Scarponi "good, but not exceptional"

Michele Scarponi was the best of Liberty Seguros' riders on the first mountain stage of the Giro, eventually finishing ninth at 2'17 to stage winner Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel). Asked how he felt he did, the 25 year-old rated his performance as "good enough, but not exceptional."

Scarponi said he felt he was going well until the point where he was dropped on the penultimate climb of the Passo Duran, "but the Giro is very long and many things can still happen", he added. "Today, Cunego, Garzelli and Cioni all went bad, but it was one very difficult day.

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