Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 8: Sapri → Tropea, 217 km
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Lampre's Simon Spilak doing his pre-race check		share this photo
As Alberto Contador focuses his attention on a professional photographer, an amatuer runs and guns		share this photo
Lampre's Michele Scarponi was popular pre-race too		share this photo
Start line panoramic in Sapri		share this photo
The day's main break started after just two kilometers. Leonardo Giordani (Farnese - Vini) and Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil-DCM) were off the front for over 205 km today		share this photo
While the peloton enjoyed a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea for practically the entire coastal route		share this photo
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The break gained a maximum advantage of 11 minutes but were reeled with 7.5 km to go...		share this photo
... by the peloton led by HTC-Highroad, but Mark Cavendish was MIA at the finish		share this photo
Oscar Gatto prancing away from the field on the 700m 7.5% hill inside 2 km to go		share this photo
A great perspective of the gap that opened up with 1.3 km to go		share this photo
Alberto Contador also jumped off the front of the peloton		share this photo
This wasn't expected		share this photo
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) leading the chase with Alessandro Petacchi right behind him and the Pink Jersey a few riders back		share this photo
Oscar Gatto bringing it home		share this photo
Finish panoramic in Torpea. As the clock says, the 217 km stage finished in just under 5 hours.		share this photo
Oscar Gatto celebrates his first Grand Tour win		share this photo
A perspective on the margin of victory over Contador and the sprinters		share this photo
"A victory in the Giro is great but to finish in front of Alberto Contador makes it even better." — Oscar Gatto		share this photo
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) won the sprint for third + 0:05		share this photo
The winner hosing himself off as Colnago's Domenico Pozzovivo reaches in to congratulate him		share this photo
Oscar Gatto looks stunned that he pulled off a Paolo Bettini type move		share this photo
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Your stage 8 winner Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini)		share this photo
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Pieter Weening retains the Pink Jersey		share this photo
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Post stage press conference		share this photo
"I felt good on the [final] climb and it was good having a teammate in the break for the day," he said. "A victory in the Giro is great but to finish in front of Alberto Contador makes it even better."		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 8: Sapri → Tropea, 217 km
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