Danilo Di Luca is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but also for several positive doping tests, the last of which resulting in a lifetime ban from the sport.
Di Luca in 2005
Di Luca at the 2005 Giro d'Italia
Di Luca at the 2007 Giro d'Italia
Di Luca at the 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
The 2007 Giro d'Italia was the 90th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 12 May to 3 June 2007. The race began in Sardinia and finished in Milan, and featured five mountain top finishes, of which one was an individual time trial. The race also visited France and Austria in three stages.
Defending Giro champion Ivan Basso originally intended to seek overall victory in this event with the Discovery Channel team, but he pulled out of the race before it began.
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo hosted the finish to the Giro's queen stage.
Enrico Gasparotto was unexpectedly the first race leader, having crossed the line first in the stage 1 team time trial ahead of his team's captain.
This Giro was the first Grand Tour in the career of Andy Schleck, who finished second overall.