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Menchov retains Giro lead as Scarponi grabs 18th stage
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Italy's Michele Scarponi won the 182 km 18th stage of the Tour of Italy. It's his second stage victory in this year's Giro. Russia's Denis Menchov (pictured) still wears the pink leader jersey.
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AFP - Michele Scarponi of the Serramenti team won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday following a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento.
  
Russian Denis Menchov of Rabobank maintained his overall lead after coming home safely in the peloton almost four minutes back.
  
Menchov leads Italian 2007 champion Danilo Di Luca by 26sec ahead of Friday's moutain-top finish up infamous volcano Mount Vesuvius.
  
Scarponi was part of a 20-man breakaway that escaped at around the 50km mark before splitting to a lead bunch of seven over the final few kilometres.
  
And the Italian proved the strongest in the sprint finish ahead of Colombian Felix Cardenas of Barloworld with American Danny Pate of Garmin in third.

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