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Betting on the Giro d'Italia

Along with the Tour de France and the World Cycling Championship, the Giro d'Italia makes up the Triple Crown of Cycling. With the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España it is one of the three Grand Tours. The race is more commonly known as the Giro

The 2008 Giro d'Italia starts in Palermo on May 10 and ends in Milan on June 1 with the riders covering a distance of 3,500 kilometres. The format of the race is similar to that of the Tour de France

The three weeks of racing begins with a 28.5 km team time trial in Palermo before heading north via Rome, Tuscany and Verona.

The final week is packed with mountain stages, with an individual time trial to the summit of the Plan de Corones ski station and the steep Mortirolo climb on the last day in the mountains.

The Giro ends with a 23.5 km individual time trial to Milan.

Italy's Danilo Di Luca won the 2007 Giro d'Italia and is a favourite for 2008 along with fellow Italians Damiano Cunego, Gilberto Simoni and Riccardo Ricco.

Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni hold the record for the most race wins at four each.

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