JJ's Abbreviated Giro report

Michael Press said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006//giro06/?id=live/giro0
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15:12 CEST
Paolo Bettini sits at the back of the peloton, chatting
to Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis). Meanwhile, Matthias
Kessler (T-Mobile) strips off his leg warmers with
apparent ease.

16:27 CEST
Marc De Maar (Rabobank) sheds his rain jacket and gives
it back to the team car.

16:36 CEST 158km/39km to go
Delage attacks to take a sprint, but then realises that
it is the 40km to go banner.

17:14 CEST 190km/7km to go
It looks like a McEwen/Petacchi battle in Marcinelle
today, but maybe one of the others can surprise. The front
of the peloton has changed a bit, with Wielinga
(Quick.Step) doing a turn. So Bettini has a cunning plan
today.

Somebody won.

"After 81km, Albizuri took another cash prime in Ardennes with the
gruppo cruising 6'00 behind, with the first 84km covered at an average
of just over 39 km/h. Just outside this tiny Walloon village, the break
was stopped by a train passing at a level crossing and lost about 1'30
to the chasing gruppo. With 88km to go in Ressaix, the gap was 4'35 and
at the "110 Gazzetta" intermediate sprint, Delage bested Albiziru and
Missaglia."

They do things differently in Belgium.