Rodriguez reflects on Giro d'Italia near miss

Joaquin Rodriguez, Giro d'Italia 2012, stage 14
Gregor Brown
By Gregor Brown
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) believed until the last moment, until the last kilometre in Milan yesterday that he had a chance to win the Giro d'Italia.

"To tell the truth, Valerio [Piva, team DS] was telling me it was my moment in the time trial. I risked it all. I pushed it, in every corner," Rodriguez said in a post-race press conference.

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Gregor Brown
Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season. 

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