Pez Cycling News, Edmond Hood, 25 May 2021
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As the peloton is about to start the final week of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, we talk to Andy Hampsten, the only rider from the US to win the Italian Grand Tour. Hampsten was the hero of the 1988 Giro as he battled through a Gavia snow storm to eventually take final overall victory. Ed Hood gets the full story.

Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 7 October 2020
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As the peloton is about to start the 2020 Giro d’Italia, we talk to Andy Hampsten, the only rider from the US to win the Italian Grand Tour. Hampsten was the hero of the 1988 Giro as he battled through a Gavia snow storm to eventually take final overall victory. Ed Hood gets the full story.

Gear Patrol, Jeremy Berger, 15 May 2015
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On June 5, 1988, a snowstorm almost 9,000 feet up in the Italian Alps sent professional cyclists to the side of the road, into support cars and, in some cases, to the hospital with hypothermia.

Ny Velo City, Schmalz, 23 April 2009
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Washington, Jefferson, Hampsten….

Ny Velo City, Schmalz, 23 April 2009
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Washington, Jefferson, Hampsten….

Daily Peloton, Cathy Mehl, 25 May 2005
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Springtime in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara, California brings wildflowers, wine festivals and lots and lots of cyclists. When my cycling friends alerted me that Andy Hampsten and friends would be cycling in my area for a week, I knew I had to request an interview. Meeting one afternoon in a coffee shop, we sat and chatted for over an hour and a half. Talking with Andy is like reading a history book on cycling. Not only did he create his own place in history by being the only American to ever win the Giro, but he rode with legends and icons in cycling and these are people he calls friends today. You'll meet no nicer former Pro than Andy Hampsten, and his casual attitude toward his accomplishments was indeed refreshing.

Daily Peloton, Cathy Mehl, 25 May 2005
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Our conversation with the only American winner of the Giro d'Italia continues in Part Two of the Andy Hampsten Interview