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	Gilberto Simoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gilberto Simoni (born August 25, 1971) is an Italian cyclist.
		Simoni is a native of Palu di Giovo, and is a climbing specialist.
		Simoni failed to defend his title in the 2004 Giro d'Italia with the emergence of his teammate Damiano Cunego.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gilberto_Simoni (714 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gilberto Simoni
		Danilo di Luca, born on 1976 in Spoltore, is a professional Italian cyclist.
		Simoni is known as a top climber with impressive results at the Giro, Vuelta a Espnana and Tour of Trentino.
		After being named a favorite for the 2002 Giro, Simoni was expelled from the race for a "non-negative" doping result.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gilberto-Simoni (1687 words)

	SI.com - Cycling - Arvesen wins 10th stage of Giro d'Italia - Tuesday May 20, 2003 01:36 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Simoni, a Giro winner in 2001 and a top favorite for this year's title, had started Tuesday's stage with a gap of 31 seconds from Garzelli.
		Simoni broke away from Garzelli's group as the road climbed to Monte Casale and Monte Trebbio in the last 30 kilometers (18.6 miles).
		Simoni said he was not fully confident when he launched his solo attack on Garzelli.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2003/05/20/giro_tues (448 words)

	Cycling Hall of Fame.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gilberto Simoni was born in Palu’ di Giovo, Italy on August 25, 1971.
		Simoni was 2nd in the 2005 Giro behind Paolo Savoldelli of Italy.
		Simoni was also 3rd in 1999 behind fellow countrymen Ivan Gotti and Paolo Savoldelli, 3rd in 2000 behind fellow countrymen Stefano Garzelli and Francesco Casagrande, and 3rd in 2004 behind Damiano Cunego of Italy and Sergei Honchar of the Ukraine.
	www.cyclinghalloffame.com /riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=74 (124 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cycling - Simoni withdraws in the wake of doping scandal - Friday May 24, 2002 09:55 AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Simoni had learned Wednesday that he had tested positive for cocaine metabolites at a random doping test carried out in April.
		Simoni claimed that an injection of anesthetic for dental treatment could be responsible for the positive test.
		Simoni had been tested by WADA, the world anti-doping agency, on the eve of the Giro del Trentino on April 24.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2002/05/24/simoni_withdraws_ap (546 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Simoni wins Paris-Nice fifth stage
		Simoni, the former Tour of Italy winner and a renowned climber, came over the finish line on Mont-Faron comfortably ahead of Australian Cadel Evans, of the Lotto team, and Frenchman David Moncoutie of Cofidis.
		Simoni meanwhile was sublime as he tackled the final climb towards the finish, where he was like a first-year pro who'd just won his first race.
		Simoni was excited after his first win of the season, although his real aim of the season is the Tour of Italy in June, when he is expected to do battle with team-mate Damiano Cunego, among others.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/423967.htm (566 words)

	Tour de France 2006: Gilberto Simoni Archives
		Gilberto Simoni rode away from the field 2 kilometers before the finish atop Mont Faron, and won his first race as a member of the Lampré team.
		Simoni, whose climbing won him the Giro d'Italia in 2001 and 2003, was followed by Cadel Evans of Australia, and David Moncoutié at the summit.
		Gilberto Simoni of Saeco apparently tried to abandon the Tour today, and race radio announced he was out, but his team director managed to keep him going, and he resumed chase, and rejoined the peloton 30 minutes later.
	www.tdfblog.com /gilberto_simoni (7791 words)

	Serotta Competition Bicycle Forums - Simoni's had enough
		Gilberto Simoni, double winner of the Giro d'Italia, has said he never wants to race the Tour de France again.
		Of course Simoni's stage victory in the 2003 Tour was a notably victory, salvaging a failed attempt to ride for the general classification, but the Italian is tired of finding himself completely overwhelmed by the dominance of Lance Armstrong and his US Postal Service team.
		Gilberto Simoni, the 2003 Tour of Italy champion, was one of the riders in Thursday’s main breakaway on stage 17 but, having been caught, complained — somewhat hypocritically — about the failure of Lance Armstrong’s rivals to attempt to beat the American.
	www.serotta.com /forum/printthread.php?t=3556 (1123 words)

