Giro d'Italia stage 17: Tirano > Lugano, 136kms

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Giacomo Berlato leads a trio of escapers up the first climb of the day...

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The peloton is led by Tinkoff and Contador, and is about to start chasing...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

The Giro has exploded on spectacular the hills of Valtellina

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Berlato's trio are just a few minutes in front because of the speed of the peloton...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Fabio Silvestre chases for Trek, who sense a stage-win for Nizzolo...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

The peloton speeds through a lakeside town near Dongo...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Iljo Keisse leads the escape along the shores of Lake Como, but they have little time to watch the scenery today...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

The peloton is also blind to the lakeside views as it closes in on the escape...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Adam Hansen has escaped on the rolling road towards Lugano...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Matteo Tossato is keeping Contador out of trouble as the sprinters' teams organise their trains alongside...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Sacha Modolo and Giacomo Nizzolo fight it out for the victory in Lugano...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Sacha Modolo wins stage seventeen from Nizzolo and Mezgec..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Giacomo Nizzolo has got the red points jersey at last..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17

Alberto Contador celebrates another day as race-leader with four days to go...

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