SAN GIORGIO DEL SANNIO, Italy — Injured Alberto Contador survived another day in the mountains as he retained the overall lead after nine stages of the Giro d'Italia but lost a precious second to closest challenger Fabio Aru Sunday. Aru kicked for the line in an attempt to wrest the leader's pink jersey from Contador but is still three seconds behind the Spaniard, who is attempting to become the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to win the Giro and Tour de France in the same year. Richie Porte remained third, 22 seconds behind Contador. Aru's Astana teammate, Paolo Tiralongo, claimed his fourth professional victory and his third in the Giro, clocking nearly six hours on the undulating 215-km leg from Benevento to San Giorgio del Sannio. — AP
