First stage is from Olbia to Porto Cervo and only 142 kilometres long. The last part of the stage consists the short but steep Porto Cervo (2.0km at 7.7%), so a stage for the puncheurs.
7 riders form the BOTD and climb the first categorized hill of the day, the Cima Micalosi. Frantisek Padour (PSK) takes the most points, followed by Pavel Kochetkov (Itera), Joost van Leijen (Vacansoleil), Antonio D'Aniello (Colnago), Mikhaylo Khalilov (Amore & Vita), Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma) and Pawel Cieslik (Bank BGZ). The gap to the peloton is 8'44 with 93 kilometres to go.
The next 60 kilometres nothing happens. The peloton starts a chase (especially Lampre and Katusha) and the leading group has started the ascend of the San Pantaleo. Khalilov takes the points, followed by Padour and Van Leijen. The peloton has to close a gap of 3'58 in the remaining 33 kilometres.
The pace in the peloton drops, so the gap grows to almost 5 minutes. So we decide to start the chase again. 10 kilometres before the finish, the BOTD still has a gap of 2'33.
The last climb has started, the Porto Cervo, with gradients up to 13%. The gap to the leading group stays too big, so Wilco Kelderman & Thomas Dekker decide to attack. 5600 metres before the finish, they're 1'53 behind the leading group.
At the summit of the Porto Cervo, the 7 still lead a chasing group by '56. In this group are, besides Kelderman & Dekker, Roberto Ferrari (Androni), Fabio Felline (Nespresso), Leonardo Pinizzotto (Pisanellastoria), Daniele Callegarin (Team Type 1), Sergey Firsanov (Itera), Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) and Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha). So no Lampre-riders in this group!
Wilco Kelderman sets a high pace in the descend, but the chasing group can't sprint for the win, although they get the same time as the winner. It's Amore & Vita's Mikhaylo Khalilov who easily wins the sprint and takes his first win of the year. Antonio D'Aniello gets 2nd, Joost van Leijen 3rd. Kelderman finishes in 8th place, Dekker in 12th.
Results
1
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
3h46'25
2
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
3
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
s.t.
5
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
6
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
7
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
s.t.
10
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
GC
1
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
3h45'51
2
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 16
3
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26
4
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 28
5
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
+ 30
6
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
+ 34
7
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
s.t.
10
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
12
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
13
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
14
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
15
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
17
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'21
18
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
19
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
21
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
22
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
23
Marco Corti
Nespresso
s.t.
24
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
25
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
26
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
27
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Marko Kump
Nespresso
s.t.
29
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
30
Luca Celli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
31
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
32
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
34
Héctor Guerra
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
35
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
36
Francesco De Bonis
Amore & Vita
s.t.
37
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
s.t.
40
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
41
Thomas Peterson
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
42
Daniele Colli
Nespresso
s.t.
43
Jack Bauer
Bank BGZ
s.t.
44
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
45
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
46
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
47
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
48
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
49
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
51
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
52
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
s.t.
53
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
54
Davide Rebellin
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
55
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
56
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
57
Enrico Franzoï
Adria Mobil
+ 4'01
58
Salvatore Commesso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4'07
59
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
61
Pavel Zitta
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
62
Eddy Ratti
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
63
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
s.t.
64
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
65
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 4'54
67
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
s.t.
69
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
70
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
71
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
72
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
73
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
74
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
75
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
76
Mikhail Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
77
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
78
Sergey Rudaskov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
79
Francesco Chicchi
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
81
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 6'08
82
Maurizio Biondo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
83
Olaf Kerkhof
Team Type 1
+ 6'35
84
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
s.t.
85
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
s.t.
86
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
87
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
88
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
89
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
90
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
91
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'13
92
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
93
Elia Rigotto
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
94
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
95
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
96
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
97
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
98
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
99
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Artur Detko
Bank BGZ
s.t.
101
Sławomir Kohut
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
102
Gianluca Randazzo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
103
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
s.t.
104
Andrea Grendene
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
105
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
s.t.
106
Oleg Berdos
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
107
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
+ 8'04
108
Tomáš Bucháček
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
109
Pawel Sztobryn
Bank BGZ
s.t.
110
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
+ 8'25
111
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
112
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 9'07
113
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
114
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
115
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
116
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
118
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
119
Diego Caccia
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
120
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
s.t.
121
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
122
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
+ 9'47
123
Anton Vorobyev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
124
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
s.t.
125
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
s.t.
