Giro d'Italia (2012) Photos; Stage 4: Verona → Verona, 33.2 km (TTT) |
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| Each morning the winner's trophy arrives with tender loving care | share this photo |
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| Mario Cipollini was hoping to come out of retirement and compete at this year's Giro d'Italia. He still looks pretty good as he rode his bike recreationally in Verona this morning. It takes a lot of guts to wear white shorts at age 45. | share this photo |
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| Based on the stage 1 individual time trial results and their history, Garmin-Barracuda were the favorites for the 33 km Verona TTT. | share this photo |
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| Some great scenery at the midway point passing through vineyards but Garmin-Barracuda was too busy laying down the best time of the day to notice | share this photo |
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| Garmin-Barracuda clocking the best time over the 33 km Verona TTT course: 37:04 | share this photo |
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| Katusha had the best time for a long time and ended up 2nd + 5s, the surprise of the day. Team leader, Joaquim Rodríguez, is now sitting smartly in 10th on GC + 30s | share this photo |
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| Astana was 3rd, + 22s | share this photo |
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| One of the favorites today, Orica-GreenEDGE looked a little ragged and finished 6th + 25s | share this photo |
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| The 2010 Giro d'Italia TTT winners at a similar distance; Liquigas-Cannondale down the ramp | share this photo |
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| Liquigas-Cannondale was 7th + 26s | share this photo |
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| RadioShack-Nissan may have been admiring the scenery too much. They were 8th + 28s | share this photo |
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| When the world champ is taken out in a sprint finish the previous day, it gets a lot of the attention the next morning | share this photo |
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| Mark Cavendish getting ready for the TTT showing some of the road rash he received after yesterday's sprint finish crash | share this photo |
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| Team Sky on their way to finishing 9th +30s | share this photo |
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| BMC Racing with their big, injured Maglia Rosa at the back | share this photo |
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| BMC Racing missed having Taylor Phinney at 100% and at the front. They placed 10th + 31s | share this photo |
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| Taylor Phinney was clearly hampered by his injured ankle and lost his race leader's jersey today. He also could have lost more if not for a great bike save after riding into a grassy ditch. | share this photo |
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| BMC and more scenery | share this photo |
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| Movistar finished 11th +32s | share this photo |
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| Lampre-ISD's Michele Scarponi has the best facial expressions; he never gets too excited for a time-trial | share this photo |
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| Lampre-ISD with the help of the Italian national TT champ Adriano Malori finished 12th + 34s. As @jasonschweitzer noted, "33km and top 12 teams were separated by only 34 seconds. Lampre loses 1 second per km and finishes 12th. Amazing." | share this photo |
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| Farnese Vini may have been 14th + 59s, but they are leaving an indelible mark on this year's Giro | share this photo |
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| FDJ-Big Mat rounding the first corner on its way to 18th + 1:10 | share this photo |
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| Colnago-CSF Inox finished 19th + 1:12 | share this photo |
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| Things went downhill from his point on for Androni Giacattoli. They finished 20th + 1:44 | share this photo |
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| Your stage 4 winning TTT team, Garmin-Barracuda | share this photo |
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| The new race leader is now Garmin-Barracuda's Ramunas Navardauskas, the Lithuanian national road race champion | share this photo |
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| Sweet dreams, Ramunas | share this photo |
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| The post-race press-conference with Garmin-Barracuda's Ramunas Navardauskas | share this photo |
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| “Today was a special course. I was a bit nervous during the warm-up because it had technical corners, climbing in the middle and for nine guys to do it all together was not easy. I think it was really good for a team time trial, not too easy but not too dangerous. The team did a perfect ride. I was selected for the Giro especially for the team time trial. I had to do everything to help team. I think I did ok.” “I’m from Silale, a small village in Lithuania. I could have played football or cycling but I preferred cycling. In 2006 I spent a year at the UCI World Cycling Centre in Aigle. I’m not sure what kind of rider I am yet; maybe the classics or on small climbs because I can survive on the climbs a bit.” | share this photo |
Giro d'Italia (2012) Photos; Stage 4: Verona → Verona, 33.2 km (TTT) |
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