Victoria "Ryder" captures Giro d’Italia
Sunday, May 27, 2012 @ 9:54 AM
Prince George, B.C. – British Columbians are sending their congratulations to Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal for his historic victory at the Giro d’Italia this weekend.
With the victory, Hesjedal accomplishes a series of firsts. He becomes the first Canadian ever to win the race and the first to have worn the Giro pink jersey, which he earned in stage 7. The pink jersey is awarded to the rider with the fastest time overall.
He is also the first Canadian to ride to victory in any of the three professional grand tour races consisting of the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana.
Born and raised in Victoria, Hesjedal is a BC Games alumnus whose 2010 Tour de France bicycle was recently inducted into Victoria’s Sports Hall of Fame. He has been competing professionally since 2005 and finished sixth in the 2010 Tour de France.
He says in the wake of his victory in Italy he is seriously considering competing in this year’s Tour de France, which runs from June 30th to July 22nd and will cover 3,479 kilometres.
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