Potrebbe essere la prima volta che un terrone vince al Giro

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Quoted message said:

Terrone is a pretty nasty name to be calling someone, especially one's
self.

It refers to vermin/insects that live in the ground and come out to
steal and contaminate. It's used by some northern Italians to describe
the southerners that emigrate there. I was surprised Di Luca used it.

He's just trying to [censored] the other guys.

(...even MORE than he has already.)

;-)

-Bob

Geraard Spergen said:

Terrone is a pretty nasty name to be calling someone, especially one's
self.

I think the term has lost some of its sting lately, although I
certainly wouldn't recommend using it unless you are from southern
Italy yourself.

Quoted message said:

It refers to vermin/insects that live in the ground and come out to
steal and contaminate.

I've never heard that, and wikipedia doesn't agree with you:

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrone