Well, 2 jerseys and team win, that's pretty impressive!
It was a nice giro to follow, just too bad about that Anton, who I must admit deserves this win!
After 21 stages of the 96th Giro d'Italia, here is the review.
Summary
Stage
Winner
GC
Points
KOTM
U25
Teams
1
Monster Energy
W. Kelderman
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
2
M. Kittel
M. Kittel
M. Kittel
T. De Gendt
M. Kittel
Monster Energy
3
L. Duque
M. Kittel
M. Kittel
T. De Gendt
M. Kittel
Monster Energy
4
I. Antón
T. De Gendt
M. Kittel
T. De Gendt
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
5
M. Kittel
T. De Gendt
M. Kittel
T. De Gendt
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
6
W. Sulzberger
T. De Gendt
M. Kittel
T. De Gendt
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
7
R. Gesink
R. Gesink
M. Kittel
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
8
M. Kittel
R. Gesink
M. Kittel
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
9
R. Gesink
R. Gesink
M. Kittel
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
10
J. Sagan
R. Gesink
M. Kittel
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
11
I. Antón
I. Antón
M. Kittel
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
12
F. Masciarelli
I. Antón
M. Kittel
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
13
I. Antón
I. Antón
I. Antón
I. Antón
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
14
L. Solari
I. Antón
I. Antón
I. Antón
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
15
C. Riblon
I. Antón
I. Antón
I. Antón
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
16
R. Gesink
I. Antón
I. Antón
I. Antón
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
17
R. Gesink
I. Antón
I. Antón
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
18
E. Capecchi
I. Antón
I. Antón
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
19
G. E. Larsson
I. Antón
I. Antón
P. Rolland
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
20
I. Antón
I. Antón
I. Antón
R. Gesink
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
21
T. Farrar
I. Antón
I. Antón
R. Gesink
W. Kelderman
Monster Energy
Flop 3
3 riders that disappointed a lot in this Giro. Well, we can name more than these 3, like Taaramäe, Rolland, Sánchez, Hesjedal, Petacchi, etcetera. But there's only room for 3:
3. Matthew Goss
Not being able to win a single stage, despite being one of the best sprinters, gives Matthew Goss the 3rd place in the flop 3. Okay, there were only 4 mass sprints, but it's simply not good nough.
2. Michele Scarponi
Probably Michele Scarponi shouldn't have posed with the maglia rosa and the trophy before the start of the Giro.... 9th place, 19 minutes behind Antón and never a shot at a stage win. This could have been Scarponi's last change to win the Giro.
1. Ivan Basso
Ivan Basso rode a disappointing Giro and was in the 12th place in the GC. Untill he crashed in stage 20 and lost more than an hour, dropping to 37th place.... For sure, the biggest flop in this Giro!
Top 3
3. Marcel Kittel
Marcel Kittel had the talent to win mass sprints in Grand Tours, but he had a bad train. Untill all pieces fell together in this Giro, winning 3 stages in the first 3 mass sprints. One bad thing: finishing outside the time limit in stage 20.
2. Robert Gesink
Robert Gesink was absolutely dominant in the first week of the Giro, winning 2 stages (and the TTT), leading with over 3 minutes to Antón. But when he crashed in stage 11, he was about to enter the Flop 3. But he showed that he has some balls, refound himself, won 2 more stages and ended as the runner up.
1. Igor Antón
Basque Igor Antón is the first to acknoledge that he was lucky that Gesink crashed, that else he would have been the number 2. But he profited fully from it, won 4 stages and dominated in the rest of the Giro. In stage 20, it looked like Gesink could win the Giro, but he finished it himself and won his 2nd Giro in a row!
During the last week of the Giro, about 1200 kilometres to the North, the Ronde van België was raced. This 5-stage race, which features a prologue, a cobbled stage, a hilly one and 2 flat ones, was last year won by Gert Steegmans.
