91st Giro d'Italia - Race Coverage
Current links to Team Previews, Live Coverage and Reports, Results, Photos, etc.
2008 Giro Index
2008 Giro d'Italia Podium: Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre), Alberto Contador (Astana)
and Riccardo Ricco' (Saunier Duval/Scott)
Photo © 2008 Fotoreporter
Sirotti
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91st Giro d'Italia - Team Previews |
| 14 May 2008 |
The 22 teams and 198 riders of the 2008 'Corsa Rosa': the favorites, the
squads, their talents, goals, selected palmares and commentary on who to
watch.
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Stage Reports, Results & Photos
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage Four Live Coverage |
| 13 May 2008 |
Arrivederci, Sicilia. The Corsa Rosa is back onto continental Italy with
a stage that suits the sprinters, but a late, small uphill portion could
have some impact. Follow all the action here.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 7 Live Coverage |
| 16 May 2008 |
Abruzzo local Danilo Di Luca is eager to stamp his authority on home
soil in the first real test for GC contenders, with the uphill finish at
Pescocostanzo. But Riccò and others in the pack are unlikely to agree..
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 8 Live Coverage Part 1 |
| 17 May 2008 |
The Corsa Rosa makes it to the outskirts of Rome with the westward
journey of 208 kilometres into Tivoli. A place a certain reigning World
Champion seems to know well ... Follow the action. Updated with photos
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 9 Live Coverage |
| 18 May 2008 |
| Cavendish? Bennati? Zabel? Pick your man, as the sprinters come out of
hiding on the road to San Vincenzo for the flattest stage of the race to
date. Photos |
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 10 ITT Live Coverage |
| 20 May 2008 |
This is the first "day of truth" in the race. You just can't tell lies
to the clock any more. I could name several names, but just want to say that
Contador, Di Luca and all those hungry to win the Giro have to show their
mettle today".
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Alessandro Petacchi - Giro Appearance Interview |
| 20 May 2008 |
I think cycling has changed a lot lately. Unfortunately we have had
plenty of problems over the past few years, and many are paying the price. I
think I'm paying because of an unfair justice system.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 11 Live Coverage |
| 21 May 2008 |
Follow the riders as they go up and down the Apennines in what used to
be Marco Pantani's "training field", and in what could well be a dangerous
stage on the GC side of things. Part 1
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 13 Live Coverage |
| 23 May 2008 |
One more stage as "hilly" as a pool table. One more opportunity for
Bennati to rock, for Cavendish to beat him, for Bettini, McEwen, Zabel to
open their respective Giro 2008 accounts. Perhaps the last one.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 15 Live Coverage |
| 25 May 2008 |
It's "Queenest" of all Queen Stages. It's a terrible ride of 153
kilometres over the Dolomites. It's today's stage into the mighty Marmolada.
Follow it's action live here.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 15 Results |
| 25 May 2008 |
Another day of climbing splits the peloton and favorites on the top of
Marmolada... the winners and losers in the race against time. Official
Results.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 16 Live Coverage |
| 26 May 2008 |
It's the day cycling becomes an extreme sport. It's the time many in the
saddle can wonder why they chose to become bike racers. It's the Plan de
Corones Time Trial!! Updated with photos
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 16 Team Comments |
| 27 May 2008 |
Astana, Lampre, Rabobank, Saunier Duval/Scott and CSC weigh in on the
finish at Plan de Corones Kronplatz "The Giro isn't over yet -I'll fight all
the way to Milan."
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 17 Live Coverage |
| 28 May 2008 |
The last flat thing comes as the contest rides its way to the land of
the Swiss. Is it a matter of Benna and Cannonball only? Ete and the Cricket
might disagree ...
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 18 Live Coverage |
Welcome to the 2009 UCI Road World Champs at Mendrisio. Oops ... no,
it's the 2008 Worlds in Varese. Oops ... no, it’s Thursday's stage at the
Giro. And also the last call for Paolo Bettini and all those without
climbing/TTing abilities.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 19 Live Coverage |
Here comes another queen stage. A pan flat thing over the first half,
but when the going gets vertical, it's truly serious about it. Follow the
action from Legnano onto today's three climbs. Live. Here. Plus, Tour of
Belgium updates.
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Post-Giro Criteriums: Arona Race |
| 3 Jun 2008 |
Alberto Contador wasn't there, but nonetheless over 20,000 tifosi
enjoyed a great day of cycling as most of Italy's peloton put on their show
on the Lago Maggiore lakefront.
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Tour of Italy Special Reports & References
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Giro d'Italia - Giro Climbs & Comparable USA Climbs - 1 |
In case you want to test yourself on hills comparable to what the pros
will be suffering on over the next few weeks in Italy let’s take a look at
each major climb in the 2008 Giro and some of their American counterparts.
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Giro d'Italia - Giro Climbs & Comparable USA Climbs Part 2 |
Giro d'Italia - Giro Climbs & Comparable USA Climbs Part 2 In case you
want to test yourself on hills similar climbs the pros will be suffering on
over the next few weeks in Italy let’s take a look at Stage 19 & 20 in the
2008 Giro.
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1962 Amateur World Championships - An American Odyssey |
Two young Americans, Bob Kaplan and Francoise Mertens, left New York on
an adventure with mate Pierre Charez to train in Belgium in preparation to
race the worlds on the shores of Largo De Garde in Italy. A bit of missing
American History.
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updated June 9,2008
Index 1- stages 1-21 and final commentary.
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