Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) before the start.
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Damiano Cunego at the start
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The peloton taking off
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Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval - Scott) at the back of the field
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Cunego is not doing the Giro
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Rasmussen and Contador
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Rasmussen with former colleagues
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Zabel doing a last-minute email
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Cunego is all smiles
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Cunego is popular in Italy
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The youngsters Cunego and Contador
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Cunego with his young fans
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Contador (r) shakes hands
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Alberto Contador Velasco (Astana) is thinking
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Denis Menchov (Rabobank) gives it a go
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Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) attacked the others
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Contador had some trouble breathing
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Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Silence - Lotto) is the surprise of the Giro
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Astana looked good
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Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes) doing the team work
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Bosisio leads his captain
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Fortunato Baliani (CSF Group Navigare) grits his teeth.
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Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Rabobank) climbs well
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Contador was suffering today
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Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) also lost time
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Enrico Gasparotto (Barloworld) struggles
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Fortunato Baliani (CSF Group Navigare) was bleeding
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Contador checks
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Sella spent a lot of time out
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Visconti struggled in
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The determined face of Gilberto Simoni
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Visconti couldn't hang on
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There was plenty of encouragement for Visconti
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Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval - Scott) still shows Souvenirs from his crash, as Contador tries to hold his wheel.
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Simoni leads the chase
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Simoni was not too impressed with his fellow racers
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Visconti got passed by many
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Juan Manuel Garate (Quick Step) on the left
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Christian Vande Velde (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) was in the escape all day long
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Vande Velde couldn't hold on
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Bettini came in fifth today
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Menchov gives it a go
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) was having a tough day
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Andreas Klöden (Astana) also struggled today.
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne) did a courageous ride
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Riccardo Riccò fans on the climb
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The tifosi waiting
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Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre) hung tough today
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Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) was in the break
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Bosisio was rewarded for his work
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Champagne for Bosisio!
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Sella can't believe he could hang on
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Let the Sella-bration begin
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Emanuele Sella (CSF Group Navigare) was exhausted
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Sella crosses the line
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Sella sprays the champagne
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A happy Sella
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Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes) has the leader's jersey
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Bosisio already won a stage
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The podium kisses feel good
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