Giro d'Italia (2015) Photos; Stage 19: Gravellona Toce → Cervinia, 236 km
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Is Alberto Contador getting his bike checked again?		share this photo
The stage 19 rollout from Gravellona Toce		share this photo
Ag2r La Mondiale's Alberto Betancur and Matteo Montaguti in the break on Saint Barthelemy, the 2nd climb with 68 km to go		share this photo
Carlos Betancur and Matteo Montaguti on Saint Barthelemy		share this photo
The peloton on the lower slopes of cat 1 Col Saint Pantaleon (16.5 km, avg 7.2 %, max 12 %) with 30 km to go		share this photo
Col Saint Pantaleon		share this photo
Long solo (unsuccessful) break by Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) seen here on Col Saint Pantaleon		share this photo
Astana chasing on Col Saint Pantaleon		share this photo
Col Saint Pantaleon		share this photo
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28 km to go: Astana descending Col Saint Pantaleon		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) descending Col Saint Pantaleon		share this photo
Fabio Aru (Astana) catches and passes Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale-Garmin) on the final climb, Cervinia (19.2 km, avg 5 %, max 12 %)		share this photo
Fabio Aru (Astana) cheered on by fellow Sardinians		share this photo
He's suffer face isn't aerodynamic		share this photo
Fabio Aru (Astana) stretching out his lead		share this photo
Fabio Aru (Astana) off to the finish at Cervinia		share this photo
Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale - Garmin) had another good day and clawed back more GC time, but he wishes there was another week of racing		share this photo
Rigoberto Uran (Etixx - Quick Step) found his form today too		share this photo
The rest of the GC contenders		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) took it easy today		share this photo
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Andrey Amador (Movistar) lost ground today finishing 12th 2:27		share this photo
Fabio Aru (Astana) on his way to a stage win. Q: How can you win three days after your bad day at Aprica? A: I have been very tired. I've slept a lot, I've fallen asleep during massages, and in the evening. And I've slept as much as possible. You get up in the morning feeling shattered, but during the race, you are always thinking that kilometre after kilometre, your feelings are improving.		share this photo
After a week of lackluster climbing performances, Fabio Aru (Astana) found his form on the second last mountain stage. Q: What were you thinking in the final 200m? A: All I can tell you is that you saw how I went on the Mortirolo, the ordeal I went through in the final 50km. Well, in the final 7km today I went through much the same. That's what this sport is about. It's a sport based on suffering. It's easy to win when you are feeling good, but it's hard to persevere in difficult moments. I've never pretended that my career has been easy, but I've learned to persevere, to suffer, and today I've got this result. The final 7km of suffering were the same as the final 40 km on the Mortirolo. All sorts of things go through you head, but I have learned not to let them affect me. That ability has helped me on many days here, when I've pedalled more with my head that with my legs.		share this photo
Emphatic winner's celebration by Fabio Aru (Astana)		share this photo
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2nd Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale - Garmin) + 28s		share this photo
3rd Rigoberto Uran (Etixx - Quick Step) + 1:10		share this photo
4th Tanel Kangert (Astana), 5th Steven Kruijswijk (Lotto NL - Jumbo), 6th Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo), 7th Mikel Landa (Astana) + 1:18		share this photo
Redemption. Your Stage 19 winner Fabio Aru (Astana)		share this photo
Fabio Aru (Astana). Q: How does this stage change the Giro d'Italia for you? A: This win has a particular flavour, because it was unexpected after the previous days when I wasn't well. I hung in there. It may seem banal, but I have the quality of never being content with with what I've done so far in a race, and this helped me through. I got through the previous days, I'm very happy. I don't lose my head over a stage win. I want to complete this Giro d'Italia, then recover and start preparing for my next objectives. If I'm still here, it's because the Giro d'Italia is close to my heart. But this win has a special flavour. Last year at Montecampione it was my first win, so it was unique for me, but this one, after what I've been through, and the last few days I've had, makes me particularly happy.		share this photo
A quiet day for Alberto Contador who wasn't concerned with conceding time to Fabio Aru		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) will take a 4:37 lead into the final mountain stage		share this photo
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Giro d'Italia (2015) Photos; Stage 19: Gravellona Toce → Cervinia, 236 km
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