Great Gil takes big stage win in Pistoia

Major moves on epic day give Di Luca maglia rosa

Stormy weather swept the 88th Giro d'Italia on Saturday and changed the face of Italy's Grand Tour, where Lampre-Cafitta's Cunego-Simoni tandem put a whuppin' on their Giro rivals like CSC's Ivan Basso, Stefano Garzelli and Dario Cioni of Liquigas and Sergei Gonchar (Domina Vacanze). The scene of the crime was the steep, tough, final ascent of Sammomme' that concluded with 17km to go before a wide open descent back to the finish in Pistoia.

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