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Monday 23 May 2011 9:15 pm

Tondo dies after freak accident

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CYCLING: Spanish rider Xavier Tondo has died, aged 32, after a freak accident at a ski resort near Granada. Tondo won the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon in April. “He was an incredible person who loved this sport more than anyone,” said Tour de France champion Alberto Contador.

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