Emanuele Sella breaks away from the lead pack at 45k to go and rips apart the GC leaders.

The favorites fought for the overall classification on the Pampeago, with Russia’s Denis Menchov (Rabobank) making the most ground thanks to a move in the final 1500 meters, leaving behind Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas), Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval-Scott) and Gilberto Simoni (Diquigiovanni).

Italian Champion Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step), who carried the race leader’s maglia rosa for the last eight stages, succumbed to the high mountain passes and lost time to the leaders. Italy’s Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes) takes over the race lead with five seconds on Contador.

Results

1 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 5.37.15
2 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems -4.38
3 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne -5.08
4 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d’Epargne -7.38
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - 7.59
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank

General classification after stage 14

1 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana -.05
3 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre -.28
4 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott -1.02
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes -1.07