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A Day with Vasseur
![Pinotti and Vasseur](javascript:ImagePopup("../../photo/2005/Giro/04/WatsonPinottiVasseur.jpg", 551, 600, "Marco Pinotti and Vasseur"); "Marco Pinotti In Break with Vasseur, photo: Graham Watson, Saunier Duval")
Marco Pinotti In Break with Vasseur, photo: Graham Watson, Saunier Duval
What a good feelings being ahead of the gruppo for such a long time! I was very tired in the end! 5000 kcal spent during the five hrs! I went in the breakaway [stage 4, Giro d'Italia] with Vasseur because I know he is a good and correct rider and he did a good job with me. We talked and joked a lot! We both had good legs today, and many riders were surprised of our performance in the wind. I think that I lost a good chance for the GC today, even if the real effort of the breakaway enabled me to stay with top 30 in the hardest climb. The stage was long and hard, but I felt good considering everything. Of course in the finale I avoided a crash at the last moment and was out of the peloton, like Garate was yesterday.
![Marco Pinotti](javascript:ImagePopup("../../photo/2005/Giro/04/MatteoAlgeriMarcoPinottiInBreak.jpg", 640, 480, "Marco Pinotti In Break with Vasseur"); "Marco Pinotti In Break with Vasseur, photo: Matteo Algeri")
Marco Pinotti Smiling, photo: Matteo Algeri
Now I will recover until the TT. Hope for good weather and be sure of a good performance. I will show that I am one of the best!
bye, Marco
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