Giro d’Italia

Giro d’Italia Stage 20: Basso retains pink by taking 3rd. Bbox get first Giro win with Tschopp

1st Swiss win, 1st Bbox win at the Giro. Basso still in pink

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Giro D’Italia stage 19: Hats off to Arroyo but Basso’s in the pink

Arroyo goes all Spartacus on the Mortirolo descent but it's not enough to keep the lead

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Giro d’Italia Stage 18: Greipel gets his Giro stage

German HTC-Columbia rider in clinical finish

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Giro Stage 17: Damien Monier takes win for Cofidis on day tailor-made for escapees

Leaders have relatively relaxed day as they prepare for battles ahead

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Giro d’Italia Stage 15: Basso magnifico, rampant on Monte Zoncolan

The Italian shows how it's done on their own hill of horror

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Giro d’Italia Stage 14: Liquigas 1,2 as Vincenzo Nibali offers masterclass in descending and time trialling

Italian Liquigas-Doimo team rampant

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Giro d’Italia Stage 13: Joyous Colnago Italian Belletti wins real nailbiter

Giro d'Italians make it two in a row

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Giro d’Italia Stage 12: Pozzato finally wins one for Italy, a nation breathes again. But Cadel Evans isn’t happy.

It's all getting a bit much for Cadel

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Music to watch bikes by: Rapha issues Giro CD

From Puccini to Paolo Conte, album celebrates Italy's love affair with the Giro

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Giro d’Italia Stage 6: Aussie Lloyd brave lone victory after first hills

Not exactly mountains yet but enough to shake out the sprinters

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