Nine riders, Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli), Yaroslav Popovych (RadioShack), Mickaël Chérel (AG2R), Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas-Cannondale), Pablo Lastras (Movistar), Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF Inox), Mathias Frank (BMC) and Joan Horrach (Katusha) attempted an early break, but halfway up the final climb, the group shattered.
”It was a really tough day and the first part of the stage was extremely fast as many riders wanted to elope,” said Contador. “I felt good the first time climbing Etna and a felt good the second time giving me a hunch that today was the day. Last night, I talked to Bjarne and we agreed that if I felt strong I should make a move about 5 to 8 kilometers from the finish line and when I first created the gap, it was just full gas ahead
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