43rd Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy Photos; Stage 3: Gubbio - Montelupone, 195 km
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Tirreno-Adriatico is a good race for the sprinters but Robbie McEwen has no reason to smile on this day		share this photo
A rolling start... literally		share this photo
Barloworld chasing the break for their team leader, Enrico Gasparotto wearing the blue race leader's jersey		share this photo
Montelupone in the distance		share this photo
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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...		share this photo
... steep. The 21% section on Montelupone		share this photo
Montelupone lap 1: George Hincapie and the race leader, Enrico Gasparotto		share this photo
Montelupone lap 1: Danilo Di Luca		share this photo
Montelupone lap 1: getting steeper		share this photo
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Montelupone lap 1: Giovanni Visconti in his Italian National Champ's jersey		share this photo
Montelupone lap 1		share this photo
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		share this photo
Montelupone lap 2: Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne made has impressive move 500m from the top and no one went with him		share this photo
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Montelupone lap 2:Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes makes his move		share this photo
Montelupone lap 2:Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes		share this photo
Montelupone lap 2: Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli		share this photo
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott followed by Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Team High Road		share this photo
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld fighting desperately to retain his GC leader's jersey which he would lose		share this photo
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team High Road grimaces to 14th place. Two days later he would break his leg during the time-trial.		share this photo
The pros looking like mere-mortals further down the hill		share this photo
Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes finished 44th @ 2.37		share this photo
1st Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne made it look easy. His winning time was 4.44.59 (40.423 km/h)		share this photo
Finishing 12 seconds back: Danilo Di Luca, Niklas Axelsson and Thomas Lovkvist		share this photo
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step chews on his helmet chin strap. He finished 8'11" back		share this photo
Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step finished 73rd		share this photo
Walking doesn't lose you much time		share this photo
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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		share this photo
Bettini		share this photo
Ricardo Ricco crashed earlier in the stage and wasn't a factor when it counted		share this photo
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Your stage winner, Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne, the national champion for Spain		share this photo
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The new race leader, Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli		share this photo
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43rd Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy Photos; Stage 3: Gubbio - Montelupone, 195 km
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