sentences:  The resultant time bonus put him within fourteen seconds of the race lead in fifth place.Scarponi lost time on the ninth stage, the most difficult stage up to that point with the finish at Mount Etna; he had tried to follow an attack by Alberto Contador, but very quickly lost the pace, and ultimately lost 67 seconds to Contador.Commentators felt that Scarponi had been "left wanting both physically and tactically" and paid for his efforts on the climb, but he did remain in fifth place overall.