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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Breakaway
The day's early breakaway was significant, both in size and firepower, as it included former Giro winner Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale-Garmin) and his teammate Tom Jelte Slagter. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Paolini
Luca Paolini (Katusha) drove the pace on one of the stage's many climbs. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Attrition
The breakaway was eventually pared down to a smaller group. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Aru
Fabio Aru (Astana) has his eyes on the pink jersey, but for now, he's in charge of the best young rider's white jersey. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Scenic
Sunday's 224km stage included three category 1 climbs and a course that was quite hilly overall. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Slagter solo
Slagter attacked early in the stage and rode alone for much of the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Moto crash
On a descent late in the race, a photo motorcycle crashed, disrupting the field. Fortunately, no riders were involved in the crash. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Porte, Contador
Richie Porte (Sky) took a moment to discuss matters with Alberto Contador (Astana), who leads the Australian by 22 seconds in the overall. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Fans
Fans decked out in pink were waiting to see the riders home after nine days of racing in Italy. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Tiralongo, Slagter
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) bridged up to Slagter late in the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Tiralongo wins
Then, Tiralongo made his move, and Slagter had no response. The Italian rode away to claim Astana's first stage win this Giro. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Heads of state
The race's three GC favorites, Contador, Aru, and Porte were led home by Astana's tireless super-domestique, Mikel Landa. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Peloton
The Giro's host towns always provide a beautiful backdrop for the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Aru sprint
Aru delivered a fierce sprint at the finish to steal a second from Contador's lead. Fans will be treated to a pitched battle for GC between these top riders. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Landa, Aru
At the finish, Aru thanked Landa for all of his work. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Hesjedal, Slagter
The Cannondale-Garmin camp was a bit dejected after missing out on an opportunity to win the stage with Slagter's solo attack. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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