Contador increases race lead to 17 seconds over Aru
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Sylvain Chavanel is one only a handful of riders in the bunch with a visible tattoo(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcus Burghartd may be cold and wet but undoubtedly warmed by the fact that teammate Philippe Gilbert took the stage win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A sodden Richie Porte (Team Sky) crosses the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Damiano Caruso (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
David de la Cruz (Etixx-Quick Step), Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) and Silvan Dillier (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tanel Kangert is about to caught by the peloton inside the final 300 metres(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Richie Porte and Michael Rogers on the start line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Rider number 201 and maglia rosa, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Luca Paolini (Katusha) at the start(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Richie Porte rolls out of Imola for the start of the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Philippe Gilbert celebrates his first win of 2015.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marco Bandiera (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) plays around for the camera(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Another day in pink for Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) about to launch the stage winning move(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha are a happy team on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Louis Vervaeke (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Ilnur Zakarin with two matryoshka bidons(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nick van der Lijke (LottoNL-Jumbo) on the front of the break(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Patrick Gretsch (AG2R-La Mondiale) in the break(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Philippe Gilbert (BMC) pumped with his first win of 2015(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) does the famous 'el pistolero' salute on the podium(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Steven Kruiswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Rigoberto Uran looking thoroughly soaked after the stage(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Tanel Kangert launched a late attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Gang Xu (Lampre Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) crosses the line in second place(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Simon Geschke (Giant-Alpecin)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
There was some blue sky today before the rain came down(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
André Greipel (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
UCI president Brian Cookson(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A look at the peloton crossing the line(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Diego Ulissi (Lampre Merida) was third today(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alberto Contador sprays the prosecco for the first time on the podium today(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Richie Porte (Team Sky) after the wet stage(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Philippe Gilbert (BMC)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
One bidon with water and one with food for Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
