Injured Contador stays in pink after second mountaintop finish
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Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) give a victory salute after winning stage 8(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Beñat Intxausti on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Darwin Atapuma (BMC)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Sébastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Silvan Dillier (BMC) prepares for the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Some fans with their sign reminding the peloton of Juve's semi final victory over Real Madrid in the champions league and that another Italian victory over Spain is on the cards at the Giro(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
At the Giro the riders Fight For Pink(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Yury Trofimov ( Team Katusha) crosses the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The finish at Campitello Matese was a busy affair(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Leopold König (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Domenico Pozzovivo made a visiit to the race today sporting bandages on his head from his crash a few days earlier(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador looking happy on the podium for the first time in a few days since dislocating his shoulder(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jan Polanc lost the KOM jersey today(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Kenny Elissonde (FDJ)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Maglia rosa Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Alexandre Geniez (FDJ.fr)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Kévin Reza (FDJ.fr)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Domenico Pozzovivo sits down with journalists for an interview as he made a return to the race after crashing out earlier in the week(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Damiano Caruso (BMC)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Carlos Betancur (Ag2r) and Franco Pellizotti (Androni-Sidermec)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Carlos Betancur (Ag2r) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Franco Pellizotti (Androni-Sidermec) in the breakaway(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Darwin Atapuma (BMC) digging deep(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Beñat Intxausti moves into the mountains classification lead(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Another day in pink for Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Only 13 stages remain until the 2015 Giro d'Italia winner receives this trophy(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa (Astana) go on the attack on the stage 8 final climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Mikel Landa (Astana) gets a gap and finishes second on the day(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) rides to a solo stage win at the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) on the final climb to Campitello Matese(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Damiano Cunego attacks on the final climb(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Mikel Landa (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Tinkoff-Saxo at the head of affairs (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Fabio Aru (Astana) puts in an attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Fabio Aru (Astana) put the GC under pressure with an effort on the climb(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Mikel Landa (Astana) was disappointed to miss out on the stage win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Fabio Aru after finishing the stage(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Richie Porte (Team Sky) crosses the line(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Beñat Intxausti celebrates his second career Giro d'Italia stage win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sebastien Reichenbach (IAM Cycling) finished just ahead of Fabio Aru (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) won stage 8(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) had no trouble defending his overall race lead(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Diego Ulissi (Lampre - Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Tinkoff Saxo work for Alberto Contador (Image credit: Bettini Photo)