May 27, 2008 (Italy) – Steve Bauer Bike Tours hit the 16th stage of the 2008 Giro d’Italia yesterday in the beautiful mountain region of Val Gardena in the Dolomite mountains. Stage 16 from San Vigilio di Marebbe to Plan de Coronas was a brutal 12.8km individual time trial which ended on gravel roads. With no escape route the stage was conducted in three waves so that the riders who were already finished could have a chance to descend down to the team buses. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Slipstream-Chipotle) placed 48th with a time of 44:40, four minutes and sixteen seconds behind winner Fillipo Pellizotti (Ita) of Liquigas.