Brescia Seeks Giro d'Italia Finish for 2012

Now that the finish of the Giro d'Italia has been pried away from Milano by Verona, Brescia has announced it's candidacy to host the finishing stage of the 2012 Giro.

The Mayor of Brescia, Adriano Paroli, announced the official application of the city to host the arrival of the last stage of the 95th edition of the Giro d'Italia. This year Brescia is hosting the finish of stage 18 (Levico Terme-Brescia, 151 km, May 27) and the departure of stage 19 (Brescia-Aprica, 195 km, May 28).

Photo: Brescia's Piazza della Loggia

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Criterium dei Circuiti: Gran Premio Città di Brescia

Brescia hosted its first Criterium dei Circuiti on Thursday, June 4th. The winner was World Champion Alessandro Ballan, followed by Ivan Basso and Alessandro Petacchi.

Photos: event photos by Rodella

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Lance Armstrong Hinting World Record Attempt?

On February 1st, Lance wrote on twitter, "Why not?" and linked to the photo above. He hasn't made any additional comments about the bike or its purpose since then.

Is this a clue that he is thinking about an hour world record attempt? Rumors about an hour record attempt at the new track being built in Montichiari (Brescia) surfaced last month, including comments by Francesco Moser. See my story, photos, and a virtual video tour of the new track at: http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/armstrong-new-velodrome-in-montichiari.html

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