Giro d’Italia: a new challenge for Sir Bradley Wiggins
As the Giro d’Italia begins, Sir Bradley Wiggins hopes to repeat his success in the Tour de France and London Olympics. But the Giro is a very different beast.
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Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is forced to pull out of the Giro d’Italia because of a chest infection that had left him lagging in 13th place.
As the Giro d’Italia begins, Sir Bradley Wiggins hopes to repeat his success in the Tour de France and London Olympics. But the Giro is a very different beast.
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