 At the Giro d'Italia, Hesjedal was aggressive on the third stage, breaking away solo on the last climb and then imposing a hard tempo on the descent with rival Vincenzo Nibali, which caused a lot of riders to crash on the rain-soaked tarmac while trying to follow.Hesjedal finished third on the stage in a select sprint, awarding himself an eight-second bonus for doing so.After positive results, Hesjedal, however, had several setbacks, which pushed him far back in the peloton of the general classification.