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From left, Italian cyclists Stefano Garzelli, Gilberto Simoni, Danilo Di Luca and Ivan Basso pose in front of the map of the 2009 edition of the Tour of Italy, Giro d'Italia cycling race, presented in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Dec.13, 2008. Organizers unveiled a highlight-filled route for the 100th anniversary edition of the race Saturday inside Venice's opera house, La Fenice. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno}