As strange as it may seem, a move is afoot to bring the Giro d'Italia bike race to Washington DC in 2012.

The Giro characteristically has begun the 3-week bike race for a few days in other countries before relocating to Italy for the bulk of the miles.  The Tour de France also will visit adjacent countries during its three-week run.

But never before has one of these races included a TransAtlantic flight as part of the race ...   more »