The Giro is skirting Turin on its way towards the first true mountains of the race...
After working for Cavendish's win yesterday, Ian Stannard and Jeremy Hunt are officially on a day off today..!
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Matteo Montaguti is leading an eight-man escape after 60-kilometres of racing...
The escape is at the foot of the first climb, led by Jan Barta and Andrey Amadaor, and leading by 12-minutes..!
The sprinting is over for riders like Robbie Hunter - fetching food is the new order of the day...
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Big man Bodnar is setting a strong pace for Liquigas on the Col de Joux...
Barta has attacked out in front and leads his fellow-escapers by 35-seconds...
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Jose Rujano has come out of retirment again - and he's attacked from the peloton..!
Damiano Cunego is chasing Rujano up to the summit of the Joux mountain...
Cunego and Rujano start the long climb to Cervinia in company with Txurruka, Bruseghin, Oliveira and a few others...
Amador has soloed away and leads his closest chasers by 40-seconds and the peloton by a full eight minutes..!
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Liquigas is still setting the pace behind, led by Sylvester Szmyd and Ivan Basso...
The Giro starts the steepest section of the climb to Cervinia as the cloud rolls in...
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Joachim Roriguez is marked by Michele Scarponi and Franck Schleck...
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Schleck looks good today, that's why he has Hesjedal and Pozzovivo marking him...
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Mikel Nieve has attacked with four-kilometres left - but Hesjedal has countered the Basque and moved away..!
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Henao and Uran lead the chase now, the Giro is hotting up at last..!
Hesjedal has the look of a man determined to win back the Maglia Rosa today...
Amador sprints to victory ahead of Bart and De Marchi...
Hesjedal finishes just 20-seconds later - and 26-seconds ahead of Rodriguez..!
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Frank Schleck arrives a little later - what does the rest of the Giro hold for him..?
Ryder Hesjedal has won back the race-lead in Cervinia - and doesn't the Canadian look happy..!