Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 14: Lienz (AT) → Monte Zoncolan, 180 km |
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Ready for Zoncolan | share this photo |
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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 |
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The peloton re-entered Italy at km 31 after starting in Lienz, Austria | share this photo |
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km 97: Saxo-Bank at the front of the chase on Passo della Mauria | share this photo |
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I believe this is the Cat 2 Passo della Mauria KOM | share this photo |
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Fans on Monte Zoncolan reading La Gazzetta or doing whatever while the sun was out | share this photo |
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Fans already camped out at the 50m point | share this photo |
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Every day fans still remember Wouter Weylandt | share this photo |
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While there was lots of enthusiasm on Monte Zoncolan... | share this photo |
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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 |
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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 |
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Vincenzo Nibali and Alberto Contador were next in line cutting through the narrow strip of road left by the fans | share this photo |
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A panoramic from the top | share this photo |
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Igor Anton in the final 150m | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador dropped Nibali at the top | share this photo |
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Michele Scarponi was 4th on the day | share this photo |
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GEOX's Denis Menchov was 5th + 1:21 | share this photo |
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6th John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale + 1:38 | share this photo |
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Igor Anton punches the sky after achieving his biggest win to date | share this photo |
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Igor Anton came to this Giro to win a stage and that's what he did... in fine style | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador was second + 0:33 | share this photo |
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Vincenzo Nibali was 3rd + 0:40 | share this photo |
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Michele Scarponi after crossing the line for 4th + 1:11 | share this photo |
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Further down the hill, best young rider Roman Kreuziger (Astana) on this way to finishing 16th + 3:32 | share this photo |
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The rain really started to come down for the later riders. 21st Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack + 4:03 | share this photo |
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17th David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team + 3:39 | share this photo |
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Danilo di Luca isn't the same rider. He finished 41st + 7:26. | share this photo |
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An emphatic win by Igor Anton | share this photo |
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You can bet there will be more celebrating in the Basque country | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador extended his tidy 3+ minute lead today | share 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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