The Giro d'Italia continues on Sunday morning as the competition enters yet another medium mountain stage -- this one the longest (229 km) of the previous three.
Paolo Tiralongo won Stage 7, but the Colorado-based Garmin-Barracuda team regained the maglia rosa (pink jersey) after Ryder Hesjedal finished just 5 seconds off of first place. His fifth-place finish ultimately helped push him back into the top of overall standings with a 15 second edge over Tiralongo.
The Stage 8 run begins with its biggest climb of the day. At 20 km, the riders will have reached Piano delle Cinque Miglia -- having climbed over 600 meters to 1284 meters above sea level -- and then weave downhill until making one final climb to Colle Molella at about 1100 meters above sea level.
Here are the details for the Sunday's stage:
Start time: 3:00 a.m. MT
Projected overall finish: 6:11 a.m. MT
TV: Universal Sports at 7:30 a.m. MT, or check out Steephill.tv's streaming links
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