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Andy Schleck: The Quest For History
valverde321
Nice 3rd. And you're setting yourself up perfectly for the GC win.
 
cunego59
valverde321 wrote:
Nice 3rd. And you're setting yourself up perfectly for the GC win.


+1, looks good for Andy. And your reports are really great!
 
Mresuperstar
Giro d'Italia Stage 9

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Rapid Review

Stage 8: Bunch Sprint
1Alessandro PetacchiLampre - Isd4h34'51
2Daniele BennatiLeopard - Treks.t.
3Damiano CunegoLampre - Isds.t.
4Tyler FarrarGarmin - Cervélos.t.
5Davide AppollonioSky Pro Cyclings.t.
6Robbie McEwenTeam RadioShacks.t.
7Assan BazayevPro Team Astanas.t.
8Koldo FernandezEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
9Francesco GinanniAndroni Giocatollis.t.
10Michele ScarponiLampre - Isds.t.

Spoiler

Sprint Points:
1Alessandro PetacchiLampre - Isd2591
2Tyler FarrarGarmin - Cervélo1488
3Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi054
4Robbie McEwenTeam RadioShack1054
5Heinrich HausslerGarmin - Cervélo153
6Daniele BennatiLeopard - Trek2053
7Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd647
8Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team042
9Davide AppollonioSky Pro Cycling1242
10Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek041

Spoiler

Race Review

Now into stage 9 Schleck has yet to wear pink, but after today things could be different.

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Gerdemann slips into today's morning breakaway, which is a relief for the other Leopard-Trek teammates as they won't have to chase.

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Gerdemann is getting no help from the other breakaway members, and decides to go solo halfway up the first big climb.

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There was one move in the peloton on the first hard climb, and it came from Christian Knees and is followed by David Arroyo from Movistar.

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Linus Gerdemann is all alone on the top of climb, and can only dream if the same could happen for the last climb.

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At the base of the climb his dreams are turning closer and closer to reality.

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The climb starts 20kms for the finish, Gerdemann is running out of energy just looking at the climb.

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Vasil Kiryienka again makes the first move, as the peloton picks up Arroyo and Knees. With only Gerdemann further up the road.

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But it just wasn't meant to be as Linus and Vasil are put back into the peloton. So now the race turns over to the shoulders of Andy Schleck.

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Hold up, Kiryienka still isn't done yet.

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Vasil is again caught and is now struggling to stay in contact. Now with 5kms to go the other favourites have yet to show their hands.

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Kiryienka is finally dropped, putting Schleck in virtual pink.

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Andy couldn't be happier, and decides to make the gap grow. He is countered by a strong Cadel Evans today.

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Evans takes to the front with 1km to go.

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But it's Scarponi who comes out of nowhere.

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Michele Scarponi takes the win, but Andy Schleck takes the overall lead. With an easy flat stage to rest tomorrow.

Standings

Stage

1Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd4h23'36
2Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 10
3Andy SchleckLeopard - Treks.t.
4Ivan BassoLiquigas - Cannondale+ 21
5Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 38
6Mikel NieveEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
7Marco PinottiHTC - Highroads.t.
8David ArroyoMovistar Teams.t.
9José SerpaAndroni Giocatollis.t.
10Chris Anker SørensenSaxo Bank - Sungards.t.

Spoiler

GC

1Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek36h11'55
2Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd+ 15
3Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 20
4Ivan BassoLiquigas - Cannondale+ 34
5Marco PinottiHTC - Highroad+ 37
6Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 45
7Bauke MollemaRabobank+ 49
8Chris Anker SørensenSaxo Bank - Sungard+ 56
9Mikel NieveEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1'09
10Fabio DuarteGeox - TMC+ 1'12

Spoiler

Edited by Mresuperstar on 26-07-2011 14:56
 
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tsmoha
Well, Andy got outsprinted again on final km, but another 3rd is still nice and the race-lead is great Smile Looks good for Andy so far, but Evans and Scarponi can become dangerous.. I like Kyrienka's aggressive racing, btw Wink
 
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Mresuperstar
Giro d'Italia Stage 11

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Rapid Review

Stage 10: Breakaway
1Danilo WyssBMC Racing Team3h14'28
2Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Teams.t.
3Dario CioniSky Pro Cyclings.t.
4Tyler FarrarGarmin - Cervélo+ 35
5Daniele BennatiLeopard - Treks.t.
6Davide AppollonioSky Pro Cyclings.t.
7Alessandro PetacchiLampre - Isds.t.
8Denis GalimzyanovKatusha Teams.t.
9Heinrich HausslerGarmin - Cervélos.t.
10Robbie McEwenTeam RadioShacks.t.

