Hesjedal edges closer to being first Canadian Giro winner

Ryder Hesjedal and Michele Scarponi, Giro d'Italia 2012, stage 19

Ryder Hesjedal is moving closer to becoming the first Canadian to win the Giro d'Italia after today's stage to Alpe di Pampeago.

"Today was the day that we were supposed to take time out of Hesjedal," Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) said at the finish. "Instead, we all lost time."

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