Androni-Giacattoli's Serghei Tvetcov had done everything right in the first 100km of stage five in the Giro d'Italia - he got himself in the five man breakaway and was working hard on the front.
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USA Cycling unveils 2025 National Championship schedule with 17 chances to claim the Stars and Stripes jerseyFrom cycling eSports in February to cyclocross in December, here are the dates and locations for the 2025 season
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Tech of the week: A shockingly expensive steel bike from Colnago, a surprisingly affordable carbon bike from Pinarello, DT Swiss energises our cycling lives and Pog's bars are now yours to buyColnago's Steelnova is a thing of beauty but you'll pay for the pleasure, while Pinarello's F1 is an inexpensive gateway to the brand. DT Swiss enters the dynamo hub market and Enve brings Pog's cockpit to market
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Van Vleuten confirms her third Giro Donne victoryThe Dutch rider finishes safely in the bunch while Chiara Consonni takes the final stage
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Five reasons why the 2015 Giro d'Italia was greatAn unforgiving route, attacking racing - there wasn't much missing from this year's Giro d'Italia
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This is my third Giro d'Italia win, insists Alberto ContadorDespite having his 2011 title stripped for doping, Alberto Contador is insistent that his 2015 Giro title is the third on his palmares
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Alberto Contador wins the 2015 Giro d'Italia, as Iljo Keisse takes final stage in surprise breakawayContador secured his second overall win of the Giro d'Italia after finishing safely on the final stage to Milan which was won by Iljo Keisse in a surprise breakaway
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Marco Coledan waits before Giro d'Italia finish line to ensure he finishes lastThe maglia nera lives on
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Alberto Contador explains struggles on final mountain day in Giro d'ItaliaAlberto Contador and Tinkoff-Saxo team talk about the race leader's time loss during the final mountains of the 2015 Giro d'Italia