	Graham Watson Cycling Photography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Whichever answer you opt for, the fact is that Simoni was a bitterly disappointed man in Milan last Sunday, and will want to re-assert his supremacy within his team and within cycling by leading the climbing challenge in the Tour.
		And even though Simoni tried to make it look like his attacks in the last three mountain stages were an effort to take second place away from Serguei Honchar, and that he was not attacking his teamate and race-leader - I believe by then, that Simoni just did not have it any more.
		To have a Simoni in-form and raring to challenge Armstrong is simply another twist to what I think is becoming the most competitive Tour de France in years, what with the news that Jan Ullrich is coming back to his best in the Deutschland Tour...
	www.grahamwatson.com /news/grahamsnotes10.html (834 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Simoni targets Tour joy
		Gilberto Simoni said on Wednesday he won't give up his Tour of Italy crown without a fight — and is determined to make amends for a disappointing display at last year's Tour de France.
		Simoni recovered to take the 14th stage on the second day of climbing in the Pyrenees but failed to trouble the Texan, who went on to win the Tour de France for a record-equalling fifth time.
		In the latter stages of last year's Giro Simoni had launched a challenge to Armstrong to try and win both races in the same year — an achievement that many people believe is impossible in modern-day cycling.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/297752.htm (551 words)

	Gilberto Simoni
		'Big mouth' Simoni was man enough to challenge Armstrong in the Tour.
		And to see him fighting with heavy fever was impressive.
		Simoni on the stage for yet another maglia rosa in the Giro d'Italia 2003.
	www.geocities.com /gilbertosimoni/english.html (65 words)

	Lampre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Giro dell’Emilia is “his” race, Gilberto Simoni won it in 2000, it is one of the races he likes the most: “I was thinking about today for a long time.
		Gilberto Simoni: “I felt I was in a good condition in the Vuelta a Espana.
		Gilberto Simoni is ok with it: “I want to make a great end of season.
	www.lampre-caffita.com /news/news_U.asp?id=699 (356 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Holdin' on: Armstrong retains overall Tour lead
		Simoni, this year's Giro d'Italia winner, almost dropped out of the race Saturday because he had the flu.
		Simoni was timed in 5 hours, 31 minutes, 52 seconds in winning the 14th stage, a jagged route from Saint-Girons to Loudenvielle-Le Louron.
		Simoni, this year's Giro d'Italia winner, was once expected to challenge Armstrong but has had a poor Tour.
	espn.go.com /oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0720/1583158.html (792 words)

	Simoni finishes Giro d'Italia on top
		Celebrating his victory in front of Milan's main cathedral - the third largest Catholic church in the world - Simoni was universe away from the disappointment he experienced last year when he was ejected from the Giro after testing positive for cocaine, a charge he was later cleared of.
		Simoni, 31, also won the Giro in 2001, and both times there was a bit of an edge to his victory and subsequent comments.
		Simoni's stage wins made the difference in another category, as Simoni also won the purplish "ciclamino" jersey of the overall points victor.
	www.velonews.com /race/int/articles/4030.0.html (718 words)

	Gilberto Simoni.........Oh Dear!
		Simoni has plenty of juice to back his talk up.
		that simoni underestimated the tour- the dolomites in may are not like the alps in mid july.
		However, riding like Simoni did in the Giro a six weeks ago is no mean feat.
	www.cyclingforums.com /t31333.html (1699 words)

	Savoldelli survives, Rujano takes stage victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The two were joined by the number two in the general classification, Gilberto Simoni.
		Danilo Di Luca meanwhile, was suffering from cramps and was forced to let go of Simoni and Rujano, risking his chance to end up on the Giro podium.
		Savoldelli's coalition paid off, and the gap with Simoni at the start of the final climb had been reduced to a minute and forty seconds.
	www.cyclingpost.com /giro/printer_547.shtml (835 words)