126
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Petr Benčík
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 10'45
128
Antonio Manzoni
Adria Mobil
s.t.
129
Jens Mulder
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
130
Lucas Battistini
Katusha Team
s.t.
131
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 11'40
132
Davide Torosantucci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
133
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
134
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
135
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
136
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
137
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
138
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
139
Simone Campagnaro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
140
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
141
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
142
Patrik Moren
Amore & Vita
s.t.
143
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Filippo Baggio
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
145
Bersvenn Støen
Amore & Vita
s.t.
146
Sergey Kolesnikov
Amore & Vita
s.t.
147
Masaaki Kikuchi
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
148
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
150
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
151
Andreas Stauff
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
153
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Tomas Danacik
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
155
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
+ 13'02
156
Roberto Cesaro
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
157
Joshua Prete
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
158
Manuel Fedele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 20'03
159
Damiano Margutti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
160
Federico Rocchetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
Points
1
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
39
2
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
26
3
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
16
4
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
16
5
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
16
KOTM
1
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
10
2
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
6
3
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
4
4
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
4
Today´s winner
Word from the DS
Now that was a example of bad timing by the peloton. We are satisfied with our 2 leaders in the first group and are looking forward to the next stages, where climbing abilities will count!
Stage 2 of the Giro di Sardegna brings us a mountain top finish. The start is in Porto Rotondo and the finish outside Nuoro, on the Monte Ortobene (13.3km at 5.7%).
In this stage we see the return of one of the better climbers (with and without doping) in the 2000's, Franco Pellizotti. He has joined the Lampre team this year, and has attacked early in the race. He had 7 fellow breakaways, but at the summit of the first climb, only Dmitriy Fofonov (Astana), Riccardo Chiarini (Androni) and Eddy Ratti (Pisanella) can follow Pellizotti. Many people thought he had quit cycling, but surprisingly he signed a contract with Lampre - Generali. 85 kilometres to go an the peloton is 8'14 behind.
Also the 2nd climb of the day with it's KOTM-points, goes to Pellizotti. Only Chiarini and Fofonov join him and the 3 have a gap of 5'40 to the peloton with 56.5 kilometres remaining.
In the long descend to Nuoro, Chiarini couldn't follow Pellizotti and Fofonov anymore. The 2 leaders have started the last climb. Fofonov has the best legs, but can't prevent that the chasing peloton (about 30 riders left, in it are Dekker, De Gendt & Kelderman) is closing the gap to 1'20.
And with about 5 kilometres to go, Fofonov is caught as the last remaining escapee. Now the waiting starts who is the first to attack.
And that is Wilco Kelderman! The leader in the U25-rankings attacks with 3500 metres to go and creates a 20 second gap to the chasing group.
Then comes a counterattack out of the chasing group: Joaquím Rodríguez wants to defend his GC-win in Sardegna and is closing the gap to Kelderman quickly. 2 kilometres left and Rodríguez follows at '8 and Thomas Dekker and Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) at '17.
Things look bad for Kelderman as Rodríguez has closed the gap, taken the lead and now starts to sprint with 1 kilometre left. Kelderman is pretty empty after his attack... Dekker and Tiralongo follow at '16.
And of course Rodríguez has the best sprint and wins the stage. The jury has decided that Kelderman has crossed the line 5 seconds behind Rodríguez (). Tiralongo wins the sprint for the 3rd place at '25.
Results
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
5h00'21
2
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5
3
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 25
4
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
5
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
+ 43
6
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 56
7
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'07
8
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'11
9
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 1'17
10
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'25
12
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1'39
13
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
14
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
s.t.
15
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
16
Thomas Peterson
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
17
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
18
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 2'07
19
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
20
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'04
21
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'09
22
Maurizio Biondo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
23
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
25
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
26
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
27
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
28
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
29
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
30
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'51
31
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
+ 4'25
32
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 4'30
33
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 5'07
34
Davide Rebellin
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 6'52
35
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
36
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 7'04
37
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'13
38
Héctor Guerra
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 8'04
39
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'11
40
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 8'45
41
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 9'24
42
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
43
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
44
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
45
Jack Bauer
Bank BGZ
+ 9'34
46
Eddy Ratti
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
47
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
s.t.
48
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
s.t.
49
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
s.t.
50
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
s.t.
51
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
52
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 9'55
53
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 10'32
54
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 10'36
55
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
56
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Marco Corti
Nespresso
s.t.
