PFALZEN, Italy — Jon Izaguirre of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday while countryman Joaquin Rodriguez kept the overall lead.Izaguirre spent most of the day in the lead group and broke away on the final sharp climb of the mainly uphill 174-km course from Limone sul Garda to Pfalzen.He finished in 4 hours, 2 minutes to beat Alessandro De Marchi and Stef Clement by 16 seconds. Rodriguez was 8 minutes, 57 seconds behind."It's true that it was a good finish today, which was well within my capability," Rodriguez said. "But you mustn't get carried away, there are still a lot of difficulties before we get to Milan next Sunday. I have to preserve myself and keep my energy for the days to come."It was Izaguirre's first win on a grand tour.
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