Giro d'Italia stage 6: Montecatine Terme > Castiglione d Pescaia, 183kms

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Two cyclists have escaped right away - Rutkiewicz and Grosu...

Cannondale-Garmin have suddenly launched a ferocious chase, but why..?

The chase has closed the gap and allowed Garmin's Marangoni to jump across with Bandiera and Malaguti...

The two leaders sit up to await the triplet of chasers - it works better this way..!

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Marangoni leads the escape that is building a four-minute lead after 60-kilometres...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

The peloton is strung out in pursuit across some fabulous Tuscany countryside...

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Rick Zabek is back at his team car getting his radio fixed, but it's not because of the music..!

Jussi Veikannen is looking back for some tender loving care as well...

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The Giro has a new race-leader in Alberto Contador...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

The Giro also has a new best-young-rider in Fabio Aru...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Ji Cheng is chasing for Giant-Alpecin...

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Another Chinese rider, Xu Gang, is collecting bottles for his Lampre teamates...

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Fumiyuki Beppu grabs his feed-bag - but for sure there's no Sushi in it..!

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Japan has another cyclist in the Giro by the name of Manabu Ishibashi...

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A mighty Tuscan villa towers over the peloton as it continues its pursuit...

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Marek Rutkiewicz is leading the escape that still posseses a four-minute lead with 50-kilometres to go..!

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Luke Durbridge carries a bunch of bottles in his Craft vest...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Ji Cheng is still going strong and chasing at the front...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Calvin Watson chases for Trek, and the gap is suddenly closing now...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Andre Greipel wins stage six from ??? and ??? - but a big crash has felled a lot of riders in the last 200-metres...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Alberto Contador has fallen - he looks okay but his shoulder is a big concern...

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 6

Contador's left shoulder is too sore to put on the Maglia Rosa today - more importantly, will he even start tomorrow's stage..?

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