Giro d'Italia stage 10: Civitanova > Forli, 200kms

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Alain Marangoni leads a five-man escape away right from the start...

With a strong tailwind, the peloton is already chasing after 20-kilometres to keep the gap down..

Tom Stamsnijder is the man chasing for now...

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This is a rare Giro day when folk like Esteban Chaves can chat with fellow Colombians, Uran and Henao...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

After a hectic first week, Alberto Contador and Tom-Jelte Slagter have a lot to chat about...

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Malaguti and Marangoni have driven the escape to a four-minute lead, but that's as far as they'll get...

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The peloton speeds past the ancient walls of Fano, about halfway through the stage...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Nikolay Mihaylov and Lukosz Owsian are getting up-close and personal - but it's all for the cause to fix a race-radio...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Caleb Fairly has plenty of time to chat with former teamate, Tom Danielson...

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Stef Clement chases for IAM, but no-one has told him the team's sprinter Pelucchi has abandoned...

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Xu Gang has a full load on-board - three bananas and three bidons..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Ivan Rovny collects bottles for Tinkoff...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Rovny has been practising his moves after a whole week in the Giro...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Rovny squeezes two more bottles into his vest, that's seven in total..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Alberto Contador seems to have got his hands on one of Rovny's cool bottles...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Fumiyuki Beppu chases for Trek and Nizzolo, but the escape is still four minutes ahead...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Nicola Boem leads the escape, on what is probably his fifth attempt at escaping in this Giro...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Sam Bewley looks as deflated as his flat tyre, but there are more surprises in store...

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Simon Clarke rushes to the aid of Richie Porte after a flat tyre with seven kilometres to go...

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Clarke manages to swap wheels with Porte before any Sky associate can get near...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Clarke continues to aid his fellow-Australian in one of the most sporting ways ever seen...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Clarke now pushes Porte back into the race with no Sky riders nearby...

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A keen fan jumps in to help Porte get on his way...

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Porte is momentarily on his own as the chasing begins...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10

Porte now has five Sky riders pacing him back, but he'll lose about 50-seconds by the end of the stage...

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Nicola Boem celebrates his greatest day as a stage winner of the Giro d'Italia..!

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Porte is still in good humour after the finish - a loss of one-minute overall can still be overturned...

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