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Ryder Hesjedal back at Giro d'Italia as fan, insists it's 'always about the last week'

2012 Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal (right) was at the 2023 race for stage 17 and visited Geraint Thomas

Ryder Hesjedal made history in 2012 as the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour title, claiming the Giro d’Italia’s maglia rosa while racing with Garmin-Barracuda. 

He finished sixth in the final stage, a 28.2km individual time trial in Milan and 47 seconds ahead of overnight leader Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) to claim the overall title by a mere 16 seconds. 

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