Giro d'Italia stage 5: La Spezia > Abetone, 152kms

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
The peloton starts from La Spezia on yet another short, punchy, stage - but with an uphill finish..!
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Sylvain Chavanel attacks right away, but he'll need some support to stay away today...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Chavanel has found company in the form of Alex Domont, Silvan Dillier, Jan Polanc and Serghei Tvetkov...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Simon Clarke is the latest race-leader from Orica-Green Edge - what a week they've had so far..!
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Clarke is enjoying the support of ex-race leaders Gerrans and Matthews, what a team they are..!
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Michael Hepburn and Sam Bewley are doing the hard miles in front before the climbing begins...
Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Michael Rogers is glad another team is doing the chasing today, "we're still recovering from Monday's epic..!"
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Alessandro Petacchi gets some vocal support after making a wheel-change...
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Dillier leads the escape up the first climb with an advantage of seven minutes..!
Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Orica-Green Edge are starting to chase a bit more seriously now...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Clarke is studying details of the latter part of the stage - he plans on keeping that colourful jersey...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Alberto Contador changes to a lighter bike with 50-kilometres to go...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Polanc looks to be the strongest escaper on the climbs, and their lead has barely changed at nine minutes...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Polanc is the strongest escaper - he's attacked the others and seems to be heading for a stage-win at Abetone..!
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Chavanel is chasing Polenc but the gap is growing...
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Astana and Tinkoff are duelling it out about five-minutes back...
Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Simon Gerrans is doing his best to keep Clarke in contention with 10-kilometres to go...
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Astana has won its battle with tired Tinkoff - Tiralongo leads them along...
Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Alberto Contador attacks in the last five-kilometres - he's chased by Aru, Porte, and Chaves...
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Richie Porte responds by attacking Contador..!
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Aru also makes a move against Contador, this Giro is alive and very well..!
Mikel Landa has suddenly got across to help team Aru - these four will finish the stage together...
Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Ryder Hesjedal is chasing the race-favourites, and he'll get to within 20-seconds of them...
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Clarke is fighting for the honour of the Maglia Rosa, but he'll lose it and four minutes today...
Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Jan Polanc celebrates his win in Abetone..!
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Alberto Contador becomes race-leader of the Giro with 16 days still to go..!
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 5
Alberto Contador becomes race-leader of the Giro with 16 days still to go..!
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