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Stage 12, Livorno - Sestri Levante, 171K
19 May
Aaron Olson and Saunier Duval-Prodir Updates
Keeping Tough: Olson
Aaron Olson and Saunier Duval-Prodir Updates
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BiciRace.com salutes the hard work of Aaron Olson. Today was a very demanding day for him. The peloton cover some very tight an technical parcours over the Cinque Terra zone, including two GPMs. Olson, like the rest, never had time to enjoy the view, but instead were forced to focus on the job at hand.
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Mazur Explains, photo: BiciRace.com
Olson's job, keep everything secure for team leader, Gilberto Simoni. You know he is doing his job, when in the following day's press they print photos of Simoni riding, and in the photo, glued right to the Italian's side, is l'Americano. It is an amazing amount of work on Olson's behalf.
We talked with Olson's teammate, Piotr Mazur, before the start of the stage to get his thoughts on Aaron. "It is amazing," explained Mazur. "He just arrived from the USA and he is doing all of these kilometers. He was called to rind in the Giro team in the last moments before the start."
Keep following the Giro d'Italia and Olson's progress here on BiciRace.com.
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