Giro d'Italia (2009) Photos; Stage 8: Morbegno - Bergamo, 209km |
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Mark Cavendish signs in this morning. He's looking forward to tomorrow's flat circuit race in Milano. | share this photo |
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The start on Lago Como: good cycling and gorgeous scenery if you've never been. | share this photo |
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Spanish rider Pedro Horrillo (Rabobank) has gone over the guardrail on the first descent of the day | share this photo |
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He fell 150 ft and it took rescuers 10 minutes to locate him (unconscious). According to team officials, Horrillo has a broken femur and knee, several broken ribs and a punctured lung, plus head and chest trauma. | share this photo |
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When the break containing Leipheimer, Horner, Cunego and Rogers was caught with 15 km to go by the LPR led peloton, Kanstantsin Siutsou of Team Columbia-Highroad attacked | share this photo |
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The famous finish in the old part of Bergamo always has a large, enthusiastic crowd | share this photo |
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Lance Armstrong looked better today doing numerous pulls at the front of the peloton | share this photo |
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It was a special win for Kanstantsin Siutsou. The Belarus native won by 21 seconds in his new home region with his wife making a rare race appearance. | share this photo |
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Team Columbia almost swept the podium, but Danilo Diluca (center) nipped in for third with a better bike throw to capture a eight second time bonus which extends his overall GC lead | share this photo |
Giro d'Italia (2009) Photos; Stage 8: Morbegno - Bergamo, 209km |
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