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Gilbert tops 2011 cycling season

PARIS (AFP) – As Alberto Contador fought back tears during an impassioned plea against doping accusations last February, his rivals were planning for a season which would eventually etch some of their names in cycling’s history books. By the end of 2011, only a few names stood out from the rest ­ and Contador, despite coasting to his second Giro d’Italia victory in...