Wow, Skoda-Orlen is all over the top 10 This will change probably in the next week or two, but great start. And a pity with Bole, Marcato was powered by the home crowd probably...
Here we are then, the first stage that should see the GC guys to the fore. We have to keep Peter up there today, or else we might as well go home. The finishing climb is not steep at all, but at 14km, it is long. The standings should be very different tonight and, unfortunately, I don't think we will have six riders up there anymore!
Today's breakaway originally contained 11 riders, including the red jersey of Farrar and his main rival Petacchi, as well as Allan Davis, Zaugg and Van de Walle. This quickly became 10 riders as P. Locatelli (Colnago) could not hang on as soon as they went uphill.
Over the categorised climb, the group shattered as you would expect. Zaugg was first over, followed by Caruso and Van de Walle. Their gap over the peloton at this point was seven minutes.
Once the race had calmed down after the fast descent, the front group had just four riders in it now. They were Caruso (Liquigas), Zaugg (Radioshack), Van de Walle (Lotto) and Elissonde (FDJ). The other six were gradually sliding back to the peloton.
At this point, two of the biggest losers from a hectic first week, Garzelli and Cataldo decided to give it a go together. They quickly rode past Vandenbergh from the original break and set about catching the front group.
But as soon as they hit the final climb, they were back in the peloton as Androni's fast pace was causing all sorts of problems in the bunch. They clearly knew something about Rujano that nobody else did. As you can see, Szmyd was right at the front looking after Velits.
And with exactly 10km to go, the final two riders Caruso and Zaugg were caught by the peloton. Behind, Konig had to admit defeat in his battle to keep the white jersey as he slipped out the back along with Bole, Grivko, Chuzhda and Kozubek. It was all down to Velits now.
With 5km to go, the first attack was launched and it was Cunego who kicked first. The only rider interested in following at this point was Rujano. Velits increased his pace, but, along with the other team leaders, he would wait till later to go.
In the end, Cunego's attack was the only one that really worked as he took the victory today 10 seconds ahead of Anton. The rest of the favourites finished nine seconds after Igor, with Velits in sixth. Unfortunately, Oroz was also in there and so hangs on to the Maglia Rosa.
Result
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
5h30'04
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10
3
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 19
4
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
6
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
8
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
9
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
12
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
14
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
16
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
19
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
20
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
21
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
22
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
23
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
24
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
25
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
26
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
28
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
30
David López
Movistar Team
+ 1'01
31
Sylwester Szmyd
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
33
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
34
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 1'49
35
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
36
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Francesco Masciarelli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
39
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Robert Kiserlovski
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 2'09
41
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'17
42
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
44
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
45
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'15
47
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'26
49
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
50
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
51
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
52
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
53
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
55
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
57
Gianni Meersman
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
58
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
60
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 4'18
61
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
62
Jérémy Roy
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
63
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
64
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
65
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
66
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
67
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'45
68
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'08
69
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Andriy Grivko
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 5'24
73
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
74
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
76
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
78
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
79
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
80
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
81
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'08
82
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
83
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
84
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 7'15
85
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'38
86
Oleg Chuzhda
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 8'05
87
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
89
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
90
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 8'21
91
Daryl Impey
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 8'34
92
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
93
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
94
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ - BigMat
+ 9'08
95
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 9'23
97
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
98
Stefano Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 10'28
99
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 10'42
100
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 11'16
101
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 11'27
102
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 12'12
103
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'29
104
Stanislav Kozúbek
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 12'56
106
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'35
107
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Procycling
s.t.
108
Luke Roberts
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
109
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'50
110
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
111
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
s.t.