58
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
59
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10'44
60
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
61
Luca Celli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
62
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
63
Salvatore Commesso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
64
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 10'56
65
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'10
66
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'22
67
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 11'26
68
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'17
69
Pavel Zitta
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 12'35
70
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
71
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
72
Sergey Rudaskov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
73
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
+ 13'04
74
Francesco De Bonis
Amore & Vita
+ 13'12
75
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
+ 13'33
76
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
+ 13'39
77
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
+ 13'49
78
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 13'53
79
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
+ 14'59
80
Bersvenn Støen
Amore & Vita
s.t.
81
Elia Rigotto
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
82
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 15'13
84
Davide Torosantucci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
85
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
+ 15'22
86
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'27
87
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
s.t.
88
Antonio Manzoni
Adria Mobil
s.t.
89
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
+ 15'34
90
Patrik Moren
Amore & Vita
+ 15'38
91
Marko Kump
Nespresso
+ 15'45
92
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 15'58
93
Tomáš Bucháček
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 16'26
94
Pawel Sztobryn
Bank BGZ
+ 16'41
95
Sergey Kolesnikov
Amore & Vita
+ 17'11
96
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'00
97
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 20'01
98
Oleg Berdos
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
99
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
100
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
101
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
102
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 21'20
103
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 21'51
104
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 21'55
105
Daniele Colli
Nespresso
s.t.
106
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
107
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
108
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
109
Francesco Chicchi
Katusha Team
s.t.
110
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
+ 22'13
111
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 22'18
112
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 23'59
113
Mikhail Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
114
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
+ 24'05
115
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 24'10
116
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'14
117
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 24'19
118
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
119
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 24'24
120
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 24'29
121
Gianluca Randazzo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 24'49
122
Damiano Margutti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 25'07
123
Masaaki Kikuchi
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 25'15
124
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 25'19
125
Enrico Franzoï
Adria Mobil
s.t.
126
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
+ 25'24
127
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 25'51
128
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
129
Jens Mulder
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 26'13
130
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
131
Diego Caccia
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 26'42
132
Anton Vorobyev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
133
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 26'50
134
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Andrea Grendene
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
136
Sławomir Kohut
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 26'57
137
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
138
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'03
139
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
+ 27'11
141
Simone Campagnaro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 27'16
142
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
s.t.
143
Olaf Kerkhof
Team Type 1
+ 27'43
144
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 28'12
145
Manuel Fedele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 28'31
146
Filippo Baggio
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 28'35
147
Lucas Battistini
Katusha Team
+ 28'52
148
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 30'43
149
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
+ 30'47
150
Artur Detko
Bank BGZ
+ 30'52
151
Petr Benčík
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
152
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 30'58
153
Andreas Stauff
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Tomas Danacik
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 31'06
155
Roberto Cesaro
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
156
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
s.t.
157
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'19
158
Joshua Prete
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 31'27
159
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
s.t.
160
Federico Rocchetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 33'16
GC
Rodríguez is the new leader in the GC, Kelderman is 2nd at '13, Dekker 4th at '45.
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
8h46'26
2
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13
3
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 37
4
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 45
5
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1'03
6
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
+ 1'59
7
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 2'27
8
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'03
9
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3'14
10
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'24
Spoiler
11
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'29
13
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'46
14
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
15
Thomas Peterson
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
16
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 4'14
17
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 4'50
18
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'11
19
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 5'16
20
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
22
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
23
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
24
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'32
25
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'51
26
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'57
27
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 6'19
28
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
+ 6'32
29
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 7'14
30
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7'49
31
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
32
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 8'27
33
Davide Rebellin
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 8'59
34
Maurizio Biondo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 9'03
35
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 9'11
36
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 9'36
37
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
+ 9'54
38
Héctor Guerra
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 10'11
39
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 10'52
40
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 11'10
41
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 11'31
42
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
43
Jack Bauer
Bank BGZ
+ 11'41
44
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'42
45
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 12'39
46
Marco Corti
Nespresso
+ 12'43
47
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
48
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
49
Luca Celli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 12'51
50
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
51
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'17
52
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
+ 13'20
53
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
+ 13'23
54
Eddy Ratti
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 13'27
55
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
+ 13'35
56
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 13'51
57
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 14'04
58
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
59
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 14'10
60
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'29
61
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'32
62
Salvatore Commesso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 14'37
63
Francesco De Bonis
Amore & Vita
+ 15'19
64
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'39
65
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
+ 15'40
66
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
+ 15'55
67
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
s.t.
