Chris Froome (Team Sky) turned the Giro d`Italia upside, winning stage 19 alone in Bardonecchia after an 80km solo attack, taking the leader`s maglia and scattering his rivals to the wind across Susa valley. Froome`s performance seemed something from a bygone era, with Italian television showing images of Fausto Coppi before he had even reached the finish. Others compared it to Floyd Landis` solo attack in the 2006 Tour de France, which was cancelled after he tested positive for testosterone. Froome is usually a man of logic, watts and control. But on the road to Bardonecchia he threw caution to wind in the hope of turning the Giro d`Italia upside down. It was perhaps a gamble, a punt at winning the race but it worked out.ADVERTISEMENT `In difficult moments you have to look for crazy solutions,` Froome said. `I think that was one of the most amazing things I`ve done on the bike,` he added, explaining the logic behind his `impresa` as Italian call such an attack in Grand Tours. `It was a decision that we took last night to ride in this way. If I was going to wait until the final climb I wouldn`t take three minutes on pink jersey, so we decided to make the race on Colle delle Finestre.` This is bike racing, this is what it is all about This isn`t over for a long way It`s not about the salbutamol
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