112
Fumiyuki Beppu
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 14'48
113
Cameron Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 15'59
114
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
115
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ - BigMat
+ 16'28
116
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
119
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
120
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'13
121
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
123
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
124
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
125
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
127
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 17'48
128
Borut Božic
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 18'59
130
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
131
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
132
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo Bank
+ 20'14
133
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
134
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
135
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
136
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
137
Daniele Ratto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
138
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
139
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
+ 20'48
140
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
141
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'52
142
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
143
George Bennett
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
144
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
147
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
148
Mahdi Sohrabi
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
149
Ion Izaguirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
150
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 23'25
151
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
+ 23'42
152
Travis Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 25'44
153
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 26'53
154
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 28'34
155
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
156
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
158
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
160
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
162
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
163
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
164
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
165
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
166
Robert Wagner
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
167
Michael Barry
Sky Procycling
s.t.
168
Robbie McEwen
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
170
Enrico Battaglin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
171
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
172
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
174
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
175
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
176
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
177
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
178
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
180
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 29'44
181
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 30'39
182
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
183
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 31'07
184
Luke Durbridge
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 31'35
185
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ - BigMat
+ 31'49
186
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 32'30
187
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 33'09
188
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 33'32
189
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
190
Andrea Piechele
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 35'25
191
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
192
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 38'31
193
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 41'30
194
Arnaud Gérard
FDJ - BigMat
+ 42'09
GC
1
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
25h33'36
2
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 26
3
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 37
4
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 50
5
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 52
6
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
+ 56
7
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'03
8
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1'21
9
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
10
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'23
12
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'26
13
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
+ 1'28
14
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Procycling
+ 1'31
15
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1'38
16
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1'44
17
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'49
18
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'55
19
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 1'57
20
David López
Movistar Team
+ 2'01
21
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2'14
22
Robert Kiserlovski
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 2'47
23
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 2'51
24
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2'52
25
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'04
26
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo Bank
+ 3'06
27
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 3'12
28
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 3'14
29
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'15
30
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'36
31
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 4'01
32
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'06
33
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4'29
34
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'33
35
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'37
36
Sylwester Szmyd
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'03
37
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 5'20
38
Andriy Grivko
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'28
39
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'29
40
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
+ 5'48
41
Jérémy Roy
FDJ - BigMat
+ 6'00
42
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'04
43
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 6'07
44
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 6'19
45
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 6'23
46
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 6'24
47
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'42
48
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
49
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'20
50
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 7'23
51
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 7'25
52
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
53
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'41
54
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 8'07
55
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'25
56
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'02
57
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 9'17
58
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
+ 9'41
59
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'46
60
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 9'57
61
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'10
62
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 11'00
63
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'06
64
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
+ 11'09
65
Gianni Meersman
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 11'18
66
Francesco Masciarelli
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'21
67
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'39
68
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'41
69
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 12'24
70
Daryl Impey
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 12'27
71
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 12'30
72
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'34
73
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'52
74
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'09
75
Oleg Chuzhda
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 13'10
76
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 13'37
77
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 13'51
78
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 13'57
79
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 14'13
80
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 14'28
81
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 15'17
82
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'28
83
Stefano Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 16'12
84
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 16'19
85
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 16'25
86
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'42
87
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16'47
88
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'05
89
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
90
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'23
91
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 17'47
92
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
+ 17'58
93
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 18'05
94
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
+ 18'07
95
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'26
96
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 18'30
97
Borut Božic
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 18'32
98
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Procycling
s.t.
