Paolo Tiralongo of Italy won the seventh stage of the Giro
d'Italia on Saturday, while Ryder Hesjedal replaced Adriano
Malori as the overall leader to become the first Canadian to
wear the pink jersey.  Tiralongo tussled with defending champion
Michele Scarponi in the final 600 yards of the steep climb to
the line before finishing the 126 mile leg from Recanati to
Rocca di Cambio in 5 hours, 51 minutes, 3 with a final sprint.
Hesjedal crossed the line in fifth place, just behind Joaquim
Rodriguez, to take an overall lead of 15 seconds from Tiralongo.
Frank Schleck, one of the favourites to win the race, was three
seconds behind Tiralongo in third. Two-time winner Ivan Basso
finished eighth.   Fumiyuki Beppu, Matteo Rabottini, Reto
Hollenstein and Mirko Selvaggi broke away to build a gap of nine
minutes on the peloton only 3 miles into the stage. It was not
until the climb up the category-3 Colle Galluccio that their
lead started to be reduced.  Rabottini took off on his own in
the final 18 miles before bein