Giro d'Italia Stage 6: Sassano > Montecassino, 247kms
A four-man escape has got away representing the four smallest teams in the Giro...Roberto Torres leads the way.
A fruit seller watches the escape as it builds a 14-minute lead...
Brett Lancaster is leading a tentative chase for Green Edge...
The peloton has some nice scenery to enjoy while the pace is low...
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Whatever Matthews has said, it's made CJ Sutton very happy - everybody likes 'Bling'..!
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The quartet is climbing above the port of Salerno with a ten-minute lead still...
Rigoberto Uran has plenty of support from his Omega-Pharma teamates...
There's been a mighty crash with 15-kilometres to go - Tyler Farrar is on the deck..!
Jonathan Castroviejo emerges from a muddy ditch, confused and shaken up...
Half the peloton has been involved, but some luckier ones have missed the crash altogether..
Gianpaolo Caruso seems the worst off - he has to abandon the Giro..!
Angel Vicioso is injured too, while teamate Joaquim Rodriguez is chasing to get back on...
David Villella looks bad too - ho won't finish either..!
Cameron Meyer is trying to encourage Tuft and Lancaster to continue in the race...
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Incredibly, most of BMC has missed the crash - they've got Oss pacing Cadel Evans away up the last climb..!
Oss doesn't care that he's also got Durbridge and Matthews on his wheel - Uran, Quintana and Rodriguez are out of contention..!
Robert Kiserlovski is chasing alone, but he won't get across...
Wouter Poels is chasing for Uran, but he's also got Kelderman and Quintana with him...
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Michael Matthews takes an astonishing mountain-top win, but the biggest winner of the day is Cadel Evans..!
