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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 14 > Climbs come early in unorthodox route of ’09 Giro d’Italia

Climbs come early in unorthodox route of ’09 Giro d’Italia

By Juliet Macur / The Bulletin
May 14, 2009

ALPI DI SIUSI, Italy — The riders at the Giro d’ Italia knew their climb was growing steep on Wednesday when they found themselves above the timberline, surrounded by fields of snow and feeling a chill in the air. A gondola usually used to transport skiers to the mountaintop....

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