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88th Giro d'Italia - PT
Italy, May 7-29, 2005
Photography
Team presentation - Thursday, May 5
Press conference - Friday, May 6
Prologue - May 7 : Reggio Calabria ITT, 1,150 m
Stage 1 - May 8: Reggio Calabria - Tropea, 208 km
Stage 2 - May 9: Catanzaro Lido - S.M. del Cedro, 182 km
Stage 3 - May 10: Diamante - Giffoni Valle Piana, 210 km
Stage 4 - May 11: Giffoni Valle Piana - Frosinone, 220 km
Stage 5 - May 12: Celano - L'Aquila, 223 km
Stage 6 - May 13: Viterbo - Marina Di Grosseto, 153 km
Stage 7 - May 14: Grosseto - Pistoia, 211 km
Stage 8 - May 15: Lamporecchio - Firenze ITT, 45 km
Stage 9 - May 16: Firenze - Ravenna, 139 km
Stage 10 - May 18: Ravenna - Rossano Veneto, 212 km
Stage 11 - May 19: Marostica - Zoldo Alto, 150 km
Stage 12 - May 20: Alleghe - Rovereto, 178 km
Stage 13 - May 21: Mezzocorona - Ortisei, 218 km
Stage 14 - May 22: Egna - Livigno, 210 km
Stage 15 - May 23: Villa di Tirano - Lissone, 154 km
Stage 16 - May 25: Lissone - Varazze, 210 km
Stage 17 - May 26: Varazze - Limone Piemonte (Colle di Tenda),
194 km
Stage 18 - May 27: Chieri - Torino ITT, 34 km
Stage 19 - May 28: Savigliano - Sestriere (Le Valli Olimpiche),
190 km
Stage 20 - May 29: Albese con Cassano - Milano, 119 km
May 29: Paolo Savoldelli celebrates in Bergamo
May 29: Paolo Savoldelli celebrates in Bergamo
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Stage 20 - May 29: Albese con Cassano - Milano, 119 km
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
wins the final stage in Milano
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
gives the V sign as he beats Zabel to win the final stage
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
smiles from the podium
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
kisses the winner's trophy
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Giro winner
Paolo Savoldelli salutes from the podium
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
with his winner's trophy
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The final podium (L to R):
Gilberto Simoni (2nd), Paolo Savoldelli (1st), and Jose Rujano (3rd)
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The arms go up
as AleJet cruises home
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Number four
or two 'peace' signs to the rest of us
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Petacchi takes number four
with Erik Zabel coasting home in second
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Alright, peace Ale...
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The end of a tough Giro
for Mr Petacchi
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No, not two - four wins!
Petacchi gets his numbers mixed up
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Alessandro Petacchi is a happy man
after taking stage win number four
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Relief for Petacchi
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How you doin' Milan?
Alessandro Petacchi thanks his many fans
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And lets rip with the spumante
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The happiest man in Italy
Paolo Savoldelli with his winner's trophy
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Savoldelli and the reward
for three tough weeks
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You're mine, baby!
big kisses for the trophy from Savoldelli
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Tickled pink
like a kid in a candy shop
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Yeeah!
It's been a long time since the triumph of 2002
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Trophies and kisses...
what more could you want?
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Actually, forget the girls
I'll just kiss the trophy
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Savoldelli satisfaction
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It's going to get heavy soon
for Rujano, the mountain man
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A gallant second for Simoni
and the trophy to prove it
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The podium:
Simoni (Lampre), Savoldelli (Discovery), Rujano (Selle Italia)
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The Giro's top three
pleased to be in Milan
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Paolo Bettini (Quickstep)
finished in purple
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Bettini e bambina
look satisfied
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Who's your daddy?
Jose Rujano took the mountains prize
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Reward for some great climbing
for Selle Italia's Jose Rujano
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I might be little, but I get the girls!
