Giro d'Italia stage 20: Sant Vicent > Sestriere, 196kms

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The day begins with a last look up at the Alps above Cervinia...

The action begins with an attempted escape by Berlato and Saramotins...

Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

The peloton is flying through the town of Bard, 15-kilometres into the stage...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Simon Clarke is strying to escape as well, but no-one's getting away for now...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Spanish champiopn Jon Izaguirre has managed to get into the day's tactical escape...

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Tinkoff is already chasing at two minutes, and it will stay that way for the next 150-kilometres..!

Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Julian Berard leads the escape towards the foot of the Colle delle Finestre...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Berlato has jumped away from the escape on the lower slopes of the Finestre, but he'll be caught by someone much stronger...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Ilnur Zakarin has also jumped away and passed everyone else - they won't see him before the climb is over..!

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Stefano Pirazzi is chasing at one-minute but going no-where closer...

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Ryder Hesjedal has gone to work on the first un-surfaced section of the climb...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Steven Kruijswijk leads the elite Maglia Rosa group up the climb - Zakarin is almost two-minutes ahead though...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Hesjedal pedals relentlessly on as the climb starts to bite into everyones' legs...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Mikel Lanada has attacked on the steepest and worst surfaced section...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Landa escapes with already one-minute over Contador and Aru, and he's closing-in on Zakarin too..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

All eyes are on Contador as his rivals wait for him to respond to Landa...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Further back, Darwin Aatpuma leads a small group containing Caruso, Intxausti and Konig...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Hesjedal is the one to start chasing Landa and Zakarin...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Hesjedal rides even faster, putting Aru and Contador in trouble behind..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Aru senses a good move and comes to life, chasing the leaders up the Finestre...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Contador suffers a few moments of panic before settling down to limiting his losses - the Giro is up for grabs now..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Contador has Tanel Kangert to annoy him for the next hour or so...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Hesjedal leads Uran, but Aru is about to catch and pass them...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Aru is chasing Zakarin and Landa, while opening a bigger gap on Hesjedal and Uran and Contador...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Hesjedal and Uran pedal into the last-kilometre of the Finestre, an effort that will put the Canadian into 5th-place overall..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Kruijswijk is only a few seconds behind Hesjedal, but a full minute ahead of Contador...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Contador has lost about 1' 30" to his main rivals near the summit, but with the long descent and climb to Sesterire still to come...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Brent Bookwalter isn't in contention at the sharp-end of the race, but even he gets a friendly push from a fan...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Thousands of fans watch Chaves, Sanchez and Rogers climb the Colle delle Finestre many minutes after the leaders...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Contador still has Tangert trailing him as he starts the final climb to Sestriere, and with a two-minute time-loss...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Landa is now working for Aru again, as the final few kilometres begin...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Aru attacks, but Uran has managed to go with him...

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Aru has attacked Uran and pulls away in the final kilometre..!

Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Fabio Aru wins stage twenty into Sestriere..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20

Alberto Contador can afford to smile now he has secured, virtually, a third Giro win..!

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