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Contador a deserving Giro champion

02 June 2008 | 9:29 - By Mike Tomalaris

Alberto Contador may not have won a stage in this year's Giro, but he's proven to be the complete all-rounder, playing by the rules, and was cool throughout.

Some critics say Alberto Contador has no right to be the winner of the 2008 Giro d'Italia - after all he failed to win a stage during the three week race.
So what!
While riders such as Riccardo Ricco and Emanuele Sella enjoyed their share of victories, niether was good enough to grab the leader's jersey when it mattered most - on the final stage.

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Contador still dogged by dope rumours

01 June 2008 | 8:41 - By Mike Tomalaris

When Alberto Contador stood on the winner's dais at the 2007 Tour de France, his victory was shrouded with rumour and suspicion because of his alleged links to doping. If the Spaniard hangs on to the pink jersey in Milan tomorrow should he brushed with the same innuendos?

The Giro comes to a grinding halt tomorrow morning, but after three weeks of hard racing I fear something big has been missing from the season's first Grand Tour.
At first I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but then it suddenly hit me.

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One mountain, one time-trial and 21 seconds separates the Giro's top contenders from glory.

What a Giro this is turning out to be!
Only 21 seconds separates the top three riders and it's the likely suspects who are challenging for the pink jersey.
Full credit must go to Danilo Di Luca today - he is a fighter in every sense of the word.

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Stay in touch with the ProTour road cycling season with SBS's cycling blog, featuring race reports, video highlights and blog coverage of every race of 2008, as well as details of SBS's racing coverage.

Mike Tomalaris is SBS's cycling presenter, who has covered the Tour de France for 12 years. Mike is a keen cyclist himself, and covers a few hundred kilometres a week in a social weekend bunch ride. For cycling fans around Australia, Mike Tomalaris is cycling.

 
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