SIDELINES : Bugno Start-to-End Giro Victor
From Times Wire Services
MILAN, Italy —
Italian Gianni Bugno won the Tour of Italy today, matching a 17-year-old record by staying in the lead for all 20 stages of the cycling race.
The 26-year-old cyclist won with a time of 91 hours, 44 minutes, 27 seconds.
The last person to lead the Giro from start to finish was Belgian Eddy Merckx, in 1973. Bugno became the fourth rider ever to do so.
Bugno’s lead over runner-up Charles Mottet of France totaled 6 minutes, 33 seconds.
Bugno, who won the Milan-San Remo classic earlier this year, is the first Italian in four years to win the Tour of Italy.
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