TAPPA 20 Giro d'Italia 2013
The race has changed from the intent
Minus climbs which were meant
Bad weather served to compound
route problems and to confound
the planners---where could there be found
steep mountain climbs without descents?
With Wiggins out then Hesjedal
The favorites were not there at all
Nibali astounded with total grace
and dominance
Both his time trial and climbing skills
have lifted him to prominence
But the star of this year's Giro
is bad weather--il maltempo
Torrential rain, storm, and ice
It really hasn't been too nice
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
is where the group must go
A blizzard ends tappa two oh
Mountains blanketed with snow
Halfway through the stage
The break of four is still away
Many teams and riders
want to shine on this day
Another day of filthy rain
cobbles now add to the pain
Cadel and Nibali move to the fore
there are twenty KM more
12 plus miles of total risk
perfect for the masochist
Pavel Brutt leads the break
Betancur breaks down but retakes
Peter Weening leads the pack
Nibali et al half a minute back
At 10 KM a short descent
weather totally inclement
The lower slopes of Tre Crimi
The cold is shocking--wintery!
Capecci deserves a shout out
Kiserlovski is still about
The cold is culprit number one
once it's in, your race is done
So says veteran Sean Kelly
I'm getting frostbite through the telli
Nibali takes the lead
So far to go
I guess he likes riding in snow!
At heights of 18 per-cent
A monstrous gradient
Cadel keeps on
he wants GC
The fans are acting crazily
Uran Uran is still intact
Cadel grinds on at his back
It's almost over
Nibali streaks ahead
The podium his daily bread
What a stage
Vincenzo grabs it!
Climbing quicker
than a rabbit
Uran takes two
Cadel is three
I refer to the GC
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