99
Stanislav Kozúbek
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 18'37
100
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'59
101
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'02
102
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'12
103
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 19'55
104
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 20'20
105
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 20'21
106
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 20'46
107
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 21'43
108
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
+ 22'00
109
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 22'14
110
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
+ 22'15
111
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'49
112
Luke Roberts
Team Saxo Bank
+ 22'58
113
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 23'11
114
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 23'24
115
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
+ 25'04
116
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 25'16
117
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 26'20
118
Cameron Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 26'52
119
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 27'21
120
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'22
121
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 27'24
122
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ - BigMat
+ 28'41
123
Fumiyuki Beppu
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 29'16
124
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 29'20
125
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 29'59
126
Daniele Ratto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 30'25
127
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ - BigMat
+ 30'32
128
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 31'05
129
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
+ 31'18
130
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 31'23
131
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 32'00
132
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 32'27
133
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 32'39
134
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'11
135
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 35'05
136
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 35'56
137
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 36'20
138
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 36'38
139
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 37'48
140
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'37
141
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 38'40
142
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 38'41
143
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
+ 38'44
144
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 39'31
145
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 39'50
146
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 39'59
147
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
+ 40'01
148
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 40'11
149
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 43'08
150
Mahdi Sohrabi
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 43'28
151
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 43'56
152
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 44'15
153
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 44'16
154
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 45'19
155
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo Bank
+ 46'08
156
George Bennett
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
157
Michael Barry
Sky Procycling
+ 46'09
158
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
159
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
+ 46'30
160
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 46'42
161
Robbie McEwen
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 47'02
162
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 48'08
163
Ion Izaguirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 50'24
164
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 50'25
165
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 50'38
166
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo Bank
+ 50'50
167
Robert Wagner
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 52'15
168
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - ISD
+ 52'22
169
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 57'16
170
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 58'24
171
Travis Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 59'01
172
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1h00'33
173
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 1h00'54
174
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
+ 1h01'17
175
Enrico Battaglin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h02'07
176
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h02'28
177
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h04'05
178
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
179
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h04'17
180
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h04'20
181
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h05'46
182
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 1h06'02
183
Luke Durbridge
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 1h06'20
184
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ - BigMat
+ 1h06'49
185
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h06'57
186
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h11'20
187
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h13'22
188
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h14'06
189
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h14'24
190
Andrea Piechele
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h14'29
191
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h15'00
192
Arnaud Gérard
FDJ - BigMat
+ 1h18'00
193
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h19'36
194
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h25'00
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
54
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
47
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
41
4
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
40
5
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
29
...
9
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
27
KoM
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
15
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
10
3
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
9
4
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
8
5
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
6
...
14
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
2
U25
1
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
25h35'02
2
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 1'48
3
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'49
4
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 4'53
5
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'59
Team Summary
That was a decent day, ruined only by the fact that Oroz held on, so we still don't get that Maglia Rosa. Also, Konig loses the white jersey, but he can now return to his domestique role. Peter was brilliant on that final climb, but it wasn't particularly difficult, so we're not that surprised. Tomorrow's stage has an evil climb at the end, where there will probably be some bigger gaps at the finish. Maybe a breakaway attempt is in order tomorrow now that everybody's lost some time on GC. There was one further withdrawal today, and it was quite a big one. Yesterday's stage winner Marco Marcato fractured his hand in a heavy fall on an early descent. He won't be denying us stage wins anymore.
@sutty and lokytrew, I know but Oroz is a decent rider and his team are riding for him, so it will be very difficult to overtake him. Especially when people like Mollema, Gesink and Cunego are just behind ready to pounce aswell.
@dienblad, yep, I think Cunego will get quite a few wins in this Giro. Several stages, including the next one, have got his name all over them! Could get repetitive.
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After yesterday's warm-up, today marks the first really difficult finish. The final climb is just 8km, but the average gradient is over 7% and there are sections at over 13%. All of the favourites will be at it today, so Peter will have to do his best. The stage is also very, very long, so it will be a horrendous stage for all but the strongest riders. I predict that the GC will look very different tonight.
With the stage being so long, there weren't too many people willing to ride out front for over 200km. Hence, only six riders went on the attack at the start. They were Elissonde (FDJ), Wegmann (Garmin), Beppu (GreenEdge), Vanotti (Liquigas), Van der Sande (Lotto) and Petacchi (Lampre).
Behind, the pace in the peloton was virtually non-existent on the long, first climb. The gap was already out to five minutes at the summit. Everybody was settling in for a very long day.
With Van der Sande long gone, Wegmann was the next rider to be dropped from the breakaway. The remaining four were working well together, albeit Beppu was hanging on at the back when they went uphill.
But behind, the hordes of BMC and Androni were not going to let the breakaway succeed, which was quite surprising, given that none of the BotD were within 20 minutes of the Maglia Rosa. Evans and Rujano were obviously dreaming of the stage win.
