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Garmin-Barracuda’s Ryder Hesjedal is the first Canadian to win a cycling Grand Tour.
Vacansoleil’s Thomas De Gendt won Stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia and nearly took the leader’s jersey.
Stage 19 did not deliver a definitive winner of the 2012 Giro d’Italia, but it did deliver a lot of action.
Farnese-Vini sprinter Andrea Guardini beat Sky’s Mark Cavendish to win Stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia
Katusha’s Joaqim Rodriguez won a hard-fought Giro d’Italia Stage 17.
Jon Izagirre got Euskaltel-Euskadi some much-needed publicity by winning Stage 16 of the Giro d/Italia.
Peter Sagan of Liquigas won five of the eight stages of the 2012 Tour of California.
Farnese-Vini’s Matteo Rabottini soloed for 86 kilometers to win Stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia.
Rabobank’s Robert Gesink attacked on the final climb to win Stage Seven and the race lead of the Tour of California.
Movistar’s Andrey Amador led two other breakaway riders across the finish line to win Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia.