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Giro opens with team time trial
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:19:00 GMT

The 2007 Giro d'Italia will open with a 24-kms team time trial on the tiny island of Caprera on May 12 and finish in Milan on June 3.

Call for Botero, Gutierrez reinstatement
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:28:00 GMT

The International Association of Professional Cyclists has asked for the reinstatement of Santiago Botero and Jose Enrique Gutierrez.

Simoni retracts Basso accusation
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:14:00 GMT

Gilberto Simoni retracted his statements that Ivan Basso offered him money to let Simoni win the 20th stage of the Giro D'Italia.

Phonak: No racing for Gutierrez
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:25:00 GMT

Jose Enrique Gutierrez and Santiago Botero will not be allowed to race after they were fingered in Spain's biggest doping investigation.

Basso: 'My conscience is clear'
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 11:44:00 GMT

Giro winner Ivan Basso says his "conscience is clear" over allegations made by Gilberto Simoni after Saturday's penultimate stage.

Simoni: Basso wanted me to pay
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 20:01:00 GMT

Gilberto Simoni accused Ivan Basso of asking for money for Saturday's stage victory, a charge the newly crowned Giro champion scorned.

Ivan Basso wins Tour of Italy
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 17:55:00 GMT

Ivan Basso completed one of the most dominating Giro D'Italia victories in 50 years on Sunday, as Robert Forster won the race's final stage.

The coronation of King Ivan I
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 12:33:00 GMT

The Giro's final stage should serve as little more than a coronation for Ivan Basso, who will ride into history at Milan on Sunday.

Basso puts icing on the cake
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 17:32:00 GMT

Ivan Basso stamped his Giro authority by winning the penultimate stage and holding up a picture of his new-born son as he crossed the line.

One more mountain left to climb
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 11:56:00 GMT

With Ivan Basso all-but-crowned this year's Giro king, the Tour of Italy's penultimate stage offers one final spectacle in the Dolomites.