Giro d'Italia Stage 11: Colecchio > Savona, 249kms
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Fabian Wegmann crashes on a descent one hour into the race - he's out of the Giro..!
The attacks are coming thick and fast, but no-one's got away yet...
Bjorn Thurau leads a 23-man escape up the first climb, but they are only 30-seconds in front...
Luca Paolini overcooks a bend and nearly falls - a dozen others have already fallen higher up the mountain...
Adriano Malori is the first of the fallers to descent to safer ground - but he's covered in mud and blood...
Andrey Zeits has fallen in the mud too...
Chris-Anker Sorensen isn't hurt - but he'll need a good shower or two later-on..!
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The crash has caused ,many splits - Eugenio Alafaci chases back with Nizzolo on his wheel, while BMC is still chasing the escape up ahead...
Thurau is the most active in front - he is one of three Europcar riders escaping...
The strung-out peloton is four minutes down as it passes near Rapallo on the Cinq Terre coastline...
Japanese champion Arashiro is on bottle duty with three of his teamates in the escape...
Androni has started to chase hard through the centre of Genova - the gap closes rapidly..!
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Tyler Farrar leads a group of riders delayed or involved in another big crash on the Riviera coast...
Daniel Moreno leads Bongiorno, Roche and Preidler as the escape breaks up..
Roche attacks now, he's part of a bigger plan maybe..?
Michael Rogers has shot down the descent like a madman - and he'll gain a 30-seconds lead with 12-kilometres to go..!