Spoiler

Sprint Points:
1Tyler FarrarGarmin - Cervélo14102
2Alessandro PetacchiLampre - Isd9100
3Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd072
4Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi066
5Daniele BennatiLeopard - Trek1265
6Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team062
7Heinrich HausslerGarmin - Cervélo760
8Robbie McEwenTeam RadioShack660
9Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek057
10Davide AppollonioSky Pro Cycling1052

Spoiler

Mountain Points:
1Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd222
2Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi113
3Damiano CunegoLampre - Isd311
4Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek010
5Linus GerdemannLeopard - Trek010

Spoiler

Team:
1HTC - Highroad117h37'14
2Euskaltel - Euskadi34''
3Liquigas - Cannondale45''
4Movistar Team4'57''
5Leopard - Trek5'43''

Race Review

After an easy flat stage yesturday for Andy, the long journey to keep it for another 11 stages starts today.

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Looking good in pink.

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Niki Terpstra starts the day off, and Fuglsang tries to get in it to take some pressure off the team to chase.

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But the other teams aren't going to let Leopard-Trek off the hook so easy.

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Leopard now sends Thomas Rohregger, put this group also fails to get away.

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Quickstep tries again and Dries Devenyns successfully gets away.

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A few kilometers later Cunego thinks he can slip away.

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Leopard-Trek aren't going to let him get away that easily.

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As the chase pulls Cunego back, Rabobank's main man Bauke Mollema runs into some bad luck with a flat tire.

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Devenyns is still in the lead 20kms from the finish ...

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Now back in the peloton, Di Luca decides to break free. But he is pulled back a few seconds later.

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His capture lures Cunego to make another attack, which is countered by Andy Schleck.

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Quickstep couldn't care less as their man Dries Devenyns has the finish in his sights.

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Devenyns brings home the win for Quickstep. The fight was now on for second.

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Andy starts the sprint, but Scarponi is coming strong.

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Scarponi edges out Schleck for 2nd, and Evans takes 4th.

Standings

Stage

1Dries DevenynsQuickstep3h54'01
2Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd+ 1'23
3Andy SchleckLeopard - Treks.t.
4Cadel EvansBMC Racing Teams.t.
5Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
6Damiano CunegoLampre - Isds.t.
7Marco PinottiHTC - Highroads.t.
8Bauke MollemaRabobank+ 1'45
9Ivan BassoLiquigas - Cannondales.t.
10Vincenzo NibaliLiquigas - Cannondales.t.

Spoiler

GC

1Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek43h22'14
2Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd+ 11
3Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 28
4Marco PinottiHTC - Highroad+ 45
5Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 53
6Ivan BassoLiquigas - Cannondale+ 1'04
7Bauke MollemaRabobank+ 1'19
8Chris Anker SørensenSaxo Bank - Sungard+ 1'26
9Fabio DuarteGeox - TMC+ 1'38
10Mikel NieveEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1'39

Spoiler

 
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DJP19
Nice to see Andy in Pink. I really like the layout and find the updates very neat and organised. Keep up the great work and don't stop until you get the triple crown Smile
 
Mresuperstar
Thanks for all the support so far it really motivates me to keep the reports coming. I'm currently liking the pace of two reports a day.

In reguards to my other projects: EA-Sony will be updated 2-3 times a week once I finish getting everything done for the man-game. And the Favourite Team Contest will start August 1st.
 
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JD317
yep...even though i am about as far as you could possibly get from a schleck fan...i am very much enjoying the story!
Flying V
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tsmoha
Another 3rd Smile Seems like Andy's getting used to this placement Wink Nice!
 
Stijn_vranken
looks like scarponi is gonna be a serious contender
prevent hangovers --> stay drunk
pozzato, basically the most stupid cyclist around

RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
 
Mresuperstar
Giro d'Italia Stage 13

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Rapid Review

Stage 12: Bunch Sprint
1Tyler FarrarGarmin - Cervélo4h05'58
2Daniele BennatiLeopard - Treks.t.
3Robbie McEwenTeam RadioShacks.t.
4Denis GalimzyanovKatusha Teams.t.
5Heinrich HausslerGarmin - Cervélos.t.
6Alessandro PetacchiLampre - Isds.t.
7Koldo FernandezEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
8Ben SwiftSky Pro Cyclings.t.
9Robert HunterTeam RadioShacks.t.
10John DegenkolbHTC - Highroads.t.

