Julian Dean, Giro d'Italia stage 8 Despite an early breakaway, today’s slow stage (39.6 kph) ended in a mass sprint that saw “Kiwi Guy” Julian Dean (above) in good position. Dean finished 9th and seems to be coming back strong from a couple of hard crashes during stage 2.

Christian Vande Velde also finished with the front group on the same time as the leader and ever so slightly improved his overall classification.

Slipstream Results Stage 9
1. Daniele Bennati 5:30′06″

9. Julian Dean mt
18. Chris Sutton mt
34. Christian Vande Velde mt
101. Ryder Hesjedal +4″
132. David Millar +4″
159. Pat McCarty +7′36″
163. Danny Pate +7′36″
170. Magnus Backstedt +10′00″

Slipstream GC
1. Giovanni Visconti 42:14′16″

20. Christian Vande Velde +9′13″
70. Ryder Hesjedal +27′57″
90. David Millar +37′46″
152. Magnus Backstedt +1:12′05″
157. Julian Dean +1:13′48″
163. Pat McCarty +1:22′02″
171. Danny Pate +1:29′19″
173. Chris Sutton +1:33′05″