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ROCCA DI CAMBIO, Italy -- Now that Ryder Hesjedal is wearing the pink jersey he doesnt plan on taking it off any time soon. Hesjedal became the first Canadian to ever take the overall lead at the Giro dItalia on Saturday. Italys Paolo Tiralongo won the seventh stage, while Victorias Hesjedal came in at fifth place just behind Joaquim Rodriguez to take an overall lead of 15 seconds from Tiralongo. "I didnt want to let this chance escape me and I have to thank all my team, especially (Christian) Vandevelde, for the incredible dream they are letting me experience," Hesjedal said. "Im not here to win the Giro, my aim is to wear the pink jersey for as long as possible." Hesjedal is competing in his third Giro, and is also auditioning for Canadas lone spot in the Olympic road race following the Tour de France. Prior to Saturday, the closest a Canadian came to capturing the overall lead was in 1987 when Steve Bauer of St. Catharines, Ont., missed the pink jersey by 0.3 seconds. "Its awesome, certainly a landmark accomplishment," said Bauer. "It shows the progress of our nation. Ryder is without a doubt a leader in the progress, on a large scale. ... Its long overdue, and great to see." Tiralongo tussled with defending champion Michele Scarponi in the final 600 metres of the steep climb to the line before finishing the 202-kilometre leg from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio in five hours 51 minutes three seconds with a final sprint. "I did a lot of work to get on Scarponis wheels, then I thought I couldnt be so strong at the finish and so I continued at my own pace," Tiralongo said. "I waited until he sat back for a second and then I made an incredible effort at the finish. I ended completely out of breath." Frank Schleck, one of the favourites to win the race, was three seconds behind Tiralongo in third. Two-time winner Ivan Basso finished eighth. Christian Meier of Sussex, N.B., finished 99th to move to improve to 118th overall, and Dominique Rollin of Boucherville, Que., was 120th on the stage to go up 20 places at 150th overall. Svein Tuft of Langely, B.C., was well back at 174th for the stage, but managed to improve one spot to 161st. Fumiyuki Beppu, Matteo Rabottini, Reto Hollenstein and Mirko Selvaggi broke away to build a gap of nine minutes on the peloton only five kilometres (three miles) into the stage. It was not until the climb up the category-3 Colle Galluccio that their lead started to be reduced. Rabottini took off on his own in the final 30 km before being joined by Stefano Pirazzi 16.5 km from the finish. However, Pirazzis chances of victory were dashed when he took a corner wide heading into the final section. Jose Herrara led going into the final kilometre but was caught 700 metres from the line, seemingly setting up Scarponi for his first stage win of this years race. But Tiralongo went around him in the final 100 metres for the Astana cyclist to cross first. Gianni Meersman became the fifth rider to quit the Giro, after Pablo Lastras Garcia, Tyler Farrar, Thor Hushovd and Romain Feillu retired on Friday. Stage 8 on Sunday is a 229-km leg from Sulmona to Lago Laceno with another uphill finish. Cheap MLB Jerseys . Numbers Game breaks down the Canucks signing hometown boy Jason Garrison. The Canucks Get: D Jason Garrison. Garrison, 27, has played 190 career NHL games, but really came into his own this past season, scoring a career-high 16 goals, 33 points and a plus-6 rating while playing a career-high 23:42 per game. Cheap Jerseys From China . Hagelin apologized earlier Sunday, after a telephone hearing with NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan, and hoped to avoid punishment beyond the major penalty he served Saturday night. But instead, he will miss the next three games of the best-of-seven series. http://www.azulvirtual.org/hot.html .5 million contract. The 36-year-old defender scored four goals and added seven assists in 66 games with the Nashville Predators in 2011-12.BERLIN -- Defending champion Borussia Dortmund progressed to the third round of the German Cup with a 4-1 win at second-division Aalen on Tuesday. Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer scored in the first half, with Mario Goetze and substitute Julian Schieber adding two more in the second. Michael Klauss scored Aalens late consolation with a free kick. "I was expecting a really tough game and that we would have problems if we didnt give it our full attention," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said. Aalen coach Ralf Hasenhuettl said there was no shame in losing to a team that beat Real Madrid in the Champions League last week. "If Real Madrid can lose 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund, were allowed to lose 4-1," he said. Ibrahim Afellay, Ciprian Marica and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored in Schalkes 3-0 win at home over Sandhausen, another second-division side. "We wanted to reach the third round, weve done that," said Schalke coach Huub Stevens. "Were through, so were happy." Bundesliga sides Freiburg and Mainz beat second-diviision teams Eintracht Braunschweig and Erzgebirge Aue, respectively, 2-0.dddddddddddd. Augsburg won 1-0 at third-tier Preussen Muenster, which knocked out Werder Bremen in the first round. Fourth-tier side Wormatia Worms, which eliminated Hertha Berlin, came agonizingly close to another upset but lost 4-3 to second division Cologne on penalties after a scoreless 120 minutes. "When you score four goals away from home, you really should win the game," joked Cologne coach Holger Stanislawski. Second-division side 1860 Munich won 3-0 at fourth-tier Berliner AK, a multicultural German-Turkish club which caused a sensation by beating Hoffenheim 4-0 in the first round. Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due to attend the game but had to cancel due to mounting commitments. Fourth-tier Havelse lost 3-1 to visiting Bochum, a second-division side. Last years beaten finalist, Bayern Munich, hosts Kaiserslautern on Wednesday, when Bundesliga rivals Fortuna Duesseldorf and Borussia Moenchengladbach meet in a Rhine derby. ' ' '