As the weather had significantly changed, there was always the possibility of crashes on the descents, and you can always rely on Euskaltel for crashes. It was Anton who went down but he got back up and was paced back to the peloton, just, by the white jersey of Izagirre.
Before the final climb, Van den Broeck tried a very ambitious attack that never looked like working as he struggled to pull away from the Androni-driven peloton on the flat. However, once the final climb came, he started to slowly, but surely, pull away.
On one of the easier parts of the final climb, the chase was on as Rujano, Evans, Pozzovivo and Basso went after Van den Broeck. Velits was struggling with the high pace, but maintained his own rhythm and was with some strong riders in what was left of the peloton.
And surprisingly, it was the tiny Venezuelan, Rujano who outsprinted Basso and Evans to take the stage and, indeed, the Maglia Rosa. Fantastic result for Androni. Just behind were Pozzovivo, Cunego, Scarponi and Van den Broeck.
Meanwhile, Peter finished tenth, leading home a group containing Anton, Rogers, Gesink and Mollema. A strong performance which keeps him in the top five overall. Kiserlovski and Szmyd came home in the top 30 aswell.
Result
1
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
6h05'55
2
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
3
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
4
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 20
5
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
6
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 32
8
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
+ 56
9
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 1'11
Spoiler
11
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
12
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
14
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
16
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
18
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2'03
19
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
20
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
21
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
22
Robert Kiserlovski
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 2'33
24
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
25
David López
Movistar Team
s.t.
26
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Sylwester Szmyd
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
30
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'52
31
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'56
32
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 4'08
33
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
35
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
36
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
41
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
42
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
43
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 7'25
44
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
45
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
46
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 7'42
47
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ - BigMat
+ 7'57
48
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'10
49
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
50
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'20
51
Andriy Grivko
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 8'33
52
Jérémy Roy
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
53
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 9'38
54
Francesco Masciarelli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
55
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 9'51
56
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
57
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
58
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
59
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
60
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
61
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
62
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
65
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 12'43
67
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
68
Oleg Chuzhda
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 14'11
69
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
70
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
72
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
74
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
75
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
76
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
77
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 14'37
78
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 15'29
80
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
81
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
s.t.
82
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
84
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
85
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
86
Gianni Meersman
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
87
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
88
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
89
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
90
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Procycling
s.t.
91
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
92
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
93
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
94
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'14
95
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 17'43
96
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 20'34
97
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 20'53
98
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 21'19
99
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ - BigMat
+ 21'59
102
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
103
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
104
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
105
Daryl Impey
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
107
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
108
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'48
110
Luke Roberts
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
111
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
112
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Stefano Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
114
George Bennett
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
115
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 23'35
116
Fumiyuki Beppu
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Michael Barry
Sky Procycling
+ 23'58
118
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
120
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
121
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
122
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
123
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
124
Daniele Ratto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
125
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 24'22
126
Cameron Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 25'13
127
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 25'32
128
Stanislav Kozúbek
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 26'15
129
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
130
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 26'41
131
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 27'18
132
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 27'48
133
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'32
134
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 28'43
135
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
136
Ion Izaguirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Borut Božic
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 31'30
138
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 31'48
139
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
+ 31'56
140
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
141
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
142
Mahdi Sohrabi
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 33'08
143
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 33'37
144
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 33'52
145
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
146
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 34'03
147
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
148
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
149
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
150
Robbie McEwen
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 35'21
151
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 35'37
152
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 36'28
153
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 36'48
154
Robert Wagner
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
155
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
+ 37'20
156
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 37'35
157
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 38'10
158
Enrico Battaglin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 38'41
159
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 39'47
160
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 40'40
161
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - ISD
+ 41'12
162
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 41'21
163
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
164
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 41'36
165
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
166
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
167
Travis Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
169
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
+ 42'20
170
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 43'34
171
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
172
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
174
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
175
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
176
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
177
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 44'06
178
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 44'40
179
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
180
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
s.t.
