Speedsters remaining in the Giro will come to the fore on Stage 18 from Friulano capital Udine across the flat Veneto roads to the small town of Riese Pio X, birthplace of Pope Pius 10. With two finishing circuits, look for JJ Haedo of CSC - assuming he's lasted that long in his first Grand Tour - to put his US criterium experience to good use for the win.
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