Last years Giro was tough on Simoni, he was so hell bent on proving himself and winning the Giro after the Damiano Cunego incident in 2004 that many felt he “over cooked” himself in preparation and fell short in the end. None the less Simoni is a class act and a rider that has been around for years and knows how to handle the pressure as well as his competitors. While the Italian mountain climber might not have the same spark he had years ago when attacking in the mountains he is very resilient and quite strong. I recently read an article written by Paolo Savoldelli on how his body has changed over the years and gained stamina at the loss of explosive power. I think this has been the same for Simoni, pair that with a fresh start on the Saunier Duval Team (one that plans on backing him up at this years Giro) and the Italian just might be able to make it three Giro wins in his career.
If Simoni does win this year he will be tied with cycling great Fausto Coppi as the oldest rider to have won the Giro d’ Italia. The team will make it’s presentation in Belgium Tomorrow.
Saunier Duval Team Selection For The Giro d” Italia
Guido Trentin
Manuele Mori
Marco Pinotti
Angel Gomez “Litu”
Aaron Olson
Peter Mazur
Leonardo Piepoli
Ruben Lobato
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