Spoiler

Sprint Points:
1Tyler FarrarGarmin - Cervélo31133
2Alessandro PetacchiLampre - Isd12112
3Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd092
4Daniele BennatiLeopard - Trek2388
5Robbie McEwenTeam RadioShack2080
6Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi078
7Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team076
8Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek073
9Heinrich HausslerGarmin - Cervélo1272
10Davide AppollonioSky Pro Cycling456

Spoiler

Race Review

The sprinters days are over with the rest of the stages classified as hilly, mountains, or time trials. So the winner of the Giro could easily walk away with sprint and mountain points competition as well.

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After a few morning attacks fail to get away, the active attackers of David Arroyo and Sella show them how it's done.

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Leopard-Trek takes to the front for Andy. And gets the job done pulling back both Arroyo and Sella right away.

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Christian Knees is the next to make a move on the small hill before the final climb.

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But when Knees is caught 4kms from the top, Vincenzo Nibali makes a surprise attack.

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Nabali is pulling away with 20kms to go, and the final climb is in view.

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And as the road kicks up, Nabali's lead is holding strong at 3'30''.

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With nobody willing to make the move, Andy takes up the challenge himself to catch Nibali with 1km from the short downhill leading to the 3.6km climb to the finish line.

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At the top of the climb Schleck can see Vincenzo a few seconds up the road. And he won't have to deal with any followers behind him.

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Andy Schleck catches and pass Vincenzo Nibali.

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Schleck has a 20 second gap back to Nibali who is joined by Scarponi with 1km to go.

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At the finish, nobody can compare to the strength and willpower of Andy Schleck today, unstoppable. His 2nd stage win, and makes the GC gap grow to 1'08'' over Scarponi.

Standings

Stage

1Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek4h28'48
2Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd+ 49
3Vincenzo NibaliLiquigas - Cannondale+ 1'27
4Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 1'39
5Stefano GarzelliAcqua & Sapone+ 1'57
6Ivan BassoLiquigas - Cannondales.t.
7Mikel NieveEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
8Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
9Damiano CunegoLampre - Isds.t.
10Bauke MollemaRabobank+ 2'41

Spoiler

GC

1Andy SchleckLeopard - Trek51h56'40
2Michele ScarponiLampre - Isd+ 1'08
3Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 2'27
4Igor AntonEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 3'10
5Ivan BassoLiquigas - Cannondale+ 3'21
6Mikel NieveEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 3'56
7Marco PinottiHTC - Highroad+ 4'07
8Stefano GarzelliAcqua & Sapone+ 4'18
9Bauke MollemaRabobank+ 4'20
10Vincenzo NibaliLiquigas - Cannondale+ 5'11

Spoiler

 
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cunego59
Great win for you! I hope you can continue like that!
 
Mresuperstar
Well ... Angry I have maxed out my Photobucket bandwidth for the rest of the month. So you will notice the stupid boxes everywhere. So during this 4 day span I will be moving some files to new accounts so I don't get the same problem next month. This also means I have to put the story on hold for a few days. I'm really sorry for the delay, and more than anything mad at myself for not seeing this coming.
 
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valverde321
Its crazy too because I got an email from photobucket the other day saying all free accounts now have unlimited upload bandwidth.

Sucks that you maxed it though.
 
Pellizotti2
Great win with Andy. Also, very good that you could gain so much time on the other favourites.
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Mresuperstar
Giro d'Italia Stage 14

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Race Review

Andy looks for back to back wins to strench his overall lead.

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Morning breakaway of 10 men, including Valerio Adnoli of Liquigas-Cannondale, and ofcourse Emanuele Sella of Androni Giocatolli who seems to be almost everywhere in this Giro.

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Then there is the other man, David Arroyo making a move off the front on the small hill leading up to the two monster climbs.

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It doesn't take long for the favourites to create a gap off the front of the peloton without a single attack. Andy is still has both Fugslang and Pires in this elite group.

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Pires eventually falls off, and few other average climbers jump on as the group makes it over the first climb.

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As we start the crucial climb Arroyo, Sella, and Adnoli are still out front as David tries to get away.

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With Fuglsang off the back, Schleck has to counter the first move made. And it happens to be Garzelli and Scarponi, Andy and pretty much everyone in the group isn't going to let that go.

