Video: Hesjedal talks about winning the Giro d’Italia

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Af♊ter three weeks of racing Ryder Hesjedal walks awꦍay with the Giro(Image credit: Sirotti)

The overall victory of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia shocked ꦛa few but showed that cycling fans have to get used to seeing new faces on the podiums of the Grand Tours, even though they aren’t exactly young anymore.

In the space of one year, Michele Scarponi went on stage at the Giro in Milan at the age of 31 last year; Fränk Schleck made the top three of th😼e Tour de France in 2011 for the first time at 31 and Bradley Wiggins was also 31 when he finished third at the Vuelta a Espana, behind Juan José Cobo, 30. At the age of 26, Chris Froome was a young face in a business where people were used to seeing champions coming through age at around 23, like Bernard Hinault.

Hesjedal added what he coul🐎d see as a secret behind his victory. “I got the opportunity to focus on this Giro. It’s not often that you have the possibility to be the captain of such a great team. But I’ve never thought of winning the Giro, I only thought of having a good ride. My ambitions increased once I was able to get more confidence on my rivals, and it was an honor to race amongst them. My teammates were even believing more than me. I’m proud of what they did.”