Not sure anyone else is following Giro, but Petacchi crashed pretty hard today and is already out of the Giro de Italia with a fractured left knee cap. OUCH! Now who will win the sprints? 
Petacchi already out
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Sure he does..... you don't see him the lead up to a sprint all out in the wind on his own.sanjuro said:
Every sprinter needs a lead-out man to break the wind and fight for the front of the pack. But a true leadout train is 5-7 riders who are motoring at 40mph before a sprinter pulls past his last leadout man with 500 meters to go, ala Cipollini and Saeco Red Train.DRB said:
McEwen won many TdF stages virtually out of nowhere, as he is fighting thru the last group of sprinters for the finish. I didn't see a Petacchi win unless there was a train of teammates in front of him.
I've heard of this McEwen, but who is this Petacchi of which you speak??
A very fast Italian rider that doesn't like to climb.MMcG said:
*108 victories in career:
*e.g. 19 stages Giro d'Italia, 4 stages Tour de France, 17 stages Vuelta a Espana, Milan - Sanremo, winner of point classification Giro d'Italia 2004 and Vuelta a Espana 2005
*2005: 28 Siege
*1. place: Milan -San Remo,
*1. place point classification: Vuelta a Espana
*4 stages Giro d'Italia
*5 stages Vuelta a Espana
*1. place: Vuelta Valenciana
*2. place: Tirreno - Adriatico
McEwen scares me. it's like one moment he's 25 people back the BAM!!!! he's up through the center headed for the win.sanjuro said:
crazy man.
washed up, second rate chipolini wanabeeMMcG said:
Yha, he's the master of hiding and using other teams. BeautifulThe Toninator said: