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  Visconti in solo victory on snowy 15th Giro stage

  A superb solo ride up the grueling Col du Galibier enbaled Giovanni Visconti to win a weather-affected 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia Sunday, while ... 

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  Santambrogio wins weather-altered 14th Giro stage

  Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won a weather-affected and altered 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali finished ... 

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  Cavendish wins 13th Giro stage; Nibali keeps lead

  Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall ... 

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  USADA chief says UCI let clean athletes down

  The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Friday lashed out at the UCI world cycling federation for failing to take any decisive action to clean up ... 

• Spanish state prosecutor appealing Puerto verdict

  The Spanish state prosecutor's office appealed the verdict of the Operation Puerto blood-doping case on Friday, including the decision to destroy ... 

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  Wiggins and Hesjedal withdraw from Giro

  Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d'Italia before the start of Friday's 13th ... 

• Voigt wins stage, van Garderen takes lead

  Germany's Jens Voigt won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday as America's Tejay van Garderen surprisingly took the overall lead a ... 

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  Cavendish wins Giro stage for 100th career victory

  Sprinter Mark Cavendish won the rainy 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday for his 100th career victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his ... 

• Pat McQuaid to run for UCI president again

  Pat McQuaid will stand for a third term as president of the International Cycling Union after the Swiss federation approved his request to be endorsed 

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  Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will

  Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. 

• French rider Georges tests positive at Giro

  French rider Sylvain Georges tested positive for a banned stimulant in a doping test at the Giro d'Italia. The international cycling federation said ... 

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  Navardauskas wins stage; Nibali keeps Giro lead

  Lithuanian rider Ramunas Navardauskas won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a solo breakaway Wednesday, and Vincenzo Nibali held on to the ... 

• Venezuelan rider suspended after positive test

  Venezuelan rider Miguel Ubeto Aponte was provisionally suspended by cycling's governing body Wednesday following a positive doping test. The UCI said ... 

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  Uran wins 1st mountain leg; Nibali keeps Giro lead

  Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran won the first big mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and Vincenzo Nibali held onto the overall lead after ... 

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  Tour de France: The final frontier for kick bikers

  A joke over beer could turn into a defining moment for a new sport when an international team of six men attempt to mark the 100th edition of the Tour ... 

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  Westra leads Tour of California after 1st stage

  Lieuwe Westra of the Netherlands easily outsprinted Spanaird Francisco Mancebo to claim the sweltering and hilly stage 1 of the Tour of California and ... 

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  Belkov wins 9th Giro stage with long solo escape

  Maxim Belkov of Russia won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday with a superb solo performance, and Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall ... 

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  Dowsett wins Giro time trial; Nibali takes lead

  Alex Dowsett won the individual time trial in the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday after favorite Bradley Wiggins was slowed by a ... 

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  Hansen wins Giro stage; Wiggins struggles

  Australian rider Adam Hansen won the hilly and rainy seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia with a solo breakaway, and Benat Intxausti of Spain took the ... 

• UCI appealing Spanish ruling to destroy blood bags

  Cycling's governing body will appeal the decision of a Madrid court to destroy the blood bags and other evidence from the Operation Puerto doping case 

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  Cavendish wins 6th stage; Paolini keeps Giro lead

  Mark Cavendish dominated the sprint finish of the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia for his second victory in this month's race, while Luca Paolini's ... 

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  Chinese rider Ji withdraws from Giro with fever

  The first Chinese rider to enter the Giro d'Italia, Ji Cheng, has withdrawn before the start of the sixth stage due to a fever. The 25-year-old ... 

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  Degenkolb wins 5th Giro stage, Paolini keeps lead

  John Degenkolb sprinted to victory on the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia following a crash near the finish, as Italian Luca Paolini retained the ... 

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  Battaglin wins 4th Giro stage, Paolini keeps lead

  Enrico Battaglin of Italy sprinted to victory on the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, while compatriot Luca Paolini retained the overall ... 

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  Paolini wins 3rd Giro stage to take overall lead

  Italian Luca Paolini used a late solo attack to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday and take the overall leader's pink jersey from ...