FROM THE CW ARCHIVES: THE 1987 GIRO D'ITALIA PART 3

CW Classic from the archive

Stephen Roche loses the pink jersey to his Carrera team-mate Roberto Visentini ? but then gained it back in sensational circumstances, amid accusations he attacked his own rider in the mountains. Here we look back at how Cycling Weekly covered week two of the 1987 Giro d'Italia.

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