Danny Pate, Giro d'Italia stage 19 Stage 19 took the guys back into the mountains for nearly seven hours of wet, hard riding. While the favorites battled each other for position and critical seconds, the dwindling Argyle Armada held tough and finished with the grupetto again.

Still suffering from his injuries earlier in the race, Julian Dean didn’t take the start this morning in Legano.

Slipstream Results Stage 19
1. Vasil Kiryienka 6:37′32″

92. Christian Vande Velde +36′53″
109. David Millar +36′53″
136. Ryder Hesjedal +36′53″
141. Danny Pate +36′53″ (pictured right)
DNS Julian Dean

Slipstream GC
1. Alberto Contador Velasco 82:29′10″

47. Christian Vande Velde +1:10′26″
72. Ryder Hesjedal +1:50′44″
95. David Millar +2:22′57″
141. Danny Pate +3:31′45″