Hesjedal will 'give everything' in Giro's final time trial

Canadian fan, Giro d'Italia 2012, stage 20
By Cycling Weekly
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Ryder Hesjedal woke up this morning in Milan after a great battle in the Italian Alps. The Canadian of team Garmin-Barracuda held off Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) on the mighty Stelvio Pass to position himself for the Giro d'Italia's overall win.

At 2,757 metres, just over the line and to the right, the warrior hunched over his handlebars after the battle. He took in deep breaths of thin air as staff, friends and journalists surrounded. Photographers' cameras clicks and a speaker announcing the riders finishing filled the air.

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