[25.05 17:32] A thrilling finale was in store on today's mountainous and penultimate stage of Giro d'Italia from Silandro Schlanders to the uphill finish 210 kilometers later on Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Several things were to be settled, the overall GC, the point classification and the youth classification besides of course the stage win. Four power houses, Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol), Pavel Brutt (Katusha), Yaroslav Popovych (Radioshack) and Giairo Ermeti (Androni) broke clear of the pack and did their best to keep the GC favourites behind until 21 kilometers to go. Here, Popovych was the ...
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