Cycling-Arredondo wins Giro stage, Evans drops out of contention — reuters.com

RIFUGIO PANAROTTA Italy (Reuters) - Julian Arredondo of Colombia won the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Cadel Evans cracked in the final stages and dropped out of the top three in the overall standings on Thursday. Trek rider Arredondo was the strongest of a breakaway group in the final climb of the 171-km mountain stage from Belluno. His compatriot Fabio Duarte took second place and Irishman Philip Deignan finished third.

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