• News
• Races
• Photos
• Interviews
• Inside Scoop
• Gear & Gadgets

Chat with the Director Sportivo, Matteo Algeri

12 July 2005

Thoughts On Stage 10 of the Tour de France

Matteo Algeri with Tafi in Qatar, photo: Graham Watson

BiciRace.com: Ciao Matteo
Matteo: Ciao
BiciRace.com: Come stai?
Matteo: Bene
Matteo: E tu
BiciRace.com: che tappa!
Matteo: Bella tappa eh.
Matteo: Armstrong rules again!
BiciRace.com: è vero!
BiciRace.com: Now it seems the race is over.
Matteo: yep
BiciRace.com: Maybe Rasmussen can put in a huge attack.
Matteo: I hope for something good from Basso.
Matteo: But Lance is the strongest ... as always.
BiciRace.com: Yes, me too, from Basso.
BiciRace.com: But now he has lost more time.
BiciRace.com: It is possible that Armstrong is on the limit.
Matteo: yes

Algeri's co-worker, Horner (stage 10), photo: Graham Watson, Saunier Duval

BiciRace.com: And that if one team can organize ...
BiciRace.com: T-Mobile has nothing to lose, now.
Matteo: Yes...I expected more from Lance's team.
Matteo: He is alone.
BiciRace.com: What do you mean "alone"?
Matteo: No teammates for Lance.
Matteo: Discovery is not so strong as I expected.
BiciRace.com: But what about today? For Disco?
Matteo: Not so bad, but last days they were not so strong.
BiciRace.com: They had all 8 up there for Armstrong.
BiciRace.com: Just like the last 6 years.
BiciRace.com: Do you think that Rabobank could organize something?
Matteo: Rasmussen is riding so fast!
Matteo: I hope so ... to revitalize this Tour! eheh
BiciRace.com: Yes, because today was boring.
BiciRace.com: Che barba!
Matteo: yes!
Matteo: eheh
Matteo: Italian slang.

[Unfortunately our chat was ended early due to internet connections. Here is a link to Stage 10 of the Tour de France]

Stay tuned! Join BiciRace.com next time we chat with the Director Sportivo, Matteo Algeri via instant messenger. Thanks for reading and please check out Saunier Duval - Prodir's website.

Read more: Chat with the Director Sportivo, Matteo Algeri