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Cycling Climbs Giro d'Italia History and Legends Races

Monte Zoncolan

Monte Zoncolan. Giro 2014 Stage 20.
The summit of Monte Zoncolan. Giro d'Italia 2014 Stage 20. May 31, Saturday. Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) attacked out of a very early break to win at the top of Monte Zoncolan. Enthusiastic fans on the slopes of the Zoncolan interfered with many of the riders, particularly Francesco Bongiorno, who was riding with Rogers until an over-eager tifosobrought him down. Nairo Quintana, the Colombian rider of Movistar team won the 2014 Giro d'Italia. Image: Gazzetta.it

One of the most demanding climbs in professional road bicycle racing, Monte Zoncolan is a mountain in the Carnic Alps, located in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. It has been used in the Giro d’Italia six times (2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2018) and in the Giro Donne (Giro d’Italia Femminile, rebranded in 2013 as the Giro Rosa), once (1997).

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Classics Races

Daniel Martin wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2013

Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2013
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2013

Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp), the nephew of former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche won the Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2013 edition, outsprinting Katusha Team’s Joaquim Rodríguez. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) won the sprint in the small chasing group and took third place.

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