Stannard sees Rome after birthday pain

Ian Stannard ISD Giro 2009

published 27 May 2009

Ian Stannard made it to the finish of Giro d'Italia stage 17 on Blockhaus and crossed the line with a smile on his face.

Stannard suffered like he had never done before on stage 15 on Monday but now knows he can make it to Rome and finish his first major tour.

“The heat really got to me on the climbs and I’d also suffered during the two days before. On the stage to Bologna I rolled my tub on the descent and I was left out the back on my own. I caught some other guys but I was pretty knackered. Then I also had a hard day after that and so the accumulation of everything made me go ‘boom!’ on the climb to Monte Petrano. I suffered so much that it made today feel easy. It felt as if I wasn’t even climbing.”

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