A review of the Giro's second rest day
Published by Halverde on 5/17/2006 at 10:05.
Not so bad. A bit much like the first one, but probably won't result in Paolo Bettini whinging about aeroplanes. Could've happened on Monday when we were too busy to watch the race live and had to wait for the rubbish late night version.
We rate it 2/10, mainly for all the uninspired "what do the riders really do on a rest day" articles and pointless reviews of the race so far that the two rest days have spawned.
Bonus rest day special feature:
For every five days of racing in this year's Giro there has been one rest day. The Giro's recent attempts at regaining its historical grandeur don't stop at the dirt track mountain passes they've been forcing the riders over for the past couple of years. No, the two rest days so far this year are just the start; soon there'll be one rest day to every day of racing, and all stages will be 350km long and start at 2am. Look out for Gibo Simoni sporting a curly moustache and single speed bike at next year's event.
We rate it 2/10, mainly for all the uninspired "what do the riders really do on a rest day" articles and pointless reviews of the race so far that the two rest days have spawned.
Bonus rest day special feature:
For every five days of racing in this year's Giro there has been one rest day. The Giro's recent attempts at regaining its historical grandeur don't stop at the dirt track mountain passes they've been forcing the riders over for the past couple of years. No, the two rest days so far this year are just the start; soon there'll be one rest day to every day of racing, and all stages will be 350km long and start at 2am. Look out for Gibo Simoni sporting a curly moustache and single speed bike at next year's event.
