The only individual time trial of this year’s Giro d’Italia may have been in Prosecco country, but it was unfortunately more of a Grappa kind of day. The home of the famous dry wine was misleadingly wet, and pretty much the only sparkle in sight came courtesy of Tinkoff-Saxo’s resident twinkletoes Alberto Contador, who delivered a brilliant performance to take third on the day and reclaim the pink jersey. Team Sky’s Vasil Kiryienka picked up the stage win with an impressive early showing.
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