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Saturday, August 02, 2008 Italy's Cunego pulls out of Olympics by Agence France-Presse at 3:54 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling   Italy's Damiano Cunego, still feeling the effects of a fall in the Tour de France, on Saturday pulled out of the Olympic road race event in Beijing, his Lampre team announced. He finished 36th in Saturday's San Sebastian classic, more than nine minutes behind winner Alejandro Valverde, as he returned to competition after pulling out of the Grand Boucle three days before the end. "I was having bad sensations when going uphill," the reigning Amstel Gold race champion said. "I had problems breathing and a persistent headache." The men's road race at the Games finishes near the Great Wall on August 9.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article