The 2009 Giro d’Italia leader’s jersey has been unveiled today in Milan on the eve of the centenary edition presentation event in Venice. For the first time, the world of haute-couture winks at the most beloved race in Italy. Di Luca: “I like it and I hope to wear it soon.” Basso: “Many of us will compete for it.” Simoni: “This race is my life”…more on Gazzetta dello Sport
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Paris (France) - Spain’s Carlos Sastre wins Tour de France 2008 today in Paris.
Sastre, a 33-year-old climbing specialist who rides for the CSC team, became the eighth Spaniard to win the race’s yellow jersey and the third consecutively after Oscar Pereiro (2006) and Alberto Contador (2007).
“I’ve dreamt of this since I was a child,” said an emotional Sastre, who was surrounded by his wife and two children, Claudia and Yeday.
“I’m beyond words, to be here with my family is really special.”
Link: Carlos Sastre – Tour de France
