Category: Giro d' Italia 2005

Bettini hitches a ride to win in Giro d' Italia stage

It was a sprinters' finish in the Giro d' Italia on Sunday at the end of the 129-mile bicycle race between Reggio Calabria (at the toe of the boot) to Tropea.

According to the live call from CyclingNews, the Fassa Bortolo team tried to propel its sprinter, Alessandro Petacchi, to the finish line. But rival sprinters Paolo Bettini and Robbie …

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3 Discovery bicycle racers in top 20 at Giro d'Italia prologue

The results of the 1.15 km prologue for the Giro d'Italia on Saturday show the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team with three bicycle riders in the top 20.

The show stealer in Reggio Calabria, however, was probably retired sprinter Mario Cipollini, who rode the time trial for old-times sake. Super Mario wore a pink skinsuit with silver veins and rode …

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Giro d'Italia bicycle race without the commentary?

You may have already prepared yourself to watch this year's Giro d'Italia without Italian supersprinter legend Mario Cippolini, who retired last week.

Now, can you watch it without Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll? Because if you can, then OLN is offering you weekday live feeds of the 21-stage race over the Internet.

The Outdoor Life Network, which has …

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