2010 Giro d'Italia
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The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leavin
World champion Cadel Evans was one of the strongest pre-race favorites.
Hellevoetsluis, one of the Dutch cities the peloton rode through on its way to Middelburg in stage 3. The text on the flag says Welkom!, meaning welcome!
Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky won the stage 1 time trial. Pictured on stage 21.
Garmin–Transitions sprinter Tyler Farrar was the Giro's only double stage winner.
Ivan Basso
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Ivan Basso is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1999 and 2015 for seven different teams. Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, was considered among the b
2010 Giro d'Italia
…Mortirolo and the Passo di Gavia before ending in Verona with an individual time trial. Principal favorites for overall success in the Giro included Ivan Basso of the Liquigas–Doimo team, Cadel Evans for BMC Racing Team, and Cervélo TestTeam's Carlos Sastre. After three weeks of racing, it was Basso who claimed…
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Basso during the 2003 Tour de France
Basso (left) alongside Lance Armstrong at the 2004 Tour de France. Basso achieved his first Grand Tour stage victory at the race, on the twelfth stage.
Basso at the 2005 Tour de France, where he finished the race second overall.