The Polsa time trial will hold the key to this Giro d'Italia if snow forces the high mountains out. With only a one minute and 26 second lead, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is not taking any chances above Lake Garda tomorrow.
"We've previewed it twice. I drove up it, Nibali rode it," Astana team manager, Giuseppe Martinelli told Cycling Weekly. "We took note of every corner and detail."
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