Giro d'Italia Stage 8: Foligno > Montecopiolo, 179kms

Some Italian fans are expecting a big show on this big stage...

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Edvald Boasson-Hagen leads the hopeful escape away with Vorgonov...

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We're on holiday..! Michael Matthews and Luke Durbridge enjoy their first day off in eight days...

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A bruised and battered Nicholas Roche still has business to conduct, maybe today..?

Quemeneur is pulling the escape towards a six-minute lead before the peloton reacts...

Omega-Pharma si the first team to chase, for Rigoberto Uran...

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BMC shows its intentions by relaying the chase, for Cadel Evans...

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The escape has suddenly shrunk to three on the first GPM - Stefano Pirazzi leads Arredondo and Quemeneur...

Thsi is a beautiful part of Italy unless you hate climbing hills..!

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Arredondo is out in front and alone on the Carpegna climb...

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Ag2R leads a fragmented peloton up the sheer ascent...

Pierre Rolland is chasing Pirazzi and Arredondo on the penultimate ascent...

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Ag2R chases harder now - they're against Rolland and for Pozzovivo today..!

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Cadel Evans is on Quintana's wheel with Basso on his wheel...

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Arredondo is starting to fade, but he'll start the last climb with a 30-seconds lead...

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Rafal Majka ignites the racing with five-kilometres to go - they're one minute behind Arredondo...

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Steve Morabito leads Evans now, the showdown is coming..!

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Rolland has caught a shattered Arredondo with two-kilometres to go - but the chasers are closing in...

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Diego Ulissi wins stage eight after an attack by Kiserlovski just failed...

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Cadel Evans is the new race-leader of the Giro d'Italia - it's been quite a while since the last time..!

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