68
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 16'00
69
Pavel Zitta
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 16'28
70
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
71
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'57
72
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
+ 17'05
73
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
74
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'06
75
Sergey Rudaskov
Itera - Katusha
+ 17'15
76
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
+ 17'29
77
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'35
78
Marko Kump
Nespresso
+ 17'52
79
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
+ 18'19
80
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 18'50
81
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 21'21
82
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 21'53
83
Elia Rigotto
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 21'58
84
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 22'08
85
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
86
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
+ 22'26
87
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 22'52
88
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
+ 23'52
89
Daniele Colli
Nespresso
+ 24'02
90
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 24'06
91
Tomáš Bucháček
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 24'16
92
Pawel Sztobryn
Bank BGZ
+ 24'31
93
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 24'41
94
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 24'51
95
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
+ 25'07
96
Antonio Manzoni
Adria Mobil
+ 25'58
97
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'22
98
Bersvenn Støen
Amore & Vita
+ 26'25
99
Francesco Chicchi
Katusha Team
+ 26'35
100
Davide Torosantucci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 26'39
101
Oleg Berdos
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 27'00
102
Patrik Moren
Amore & Vita
+ 27'04
103
Sergey Kolesnikov
Amore & Vita
+ 28'37
104
Mikhail Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
+ 28'39
105
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 28'54
106
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 28'57
107
Enrico Franzoï
Adria Mobil
+ 29'06
108
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 30'13
109
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 30'29
110
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 30'48
111
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 30'53
112
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
+ 31'04
113
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'13
114
Gianluca Randazzo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 31'48
115
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 33'03
116
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 33'12
117
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 33'17
118
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 33'21
119
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
120
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 33'22
121
Andrea Grendene
Androni Giocattoli
+ 33'49
122
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 33'56
123
Sławomir Kohut
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
124
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 34'02
125
Olaf Kerkhof
Team Type 1
+ 34'04
126
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 34'06
127
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
+ 34'57
128
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
+ 35'01
129
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
+ 35'06
130
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 35'25
131
Diego Caccia
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 35'35
132
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 35'45
133
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 35'50
134
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 35'56
135
Anton Vorobyev
Itera - Katusha
+ 36'15
136
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 36'23
137
Masaaki Kikuchi
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 36'41
138
Jens Mulder
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 36'44
139
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 36'45
140
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 37'17
141
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
142
Artur Detko
Bank BGZ
+ 37'51
143
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
+ 38'05
144
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
+ 38'37
145
Simone Campagnaro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 38'42
146
Lucas Battistini
Katusha Team
+ 39'23
147
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
+ 39'38
148
Filippo Baggio
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 40'01
149
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
+ 40'20
150
Petr Benčík
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 41'23
151
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'09
152
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'24
153
Andreas Stauff
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Tomas Danacik
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 42'32
155
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'45
156
Roberto Cesaro
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 43'54
157
Joshua Prete
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 44'15
158
Damiano Margutti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 44'56
159
Manuel Fedele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 48'20
160
Federico Rocchetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 53'05
Points
1
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
0
39
2
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
20
28
3
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
0
26
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
25
26
5
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
14
18
KOTM
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
16
16
2
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
16
16
3
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
12
12
4
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
0
10
5
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
10
10
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Too bad Rodríguez was too strong today, but we are very, very proud at Wilco Kelderman. He did an amazing job, making the pace in the chasing group in the first part of the climb and attacking in the last 3500 metres! The next stages, we will try to surprise Rodríguez, either with Kelderman or Dekker.
We are very happy with these contract renewals: Robert Gesink signed for 2 more years (and a better salary, from €62.500 to 80.000 a month), Jelle Vanendert ( from €13.000 to €30.000). Only Poels, Ligthart and Keukeleire have refused renewals at the moment, but I'll give them a new offer later.
The 3rd stage is classified as a mountain stage, the only one in this Giro di Sardegna. After the start in Orani, the riders face a long climb of the Passo Genna Silana (24.3km at 3.6%). The last 7 kilometres are uphill with an average gradient of 6.0% to the town of Lanusei.
