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Hesjedal wins the Giro d’Italia

(27 May 2012)

Hesjedal wins the Giro d’Italia

Ryder Hesjedal of the Garmin-Barracuda team became the first Canadian winner of the Giro d’Italia. He used the time trial on the last stage to overtake Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha). These two cyclists rose to the top of the peloton over the course of the three week race, but Hesjedal’s superior TT ability sealed his historic victory. On the final classification, the Garmin rider was just 16 seconds ahead of Rodriguez.
 
Athletes on Mavic-sponsored teams shone during the entire three week race through Italy. The Garmin team won the team time trial, beating Katusha by just a handful of seconds. From this point onward, Hesjedal and Rodriguez were locked in a tight battle for the pink jersey. Ivan Basso of the Liquigas-Cannondale team also moved within striking distance. On one stage, these three riders finished 1-2-3 for a complete podium sweep, and they spent several days as the top three on GC.
 
In the end, Mavic teams won 4 stages, wore the pink jersey for 12 days, and finished in first, second, and fifth (Ivan Basso) on the overall final GC. Way to go guys!


 

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