	CNN.com - Simoni in the pink after stage win - May 11, 2004
		Simoni snatched the overall lead from Australian Bradley McGee, who slipped behind in the toughest section of the final climb.
		Simoni said he was not worried by his younger team-mate Cunego's presence so close to him in the standings.
		However, Simoni was not predicting that he had a third Tour in his grasp already.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/05/11/cycling.giro (433 words)

	.:. procycling .:.
		Gilberto Simoni believes his loss of the Giro title could be a blessing in disguise as the comes to the Tour de France.
		Not much more than a year ago Gilberto Simoni was talking himself up as the rider who would push Lance Armstrong all the way in the Tour de France.
		Simoniâs return to safer pastures at this yearâs Giro dâItalia was no less traumatic than that Tour appearance as he was convincingly beaten by Danilo Cunego, a young member of Simoniâs own Saeco team.
	www.procycling.com /news.aspx?ID=138 (496 words)

	Active.com - Petulant Simoni lets fly -- and wants to leave the Tour
		The time for Wednesday's event was taken from when the fifth of the nine starting riders crossed the finish line, and the new but controversial format for the team event meant that the time Saeco lost only amounted to 1 minute, 30 seconds.
		Unfortunately for Simoni, he trundled in behind the five front men, meaning that his "real" deficit was taken into account in his personal ranking in the general classification.
		Simoni arrived on the Tour last year fresh from his second victory in the Giro d'Italia, and full of confidence that he would threaten Armstrong's bid for a fifth consecutive win.
	www.active.com /story.cfm?story_id=10914&sidebar=676&category=tdf2004_peloton (542 words)

	Cannondale Latest Word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Saeco/Cannondale's Gilberto Simoni waited a long time before letting himself go in the celebration of winning the Giro.
		Perhaps it was just fear of bad luck, respect for his rivals or just the fear of the unexpected but Simoni had refused to speak about having won the Giro in the last few days even if he had a huge margin over all his rivals.
		Simoni rode the final time trial into Milan aboard his pink Cannondale equipped with matching pink wheels and dressed head-to-toe in the color he had worn since stage ten.
	fr.cannondale.com /bikes/bikeword/add_news_29.html (93 words)

	CNN.com - Cunego is happy to help Simoni win - May 18, 2004
		Simoni, the 2003 Giro winner, sat next to Cunego in the Saeco team's rest day news conference on Tuesday and made it clear there was no rivalry in the Italian team.
		Simoni claimed that having a strong team mate in the race leader's pink jersey means he can save his strength for the decisive mountain stages in the final week of the Giro.
		Simoni said his number one rival is still fellow Italian Stefano Garzelli -- currently sixth 1:15 off the pace.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/05/18/cycling.giro (520 words)

	Giro d'Italia 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Simoni is down by 2min 9 sec to Savoldelli and has vowed to either win the Giro or blow himself up attacking.
		Rujano, Simoni and Di Luca on the Finestre.
		Simoni is 2min 9sec behind Savoldelli in the General Classification so he's close to the gap he needs.
	www.torelli.com /raceinfo/giro/giro2005.html (4051 words)

	VeloNews: 2004 Tour de France Special Coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Saeco team leader Gilberto Simoni, a two-time winner of the Giro d'Italia, is so fed up with the Tour de France that he wants to go home.
		Unfortunately for Simoni, he trundled in well behind the five front men, meaning that his actual time deficit - nearly three minutes - was taken into account.
		Last year, despite a disappointing performance overall, Simoni claimed victory on the 14th stage to Loudenvielle in the Pyrénées ahead of Frenchman Richard Virenque.
	www.velonews.com /tour2004/news/articles/6493.0.html (391 words)

