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85th Giro d'Italia (GT)

Italy, May 11-June 2, 2002

News for May 5, 2002

Latest newsflashes

May 25 - Mathew Hayman interview: Making hay while the sun shines
May 25 - Stage 12 wrap up, Post stage comments, Lunghi wins 12th stage, Simoni out, Saeco cancels journos' football game, Perfetto denies doping
May 24 - Stage 11 wrap up, Post stage comments, Simoni not in the clear yet, Cadel Evans re-launches website, Garzelli case to be heard on June 3, Frigo taken for a ride, Saeco pulls Simoni before B sample announced, Mercatone flicks Sgambelluri
May 23 - Stage 10 wrap up, Post stage comments, Simoni allowed to continue, regardless of B test, Mapei to continue in the Giro
May 22 - Stage 9 wrap up, Garzelli's B sample positive, Post stage comments, Gutted Garzelli to take a break from cycling, Cipollini comments, Castellano comments, Why probenecid?, Policeman admits to supplying Varriale and co. with doping products, Simoni non-negative for cocaine
May 21 - Stage 8 wrap up, Post stage comments, Santi Perez hospitalised with cranial trauma, Garzelli's counter-analysis due on Tuesday, Varriale and the wicked fridge
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Rabobank team for the Giro

Theo de Rooij has selected six Dutchmen, one Australian, Belgian and German to ride in the Giro d'Italia for Rabobank. The race starts this year in the Netherlands, with a prologue in Groningen, and Rabobank is the only Dutch team taking part. The nine riders are: Michael Boogerd, Jan Boven, Marc Lotz, Addy Engels, Steven de Jongh, Thorwald Veneberg, Geert Verheyen (Bel), Mathew Hayman (Aus) and Grischa Niermann (Ger).

Dutch not sure about broadcasting the Giro

Dutch NOS TV have not yet decided whether to broadcast the Giro d'Italia, which starts next Saturday in Groningen in the Netherlands. The reason being is that the cost of purchasing the rights from sender RAI could be too high. According to a spokeswoman for NOS (as quoted in Algemeen Dagblad), it is "not unusual" to negotiate about broadcasting an event this close to the starting date.

"Sometimes it's decided on the day that it begins," said the spokeswoman, who did not say how much it would cost to broadcast the Giro.