181
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
182
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
183
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 45'48
184
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 46'37
185
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 46'48
186
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 48'09
187
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 48'49
188
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 49'10
189
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 49'21
190
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 51'07
GC
1
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
31h40'32
2
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10
3
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
+ 15
4
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 36
5
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47
6
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
+ 58
7
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'00
8
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'02
9
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'08
Spoiler
11
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'31
12
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
+ 1'38
13
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Procycling
+ 1'41
14
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2'11
15
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 2'53
16
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'57
17
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3'16
18
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 3'29
19
David López
Movistar Team
+ 3'33
20
Robert Kiserlovski
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 3'49
21
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 4'11
22
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'28
23
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'33
24
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'36
25
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 4'45
26
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 4'51
27
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'02
28
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 5'58
29
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo Bank
+ 6'13
30
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'22
31
Sylwester Szmyd
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 6'35
32
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'36
33
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'44
34
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'52
35
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'32
36
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 9'36
37
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 9'55
38
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 10'59
39
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 12'02
40
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 12'24
41
Andriy Grivko
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 13'00
42
Jérémy Roy
FDJ - BigMat
+ 13'32
43
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 13'51
44
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
+ 14'16
45
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 14'24
46
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
+ 14'38
47
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 15'09
48
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16'15
49
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
50
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 16'44
51
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16'46
52
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'15
53
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 17'18
54
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 18'05
55
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'53
56
Francesco Masciarelli
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'58
57
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 20'29
58
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 20'33
59
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 20'35
60
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 20'46
61
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 20'51
62
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 20'52
63
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'21
64
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 21'55
65
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'38
66
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'56
67
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 23'18
68
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 23'47
69
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 24'07
70
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 25'09
71
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 25'21
72
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 25'34
73
Gianni Meersman
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 25'46
74
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
+ 25'55
75
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 26'18
76
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'19
77
Oleg Chuzhda
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 26'20
78
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 26'58
79
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 27'02
80
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 27'23
81
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 28'25
82
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 28'47
83
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 30'12
84
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
+ 31'08
85
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 31'10
86
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 31'57
87
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
+ 32'38
88
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Procycling
+ 33'00
89
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 33'05
90
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 33'24
91
Daryl Impey
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 33'25
92
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 33'30
93
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 35'14
94
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 35'21
95
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 35'46
96
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 35'59
97
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 36'12
98
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ - BigMat
+ 37'28
99
Stefano Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 37'59
100
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
+ 39'32
101
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 39'57
102
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
+ 40'10
103
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 40'48
104
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 41'02
105
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 42'42
106
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 43'34
107
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 43'42
108
Stanislav Kozúbek
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 43'51
109
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 44'17
110
Luke Roberts
Team Saxo Bank
+ 44'45
111
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 45'11
112
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
+ 45'12
113
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47'03
114
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 48'02
115
Borut Božic
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 49'01
116
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
+ 49'02
117
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ - BigMat
+ 49'35
118
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 50'18
119
Cameron Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 51'04
120
Fumiyuki Beppu
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 51'44
121
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 52'18
122
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
+ 52'55
123
Daniele Ratto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 53'22
124
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 53'37
125
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
126
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
+ 54'15
127
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 54'30
128
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 55'54
129
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 56'52
130
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 56'55
131
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 58'24
132
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 58'44
133
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h00'15
134
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 1h00'23
135
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h00'46
136
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h02'50
137
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h03'11
138
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h03'56
139
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 1h05'29
140
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h05'39
141
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h06'08
142
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
+ 1h06'26
143
George Bennett
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1h07'55
144
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1h08'56
145
Michael Barry
Sky Procycling
+ 1h09'06
146
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 1h14'58
147
Mahdi Sohrabi
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h15'35
148
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h16'20
149
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1h16'31
150
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo Bank
+ 1h17'03
151
Ion Izaguirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h18'06
152
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h20'45
153
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h21'10
154
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h21'14
155
Robbie McEwen
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 1h21'22
156
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h21'59
157
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h23'46
158
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo Bank
+ 1h23'52
159
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h25'39
160
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h26'13
161
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h26'48
162
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 1h26'49
163
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h27'34
164
Robert Wagner
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1h28'02
165
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 1h29'15
166
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h29'34
167
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
+ 1h30'09
168
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h32'33
169
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h33'11
170
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 1h39'19
171
Travis Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 1h39'36
172
Enrico Battaglin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h39'47
173
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h39'52
174
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 1h40'55
175
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h40'57
176
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 1h41'29
177
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h42'48
178
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
+ 1h43'50
179
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h45'36
180
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 1h46'37
181
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h49'41
182
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ - BigMat
+ 1h50'28
183
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h50'36
184
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h51'33
185
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h53'53
186
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h54'59
187
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 1h57'01
188
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h59'47
189
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h02'26
190
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h09'42
Points
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
59
2
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
54
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
44
4
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
41
5
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
41
...