Startlist
Spoiler
Sony Ericsson
1. T.Boonen
2. C.Barton
3. M.Fischer
4. M.Koch
5. B.Leukemans
6. J.Roelandts
7. K.Seeldraeyers
8. G.Van Avermaet
The 2nd stage from Lochristi to Knokke Heist is a flat one, with the finish near the beach. We et up a train for our young sprinter Jens Mulder, who takes a nice 9th place. Being helped by the jury-car, Edvald Boasson Hagen wins the sprint, beating Heinrich Haussler and Guillaume Blot. EBH takes the GC-lead, thanks to the bonus seconds.
The 3rd stage will decide the GC, containing many cobbled sections and hills. A breakaway is looking to be succesful, but the last remaining rider of it, Steven van Vooren, gets passed in the last 200 metres. The win goes to Rabo's Heinrich Haussler, with EB Hagen in 2nd and Van Vooren in 3rd.
We had no chance in taking the win, as we worked hard to finish with a few riders in the first group of 34 riders. Eventually, Lieuwe Westra finished in 7th.
Stage 4 is a bit hilly in the Ardennes, but without a difficult finish. A breakaway is succesful today. Is it because the riders in it are not dangerous for the GC, or that the peloton miscalculates?? Anyway, the win goes to Lithuanian Vytautas Kaupas, who wins the sprint in terrible weather conditions for his Differdange-team. Of course, EBH wins the sprint of the peoton at 2'19, with Westra in 17th.
The last stage is flat again, with the finish in Putte. A big crash 13km before the finish, disrupts our sprint train as Jens Mulder hits the tarmac together with Philippe Gilbert, Tom Boonen and many others. GC's number 4 Kim Kirchen doesn't crash but looses time and his great GC-position.
It looks like Gert Steegmans is going to be the winner, but he gets passed by Boasson Hagen, who takes his 2nd stage win and the GC. Being hampered by the crash, Lieuwe Westra hasn't got the energy and finishes in 13th.
What's this? A month were we didn't win a classic or a stage race?? Unbelievable. We "only" won 8 stages in the Giro, the KOTM-jersey, the U25-jersey and the teams ranking, and we got a 2nd in the GC with Robert Gesink.
Media awards
No wonder that Igor Antón gets the rider of the month award, winning 4 stages and the GC of the Giro. One stage win in the Giro was enough for Jurej Sagan to win the young rider award.
Rankings
World Tour riders
Of course, we have a new leader in the World Tour rankings. Winning the Giro gave Igor Antón enough points to take over the lead from his compatriote JoaquÃm RodrÃguez, who is in 2nd now. 3rd place is for the youn g gun, Wilco Kelderman.
World Tour teams Monster Energy - Subway is still dominant in the teams ranking, leading Katusha, and Saxo Bank.
From the Ronde van België, we go immediately to the Tour de Luxembourg. Another 5 stage race starting with a prologue, but one that features more hilly stages than the Ronde van België. Last year, Denis Menchov took a surprising win here.
Startlist
Spoiler
Sony Ericsson
1. T.Boonen
2. W.Clarke
3. N.Keinath
4. S.Radochla
5. C.Schmidt
6. S.Schumacher
The favourites *** Tom Boonen (Sony Ericsson), Thomas Löfkvist (Sky), Ben Hermans (Radi Shack). ** Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil), Taylor Phinney (BMC), Jimmy Engoulvent (Garmin). *Joost Posthuma, Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis), Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma).
The 2nd stage from Luxembourg to Bascharage is probably the most easy one, with the last 70km being flat. When the sprinters teams are preparaing for the mass sprint, and the trains are getting formed, Lotto's Mathew Goss makes a mistake and crashes. Many riders hit the tarmac, including sprinters as Mark Cavendish, Alessandro Petacchi and John Degenkolb.
So we set up a sprint train for Pim Ligthart who is in 2nd position entering the last kilometre behind Löfkvist. BUt he simply lacks top speed and finishes in 10th. The win goes to Tony Gallopin from the Cofidis-team, beating Jimmy Engoulvent and Marco Bandiera.
well done in may, hope the TDF will go better than the giro...
Hope it gives your team an extra boost for June. 
for the Monster Energy girl 