A group of 10 riders are the first ones to reach the summit of the Passo Genna Silana. José Serpa (Androni), Daniele Pietropolli (Omega Pharma), Daniele Ratto (Nespresso), Santo Anza (Vacansoleil), Mikhail Ignatiev (Itera), Kristjan Fajt (Adria Mobil), Cameron Wurf (Liquigas), Alessandro Bazzana Team Type 1), Elia Favilli (Farnese) and Giuseppe De Maria (De Rosa) are the members of the BOTD. Serpa takes the most points, followed by Bazzana and Ignatiev. With 64 kilometres to go, they have a gap of 6'12 to the peloton.
The peloton, led by the domestiques of Katusha, are closing the gap, but suddenly they stop the chase. That's the moment to let our domestiques do the work, but it's too late to catch the BOTD. So with only 3500 metres to go, they have a gap of 3'01 to the peloton. Pietropolli, Serpa and Ratto have created a gap to the others.
In the following 2.5 kilometres also Ratto gets dropped, so it will be a duel between Pietropolli and Serpa.
José Serpa wins the sprint-a-deux and takes the win.
Back to the peloton.... 3 kilometres before the finish, Paolo Tiralongo (GC nr 3) attacks and is followed by Thomas Dekker & Wilco Kelderman.
The 2 riders from our team even continue their counterattack after they have catched Tiralongo. But in the last 1500 metres, Joaquím Rodríguez is coming very quickly from behind and closes the gap to them. Wilco Kelderman finishes in 10th place at 2'26. Rodríguez gets the same time and Tiralongo and Dekker loose 8 seconds.
Results
1
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
4h08'45
2
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 1'30
4
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'53
5
Mikhail Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
6
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
s.t.
7
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
8
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
s.t.
9
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
10
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'26
Spoiler
11
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'34
13
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
14
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'51
15
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
16
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 2'57
17
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
18
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
s.t.
19
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
20
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
21
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
22
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
23
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
24
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
27
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
28
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
29
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Héctor Guerra
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 3'25
31
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'31
32
Thomas Peterson
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
33
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
34
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 3'50
35
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'56
36
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
37
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Maurizio Biondo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 4'19
39
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
40
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
41
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
42
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
43
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
44
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
45
Sergey Rudaskov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
46
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Davide Rebellin
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 5'09
48
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
49
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
50
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
51
Jack Bauer
Bank BGZ
+ 5'44
52
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
53
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
54
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
s.t.
55
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
56
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
57
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
58
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
59
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
60
Luca Celli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
61
Marco Corti
Nespresso
s.t.
62
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
63
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
s.t.
64
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
65
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
66
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
67
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
69
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 6'18
70
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
72
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
s.t.
73
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
74
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Marko Kump
Nespresso
s.t.
76
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
77
Pavel Zitta
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 6'38
78
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
79
Antonio Manzoni
Adria Mobil
s.t.
80
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 6'48
81
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
s.t.
82
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
s.t.
83
Francesco De Bonis
Amore & Vita
s.t.
84
Artur Detko
Bank BGZ
s.t.
85
Salvatore Commesso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
86
Davide Torosantucci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
87
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
88
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
89
Oleg Berdos
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
90
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
s.t.
91
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
92
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 7'38
93
Eddy Ratti
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
94
Elia Rigotto
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
95
Pawel Sztobryn
Bank BGZ
s.t.
96
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
98
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
99
Petr Benčík
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
100
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
101
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
103
Tomáš Bucháček
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
104
Anton Vorobyev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
105
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
106
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
108
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
s.t.
109
Sławomir Kohut
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
110
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
s.t.
111
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
s.t.
112
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
s.t.
113
Patrik Moren
Amore & Vita
s.t.
114
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
115
Francesco Chicchi
Katusha Team
s.t.
116
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
117
Diego Caccia
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
118
Simone Campagnaro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
119
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 8'17
120
Tomas Danacik
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
121
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
122
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
123
Enrico Franzoï
Adria Mobil
s.t.
124
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
125
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
126
Sergey Kolesnikov
Amore & Vita
+ 8'51
127
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
128
Andreas Stauff
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Lucas Battistini
Katusha Team
+ 12'10
130
Jens Mulder
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
131
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
132
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 14'06
133
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
135
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
136
Andrea Grendene
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
137
Daniele Colli
Nespresso
s.t.
138
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
s.t.
139
Bersvenn Støen
Amore & Vita
s.t.
140
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
141
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
142
Gianluca Randazzo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
143
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Damiano Margutti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
145
Masaaki Kikuchi
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
146
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
147
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
s.t.
148
Olaf Kerkhof
Team Type 1
s.t.
149
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
s.t.
