Tiralongo grinds to Giro stage win

Paolo Tiralongo wins, Giro d'Italia 2011, stage 19
By Nick Bull
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Astana's Paolo Tiralongo took the nineteenth stage of this year's Giro on the slopes of the Macunaga, after maglia rosa Alberto Contador seemingly gave him the victory.

Tiralongo started one of the slowest sprints in the race's history a measly 25m from the line, and Contador - a former team-mate of Tiralongo - chose not to respond.

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Nick Bull

Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain. 

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