Joes Rujano looks a happy camper
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Stefano Zanini (Quick.Step)
took the Intergiro crown
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Zanini and the boys
soak it up in Milan
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Now that's a cool trophy
for Ivan Basso, who may well have been on the winner's step if not for illness
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Claps for papa
from baby Basso
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Discovery escorts another winner
through the streets on the final day of a grand tour
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Cunego knows what it feels like
to be rolling into Milan a winner of the Giro
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Sitting safely in the pack
Savoldelli cruises to overall victory
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99 pink balloons
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There's a balloon for everyone
so you don't have to race too hard
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His balloon's gone
and it's flying away
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Pink in a see of blue
as Savoldelli is surrounded by Fassa riders
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Bringing home the bacon
as Petacchi takes stage number four
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Anna Chiara congratulates Alessandro
after Petacchi wins on the last day
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Tired but happy
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When I get my arm through here
it'll be mine for good. Savoldelli squeezes into the maglia rosa
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That is MY trophy!
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Il Falco's wings raised high
as he celebrates victory in Milan
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Gentle kisses
for a lot of effort
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The face of a conquerer
with a Giro conquest complete
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Still the ProTour leader's jersey
for Danilo Di Luca
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Di Luca and Moser
two successful Italian bike racers
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Di Luca's still a winner
while he still gets kisses
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The Basso family - nice
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The pink saddle award
which Di Luca looks overjoyed to be holding
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Stage 19 - May 28: Savigliano - Sestriere (Le Valli Olimpiche),
190 km
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Stage 18 - May 27: Chieri - Torino ITT, 34 km
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Stage 17 - May 26: Varazze - Limone Piemonte (Colle di Tenda),
194 km
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Stage 16 - May 25: Lissone - Varazze, 210 km
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Stage 15 - May 23: Villa di Tirano - Lissone, 154 km
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Stage 14 - May 22: Egna - Livigno, 210 km
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Stage 13 - May 21: Mezzocorona - Ortisei, 218 km
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
signs autographs
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
signs on
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The peloton
flanked by snow covered mountain sides
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
descends
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
ringed by teammates
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
looking comfy…for now
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Michael Blaudzun (CSC)
really likes pain
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Dave Z
did a lot of work for Basso today
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The break
admires the view
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The gruppetto
admires the view
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Joseba Beloki (Liberty)
quit the race today
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Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner)
seemed to manage the steep gradients ok
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
struggled a bit today
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Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner)
looks ahead…
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The CSC train
in South Tyrol
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CSC
also led on the descents
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Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner)
settles in
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Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner)
alone, after being dropped by the break
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There was
a lot of climbing action today
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Going up
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CSC
on the front, as usual
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The peloton
on a Dolomite
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Basso
had a lot of team support today
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The peloton
versus the mountains
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It was spectacular again
in the Dolomiti
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The main group
going downhill fast
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
lost a bit of time today
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Basso crosses the line
1'06 down on Savoldelli
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Baby face
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Francesco Guidolin
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Francesco Guidolin
at the top of one of the passes
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
rides away from Basso, with Savoldelli in tow
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Cunego and Gibo
with Aitor Gonzalez on the Passo delle Erbe
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Cunego and Gibo
with Aitor Gonzalez, looking for the peloton
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Frank Schleck (CSC)
leads Bassso
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The break
drives on the flat
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Juan Manuel Garate (Saunier Duval)
moved up a few places on GC today
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
with Savoldelli close behind
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
and teammate Damiano Cunego put Basso under a lot of pressure today
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Gibo and Damiano
consult
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
had a better day today
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
leading the group
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Lampre's Gibo Simoni and Damiano Cunego
prepare to hatch their cunning plan
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Basso looks concerned.
He should be!
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Going down
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The Incredible Hulk
Jose Rujano (Selle Italia)
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Going up:
menswear, second floor, ladies lingerie, fifth floor, mind the door
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CSC
used all of its men today
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
with Cunego on his wheel
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Peron and Blaudzun
work for Basso
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
lookin' good
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The front group
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The group
is cheered on
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Dolomites
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Are we there yet?
I want an icecream
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Parts of the gruppetto
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It was a long day
for everyone
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Barren landscape
near the top
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Whee!
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
attacks on the last climb
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Gibo and Paolo
do damage
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Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel, R)
realises he has company…
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
makes Simoni hurt
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
en route to the maglia rosa
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
flew the coop and took the maglia rosa
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Simoni and Di Luca
get together
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Sella, Cunego,
and Bruseghin
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
in difficulty
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Ivan Parra (Selle Italia)
gets ready to finish
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Ivan Parra (Selle Italia)
scores an emotional win
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Ivan Parra (Selle Italia)
salutes from the podium
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Ivan Parra (Selle Italia)
struggles with the bottle
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Success!
