Friday's Yahoo Sports Headline: RIOMAGGIORE, Italy, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia’s Denis Menchov blew away the field in Thursday’s individual time-trial to take the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia and wrestle the leader’s pink jersey from Italian Danilo Di Luca.
Of course were there to cheer-on seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong who clocked the 13th fastest time, lifting him from 16th to 12th overall in the competition. This was Lance's first Giro since recovering from a broken collarbone and he is 6 minutes and 34 seconds behind Menchov.
Spanish team Pedro Horrillo Munoz fell down a ravine Saturday and was badly hurt. Menchov stated “The pink jersey is a good prize to dedicate to Horrillo."
Astana’s Levi Leipheimer of the US came in 20 seconds behind Menchov and moved up to third overall.
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