Post-Tour Criteriums 2011 stages

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Key protagonists take tension out of Giro press conference, with Belgian in good spirits despite pre-race illness

Alison Jackson gets first stage and GC wins of year in Europe, Riley Amos and Savilia Blunk win Whiskey 50 titles - North American Roundup

Benoît Cosnefroy crosses the line ahead Clément Venturini from chasers to complete podium

Bernal to wear newly designed national champion's jersey in homage to historic Café de Colombia team's 1987 Vuelta a España victory

'The only unknown is probably the longer climbs, but apart from that, I think I can be quite competitive every day' says Brit

Technical Divide Road at mile 42 still section pro riders 'can't necessarily win the race, but it's bad enough that you could lose it there'

Slovenian speaks to the media in final pre-race press conference and says he's up for the fight for second Giro d'Italia victory in three years

FDJ-SUEZ rider goes into overall race lead with win atop Lagunas de Neila