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
always looks a bit nonplussed
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
thinking, 'I'll get that girl on my left with the spumante.'
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
in pink, uncorking the bubbled fury
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Stage 12 - May 20: Alleghe - Rovereto, 178 km
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Stage 11 - May 19: Marostica - Zoldo Alto, 150 km
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Di Luca and Cunego
make a few fans happy
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Di Luca and Cunego
get ready for battle
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T-Mobile
waits for the start in Marostica
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Matteo Tosatto (Fassa Bortolo)
takes advantage of an unscheduled feed zone
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Cunego
gets a bit of adjustment on his bike
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
in happier times
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You go that way
and I'll go this way
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The peloton
in action during the first part of the stage
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What is wrong
with this photo?
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The Dolomiti
set the scene for today's tough stage
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Heading for the hills
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
gets some adjustment done
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The peloton
in action on a bridge
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The peloton
got thinner as the day wore on
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Di Luca
looking great on a descent
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
glides down a descent
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
flies on a descent
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Di Luca leads Cunego
early on
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
before it all got too hard
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
fought well today
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Di Luca, Basso,
and Simoni lead the rest
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
helped create the first selection on the Passo Duran, after Simoni's initial attack
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The smiling assassin
Ivan Basso, putting Di Luca and Simoni into the red
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Gibo and Di Luca
marking time
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Di Luca, Savoldelli,
Simoni and Rujano follow Basso
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
makes it hard on the Passo Duran
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
had the maglia rosa in trouble more than once
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Basso
cutting things down to size
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Basso
leads Gibo, Di Luca and Savoldelli
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
felt more than just his legs hurting today
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
kept his cool today
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Basso and Simoni
chase Savoldelli
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Di Luca
in a lot of pain
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
had to work hard on the last climb to get Savoldelli
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Simoni
is dropped on the last climb
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
nears the goal
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
led Savoldelli all the way
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
wins the 11th stage
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
celebrates his win
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
crosses the line for third, 21 seconds behind Savoldelli and Basso
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas Bianchi)
tries to recover post-stage
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)
salutes from the podium
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Well, how did you like that?
Il Falco is back.
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Jeez, winning a stage
is easier than this
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
gets his first podium kiss in pink
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
in pink, and enjoying it
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Stage 10 - May 18: Ravenna - Rossano Veneto, 212 km
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Stage 9 - May 16: Firenze - Ravenna, 139 km
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Stage 8 - May 15: Lamporecchio - Firenze ITT, 45 km
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
finished 2'24 off the winning pace.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
en bloc.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
again performing beyond expectations.
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Maglia rosa Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi).
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The pins of pink jersey
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi).
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
gets plenty of cheers.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
rode better than his leader, Gilberto Simoni, setting up another potential feud between the two.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
grits his teeth.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
tutto concentrato.
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Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze)
rode disappointingly, ending up in 47th place.
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Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze)
slipped to 16th on GC.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
en route to 16th for the stage.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
ended up fourth overall by the day's end.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
giving it his all.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
did just enough to retain the maglia rosa for another day.
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Jan Hruska (Liberty Seguros)
had a great ride to finish in the top 10.
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Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis),
on the other hand, didn't, finishing seventh-last.
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Vladimir Karpets (Illes Balears)
rode very well to finish sixth, and move into 11th overall.
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Aitor Gonzalez
was the best of the Euskaltel-Euskadi crew, 2'54 behind Zabriskie.
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Pre-race favourite, Serguei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze)
ended up in fifth place.
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Matthias Kessler (T-Mobile Team)
finished 60th.
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Scalatore Emanuele Sella (Ceramica Panaria-Navigare)
finished 25th.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
had a solid ride to finish 18th.
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
en route to second on the stage.
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
finished third on the stage.
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
is now third overall.
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Liberty Seguros GC man Michele Scarponi
conceded 2'47 to Zabriskie.
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas Bianchi)
finished in 11th place.
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas Bianchi)
kept his sixth place overall.
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Garzelli's team-mate Dario Cioni (Liquigas Bianchi)
ended up with the same time as him.
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Dario Cioni (Liquigas Bianchi)
also kept his place on GC.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
finished 2'52 off the pace today.
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Time trials hurt.
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Yes they do.
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
got a 'rest day' today.
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So did Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo).
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Erik Zabel (T-Mobile)
gets his bike checked out by a UCI official.
