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Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 14: Lienz (AT) → Monte Zoncolan, 180 km

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Ready for Zoncolanshare this photo

Alberto Contador to Jose Rujano: "Remember, you're only borrowing my green jersey. Have it washed and back to me later this evening"share this photo

The peloton re-entered Italy at km 31 after starting in Lienz, Austriashare this photo

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km 97: Saxo-Bank at the front of the chase on Passo della Mauriashare this photo

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I believe this is the Cat 2 Passo della Mauria KOMshare this photo

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Fans on Monte Zoncolan reading La Gazzetta or doing whatever while the sun was outshare this photo

Fans already camped out at the 50m pointshare this photo

Every day fans still remember Wouter Weylandtshare this photo

While there was lots of enthusiasm on Monte Zoncolan...share this photo

Up the road, fans were disappointed that riders forced the race organizers into abandoning the controversial Crostis section of the course. So, fans created their own protest by preventing the race from doing the Tualis climb before Zoncolan share this photo

So we arrived at Zoncolan earlier than expected. Igor Anton, with encouragment from the Basque fans, attacked near the base of the 10 km 12% climb.share this photo

Vincenzo Nibali and Alberto Contador were next in line cutting through the narrow strip of road left by the fansshare this photo

A panoramic from the topshare this photo

Igor Anton in the final 150mshare this photo

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Alberto Contador dropped Nibali at the topshare this photo

Michele Scarponi was 4th on the dayshare this photo

GEOX's Denis Menchov was 5th + 1:21share this photo

6th John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale + 1:38share this photo

Igor Anton punches the sky after achieving his biggest win to dateshare this photo

Igor Anton came to this Giro to win a stage and that's what he did... in fine styleshare this photo

Alberto Contador was second + 0:33share this photo

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Vincenzo Nibali was 3rd + 0:40share this photo

Michele Scarponi after crossing the line for 4th + 1:11share this photo

Further down the hill, best young rider Roman Kreuziger (Astana) on this way to finishing 16th + 3:32 share this photo

The rain really started to come down for the later riders. 21st Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack + 4:03share this photo

17th David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team + 3:39 share this photo

Danilo di Luca isn't the same rider. He finished 41st + 7:26. share this photo

An emphatic win by Igor Antonshare this photo

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You can bet there will be more celebrating in the Basque countryshare this photo

Alberto Contador extended his tidy 3+ minute lead todayshare this photo

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"During the climb I kept looking behind me, the most difficult point was at 5 km to the finish line. But I managed to stay focused more than ever."share this photo

Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 14: Lienz (AT) → Monte Zoncolan, 180 km

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