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Rigoberto Uran isn't stressed about this mountainous day - he's too busy playing with his balloons..!
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Over 20-men have escaped - and they're led by Edvald Boasson-Hagen...
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Danilo Hondo leads the escape up the first climb with a lead of over four minutes...
Alessandro Petacchi is in charge of Omega-Pharma in a very gentle pursuit...
Salvatore Puccio is involved in another crash, he and a few Sky teamates..!
Bernhard Eisel helps Siutsou up - Henao is also involved...
Yukiya Arashiro is in agony from the fall, but he'll manage to re-start and finish the stage...
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The escape starts the 'wall' of Noveis with a seven-minute lead....
The peloton is still compact as it too starts the sheer ascent halfway through the race...
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Green Edge's Hepburn, Tuft and Docker are not going to enjoy this last week of the Giro...
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It's a very Italian-looking escape with Enrico Battaglin leading them up the day's highest climb...
Bjorn Thurau is leading Pierre Rolland in a five-man counter-attack...
Uran doesn't look too troubled by the move, but he doesn't look too strong either...
Ryder Hesjedal is in the counter-attack, as is Zoidl and Izaguirre...
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Up ahead, Manuel Quinziato has escaped with Albert Timmer with 30-kilometres to go...
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Ivan Santaromita is trying to chase, but not making much progress...
Quinziato and Timmer have a two-minute lead over the chasers, but the BMC rider will sit up and await the Maglia Rosa group, leaving Timmer in front...
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Julian Arredondo leads the favourites on to the last climb, he has teamate Kiserlovski right with him...
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In a classic tactical move, Hondo has dropped back from the escape to help Arredondo and Kiserlovski...
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Behind the Trek riders, Majka, Uran, Kelderman and Evans await their chances...
Up ahead, Hesjedal is still pushing hard with Rolland and Zoidl behind...
In the favourites' group, Vuillermoz pushes hard for Ag2R - and for Pozzovivo..!
Pozzovivo has attacked and taken Quintana with him, while Izaguirre has dropped from the escape to help Quintana...
Wilco kelderman has started chasing Quintana and Pozzovivo...
Uran leads Majka, Evans and Aru with three-kilometres left...
Pozzovivo and Quintana will gain good time on their rivals in Oropa...
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Aru has attacked Uran and taken Majka with him - but Kelderman is not far behind..
Uran and Evans seem inseperable, but Evans will kick away and win back four-seconds...
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Enrico Battaglin celebrates winning one of the Giro's most prestigious stages in Oropa