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Pro Cycling Tour Of Lombardy The career of Pro Cycling Tour of Lombardy, took place last Saturday October 14. After the 245 kilometers in one-day race, the winner was Olympic and World Champion, Paolo Bettini, also known as "Il Grillo" (The Cricket) for his attacking style in racing and high speed. The Italian reached the target with his face bathed in tears, while pointing to the sky and kissed his rainbow jersey. But these tears were not just for the joy of winning his ninth race in 2006, were actually nostalgic for the recent loss of one of the people who most support throughout his life. Sauro Bettini (42), Paolo's older brother died on October 2, 2006, in a car accident in California-The Bibbona in Italy. The Grille admitted a day before the race, which after the crash of his brother, he had come to consider retiring from cycling, but it was his father who convinced him to stay strong and running at the Giro Lombardy. "After winning the world title, I was still in good shape, but was not sure whether he was mentally strong," said Bettini. Paolo was the first attack when crossing the Madonna del Ghisallo, 45 km away from the goal, and attacked again in the Monte located 18km from the finish line on Lake Como in the arched down for a moment we stole encouragement when it seemed to lose energy and was struck by German Fabian Wegmann. But Bettini attacked again and left his opponents behind him. The Spanish, Samuel Sanchez, ranked second, while Wegmann followed with the third. The Tour of Lombardy was...
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Rest In Crimea Crimea. History of Yalta. More online: The land on which stands the city of Yalta, was inhabited by man long ago. The present town grew up on the site of Yalta Tauri settlement which existed in the I century AD. Oe. near the former town of Chekhov. Near the city, archaeologists have found items relating to the Stone and Bronze Ages. In the old part of Yalta, on the slope of the hill and Polikurovsky on the outskirts of the city, were found "stone boxes" - dumping Tauris, ancient inhabitants of the south coast. Time habitats Tauri in the Crimea dates back to the X-IX centuries BC. Oe. the III century AD. Oe. In written sources, the Greek authors that tribe has a bad reputation cruel pirates, who not only rob travelers, but also sacrifice them to their goddess of the Virgin. But, of course, piracy is not to Tauris, was the basis of the economy, but only "auxiliary craft." Tools for Life gave them animal husbandry, farming, hunting, catching fish and dolphins, gathering clams. History Tauri settlement which formed Yalta, of course, connected with the history of Crimea. In the city during construction, often find items during the Crimean Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages was a fairly large village which is called Dzhalitoy. The earliest mention of Yalta (Djalili) is found in the description of the Crimean coast in the early twelfth century. (1145). In the XIII century on the south coast penetrate the Venetians, Genoese and then. The documents and maps of the fourteenth century. Yalta called Yalitoy, Kallitoy, Gialitoy and Etalitoy....

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