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BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, Italy -- Colombias Nairo Quintana showed off his climbing strength and increased his lead in the Giro dItalia with a victory Friday in the 19th stage, a mountain time trial. Quintana, runner-up at last years Tour de France, clocked 1 hour, 5 minutes, 37 seconds over the 26.8-kilometre (16.7-mile) route from Bassano del Grappa to Cima Grappa. Italys Fabio Aru finished second, 17 seconds behind, and Colombias Rigoberto Uran was third, 1:26 behind. "I had a great feeling and I took full advantage of it," said Quintana, who rides for the Movistar team. "I was really well prepared." After his second stage win in this years race, Quintana moved 3:07 ahead of Uran in the overall standings. Aru moved ahead of Pierre Roland into third, 3:48 back. Victorias Ryder Hesjedal dropped to ninth overall after finishing 26th in Fridays stage. Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., was 138th Friday and sat 155th overall. Giuseppe Martinelli, Arus team director with Astana, continued to discuss the controversial 16th stage, which was also won by Quintana amid questions whether the dangerous descent from the Stelvio pass was supposed to be neutralized or not. "I think that conditioned the race," Martinelli said. "Quintana probably would still have won but not with a three-minute advantage (on Aru)." The opening five kilometres (three miles) of the time trial were nearly flat but then the road tilted uphill dramatically, reaching a gradient of 14 per cent at one point. Many riders changed bikes after the flat section, going from a specialized time trial version to their regular road bikes for the climb. Quintana even changed his helmet. "It only cost me a few seconds," Quintana said. "I was really calm. We practiced it." Stage 20 on Saturday is the races last mountain leg, a 167-kilometre (104-mile) route that starts in Maniago and finishes with a climb up the demanding Monte Zoncolan. "I think I already did today what the fans wanted to see," Quintana said. "Tomorrow I hope me and my team can control the stage." The race ends on flatter ground Sunday in the northeastern port city of Trieste. Albert Pujols Angels Jersey . Pressley missed all of last season with Cincinnati because of a knee injury, but the 5-foot-10, 249-pounder had been expected to fill a need on Clevelands roster. Noe Ramirez Jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 and TSN GO at 9pm et/6pm pt. San Antonio took the series lead Monday night with a 122-105 home victory in Game 1. The Spurs used a balanced scoring attack and clamped down defensively late in the third quarter to claim the win. https://www.cheapangels.com/1213j-darin-...sey-angels.html. -- Augusta James of Bath, Ont. Brian Downing Angels Jersey . The matchup will be made up in Minnesota at a later date. The arena was evacuated about 45 minutes before the scheduled 9:30 p.m. EST tipoff when a generator malfunction outside the arena sent smoke pouring into the building, according to NBA spokeswoman Sharon Lima. Griffin Canning Angels Jersey . Nick Holden scored two goals and had an assist and the Avalanche held off the Nashville Predators 5-4 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.OTTAWA - Three-time Olympian Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., headlines the roster for the 2014-15 Canadian short-track team. Hamelin, who has won three gold medals and one silver over the last three Winter Games, plans to continue skating for at least four more years and hopes to compete at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The roster, released Tuesday by Speed Skating Canada, features nine of the 10 team members who represented Canada at the Sochi Olympics. The lineup includes Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Que., Marie-Eve Drolet of Chicoutimi, Que., Michael Gilday of Yellowknife, Francois Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, QQue.dddddddddddd, Jessica Hewitt of Kamloops, B.C., Olivier Jean of Lachenaie, Que., Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Que., and Marianne St-Gelais of Saint-Felicien, Que. Edmontons Jessica Gregg has decided to focus on long-track speedskating. The short-track team members are eligible to compete in the fall World Cup selection competition this September, which serves as a qualifier for the first four World Cups of the season. The athletes may later qualify for the fifth and sixth World Cups, the world championships and the Winter Universiade through their participation at the Canadian Short-Track Championships in mid-January. ' ' '