Giro d'Italia (2012) Photos; Stage 7: Recanati → Rocca di Cambio, 205 km
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The start party in Recanati on another beautiful day in Italy		share this photo
Lampre-ISD with the race leader Adriano Malori in Pink acknowledging the crowd		share this photo
As it turned out, Adriano Malori needed more than a song and dance to hold onto the Pink Jersey today		share this photo
The start in Recanati looked chaotic		share this photo
The rollout from Recanati		share this photo
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The peloton working its way of the first of two categorized climbs, Colle Galluccio		share this photo
The break reaching the top of Colle Galluccio near the midpoint of the stage		share this photo
The view from the finishing climb, 19 km @ 3.9 % climb to Rocca di Cambio		share this photo
Luciano Rabottini (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) was the sole surviving break rider at the start of the final climb		share this photo
The peloton wasn't far back with all of today's key finishing players in this photo		share this photo
Adriano Malori (Lampre-ISD) spent only one day in Pink; although the finishing climb wasn't steep, he was dropped early on		share this photo
Inside the final 1.5 km with Przemyslaw Niemec about to launch Lampre-ISD teammate Michele Scarponi on the steepest (10%) part of the climb, but Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) was right there to follow		share this photo
Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) and Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)		share this photo
Just a few riders back was the highest placed GC contender, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda).		share this photo
Damiano Caruso, Damiano Cunego and Ivan Basso		share this photo
Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) attacking but he couldn't drop Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)		share this photo
75m to go: Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) coming around Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD)		share this photo
One final dig to the line		share this photo
Michele Scarponi couldn't match Paolo Tiralongo's sprint		share this photo
2nd place Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) looks around at his 3s gap on 3rd place Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan)		share this photo
Paolo Tiralongo's only two wins in his long career as mostly a domestique have come at the Giro (last year and now this year). “To be honest, I consider last year’s win at Macugnaga better than this one. Last year Alberto Contador let me win but I won in front of him. He’s a friend and I want to dedicate this stage to him because of what he’s going through.”		share this photo
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) crossing on his own for 5th + 5s		share this photo
Your stage 7 winner, Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)		share this photo
This is the first stage win celebration by an Italian at this year's race		share this photo
“For a long time I was working for my team leaders and always gave everything for them. Today I got a chance to ride my own race. I‘d studied this finish and wanted to try and win. I stayed near the front, suffered and then went with Scarponi at 400m to go. I struggled to close the gap but as he looked around and eased up, I jumped past him and won. It hurt though, as everyone could see when I crossed the finish line.”		share this photo
Consistently good in every stage over the first seven days, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) has bubbled to the top of the General Classification		share this photo
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) becomes the first Canadian to wear the Maglia Rosa in the long history of the Giro d'Italia		share this photo
Canada, lets get this party started. Still two tough weeks to go though.		share this photo
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Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) settling into the post-race press conference		share this photo
“It’s unreal to pull on the maglia rosa. We kept confident and said today is the day after missing out yesterday. The team was behind me 100% on the run in to the climb. Pete Stetina and Christian Vande Velde were never far from my side and Vande Velde put me in final position on the final approach. I just had to go for it and it went perfectly. This pink jersey is a product of good strong team work.” “I raced mountain bikes at a high level until 2004 and then a chance to ride on the road with Lance Armstrong’s US Postal team. I have been my best in the last week of Tour de France, so I hope to be one of the strongest in last week at the Giro d’Italia. There is a lot to win and to lose but I hope to be in good shape.” “I’m the first Canadian in the pink jersey and I think quite a few Canadians will be excited about today. Outside of Italy we have one of the biggest Italian population in the world in Toronto. Canadians will know about the Giro d’Italia now.”		share this photo
Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) looking at home as race leader		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2012) Photos; Stage 7: Recanati → Rocca di Cambio, 205 km
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