"B. Lafferty" <
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> "Sergio SERVADIO" <
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> > He showed up at the starting line of Giro stage n.19.
> >
> > You may think whatever you want, but I tell you that this man is honoring the sport a lot more
> > than many other primadonna riders. Forza, Marco!
> >
> > Sergio Pisa
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> I really thought it was nice to see him back and riding better than he has for the past couple of
> years. But there's a big difference between being placed 10th in the Giro and being a threat to
> Armstrong in the Tour.
Marco
> does himself an injustice talking trash that he can't possibly bring to fruition.
Pantani is quoted as saying "Per me sarebbe un onore e sarei curioso di vedere cosa potrei combinare
contro Lance Armstrong."
Translated: "For me [the Tour] would be an honor and I would be curious to see what I could "do" (in
a distruptive sense) against Lance Armstrong".
How this gets translated into "talking trash" is beyond me. Perhaps people are "hearing" what they
want to hear.
In any event, I agree that Pantani has handled himself quite well this Giro - certainly better than
in recent years. Too bad he won't win a stage though.
Scott-