Greig Leach

Attack after attack went from the drop of the start flag, but the peloton seemed in no mood to let anyone get off the front. Finally, as they approached the first categorized climb of the day, another large breakaway formed and set about the business of leaving the peloton behind. Eduardo Zardini (Bardiani CSF) decided to pick up where he left off in the previous stage. As he reached the KOM point, he checked behind one more time, perhaps not believing that he could actually be reaching the summit of the Colla di Velva alone.