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And he's good to go!
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Aitor Gonzalez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
ended up in 24th place.
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Serguei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze)
moved up into the top 10 on GC.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
rode superbly to hang on to the maglia rosa.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
in his aero position.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
lets off some steam.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
goes for it.
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Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze)
didn't have a good day. Actually, it was an awful day.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
will need to make up time in the Dolomiti.
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Marzio Bruseghin (Fassa Bortolo)
superb fourth place now sees him sixth on GC.
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Marzio Bruseghin (Fassa Bortolo)
just before take-off.
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Serguei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze)
gives his steely Eastern bloc look.
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
awaits the countdown.
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Baby face Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel).
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas Bianchi)
awaits.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
thinks of victory two weeks from now.
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Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze)
is looking for a top 10 finish in Milano.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
means business.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi)
gives his best pout.
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Andrea Tafi takes some time out
for some timekeeping duties.
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Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step)
and Italian legend Gianni Bugno.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
straps up.
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Il Falco Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
flies away.
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Mmm, tasty... not.
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas Bianchi)
and Dario Cioni (Liquigas Bianchi) await their call-up.
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The last to leave
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta).
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"Well, how about that - my first Giro stage win!"
Dave Zabriskie (CSC) thinks to himself.
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Dave Zabriskie (CSC)
holds his trophy up high.
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Dave Zabriskie (CSC)
flanked by two Tuscan beauties.
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Yeah, get into it, mate.
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I wonder who that is...
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Surprise!
It's Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas Bianchi).
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I wonder who that is...
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Surprise!
It's me again!
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Stage 7 - May 14: Grosseto - Pistoia, 211 km
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Uber cool Mario Cipollini
pays the Giro another visit.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
shortly after signing on in Grosseto.
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Careful, Alessandro,
no more falls today.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
does the autograph thing.
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So does Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel).
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
looking a little tense.
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Plenty of spectators
on the road to Pistoia.
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Bella Tuscany.
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More Bella Tuscany.
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The green grass of Toscana.
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Ivan Quaranta (Domina Vacanze)
feels his stomach, and it ain't too good.
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Ivan Quaranta (Domina Vacanze)
pulls out of the race, and takes refuge in the team car.
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Ivan Quaranta (Domina Vacanze)
packs it in after 30 kilometres.
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Ivan Quaranta (Domina Vacanza)
has seen better days.
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The initial 21 man break,
driven by Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze).
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Intergiro leader Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner).
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
comes along for the ride.
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So far, the Liquigas-Bianchi team
have been the strongest team in the race.
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The peloton snakes it way
through the Tuscan countryside.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
looks like he knows it's arrivederci maglia rosa.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
give his tough guy look. That won't scare Baden much.
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Lampre-Cafitta en masse
at the head of the peloton.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
moved into second overall by the end of the day.
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Team-mates, but mates?
Lampre-Cafitta's Damiano Cunego and Gilberto Simoni.
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Ivan Basso (Team CSC)
was not at his best today, and lost a minute to a number of the favourites.
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CSC drives the pace
before the final climb.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
suffering like a dog, with mountains leader Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia) on his wheel.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
leads the decisive break of the day, with Steve Zampieri (Phonak) and Angel Gomez Gomez (Saunier Duval-Prodir) in tow.
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Mountains leader Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia)
rode superbly today.
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Matthias Kessler (T-Mobile)
digs in deep.
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Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia)
sets an uncomfortable pace on the Sammommè climb.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
rode out of his skin today.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
showing who's boss.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
leading the charge.
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Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia)
finds the pace a little too easy, and takes a drink.
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
finds the going tough when Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia) puts down the hammer.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
spreads his arms wide open, taking in the full applause of the tifosi.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
takes out his first Grand Tour win in Pistoia.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
about to clap his hands.
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And it feels goooood!
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
is pretty pleased with winning the sprint for second place.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
takes out the sprint...
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... but does he realise
someone's already ahead of him?
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There's a fair bit of anger
behind Damiano Cunego's punch there...
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
comes in Pistoia, 1'47 in arrears.
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Well, that hurt.
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
is attended to after his crash late in the race.
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Owww!
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
receives some advanced medical treatment.
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
tells the press how he fell over.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
gives his photo grin.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
on the podium.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
more the pleased with himself.
