Russia's Denis Menchov survived a fall on a rain-hit final stage an individual time trial to win the 100th-anniversary edition of the Giro d'Italia in dramatic fashion in Rome. The Russian lost control on rain-slicked cobblestones and slid for about 10 metres along the slippery surface before taking a spare bike provided by a team member and finishing the race.
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