurosport Tickers in Deutsch, Español,
Français and Italiano! So whether
you are more comfortable with these other languages or simply want to
hear the call and follow along in another language for a change, the
links are below. Allez Ivan! Forza Joseba! Venga Gilberto!
(That about exhausts our knowlege of these other languages.)
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Time for the mountains, cycling
fans!
Note: Note the earlier than usual start times
below for the RAI TRE live video feed, the OLN live video
streaming webcast and the Eurosport live audio feed.
Also this week: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia),
ProTour
Today: Stage 4: Perafort to Pal Arinsal
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Notes: McEwen 3, Petacchi 1
Not many would have predicted a score like that at the halfway
point of the Giro. McEwen has simply been phenomenal in this race.
He edged out Alessandro Petacchi at the line yesterday by about
an inch!
The first half of this Giro d'Italia overall did not favor the
kind of sprint finishes that Petacchi likes but yesterday McEwen simply
out-raced him to the line.
Counting the prologue, English-speaking riders have won 5 of
the 11 stages, 4 by Australians. But Italian riders Petacchi, Paolo
Bettini, and especially Danilo Di Luca have had plenty of great moments
thus far, with stage wins and days in pink.
Things should get even better for the Italians starting today
as the race hits the mountains. Time for a little fireworks from
Simoni, Cunego, Basso, Garzelli, Cioni and Savoldelli. And what
about the surprising Di Luca, still in pink, and Michele Scarponi?
Discovery Channel's Savoldelli will have to fight the others
without the help of climbing ace, Tom Danielson, who pulled out of the
race the other day because of a knee problem.
photos © 2003, 2005 Pete Geyer
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Giro
d'Italia
2005, Italy
May 7-29, ProTour
Stage 11: May 19
Marostica to Zoldo Alto (Dolomiti Stars), 150km
(Tour of Italy)
(Tour d'Italie)
Live video coverage:
RAI TRE
(land)
realPlayer
DSL
-
56k
Windows Media
DSL
-
56k
(Italy's live TV coverage.
14:50 CET today (8:50am U.S. EST. Usually
begins after 15:00 CET (9am U.S. EST))
OLN live video webcast
(8:30am-11:30am U.S. EDT
)
(U.S.A. only, subscription)
RAI Sport
(satellite)
(
May not be available today)
(Italian television feed, not
live)
(22:15 CET (4:15pm U.S. EST))
(Repeat: 05:00 CET (11:00pm U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Live audio coverage:
Eurosport
(English)
(24-hour audio feed)
(14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Check schedule
Live tickers:
Radio Tour ticker
(concise race radio info)
Eurosport
(English)
Velonews
Cyclingnews
Daily Peloton
Official site
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Below is a guide to live
internet/web coverage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Note: Tomorrow (Thursday) the Giro d'Italia
moves into the mountains, which generally means earlier starts to race
coverage. If you watch the RAI TRE live video feed, note
that coverage should begin earlier tomorrow, around 14:50 CET (8:50am
U.S. EST). If you watch the OLN live webcast, that
should begin a half hour earlier than usual, at 8:30am U.S. EST. All
or most live tickers should begin earlier than usual tomorrow
too.
Also this week: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia),
ProTour
Today: Stage 3: Salou to La Granada
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
Notes: Finally a win for Alessandro
Petacchi, in Monday's stage 9. That no doubt put him, as well
as his teammates, in a better mood for yesterday's "rest" day. While
Petacchi has found it rough going this year, after his astonishing
NINE stage wins in last year's Giro, getting that first stage win can
help remove the doubts that inevitably creep in when a sprinter keeps
coming up short.
Alessandro Petacchi on the cover
of yesterday's pink-colored Gazzetta dello Sport, Giro sponsor and
Italy's top sports daily
top photo © 2003 Pete Geyer
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Giro
d'Italia 2005,
Italy
May 7-29, ProTour
Stage 10: May 18
Ravenna to Rossano Veneto, 212km
(Tour of Italy)
(Tour d'Italie)
Live video coverage:
RAI TRE
(land)
realPlayer
DSL
-
56k
Windows Media
DSL
-
56k
(Italy's live TV coverage. Usually begins
after 15:00 CET (9am U.S. EST))
OLN live video webcast
(9:00am-11:30am U.S.
EDT )
(U.S.A. only, subscription)
RAI Sport
(satellite)
(
May not be available today)
(Italian television feed, not
live)
(22:00 CET (4:00pm U.S. EST))
(Repeat: 01:30 CET (7:30pm U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Live audio coverage:
Eurosport
(24-hour audio feed)
(15:05 CET (9:05am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Check schedule
Live tickers:
Radio Tour ticker
(concise race radio info)
Eurosport
Velonews
Cyclingnews
Daily Peloton
Official site
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
*** Giro rest day today
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Also this week: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia),
ProTour
Team Phonak won the stage 1 Team Time Trial yesterday
Today: Stage 2: Cambrils to Cambrils, 186.8km
Monday, May 16, 2005
Below is a guide
to live internet/web coverage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.
Also this week: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia),
ProTour
Today: Team Time Trial
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Guide to live race coverage on the
internet/web
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CSC's Dave Zabriskie (Paris-Nice) and Ivan
Basso (Criterium International)
Notes: Fantastic time trial win
yesterday for American David Zabriskie of Team CSC. That was
the biggest win of his career and confirms the strong ride he had in
winning a stage of the Vuelta a Espana last year.
Even more significant for Team CSC is team leader Ivan
Basso's second place, just 17 seconds behind Zabriskie. Basso's
work on his time trialing obviously has paid off and Lance Armstrong
no doubt will have taken note of this performance by the third-place finisher
in last year's Tour de France.
With riders such as Jens Voigt, Bobby Julich
and Dave Zabriskie, CSC should have a great Team Time Trial in the
Tour to further support Basso.
Discovery Channel's Paolo Savoldelli finished third at
44 seconds.
What a difference 24 hours makes as two of the strong
men from stage 8, Damiano Cunego and Gilberto Simoni of Lampre-Caffita
lost significant time, 2:24 and 2:52 respectively. While they
were expected to lose time, the amount lost to a rider like Basso has
to have them concerned.
And just like that, Basso and Savoldelli jumped ahead
of the Lampre climbers in the overall standings. Danilo Di
Luca held on to keep the race lead for now, with Basso just 9 seconds
back overall and Savoldelli in third at :35.
Two weeks of racing left though, with all the mountains.
But can Cunego and Simoni really work together to shake a confident
Basso?
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Giro d'Italia
2005, Italy
May 7-29, ProTour
Stage 9: May 16
Florence to Ravenna, 139km
(Tour of Italy)
(Tour d'Italie)
Live video coverage:
RAI TRE
(land)
realPlayer
DSL
-
56k
Windows Media
DSL
-
56k
(Italy's live TV coverage. Usually begins
after 15:00 CET (9am U.S. EST))
OLN live video webcast
(9:00am-11:30am
U.S. EDT )
(U.S.A. only,
subscription)
RAI Sport
(satellite)
(
May not be available today)
(Italian television feed, not
live)
(22:50 CET (4:50pm U.S. EST))
(Repeat: 06:35 CET (12:35am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Live audio coverage:
Eurosport
(24-hour audio feed)
(14:55 CET (8:55am U.S. EST))
(times subject to change)
Check schedule
Live tickers:
Radio Tour ticker
(concise race radio info)
Eurosport
Velonews
Cyclingnews
Daily Peloton
Official site
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