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Tirreno-Adriatico is a good race for the sprinters but Robbie McEwen has no reason to smile on this day | 
A rolling start... literally | 
Barloworld chasing the break for their team leader, Enrico Gasparotto wearing the blue race leader's jersey |
Montelupone in the distance | 
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Montelupone lap 1: Tom Boonen moves to the front because he knows he'll slide back before the top where it gets... | 
... steep. The 21% section on Montelupone | 
Montelupone lap 1: George Hincapie and the race leader, Enrico Gasparotto |
Montelupone lap 1: Danilo Di Luca | 
Montelupone lap 1: getting steeper | 
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Montelupone lap 1: Giovanni Visconti in his Italian National Champ's jersey | 
Montelupone lap 1 | 
Montelupone lap 2: race leader Enrico Gasparotto sets the pace at the base the second time up. Watch for Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne in the middle |
Montelupone lap 2: Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne made has impressive move 500m from the top and no one went with him | 
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Montelupone lap 2:Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes makes his move |
Montelupone lap 2:Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes | 
Montelupone lap 2: Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott followed by Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Team High Road |
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld fighting desperately to retain his GC leader's jersey which he would lose | 
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team High Road grimaces to 14th place. Two days later he would break his leg during the time-trial. | 
The pros looking like mere-mortals further down the hill |
Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes finished 44th @ 2.37 | 
1st Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne made it look easy. His winning time was 4.44.59 (40.423 km/h) | 
Finishing 12 seconds back: Danilo Di Luca, Niklas Axelsson and Thomas Lovkvist |
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step chews on his helmet chin strap. He finished 8'11" back | 
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step finished 73rd | 
Walking doesn't lose you much time |
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Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld was only 22 seconds off the winning time, but he lost the leader's jersey to Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni | 
Bettini |
Ricardo Ricco crashed earlier in the stage and wasn't a factor when it counted | 
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Your stage winner, Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne, the national champion for Spain |
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The new race leader, Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli |
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