Giro d'Italia Stage 7: Recanati > Rocca di Cambio, 207kms

Reto Hollenstein leads the day's escape - and they have a nine-minute lead already..!

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Rigoberto Uran has time to laugh as his mechanic changes a wheel...

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The Appenines loom on a crystal clear horizon, exactly one week after the flat landscape of Denmark...

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Daryl Impey is Green Edge's water carrier today...

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Fumiyuki Beppu is leading the escape up a big climb, halfway through the stage...

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The Lampre-led peloton has yet to stir itself in pursuit...

Adriano Malori has modest ambitions on this first uphill finish...

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The peloton on stage seven of the 2012 Giro d'Italia

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Franck Schleck seems unwell as he collects a water bottle from Kim Andersen...

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Taylor Phinney is coolng hmself off on this very warm day in the mountains...

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Beppu and his companions are approaching the final climb with just over two minutes lead...

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Robert Hunter chases for Garmin - the plan is to get Ryder Hesjedal into Pink..!

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Navardauskas is on chasing duty today - he gets a water bottle from Sebastian Rosseler...

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Matteo Rabottini is out in front after dropping the other escapers...

The peloton is still fairly compact despite the climb towards the finish at Rocca di Cambio...

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Sterfano Pirazzi has moved in front instead, and he has Lopez chasing him...

Androni is chasing this move...

Paolo Tiralongo wins stage seven after joining Michele Scarponi in a last-kilometre attack...

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Heaven is... Ryder Hesjedal achieves his dream of wearing the Maglia Rosa..!

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