Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 9: Pesco Sannita → Gran Sasso, 225 km
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Someone's tribute to Marco Pantani and Michele Scarponi at the start in Pesco Sannita		share this photo
Happy Mother's Day		share this photo
Esteban CHAVES (COL/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) arrives for Stage 9. By the end of the day he was 2nd overall		share this photo
Esteban CHAVES (COL/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) signing-in		share this photo
Race leader, Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)		share this photo
Start scene in Pesco Sannita for Stage 9		share this photo
Stage 9 rollout from Pesco Sannita		share this photo
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The early Stage 9 break		share this photo
At the front of the break, Cesare Benedetti (ITA - Bora - Hansgrohe), Maxim BELKOV (Rusland / Team Katusha - Alpecin) and Simone Andreetta (ITA - Bardiani - CSF)		share this photo
Heading to the Apennine Mountains		share this photo
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The final kms to Gran Sasso, Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) attacks		share this photo
Four riders, all GC contenders at the front of the race in the final km		share this photo
Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) launches the winning attack with 100m to go		share this photo
Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) digging for the line		share this photo
Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) wins Stage 9 in 5:54:13 ahead of 2nd Thibaut PINOT (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ), 3rd Esteban CHAVES (COL/MITCHELTON - SCOTT), 4th Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 4s and 5th Richard CARAPAZ (ECU/MOVISTAR)		share this photo
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6th Davide FORMOLO (ITA/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 10s and 7th George BENNETT (NZL/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 12s and 9th Miguel Angel LOPEZ (COL/ASTANA)		share this photo
The gruppetto and Gran Sasso scenery		share this photo
Your Stage 9 winner, Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) extends his overall race lead		share this photo
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Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) now lead the race by 32s		share this photo
“I was not surprised by my performance today. I already felt on the Etna that I I had very good legs, but today was very a difficult stage, a very long one, so I was not 100% confident in doing well in the finale. I’ve seen [Domenico] Pozzovivo, who was incredibly strong; Thibaut Pinot was there again, looking good; and Tom [Dumoulin] is still there. We haven’t got so much time on him; 38 seconds of an advantage on him isn’t enough before the time trial. On the other hand, some guys lost time – Chris Froome, maybe it was from the crashes, maybe he’s got no form, I don’t know. I was surprised to see Fabio Aru being dropped, but it’s a long race. Maybe they can bounce back.”		share this photo
The team award also goes to MITCHELTON - SCOTT		share this photo
Getting ready for the cable car ride back to the bottom...		share this photo
The stage and overall winner went down the mountain just like everyone else... a long wait before taking crowded cable-car		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 9: Pesco Sannita → Gran Sasso, 225 km
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