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2010 Giro d'Italia:  Two days to go.
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Simoni, Vinokourov, Basso, Evans, Sastre, Cunego and Garzelli at the pre-race press conference in Amsterdam.
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Top contenders touch the Giro trophy.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) won the Giro in 2004.
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Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) won the 2000 Giro d'Italia.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the overall in 2001 and 2003.
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The current world champion, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team), changed his training to target the Giro.
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2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam).
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Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana), back after his ban for doping, won the recent Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
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Pointing to the Giro trophy, Simoni indicates the two years (2001, 2003) that he won the race.
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