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Denis Menchov wins the Giro d’Italia despite falling off the bike at 3 kms before the finish line. The day was rainy with the cobbles soaking wet and slippery. Menchov slid down the road, got up very fast, his mechanic gave him a new bike and a little push (perfectly allowed and within legal limits in cases like these)…and we got a winner!

Bravo Denis Menchov, bravisimo! This Giro was fantastic and enjoyed it very much.
Lance Armstrong finished 15:59 minutes behind Menchov in the Final General Classification making him #12. In today’s stage 21, his [Armstrong] individual time trial was 1:19 minutes behind the winner of the stage, Ignatas Konovalovas.

I want to congratulate all the professional cyclists that participated in this Giro. I think that all of them are incredible cyclists even if they came at last. For anybody to be able to participate in a cycling tour that has 21 stages has to have great stamina, be in a almost perfect physical fitness and has to have a complete and total love for this beautiful sport of cycling.
Having said so, my greatest admiration goes to all cyclists, from #1 winner, Denis Menchov, to #169, Evgeny Sokolov, a Russian professional cyclist that rides for BBox Boygues Telecom cycling team.
Great job guys, well done!

Stage 21 results

1 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team           18.422 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream              0.013 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad    0.074 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana                         0.115 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                 0.166 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                            0.187 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                        0.208 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank                      0.219 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe          0.2310 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                          0.2411 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                          0.2716 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini        0.45

Final general classification

1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                             86.03.112 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini               0.413 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                             1.594 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                        3.465 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                    3.596 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                 5.287 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo        8.438 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad               10.019 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                       11.1310 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.                     11.28

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