Paolo Savoldelli is an Italian former road racing cyclist who won the Giro d'Italia in 2002 and 2005. Nicknamed Il Falco, the falcon, he was a climber best known for fast descending, and a bold descent of the Colle delle Finestre on the penultimate stage secured his 2005 victory over Gilberto Simoni. In July 2005 he won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, and he led the Astana team at the 2007 Giro d'Italia. He retired after the 2008 season and became a television commentator for RAI, calling races from a motorbike and ending each report with the catchphrase A voi. In 2014 he received a six-month ban for his links to the doctor Michele Ferrari.
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is an Italian former road racing cyclist
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winner of the 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia
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is an Italian former road racing cyclist
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On 20 July 2005, Savoldelli won the 17th stage of the Tour de France
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