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Giro D'Italia 2008 : Stage 9 - Sunday, May 18: Civitavecchia - San Vincenzo, 218km

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Old 14-05.-2008, 05:22 AM   #1
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Default Giro D'Italia 2008 : Stage 9 - Sunday, May 18: Civitavecchia - San Vincenzo, 218km

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Old 18-05.-2008, 04:08 AM   #2
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McEwens turn to win I think. Bennati and Cavendish to round out the top three.
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McEwens turn to win I think. Bennati and Cavendish to round out the top three.

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Mcewen will go winless in the GTs
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Mcewen will go winless in the GTs

Cavendish all the way. Robbie's days are past I am affraid.
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Old 18-05.-2008, 05:31 PM   #5
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Ok, then I have to go for Bennati.
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Ok, then I have to go for Bennati.

I will go Bennati. Cav still cant position himself to save himself.
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He's clearly the fastest guy out there, but he certainly ain't the strongest and I have to agree that his positioning in the sprints has been pretty bad. If he could get that right he'd be practically unbeatable.
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Mcewen will go winless in the GTs
He's been written off before. He beat Bennati in a straight sprint only 2 1/2 weeks ago.
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Another one for Bennati. And I agree that, while he is not looking his best so far, I would not count out McEwen.
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Bennati very good. A strong looking Bettini gets himself once again behind the wrong rider, and therefore reacts too late to Bennati to finish second for second race in a row.
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