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Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour cycling event with a tension-laden finish Sunday in the Giro d'Italia that captured even the attention of Prime Minister Stephen...- Fans watch anxiously as Hesjedal makes history
- 'He is a legend now,' says Ryder Hesjedal's proud mom after historic win
- Other homegrown elite athletes from Victoria
- Ryder Hesjedal earns praise from around the world for 2012 Giro d'Italia win
- Vancouver cycling fans celebrate Ryder Hesjedal’s win at 2012 Giro d’Italia
- Hesjedal's road to Grand Tour win began with switch from mountain biking in 2004
- Giro d’Italia: Ryder Hesjedal not a lock for London Olympics
- Photo gallery: Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d'Italia
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Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour cycling event with a tension-laden finish Sunday in the Giro d'Italia that captured even the attention of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cycling legend Lance Armstrong.
- Fans watch anxiously as Hesjedal makes history
- 'He is a legend now,' says Ryder Hesjedal's proud mom after historic win
- Other homegrown elite athletes from Victoria
- Ryder Hesjedal earns praise from around the world for 2012 Giro d'Italia win
- Vancouver cycling fans celebrate Ryder Hesjedal’s win at 2012 Giro d’Italia
- Hesjedal's road to Grand Tour win began with switch from mountain biking in 2004
- Giro d’Italia: Ryder Hesjedal not a lock for London Olympics
- Photo gallery: Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d'Italia
- Video: Giro d'Italia Stage 21: Final time trial
- Cycling blogger Rudy Pospisil on the Giro d'Italia
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