Parra powers to #2; Di Luca closes in

In a carbon copy to the previous day, 29 year-old Selle Italia-Colombia rider Ivan Parra won his second stage in almost identical fashion, leaving his early breakaway companions behind on the steep slopes of the Passo di Foscagno to claim yet another historic day in the Dolomiti.

2005 has become a breakthrough year for the brother of Tour de France star Fabio Parra, who waited six years before his moment of glory in Ortisei on Saturday. However, not only is it a breakthrough for Parra, but also for his team, who were awarded one of just two wildcard entries in the 2005 Giro - the other being Ceramica Panaria-Navigare, they too enjoying a buon Giro.

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