Rodríguez finished second in the 2012 Giro d'Italia behind which cyclist?
Alberto Contador
Vincenzo Nibali
Ryder Hesjedal
Chris Froome
Answer
Ryder Hesjedal won the 2012 Giro d'Italia, 16 seconds ahead of Joaquim Rodríguez, who finished second. Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win one of cycling's Grand Tours, and the first non-European to win the Giro d'Italia.
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