10
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
28
KoM
1
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
16
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
15
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
10
4
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
9
5
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
8
...
19
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
2
U25
1
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
31h45'05
2
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'49
3
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'22
4
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 10'36
5
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'42
Team Summary
Today showed us what we can realistically hope to achieve in this Giro. Peter was nowhere near the likes of Evans, Rujano and Basso, but a top ten is definitely possible here if he has good days in the big stages. Unfortunately, the Maglia Rosa has gone now and I don't think we'll be wearing that this year but it's time to focus on what is realistic now. Hanging on in the top ten. And that blasted stage win! Back on to easier terrain tomorrow for everybody, apart from the four riders who didn't make the time limit today. None of them were big names, the highest profile being young Aussie, Luke Durbridge. 190 riders remain.
Favourites: Farrar, Petacchi, Galimzyanov, Ventoso, Davis
Today's stage is one that will almost certainly be used as a rest day, but with the chances for the sprinters running out, it would be stupid of the sprinters' teams to let the breakaway win. We won't be going for the break today, as we are waiting for the tougher stages. Hopefully Bozic can have a good day.
An early breakaway of nine riders attempted to get clear of the peloton. Most of the riders were second-division sprinters and classics riders, but they all got brought back after more riders tried to join them.
After this, a big group did get away, containing 14 riders. All of the nine riders from the earlier attempt were in it, with the highest placed on GC being Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), way over half an hour down.
The peloton let the break get six minutes clear before Garmin and Lampre returned to action for their sprinters. They brought the gap down to a minute, but the hills near the end of the stage slowed them down and the breakaway would just make it today.
The surprising winner from the break was Kristof Vandewalle, who, despite being one of the worst sprinters in the group, was quick enough to see off Modolo, Ignatiev, Phinney and Houanard. The sprint for 15th was won by Ventoso, with all of our riders safely in the bunch.
I forgot to export the results, but obviously, there were no major changes to the overall standings. The peloton came in 48 seconds after the breakaway and only three riders didn't finish in the bunch, none of them being big names.
Result
Team Summary
We were hoping to get a good result with Bozic today, but the breakaway surviving ruined that. Nevertheless, today was a good rest day for all of the riders as we edge ever nearer to those horrendous mountains.
Stage Winner
Manager of Bunzl - Centrica
ICL's World Tour Champions and Talented Bottlers
This stage is classed as hilly as the finish is placed at the top of a short hill, but it won't see any changes on the GC as that final climb is only 5km with an average gradient of under 4%. Hopefully both Bole and Velits can get up there today.
After an early breakaway attempt, including Chuzhda, failed to establish itself, a group of seven riders did succeed in getting away. They were Van der Sande (Lotto), Petacchi (Lampre), Impey (GreenEdge), Bonnet (FDJ), Fenn (Omega Pharma), Ignatiev (Katusha) and Bouet (AG2R).
There were three teams doing the work at the head of the peloton today, Lampre, BMC and Euskaltel, who have the three favourites for today's stage. They brought the gap down from 8:00 to 2:00 just after the categorised climb near the end.
