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Surprises To Start

bicycling.com
May 9, 2008
        

The Giro d'Italia starts on Saturday, May 10, and will prove a challenge to 189 starters - including the Astana team ... Paris, France: It's not easy playing second fiddle. For the better part of a century they have lived in the shadow of the Tour de France. This year,...

Breaking news: Team Astana replaces rider in its Giro d'Italia team

roadcycling.com
May 9, 2008
        

Team Astana at the team presentation event in Palermo, Italy. One day before the start of the 2008 Giro d’Italia, Steve Morabito joins the Astana team in Palermo. The Swiss rider will replace Spanish rider Benjamin Noval. Noval, who earlier in the week already took Dmitry...

                   

Italian dominance to be tested in Giro d'Italia beginning Saturday

iht.com
May 9, 2008
        

The recent domination of the Giro d'Italia by cyclists from the host nation could be about to change, with an especially strong field to begin the 2008 edition Saturday. ... Non-Italians at the starting line in Palermo with hopes of arriving first in Milan after the...

                   

Italian dominance to be tested in Giro d'Italia beginning Saturday

foxnews.com
May 9, 2008
        

The recent domination of the Giro d'Italia by cyclists from the host nation could be about to change, with an especially strong field to begin the 2008 edition Saturday. Non-Italians at the starting line in Palermo with hopes of arriving first in Milan after the 21-stage race include last year's...

                   

Italian cycling dominance to be tested

thestar.com
May 9, 2008
        

The recent domination of the Giro d'Italia by cyclists from the host nation could be about to change as an especially strong field gets set to begin the 2008 edition tomorrow. ... Non-Italians at the starting line in Palermo with hopes of arriving first in Milan after...

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Giro: Contador man to beat

ansa.it
May 8, 2008
        

Race kicks off in Palermo Saturday ... Spain's Alberto Contador, winner of last year's Tour de France, is the man to beat in the 91st Giro d'Italia which kicks off with a team time-trial here on Saturday. This year's edition, with its unprecedented four time trials and...

                   

2008 Giro d'Italia Preview

roadcycling.com
May 8, 2008
        

The 2008 Giro d'Italia will be a climber's race. ... Stage 8, a 200-km ride from Rivisondoli to Tivoli, should end in a great escape, while Stage 9, a flat, 194-km run from Civitavecchia to San Vincenzo, should see a sprinter win. Stage 14, a 195-km ride from Verona to...

PREVIEW: Organizers hoping for doping-free Giro

earthtimes.org
May 8, 2008
        

Palermo, Italy - Organizers of the 91st Giro d'Italia, which begins in Palermo on Saturday with 198 riders, are hoping for a doping-free race. But the organizers themselves might have put that in question as they issued a last-minute invitation to th...

               

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