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No, the report doesn't really cover what happened. On the Sappada stage, Roche counter-attacked over an early and got away with another guy. On the flat, on the way to the last climb, Carrera put everyone on the front behind Roche. In Roche's book, there's an account of the 2nd team car coming up to Roche, and Roche being told to stop riding. Roche refused, Carrera carried on riding behind him, and he was caught at the bottom of the climb. When the counter-attacks came on the climb, Roche was barely able to hold on, but Visentini was dropped, and Roche got the jersey by a handful of seconds from Rominger.
In his book* (which is recommended reading for anyone that wants to understand stage race tactics), Roche says that there was no doubt in his mind that had he not got the Maglia Rosa that day, he would have been sent home.