Leading the 1999 Giro d'Italia by more than five minutes with just two stages to go, his race had ended in ignominy, rather than victory
 Kutsogolera mpikisano wa Giro d'Italia wa 1999 ndi mphindi zopitilira zisanu ndi magawo awiri okha, mpikisano wake udatha mwamanyazi, m'malo mopambana.