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Italy's Ivan Basso, center, winner of the Giro d'Italia, tour of Italy cycling race, celebrates on the podium with second placed David Arroyo Duran of Spain, left, and third placed Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Ivan Basso won the Giro d'Italia for the second time Sunday, taking his first major title after a two-year doping ban. Basso took the race lead after Friday's epic mountain stage, stayed in front during another climbing leg Saturday and cruised to victory in the concluding individual time trial, which ended beside Verona's ancient Arena. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)