May 21, 2005
DL GIVE AWAY QUIZ!
photo by; Graham Watson for www.velonews.com
In honor of today's amazing win in Stage 12 of the fantastic Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) by Lance Armstrong's teammate; Paolo Savoldelli (above) in the 6 and a half hour, 218 km "grindfest" in the Italian Dolomites to snatch "the leader's jersey away from CSC's Ivan Basso," i am going to offer the first alert DL Reader a complimentary WF Sweat Towel for the first cycling fanatic that can answer the following trivia question:
"What type of coffee does Lance Armstrong have special delivered to him when racing in Europe? i need both the Brand and the Blend."
Savoldelli followed a move by two-time Giro champion Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Caffita) - whom i picked to win this year's Giro - midway up the day's fifth and final climb on the Cat. 1 Pontives. My man Simoni - who my fellow riders say i ride like, and who is the guy getting his ass kicked by Savoldelli above - is currently in 4th place, 2 minutes behind our new leader; Savoldelli. You want to watch TV and real human drama that is NOT fiction? Watch the Giro d'Italia every weekend at 2:00 pm PT on OLN. i promise you, you will train harder after watching these guys race over a 100 miles every day for three friggin' weeks! These guys are world class, professional sufferers; each day for three weeks straight, baby! check out the CHI hit!