Giro d' Italia 2014

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Basso gritting his teeth and showing off some lovely dental work

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14% sections coming soon - might be a bit soon to attack, but we could see some splits form

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Basso is riding himself into a contract for next year!

Maybe he'll join Horner.

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Maybe he'll join Horner.

 

Rumour is that Horner will be back for TdF

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Rumour is that Horner will be back for TdF

O happy days

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Deigman, arredondo and Cataldo chasing De Gendt

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8.8km to go

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De Gendt has hit the 14% section of this climb and he's beginning to pedal squares. He won't be able to match the like of Arredondo and Cataldo in a finish like this.

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Movistar leading the main bunch

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Duarte has managed to bridge to the Arredondo group. He's a good bet for the victory today if he can keep up with the pace.

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7.7km to the summit

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The peloton has been drastically reduced, but all the main favourites are in there. AG2R and Movistar have the numerical advantage.

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The chasers can see De Gendt, but the gradients mean that they are struggling to shut it down.

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7km to go

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Pelizotti has managed to drag himself up to this chasing group. They're now five riders, but they can't quite manage to catch De Gendt just yet.

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Now it is Basso's turn to try and make it to this second group. He's not a fan of big accelerations, but he's grinding it out and working his way back.