Have the Italians underestimated Spain's Arroyo?

By Jean-François Quénet in Lido di Camaiore

Gilberto Simoni was the most bitter of the favourites after the controversial Stage 8, when teams like Liquigas, Lampre and Astana paid little attention to the quality of the riders in the front group. The incident has thrown the overall win door wide open with a number of riders, including David Arroyo Duran (Caisse d'Epargne), now poised to take victory.

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