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After an epic day,
even holding the trophy is difficult for Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros).
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
kisses his trophy.
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Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros)
pops the bubbly.
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A tranquillo Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
back in the maglia rosa.
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"Get some of this, honey... "
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"Someone help me, please. Anyone... "
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
brimming with confidence,
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Hey, we just said
you were brimming with confidence!
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That's better!
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) pops the cork.
Stage 6 - May 13: Viterbo - Marina Di Grosseto, 153 km
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
a popular figure.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
and friend.
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Ever-popular Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta).
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Liberty Seguros team manager Manolo Saiz.
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The peloton roll around
the Tuscan countryside.
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Cruising mid-pack.
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Bella Tuscany.
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The plotone en masse.
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Maglia rosa Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi).
There's Joseba Beloki, too.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
pretty in pink.
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
has a chat with his directtore sportivo.
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So does Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta).
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
rides back from the team car.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Cafitta)
makes his way back to the bunch.
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Daniele Nardello (T-Mobile)
showing the bandages from a previous day's fall.
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Daniele Nardello (T-Mobile)
collects some stuff from the team car.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
takes out the Intergiro sprint in Manciano, putting him in the maglia rosa virtuale.
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Don't come too close!
By the way, the speck in the distance is the Cyclingnews blimp, hovering around the finish in Marina di Grosseto.
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We said don't come too close!!
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Ok, that's better!
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
was to become the new maglia rosa by the day's end.
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Mountains leader
Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia).
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Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia)
breaks away with Dmitriy Muravyev (Credit Agricole).
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
makes it all look so easy.
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
takes his second stage of the 2005 Giro, while team-mate Henk Vogels celebrates behind him.
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
a clear winner over Jaan Kirsipuu (Credit Agricole, R).
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Confirmation for McEwen,
disappointment for Kirsipuu.
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"No-one can say I'm not fast!"
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
on the podium.
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Talk to the hand.
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
flanked by some terrible-looking podium girls. Not.
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
lets loose with the bubbly.
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Peace and kindness to all.
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
naturally kept his lead in the points classification.
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Success is sweet
for Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Mountains leader
Jose Rujano (Selle Italia-Colombia).
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
makes it into the maglia rosa once again.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
still doesn't look like he's got over what happened a few days ago.
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A contento Il Grillo,
Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
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"Hey, there's Baden, give him a wave... "
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"No, Daddy, you give him a wave!"
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"Okay, let's all give him a wave, then!"
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Paolo, bambina, and something.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
receives a congratulatory smooch from his wife.
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"Hey Daddy, is that the Cyclingnews blimp?"
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step)
struggles with the spumante.
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It's not that funny.
Get on with it.
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OK, now that's funny!
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That's silly.
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That's better.
Stage 5 - May 12: Celano - L'Aquila, 223 km
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Stage 4 - May 11: Giffoni Valle Piana - Frosinone, 220 km
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Stage 3 - May 10: Diamante - Giffoni Valle Piana, 210 km
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Stage 2 - May 9: Catanzaro Lido - S.M. del Cedro, 182 km
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Stage 1 - May 8: Reggio Calabria - Tropea, 208 km
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Prologue - May 7 : Reggio Calabria ITT, 1,150 m
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Press conference - Friday, May 6
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Lampre buddies
Damiano Cunego and Gilberto Simoni
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Cunego, Saronni and Simoni
all appear to be looking in different directions
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
is a definite maybe
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
with Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita), Ivan Basso (CSC), and Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Caffita)
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Petacchi and McEwen
get up to some hijinks
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Petacchi and McEwen
shake hands
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
waiting
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
has got the bald look happening
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita)
thinking, thinking…
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Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Cafitta)
is looking forward to the Giro
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The GC men:
Garzelli, Cunego, Basso, and Simoni
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita)
answers a tricky one
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
can draw on a lot of experience at the Giro
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Ivan Basso (CSC)
at the mike
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita)
looks at the clock
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Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi)
at the mike
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
hopes to win a few stages
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
listens carefully
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Di Luca seems bored
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Di Luca seems intrigued
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Let's skip this joint
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Di Luca, Petacchi,
McEwen, and Bettini
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
gets a grilling
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
at the mike
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
and Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto): sprint rivals
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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
and Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step): two rivals for the flatter uphill stage finishes
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
exits the press conference
Team presentation - Thursday, May 5
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