Ivan Basso (CSC) improved his general classification position to third overall after today's 236 km stage between Cesena and Saltara. Basso finished sixth, 16 seconds behind Rik Verbrugghe, effectively losing 14 seconds to main rival Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel), who took second in the stage and 12 bonus seconds, plus a two second gap to Basso.
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