Columbia's Belarusian Horse - Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Centoanni

With two riders, Thomas Lövkvist and Michael Rogers, in the top five of the General Classification, a Team Time Trial win on Stage 1, another victory on Stage 7 (Edvald Boasson Hagen), two second places (Stage 2 & 6), and a third place finish on Stage 5 (Thomas Lövkvist), Team Columbia - Highroad has already experienced a dearth of success at the 100th Giro d'Italia.

Kanstantsin Siutsou's win on Stage 8 from Morbegno to Bergamo made it an embarrassment of riches for the American team based out of San Luis Obispo, California. The 26-year old from Belarus would solo to victory ahead of his teammate, Boasson Hagen, and Danilo DiLuca (LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini) for Columbia's third stage win overall, and two consecutively.

Results
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad
3. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini

General Classification After Stage 8
1. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini
2. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad
3. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad
4. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
5. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
6. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
7. Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
8. Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
9. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
10. David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne

Next: Stage 9 - Milano Show 100, 165km
Usually the finishing city for the Giro d'Italia, Milano provided some fireworks of a different kind.