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Giro d’Italia 2013

Danilo Di Luca (copyright Gian Mattia d’Alberto:LaPresse:RCS Sport)

Former Giro d’Italia champion Danilo Di Luca banned from cycling for life

Pre-Giro positive for EPO results in 3rd anti-doping sanction of Italian's career; he says he's paying the price for everyone else

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Danilo Di Luca (copyright Gian Mattia d’Alberto:LaPresse:RCS Sport)

Prosecutors seek lifetime ban for Danilo Di Luca

Italian tested positive for EPO during this year's Giro - and he's been banned twice before

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Mauro Santambrogio (picture Gian Mattia d’Alberto_LaPresse_RCS Sport)

Mauro Santambrogio saved from suicide bid by outpouring of support on Twitter

"Goodbye world" tweet triggers massive rally-round for suspended Giro stage winner

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Vincenzo Nibali after winning 2013 Giro d’Italia (picture Gian Mattia d’Alberto:LaPresse:RCS Sport)

Video: 2014 Giro d’Italia promo – a quick look back at this year’s race

Plus an extended version if you're not into the whole brevity thing...

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AG2R La Mondiale logo

AG2R La Mondiale sacks Sylvain Georges following positive test at Giro d’Italia

Team manager Lavenu says team will tighten internal controls; meanwhile, some of Tour de France roster confirmed

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Mark Cavendish with OPQS team mates (pic Gian Mattia d’Alberto, LaPresse, RCS Sport)

Video: Cracking Giro d’Italia 2013 highlights as Nibali takes pink and Cav clinches red

10-minute film from organisers RCS Sport whisks through all 21 stages

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Vittoria Rubino Pro limite edition tyres

Giro tyre schwag: we have winners!

Better late than never, eh

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Mauro Santambrogio wins Giro 2013 stage 14

Mauro Santambrogio provisionally suspended after positive EPO test at Giro

Second Vini Fantini - Selle Italia rider tests positive; Di Luca already kicked off the team

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Vincenzo Nibali with Giro d’Italia trophy (picture RCS Sport)

Giro d’Italia reaction from 2013 champion Vincenzo Nibali & points jersey winner Mark Cavendish

Post-race reflections from two men who wrote their names into Giro history in Brescia today

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Giro 2013 jersey winners (picture – RCS Sport)

Giro d’Italia Stage 21: Cavendish wins stage & points jersey as Nibali seals overall win

Cav writes another page in history as he becomes only the fifth rider to win points competition in all three Grand Tours

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