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When in fact the last day of the Giro was run on the streets of Milan for the time trial, Hesjedal completed the course in which was indeed enough time to take the pink jersey for the final time.
This completed his journey of becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour and only the second time ever that the pink jersey changed hands on the last day of the Giro. The victory elicited an immediate response from his home country of Canada, with the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper releasing a statement saying "We thank Mr.
Hesjedal for this defining moment in Canadian sport. This remarkable win in one of bicycle racing's most grueling competitions is a testimony to Mr. I know this is going to go down as one of the great Canadian accomplishments ever in sport. With his successful Giro, questions were asked if he would still ride the Tour de France. It was announced in early June that he would be Garmin's team leader for the Tour.
At the Tour de France, he was close to the overall lead in 8th, 18 seconds back, from the prologue through the first five stages. Hesjedal was then involved in a massive crash during the 6th stage that put him 13 minutes behind and out of contention for the general classification. The following day, Hesjedal withdrew from the event due to the injuries to his leg and hip.
The Summer Olympics went on with underwhelming results from Hesjedal where he finished 63rd in the road race and 28th as Canada's lone entry in the time trial competition. The beginning of the season was somewhat discreet for Hesjedal, who failed to make an impression in the races before April. He was however named as the leader for his team for the mountainous Giro del Trentino.
The ordeal got off to a bad start as Hesjedal lost on Stage 2 to the winner of the day, Richie Porte. Hesjedal went on to finish the race in fourteenth position. At the Giro d'Italia, Hesjedal lost some time in the first week because of his tendency to ride behind the peloton. However, he was stronger in the third week and clawed his way back to the top ten in the mountainous Stages 18 and In the latter stage, he was second to Fabio Aru.
In August , it was announced that Hesjedal had signed with Trek—Segafredo for the season. He also rode the first 4 stages of the Tour de Romandie, but he did not complete the race since Garmin—Barracuda wanted to keep him rested in preparation for the Giro d'Italia, where he would be the team's leader for the overall classification, while his team-mate Tyler Farrar's task would be to contest the sprint finishes.
His Giro that year got off to a good start, Garmin—Barracuda won the team time trial and put Hesjedal in fourth overall and within reach of the overall lead.
On May 12, he became the first Canadian to lead the overall classification of the Giro and wear the pink jersey as leader of the general classification. He is the first Canadian rider since Steve Bauer in the Tour de France to wear an overall classification jersey from a Grand Tour. The event unfolded on stage 7, where the last of the escapees was caught with only metres 2, feet to go. Hesjedal finished 5th in the uphill finish atop Rocca di Cambio, 5 seconds behind stage winner Paolo Tiralongo of Astana, securing the leader's jersey.
In , Hesjedal competed in both mountain biking and road cycling races. The following year, he joined a professional road cycling team. In , he won the mountains classification in the Tour de Georgia as well as his first Canadian national title in the time trial. Hesjedal competed in his first Tour de France in Later that year, he finished sixth at the Tour de France, his highest finish in a Grand Tour race to that point. It was the highest finish of a Canadian at the race since , when Steve Bauer placed fourth.
However, Hesjedal dropped to 18th place overall following a crash caused by a Tour fan. It was not only the first time a Canadian had won the event, but also the first time a Canadian had stood on the podium at the Giro. Not long after the Tour, he competed in the Olympic Summer Games in London, finishing 28th in the time trial and 63rd in the road race.
Hesjedal received the Lionel Conacher Award for best male athlete in Canada for in recognition of his win at the Giro. In , Hesjedal was considered a strong contender for both the Giro and the Tour de France.
However, the defending champion withdrew from the Giro, citing illness. Further misfortune affected his Tour de France; following a crash on the first stage, Hesjedal rode the entire tour with a broken rib, finishing 70th overall and 9th in the mountains classification. However, he fought back to a ninth-place overall by the end of the race.
In the Giro d'Italia, Hesjedal placed second in two stages and finished in fifth place in the overall standings. He retired from competition at the end of the season. Earlier in , Hesjedal had participated in a joint interview with the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, as part of an investigation into the sport of cycling.
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