Andrej Amador has attacked on the first long ascent of the day, he has Poland's Marcznyski for company - and they'll be joined by two others soon...
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Navardauskas and Phinney are struggling with the pace, but they'll get back on the descent...
Marczynski, Minguez, Berard and Amador are 12-minutes ahead after 50-kilometres of racing...
The peloton is enjoying the Abruzzo scenery while the escape profits...
Points leader Matthew Goss has time to savour a long descent...
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Mark Cavendish is making a temporary jersey change while his original one gets a bit of tailoring done to it...
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"Name your price, Jack" Australia's pursuit king Jack Bobridge is in a conversation with GB supremo Dave Brailsford - maybe something to do with the Olympics..?
Minguez leads the escape into the last 45-kilometres, but their lead is down to just four minutes now...
Sebastian Rosseler is doing the hard work for Garmin right now...
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Ryder Hesjedal and Peter Stetina, Maglia Rosa and Maglia Bianca respectively...
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Fumiyuki Beppu is certainly earning his Yen in this Giro..!
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Amador and Marczynski are still away with 20-kilometres to go, but not by much...
Team Katusha will bring the escape back...
Colnago IMOX start to wind up the pace as the final climb begins...
Astana join in the pace-setting with Enrico Gasparotto...
Domenica Pozzovivo has attacked with seven-kilometres to go - he won't be caught..!
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Ivan Basso is happy to just watch and wait for the bigger mountains next weekend...
Domenica Pozzovivo wins stage eight..!