{"id":2179,"date":"2013-05-27T15:40:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankpunk.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2013-05-27T15:40:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T15:40:40","slug":"nibali-on-the-throne-crankpunk-and-pez-the-2013-giro-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2013\/05\/27\/nibali-on-the-throne-crankpunk-and-pez-the-2013-giro-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nibali on the throne, crankpunk and PEZ: the 2013 Giro reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/000_dv239182-659x440.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2013\/05\/27\/nibali-on-the-throne-crankpunk-and-pez-the-2013-giro-reviewed\/000_dv239182-659x440\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/000_dv239182-659x440.jpg?fit=659%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"659,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"000_DV239182-659&amp;#215;440\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;Danilo? oh he&amp;#8217;s a right cock,&amp;#8217; said his mother. allegedly.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/000_dv239182-659x440.jpg?fit=659%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2181\" alt=\"'Danilo? oh he's a right cock,' said his mother. allegedly.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/000_dv239182-659x440.jpg?resize=540%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_2181\" style=\"width:550px\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">&#8216;Danilo? oh he&#8217;s a proper cock,&#8217; said his mother. allegedly.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CRANKPUNK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOPED UP LIKE DI LUCA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>might well be crankpunk&#8217;s first t-shirt. if that appeals let me know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>anyway, i&#8217;ve finished my Giro reporting on PEZ, it has been one heck of a ride as well, what a cracking race. hats off to Nibali, and, for that matter, to Uran &#8216;Wild Boy&#8217; Uran and to Cuddles too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pezcyclingnews.com\/page\/latest-news\/?id=99009#.UaN4dVREAVk\">here is the last article, enjoy. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-27-at-e4b88be58d8811-26-24.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2013\/05\/27\/nibali-on-the-throne-crankpunk-and-pez-the-2013-giro-reviewed\/screen-shot-2013-05-27-at-%e4%b8%8b%e5%8d%8811-26-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-27-at-e4b88be58d8811-26-24.png?fit=635%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"635,642\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2013-05-27 at \u4e0b\u534811.26.24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-27-at-e4b88be58d8811-26-24.png?fit=635%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2188\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-05-27 at \u4e0b\u534811.26.24\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-27-at-e4b88be58d8811-26-24.png?resize=540%2C545&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"540\" height=\"545\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;Danilo? oh he&#8217;s a proper cock,&#8217; said his mother. allegedly. &nbsp; CRANKPUNK \u00a0 DOPED UP LIKE DI LUCA &nbsp; might well be crankpunk&#8217;s first t-shirt. if that appeals let me know&#8230; anyway, i&#8217;ve finished my Giro reporting on PEZ, it has been one heck of a ride as well, what a cracking race. hats off to Nibali, and, for that matter, to Uran &#8216;Wild Boy&#8217; Uran and to Cuddles too. here is the last article, enjoy.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40955418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119818829,194158],"tags":[755991,1432606,1558388,77823,767233559,9090140,5333050,1745],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dopepunk","category-other-publications","tag-755991","tag-cadel-evans","tag-danilo-di-luca","tag-doping","tag-giro-ditalia","tag-nibali","tag-pez-cycling","tag-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2OfoS-z9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2157,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2013\/05\/24\/giro-pez-stage-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":2179,"position":0},"title":"Giro! 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The big news from Stage 4 of the Giro weren\u2019t the boos that arose in the coffee shop where I watch the race when Danilo DiLuca took off up the road,\u2026","rel":"","context":"crankpunk racing","block_context":{"text":"crankpunk racing","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/category\/crankpunk-racing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-08-at-e4b88be58d885-26-57.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-08-at-e4b88be58d885-26-57.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screen-shot-2013-05-08-at-e4b88be58d885-26-57.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4228,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/05\/26\/4228\/","url_meta":{"origin":2179,"position":2},"title":"Giro Stage 15 reviewed on PEZ","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"5\u6708 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"read the original here on PEZ. 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Every four years the football World Cup rolls around and every four years, once the utter despair and dejection of yet another woeful set of otherwise \u2018plucky\u2019 performances fades\u2026","rel":"","context":"other publications","block_context":{"text":"other publications","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/category\/other-publications\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cadel-evans.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cadel-evans.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cadel-evans.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4411,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/07\/14\/crankpunk-on-that-stage-on-pez\/","url_meta":{"origin":2179,"position":4},"title":"crankpunk on THAT stage on PEZ","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"7\u6708 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"wow. and er, wow. read all about my take on Stage 10 of the 2014 Tour de France by clicking the image below.","rel":"","context":"other publications","block_context":{"text":"other publications","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/category\/other-publications\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/screen-shot-2014-07-14-at-23-18-02.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/screen-shot-2014-07-14-at-23-18-02.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/crankpunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/screen-shot-2014-07-14-at-23-18-02.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4151,"url":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/05\/07\/the-giro-needs-a-helping-hand\/","url_meta":{"origin":2179,"position":5},"title":"the Giro needs a helping hand","author":"Lee Rodgers","date":"5\u6708 7, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year\u2019s Giro d\u2019Italia started with a star-studded field, with the 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky rolling up to the start alongside the eventual winner, Vincenzo Nibali of Italy. 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