Ian Boswell had made a push up the standings at the Giro d’Italia lately; finishing in the top 100 in three out of four stages at one point recently and moving into the top 100 overall. Friday he finished as the top American and in 27th overall on a 101 mile mountain stage. Boswell was just 8:27 behind the winner and was joined by Nathan Brown in the top 50 as Brown finished 13:36 back in 33rd. Joe Dombrowski (58th) and Chad Haga (71st) made it four in the top 100.

Dombrowski stayed in 39th overall (1:39:12 back) with Brown moving up to 48th (2:02:29 back). Boswell made a huge jump from 100th to 75th while Haga is 81st.

The final mountain stage will be Saturday, 83 miles starting in France, with a 101 mile flat stage on Sunday to close the competition out.

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