 Liquigas tried the same tactic they had employed on the Blockhaus , when Franco Pellizotti took the stage win , as Valerio Agnoli was the first to attack and get clear of the pink jersey group . He was joined soon after not by one of his team leaders , Pellizotti or Ivan Basso , but by Lampre – NGC rider Paolo Tiralongo , as the overall contenders did not respond . These two wound up being absorbed by the subsequent attack from Carlos José Ochoa , who drew Basso and Stefano Garzelli with him , as they took an appreciable lead on the pink jersey group . Carlos Sastre attacked solo from the pink jersey group next and quickly passed all other riders on the road , and stayed out front to claim his second stage win of this Giro . 
