Giro d'Italia Stage 12: Imola > Vicenza, 190kms

When Ryder Hesjedal is struggling to keep pace, you know it's been a fast start..!

Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

The Mona Lisa is watching over a peloton that will cover 52.2-kilometres in the first hour..

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Fabio Aru grabs a banana less than two hours into the stage - has he got hungry already..?

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

The entire peloton stops for a call of nature 73-kilomtres in - a sure sign an escape is out in front...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Kenny Elissonde leads a five-man escape, but they have just two-minutes over a peloton already chasing...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Alberto Contador gets a quick bike-change from his trusted mechanic at Tinkoff...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Richie Porte takes a quick drink as the peloton re-finds its vitesse once again..

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Brett Lancaster chases for Orica-Green Edge - this must be a day for either Simon Gerrans or Michael Matthews...

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Heinrich Haussler is kindly carrying four full musettes for his IAM teamates - or at least he's trying to..!

Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Dark skies loom over the peloton as it turns towards the final 60-kilometres in the hills...

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Matteo Tossato leads a Tinkoff pursuit with strong winds coming from the side...

Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Louis Vervaeke is the only escaper still in front after Tinkoff's chase...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Michael Rogers takes a big turn at the front, and immediately opens a gap on the Astana riders behind, only for it all to come back together again...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Contador is taking a long look back at Aru on the steepest climb of the day...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Rigoberto Uran makes a tentative move on the twisty, and very slippery, roads...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Tanel Kangert leads a new escape on the way to the final climb - Contador and Aru are there but Porte is not...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Franco Pellizotti has attacked on the last climb from home, but he only has a small lead...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Philippe Gilbert heads towards the uphill finish-line in Vicenza...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Philippe Gilbert wins stage twelve - it's his first win of the 2015 season..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Contador sprints for the line a few seconds later - and takes time out of Aru and Porte..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12

Alberto Contador is smiling again with nine days to go to the finish - his rivals had better be scared now..!

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