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octothorp · 05-25-2012, 11:12 AM

I'm surprised we don't have a thread on this yet. Hesjedal has an excellent shot to win the Giro d'Italia, and if he's successful, would become the first Canadian to ever win one of the grand tours. He's got a 17 second gap to make up, and one mountain section on Saturday, plus a time trial on Sunday. He's traditionally a very strong time-trialer, so as long as he doesn't fall back on Saturday, he's got a real shot to win it. Current leader Rodriguez conceded after stage 17 that if it comes down to the time trial, he and the other contenders might not have a chance at catching Hesjedal. Despite my general cynicism about the sport, I can't help being really excited by the possibility of a Canadian earning such a huge victory.

05-25-2012, 11:12 AM	#1
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	Ryder Hesjedal with a chance to win Giro d'Italia I'm surprised we don't have a thread on this yet. Hesjedal has an excellent shot to win the Giro d'Italia, and if he's successful, would become the first Canadian to ever win one of the grand tours. He's got a 17 second gap to make up, and one mountain section on Saturday, plus a time trial on Sunday. He's traditionally a very strong time-trialer, so as long as he doesn't fall back on Saturday, he's got a real shot to win it. Current leader Rodriguez conceded after stage 17 that if it comes down to the time trial, he and the other contenders might not have a chance at catching Hesjedal. Despite my general cynicism about the sport, I can't help being really excited by the possibility of a Canadian earning such a huge victory.