[SPOILER] - TdF Stage 6

[Danny Colyer]

Does anyone know why Cipollini failed to start? He
didn't do too well in the first 5 stages, and punctured
in the 5th, but I haven't read anything about crashes,
injuries or hills.

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[Steve McGinty]

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:21:42 +0100, Danny Colyer
<danny@speedy5.freeserve.giggle> wrote:

>Does anyone know why Cipollini failed to start? He didn't
>do too well in the first 5 stages, and punctured in the
>5th, but I haven't read anything about crashes, injuries
>or hills.

Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze) was also a victim of a
crash, his problems stemming from the fall he had during the
third stage to Wasquehal. There he crashed on his left side
and opened up a cut in his left leg that hadn't healed from
the Giro. It has become infected, he has a light fever and
is in a lot of pain, which was why he was in trouble during
stage 5. Cipollini decided that he didn't want to risk his
condition and has left the race.

Regards! Stephen

[Simonb]

Danny Colyer wrote:
> Does anyone know why Cipollini failed to start? He didn't
> do too well in the first 5 stages, and punctured in the
> 5th, but I haven't read anything about crashes, injuries
> or hills.

He can't stand the constant drizzle?

[Danny Colyer]

Steve McGinty wrote:
> Cipollini decided that he didn't want to risk his
> condition and has left the race.

Thanks. I hadn't been able to find any of that information.

(Mind you, Simonb's drizzle explanation is quite
plausible as well).

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dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

[Zog The Undenia]

Steve McGinty wrote:

> Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze) was also a victim of a
> crash, his problems stemming from the fall he had during
> the third stage to Wasquehal. There he crashed on his left
> side and opened up a cut in his left leg that hadn't
> healed from the Giro. It has become infected, he has a
> light fever and is in a lot of pain, which was why he was
> in trouble during stage 5. Cipollini decided that he
> didn't want to risk his condition and has left the race.

What condition? He wasn't exactly scorching the tarmac.

[Ambrose Nankive]

In news:ccpjme$hrq$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk,
Danny Colyer <danny@speedy5.freeserve.giggle> typed:
> Steve McGinty wrote:
>> Cipollini decided that he didn't want to risk his
>> condition and has left the race.
>
> Thanks. I hadn't been able to find any of that
> information.
>
> (Mind you, Simonb's drizzle explanation is quite plausible
> as well).

'twas in the sport section of today's Guardian. not that
that means you should have read it, just that there was some
media interest.

A

[Dave Larrington]

Danny Colyer wrote:

> (Mind you, Simonb's drizzle explanation is quite plausible
> as well).

Indeed. We already know that he always carries a note from
his Mum wot sez "Please excuse Mario from the race today, as
he is allergic to mountains".

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