With the breakaway looking like they would be caught, it was Ignatiev, unsurprisingly, who went for it. Only Fenn tried to go with him, but couldn't stay with the Russian for long. As the other six riders were caught by the peloton, Ignatiev hit the final rise with under a minute's advantage.
But it wasn't to be for Ignatiev as he was caught with 3km to go. Under the flamme rouge, it was Anton leading out the sprint, ahead of Cunego and Rogers. Velits was trying to lead out Bole, but as the Slovenian launched his sprint, he was blocked, and that was the end of that.
And Anton JUST held on with Evans coming unbelievably quickly on his left. If the line had been 50m further, the Aussie would have took it. Cunego got third, with Velits 9th and Bole 16th. Almost everyone got the same time, so only the time bonuses make a difference today.
Result
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4h45'50
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
4
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
5
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
6
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
8
Jérémy Roy
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
9
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
12
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
13
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
14
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
15
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
19
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
20
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
22
Gianni Meersman
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
23
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
24
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
27
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
28
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
29
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
30
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
32
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
33
Robert Kiserlovski
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
35
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Sylwester Szmyd
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
David López
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Borut Božic
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Francesco Masciarelli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
45
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
47
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
48
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
49
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
50
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
51
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
52
Andriy Grivko
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
54
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
56
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
57
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
59
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
61
Daniele Ratto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
62
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
63
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
64
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
65
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
66
Daryl Impey
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
68
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
69
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
70
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
72
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Procycling
s.t.
73
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
75
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
78
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
79
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
81
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
84
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
86
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
88
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
89
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
91
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
92
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
93
Cameron Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
96
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
97
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
98
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
99
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
100
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
103
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
104
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
105
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
106
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
107
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
108
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
s.t.
109
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
110
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
112
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
116
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
118
Oleg Chuzhda
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
122
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
124
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
125
Stanislav Kozúbek
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
127
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
128
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
129
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
130
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
131
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
132
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
133
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
134
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
136
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
138
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
139
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
140
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
141
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
144
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
145
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
146
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
148
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
149
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
150
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
151
Luke Roberts
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
152
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
153
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
154
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
155
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
156
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
157
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Ion Izaguirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
159
Fumiyuki Beppu
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
161
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
162
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
163
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
s.t.
164
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
165
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
166
Stefano Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
167
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
168
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Michael Barry
Sky Procycling
s.t.
170
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Procycling
s.t.
171
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
172
Robbie McEwen
GreenEdge Cycling Team
+ 3'23
173
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
174
Travis Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Mahdi Sohrabi
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 4'02
176
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
177
Enrico Battaglin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
178
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
179
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
180
Robert Wagner
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
181
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
182
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
183
George Bennett
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
184
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
185
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
186
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
187
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 6'17
188
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
189
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 7'16
190
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 11'20
GC-No major changes
1
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
40h25'17
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
+ 7
3
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10
4
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 36
5
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47
6
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
+ 58
7
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'00
8
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'02
9
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'08
Points
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
75
2
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
54
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
52
4
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
47
5
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
43
KoM
1
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
16
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
16
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
13
4
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
9
5
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
8
U25-No change
Team Summary
A very quiet day again for the team, with Bole being blocked in when having a great shot at a top five today. Still, with Velits finishing in the top ten and keeping his place in the top five with the mountains approaching, we have to be satisfied.
Favourites: Farrar, Petacchi, Ventoso, Galimzyanov, Davis
This is the longest stage of the race at a mammoth 243km, so the final few kilometres will be a struggle for the weaker riders in the peloton. It should be another bunch sprint though, so we'll be hoping for better from Bozic.
Today's breakaway formed with fully 235km to go so they clearly had confidence or they were slightly mental! There were six riders, made up of Roulston (Radioshack), Barry (Sky), Bookwalter (BMC), Reynes (Lotto), Tosatto (Saxo Bank) and Houanard (AG2R).
They built up a lead of twelve minutes before Garmin, Lampre and Movistar started to pull them back. As they go through the intermediate sprint, the gap was down to nine minutes.
