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2009 Giro D'Italia
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May 16, Saturday: Photos from Stage 8, Morbegno - Bergamo, 208 km
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| Pedro Horillo (Rabobank) crashed badly on the Culmine di San Pietro. His injuries are said to be terrible. He had to be helicoptered to the hospital. | ||||
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| Rescuers working to retrieve Horillo. | ||||
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| The pack on its way to Bergamo Alto, near the finish. | ||||
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| Armstrong (black sox) never looked to be in any difficulty today. | ||||
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| Siutsou timed his counter-attack perfectly, escaping just after the Leipheimer/Rogers/Cunego break was caught. | ||||
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| Popovych tried going after Siutsou but he was caught very quickly. Garzelli is leading the chase (in red). | ||||
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| Danilo Di Luca (with Pellizotti on his wheel) stayed near the front the entire stage. | ||||
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| Kanstantsin Siutsou foiled the sprinters. | ||||
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| Edvald Boasson Hagen takes the field sprint. Di Luca did himself some more good by taking third and getting the 8 bonus seconds. | ||||