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Giro d’Italia 2015 – rest day analysis: five things we’ve learned so far

Alberto Contador's defiance, Fabio Aru's form and Elia Viviani in red for Team Sky

Rest day

  • Alberto Contador, Giro d'Italia, 2015, stage nine, pic: Sirotti

    Alberto Contador takes the pink jersey into the first rest day (Pic: Sirotti)

  • Orica-GreenEDG, team time trial, 2015, Giro d'Italia, podium

    Orica-GreenEDGE celebrate on the podium after winning the team time trial (Pic: Sirotti)

  • Alberto Contador, pink jersey, Tinkoff-Saxo, injured, pic: Sirotti

    Alberto Contador couldn't even pull on the pink jersey after crashing on stage six, but El Pistolero has battled on (Pic: Sirotti)

  • Crash, Giro d'Italia, 2015, sprint, pic: Sirotti

    Riders spill across the road after a spectator appears to bring down Daniele Colli in the stage six sprint (Pic: Sirotti)

  • Astana team, peloton, pace-setting, Giro d'Italia, 2015, pic: Sirotti

    Astana have had numbers at the front of the bunch in every stage so far (Pic: Sirotti)

  • Elia Viviani, red jersey, Team Sky, Giro d'Italia, 2015, pic: Sirotti

    Elia Viviani is currently top of the points classification, while Richie Porte is third on GC (Pic: Sirotti)

Rest day

After nine largely enthralling stages, and four riders having had the honour of wearing the pink leader’s jersey, the 2015 Giro d’Italia has entered its first rest day.

It’s time, then, to reflect on the action so far, with Alberto Contador holding a slender lead at the top of the general classification, and locked in a three-way battle for supremacy with Fabio Aru and Richie Porte.

Who has impressed up over the first third of the race, who’s flattered to deceive and what can we expect between now and the end of the race? Read on for our analysis.

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