On the one categorised climb, the gradient hit a devilish 20% as the team kept Velits out of trouble. The gap to the leaders was down to five minutes at the top, with Movistar now making most of the pace on their own. Behind, 40 riders went out the back, including 8th placed Oroz, the former Maglia Rosa. He would drop way out of the top ten today.
With 19km to go, Tosatto became the final member of the group to be caught as Garmin cranked up the pace for Farrar. Bole was keeping Bozic positioned near the front as the peloton approached 10km to go.
Chris Froome (Sky) gave a big kick in the final 10km and gained a 30 second gap, but the leadouts of Lampre and Skoda - Orlen soon had the Kenyan-born Brit back in the peloton. Farrar was again positioned perfectly behind Petacchi, whilst Bole and Bozic were looking good.
And the American took his second stage win in the Giro from Ventoso, who just pipped Petacchi on the line. Bozic came a brilliant fifth just behind Allan Davis, with Bole hanging on to take 12th. Apart from Oroz, the other top riders all came home together.
Result
1
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
5h56'19
2
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
4
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Borut Božic
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
8
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
10
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
12
Grega Bole
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
14
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
16
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
17
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
18
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
19
Danilo Di Luca
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
20
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
21
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
23
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
25
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
26
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
27
Andriy Grivko
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
29
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Stanislav Kozúbek
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
32
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
33
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
34
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
35
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
37
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
38
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
39
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
40
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
42
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
44
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
45
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
47
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Oleg Chuzhda
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Robert Kiserlovski
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Robbie McEwen
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
54
Sylwester Szmyd
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
56
Leopold König
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
58
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
59
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
60
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
65
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
66
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
67
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
68
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
69
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
70
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
71
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
74
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
75
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
76
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
77
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
78
Jérémy Roy
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
79
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
80
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
81
Daryl Impey
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
84
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
86
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
88
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
89
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Procycling
s.t.
92
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
93
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
94
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
95
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
96
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
98
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
99
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
100
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
101
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
103
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
104
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
106
David López
Movistar Team
s.t.
107
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
109
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
110
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
111
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
112
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Procycling
s.t.
115
Gianni Meersman
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
116
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
118
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
119
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
120
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
121
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
122
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
124
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
125
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
126
Francesco Masciarelli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
127
Stefano Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
128
Daniele Ratto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
129
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
130
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
131
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
132
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
134
Robert Wagner
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
135
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'28
136
Enrico Battaglin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
137
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
138
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
139
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
140
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
141
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
142
Michael Barry
Sky Procycling
s.t.
143
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 3'44
144
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
145
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 4'35
146
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
147
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
148
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli
+ 6'16
149
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
150
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 6'37
151
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'00
152
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
153
David Tanner
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
154
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
155
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
156
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
157
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
159
George Bennett
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
160
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
161
Travis Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
165
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
166
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
167
Luke Roberts
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
168
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
169
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
170
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
171
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
172
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
s.t.
173
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
174
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
s.t.
176
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
177
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
178
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
179
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
180
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
181
Cameron Meyer
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
182
Ion Izaguirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
183
Fumiyuki Beppu
GreenEdge Cycling Team
s.t.
184
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
185
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
186
Mahdi Sohrabi
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
187
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
188
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
189
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
190
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 16'41
GC-No major changes
1
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
46h21'36
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
+ 7
3
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10
4
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
+ 36
5
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47
6
Janez Brajkovic
Astana Pro Team
+ 58
7
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'00
8
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'02
9
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'08
10
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'11
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Barracuda
79
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
75
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
63
4
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
52
5
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
50
...
10
Peter Velits
Skoda - Orlen Professional Cycling Team
35
KoM-No major changes
U25-No major changes
Team Summary
A great result for Bozic today as he gets into the top five for the first time. That's what he came for and he has achieved it now. Velits managed to get another rest day with a hilly stage coming up tomorrow and the mountains approaching. Not a lot else to say really.
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