Giro di Sardegna Photos; Stage 5: Oristano → Gesturi, 174 km
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Team RadioShack relaxing before the start in Oristano as other riders continue to sign-in behind them. If the Liguigas rider had a 'G' on his shirt then we would spell G-R-R-R!		share this photo
RadioShack's Fumiyuki Beppu had the idea that he might solo the entire 174 km stage as the peloton rolls along the coast		share this photo
The view of Gesturi from Giara di Gesturi where Stage 5 finished. photo credit: Artemisia		share this photo
100m to go: Michele Scarponi (Lampre ISD) leads José Serpa Perez (Androni Giocattoli) after the two of them attacked on the steepest part of the climb (13%) with 2 km to go		share this photo
José Serpa Perez knows he's within seconds of the overall win		share this photo
Scarponi out of the saddle over the final 25 meters on the dirt finish		share this photo
Michele Scarponi takes the final stage and the toughest finish		share this photo
Scarponi not only denied Serpa Perez the stage win, but the four extra bonus for 1st place would have given Serpa Perez the overall win... as it turned out		share this photo
Damiano Cunego needed better than third today (+ 0:08), but that's where he finished...		share this photo
... five seconds ahead of race leader Peter Sagan who was fourth (+ 0:11)		share this photo
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) about to pass Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) for fifth (+ 0:14)		share this photo
Not only did Cunego not do enough to win the overall, he actually slipped down to 3rd overall after his 3rd place finish today		share this photo
Your stage 5 hilltop podium: 2nd José Serpa Perez (Androni Giocattoli), 1st Michele Scarponi (Lampre ISD) and 3rd Damiano Cunego (Lampre ISD)		share this photo
Serpa Perez (+ 0:03) and Cunego (+ 0:07) seem happier with 2nd and 3rd overall than the race winner Peter Sagan. If not for Michele Scarponi today, Serpa Perez would have been your overall winner.		share this photo
Giro di Sardegna Photos; Stage 5: Oristano → Gesturi, 174 km
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