Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 6: Orvieto → Fiuggi Terme, 216 km
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Today started where we left off yesterday in front of Duomo di Orvieto		share this photo
Alessandro Petacchi surrounded by his many fans		share this photo
Men in white and pink. Rabobank had both the best young rider and race leader going into stage 6		share this photo
Rabobank doing obligatory work at the front for their race leader while rolling thorugh Civita Castellana at km 65		share this photo
Rabobank with race leader in Pieter Weening in Pink behind his men		share this photo
This was a hard stage to call and as it turned out there was mix of climbers and sprinters at the top of the results		share this photo
RadioShack's Yaroslav Popovych was the strongest rider in the small break, but they were caught around 7 km from the finish		share this photo
The florescent yellow of Farnese Vini was at the front of the chase in the latter half of the stage. They had numerous riders suited for the power sprint finish.		share this photo
After the main break was caught, local boy Stefano Pirazzi (Colnago) briefly rolled off the front		share this photo
The race was back together in the final kms		share this photo
Danilo Hondo leading Alessandro Petacchi followed by Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) who looks like he's in the hurt house which wasn't the case		share this photo
The first rider across line in Fiuggi		share this photo
From this angle it looks like Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) soloed across for the win...		share this photo
The strung out, uphill finish in Fiuggi. Alessandro Petacchi (left) blew in the final 10m and coasted across for 2nd. Roberto Ferrari (Androni) was 3rd while Danilo di Luca (Katusha) was 4th after being the first to launch his sprint in the final km		share this photo
An exhausted Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) took a moment to wind up his victory salute		share this photo
Here comes his more emphatic salute		share this photo
With Petacchi gulping in air, Ventoso punches the sky. Here's a great photo showing how exhuasted Petacchi was post-stage.		share this photo
Now that's a victory salute		share this photo
Your stage 6 winner Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team)		share this photo
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The Spaniard is having a great year. This is his fifth win of 2011 after winning nine times in 2010		share this photo
The race leader family portrait?		share this photo
Pieter Weening celebrates a successful first day in Pink		share this photo
Alessandro Petacchi strengthens his points lead with a stronger than expected finish today		share this photo
Post-stage press conference. With the rash of pro bike thefts this Spring in Italy, Ventoso wasn't about to leave his winning ride unsupervised.		share this photo
Francisco Ventoso off for a well deserved visit to the famous spa		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 6: Orvieto → Fiuggi Terme, 216 km
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