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They quickly find themselves right up next to Sella and Arroyo. But Andy won't settled for that, and shifts into another gear.

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And with 1km to go, Andy Schleck is riding away. But does Scarponi have enough strength to show another amazing sprint.

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No he doesn't! And with a sigh of relief, Andy has won his third stage of the Giro.

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But more importantly streches his lead again with a dominant win.

Standings

(Game Crashed)

Stage

1 Andy Schleck Leopard-Trek 6h42'10''
2 Michele Scarponi Lampre-Isd +39''
3 Igor Anton Euskaltel-Euskadi +1'01''
4 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
5 David Arroyo Movistar Team +1'21''
6 Emanuele Sella Androni Giocatolli +1'31''
7 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel-Euskadi +2'19''
8 Ivan Basso Liquigas-Cannondale s.t.
9 Cadel Evans BMC +2'51''
10 Marco Pinotti HTC-Highroad +3'25''
Spoiler

GC

1 Andy Schleck Leopard - Trek 58h38'30''
2 Michele Scarponi Lampre-Isd +1'55''
3 Igor Anton Euskaltel-Euskadi +4'23''
4 Cadel Evans BMC +5'38''
5 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone +5'39''
6 Ivan Basso Liquigas-Cannondale +6'00''
7 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel-Euskadi +6'35''
8 Marco Pinotti HTC-Highroad +7'52''
9 David Arroyo Movistar +10'11''
10 Bauke Mollema Rabobank +10'35''
 
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Pellizotti2
Another great win! Very important that you gained time on the others too. Looks like this will end well for Andy.
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Mr_Monk
Great job with Andy, I'm very excited to see the story going again!
 
baia
Andy on fire...
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Mresuperstar
Giro d'Italia Stage 15

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Race Review

"Andy on fire ..." can he burn the road up today, or will the flame burn out?

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The morning breakaway gets away with 8 men including Rohregger from Leopard-Trek, they are eventually joined by 3 more aswell.

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The peloton doesn't seem to care as the group has a 8 minute gap over the early first climb.

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Team Lampre is forced into the chase role for Scarponi since Leopard-Trek is in the breakaway.

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Now on the second major climb of the day, Rohregger decides to go out alone 130kms away from the finish.

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It takes the peloton until the next climb for Mollema and Pinotti to make their move. Rohregger is still up front with the other breakaway riders already caught.

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Garzelli attacks when Mollema and Pinotti are pulled back, Rohregger can be seen in the distance.

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The next attack comes 1km from the top by Scarponi when Rohregger is overtaken. Schleck counters the move in hopes for his third straight stage win.

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When they reach the top, it's just Schleck and Scarponi with the other climbers in the group a minute behind.

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But with 20kms to go, the downhill allows the chasing group to catch back up since neither Schleck or Scarponi want to lead.

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Now with 10kms to go all the favourites are in one group heading to the final climb.

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Andy doesn't wait to counter this time, he puts the press on everyone else to chase him.

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When he looks back he sees Scarponi trying to hang on, so Andy lifts the tempo again.

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Some friendly supporters on the mountain today as Schleck is riding away.

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1km to go, Scarponi is joined by the others.

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But today belongs to Andy, his 3rd straight stage win, 4th total, and grows his GC lead out to 4 minutes and 12 seconds over Scarponi. Schleck now has a strong grip on the Giro and perphaps can start looking forward to the Tour.

Standings

Game Crash

Stage

1 Andy Schleck Leopard - Trek 7h21'32''
2 Ivan Basso Liquigas 1'56''
3 Michele Scarponi Lampre-Isd 2'05''
4 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone 2'13''
5 Igor Anton Euskaltel-Euskadi s.t.
6 Cadel Evans BMC 2'38''
7 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel-Euskadi 3'32''
8 Daniel Moreno Katusha 4'08''
9 David Arroyo Movistar s.t.
10 Marco Pinotti HTC-Highroad s.t.
Spoiler

GC

1 Andy Schleck Leopard - Trek 65h59'42''
2 Michele Scarponi Lampre-Isd 4'12''
3 Igor Anton Euskaltel-Euskadi 6'56''
4 Ivan Basso Liquigas 8'04''
5 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone 8'12''
6 Cadel Evans BMC 8'36''
7 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel-Euskadi 10'27''
8 Marco Pinotti HTC-Highroad 12'20''
9 David Arroyo Movistar 14'39''
10 Emanuele Sella Androni Giocatolli 15'40''
 
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