 Danilo Di Luca made it clear that he was aiming for the time bonuses available in this stage , both at the finish line and the intermediate sprint . As such , his team worked to bring the morning 's breakaway back well before the end of the stage . Just as he had in the mountains , race leader Denis Menchov stayed right with Di Luca , and the two of them contested the intermediate sprint , with Di Luca 's team trying to give him a successful leadout . They mistimed it , however , and Menchov was able to come around Di Luca and beat him to the line ( Di Luca 's teammate and accomplished sprinter Alessandro Petacchi managed to beat Menchov in the sprint to limit Di Luca 's losses ) . Both Menchov and Di Luca got time bonuses , but Menchov got 4 for second in the sprint and Di Luca 2 for third , padding Menchov 's lead in the overall classification . 