	Saeco team suspends captain Gilberto Simoni following positive drug test
		MONTICELLO BRIANZA, Italy (AP) -- Gilberto Simoni, last year's Tour of Italy winner and one of Italy's top cyclists, was suspended by his Saeco team Saturday and had his salary frozen after he tested positive for cocaine metabolites for the second time in about a month.
		Simoni, 30, failed a doping test carried out at the end the ninth stage of the race, at Caserta on May 21, race organizers reported Friday night.
		Simoni claimed that an injection of anaesthetic, given for dental treatment hours before the test, was possibly behind the positive result of the April test.
	www.canoe.ca /CPSportsTicker/CANOE-wire.CYCLE-Doping-Simoni.html (375 words)

	Giro d'Italia 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Simoni nuova maglia rosa (Simoni is the new Pink Jersey).
		Simoni is already talking about his coming confontation with Armstrong in the Tour.
		Simoni is a great winner, a fine climber and an honest and sincere man. He is eager to clash with Armstrong at the Tour de France.
	www.torelli.com /raceinfo/giro/giro2003.html (6149 words)

	Cannondale Latest Word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Saeco/Cannondale's Gilberto Simoni won the 185 km 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia today, capturing victory and extending his lead along the grueling climb to the stage's finish atop Monte Zoncolan.
		Gilberto Simoni of the Saeco/Cannondale team piloted his CAAD7 to a dramatic surprise attack during today's tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia, and took over the race leader's maglia rosa, or pink jersey, with a slim two-second lead over Stefano Garzelli...
		Gilberto Simoni of the Cannondale-sponsored Saeco road racing team is the winner of the 2003 Giro del Trentino, the last major test before the upcoming Giro d'Italia...
	www.cannondale.com /bikes/bikeword/en_q2_2003.html (882 words)

	Revised Team Time Trial Rules Disproportionately Hurt Gilberto Simoni and Team Saeco \| Operation Gadget
		Gilberto Simoni of Team Saeco crashed near the finish line of the Team Time Trial stage.
		Although he remounted and finished the stage six seconds after his team's fifth rider, he lost 2 minutes 42 seconds instead of the loss of 1 minute 30 seconds that five members of his team scored.
		I don't love or hate Gilberto Simoni or the Saeco team, but I think they got a raw deal.
	www.operationgadget.com /2004/07/revised_team_ti.html (680 words)

	CNN.com - Simoni takes stage as Julich leads - Mar 11, 2005
		Two-times Giro d'Italia winner Simoni showed his early season form in the final climb to the finish when he broke away from the leading group to score his first victory for the Lampre team.
		Simoni, 33, who won the Giro in 2001 and 2003, finished ahead of Australian hopeful Cadel Evans and France's David Moncoutie.
		Only 69th at the start of the stage in Rognes, Simoni was too far adrift in the standings to seize the overall lead.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/03/11/cycling.nice (421 words)

	Tuesday's mail bag: More on Gilberto; Names, names and Vino' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Simoni is a great rider, but he lets his mouth talk instead of his legs. Wasn't he 84th at the Tour this year?
		Perhaps Simoni forgets that the last man to win both the Giro and Tour in the same year was later busted for doping (none other than Marco Pantani).
		Regarding Gilberto Simoni's "challenge" to Lance Armstrong (see "Simoni challenges Armstrong to Giro-Tour duel"), Simoni finished 84th in the Tour de France, 2:35 behind Armstrong.
	www.velonews.com /news/fea/5230.0.html (800 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - Simoni wants to race for Austria, agent says - Thursday September 30, 2004 9:56PM
		Simoni wants to swap teams because he was not nominated for the Italian team at the road cycling world championships currently taking place in Verona, Italy, his agent, Michael Moser, said.
		Like his compatriot Davide Rebellin, who is starting for Argentina in Verona, Simoni wanted to race for his potential foster home at the worlds, but his application came too late.
		Simoni, 31, would have to assume Austrian citizenship to carry through the change.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/more/09/30/bc.eu.spt.cyc.austria.simoni.ap/index.html (265 words)

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