 Many riders used normal road race bikes for this stage , as the course is highly atypical for a time trial , with roads that were not flat and straight . Most of those riders altered their road race bikes with the aerodynamic handlebars of a time trial bike , but some , including race leader Danilo Di Luca , did not . The climbs in the stage increased the overall chances for strong climbers who are relatively weak time trialists , such as Damiano Cunego and Gilberto Simoni . 