150
Filippo Baggio
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
151
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
s.t.
154
Federico Rocchetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
155
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
s.t.
156
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
157
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
158
Manuel Fedele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
159
Joshua Prete
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
160
Roberto Cesaro
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 23'31
GC
No changes in the top 4. Serpa jumps to the 6th place.
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
12h57'37
2
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13
3
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 45
4
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 53
5
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1'34
6
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2'25
7
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
+ 2'30
8
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 2'58
9
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'28
10
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3'45
Spoiler
11
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'55
12
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 4'45
14
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'51
15
Thomas Peterson
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
16
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4'59
17
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 5'39
18
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 5'47
19
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 6'03
21
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 6'16
22
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 6'21
23
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 6'43
24
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 6'46
25
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
+ 7'03
26
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 7'09
27
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 7'43
28
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'20
29
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 9'15
30
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 9'42
31
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 9'57
32
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'39
33
Maurizio Biondo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 10'56
34
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 11'04
35
Héctor Guerra
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 11'10
36
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 11'23
37
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 11'37
38
Davide Rebellin
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 11'42
39
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 11'45
40
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12'54
41
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 13'01
42
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
+ 13'12
43
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 13'31
44
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'50
45
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 14'14
46
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 14'28
47
Jack Bauer
Bank BGZ
+ 14'59
48
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
+ 15'05
49
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
+ 15'26
50
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'34
51
Marco Corti
Nespresso
+ 16'01
52
Luca Celli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 16'09
53
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
54
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 16'31
55
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
+ 16'38
56
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
+ 16'52
57
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 17'09
58
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
+ 17'15
59
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'22
60
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'28
61
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'50
62
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
+ 17'57
63
Eddy Ratti
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 18'39
64
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'57
65
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'59
66
Salvatore Commesso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
67
Sergey Rudaskov
Itera - Katusha
+ 19'08
68
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
+ 19'13
69
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 19'28
70
Francesco De Bonis
Amore & Vita
+ 19'41
71
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 19'52
72
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
+ 20'17
73
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
+ 20'20
74
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
+ 20'23
75
Pavel Zitta
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 20'40
76
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 21'19
77
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 21'27
78
Marko Kump
Nespresso
+ 21'44
79
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
+ 22'41
80
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 24'02
81
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25'45
82
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 26'20
83
Elia Rigotto
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 27'10
84
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 27'20
85
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 28'04
86
Mikhail Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
+ 28'06
87
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 29'18
88
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 29'21
89
Tomáš Bucháček
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 29'28
90
Pawel Sztobryn
Bank BGZ
+ 29'43
91
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 30'03
92
Antonio Manzoni
Adria Mobil
+ 30'10
93
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
+ 30'19
94
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 30'32
95
Davide Torosantucci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 31'01
96
Oleg Berdos
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 31'22
97
Francesco Chicchi
Katusha Team
+ 31'47
98
Patrik Moren
Amore & Vita
+ 32'16
99
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 32'24
100
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 32'49
101
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 33'01
102
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 33'31
103
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
+ 34'06
104
Enrico Franzoï
Adria Mobil
+ 34'57
105
Sergey Kolesnikov
Amore & Vita
+ 35'02
106
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
+ 35'32
107
Daniele Colli
Nespresso
+ 35'42
108
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
+ 36'16
109
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 36'39
110
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 36'44
111
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 37'34
112
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 38'02
113
Bersvenn Støen
Amore & Vita
+ 38'05
114
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 38'18
115
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 38'33
116
Sławomir Kohut
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 39'08
117
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
118
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 39'14
119
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
+ 39'46
120
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
+ 40'09
121
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
+ 40'18
122
Diego Caccia
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 40'47
123
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 40'57
124
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 41'02
125
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 41'08
126
Anton Vorobyev
Itera - Katusha
+ 41'27
127
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 41'35
128
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 42'09
129
Artur Detko
Bank BGZ
+ 42'13
130
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 42'36
131
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'53
132
Gianluca Randazzo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 43'28
133
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 43'50
134
Simone Campagnaro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 43'54
135
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 45'02
136
Andrea Grendene
Androni Giocattoli
+ 45'29
137
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
+ 45'32
138
Olaf Kerkhof
Team Type 1
+ 45'44
139
Jens Mulder
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 46'28
140
Petr Benčík
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 46'35
141
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
+ 46'41
142
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 47'05
143
Masaaki Kikuchi
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 48'21
144
Tomas Danacik
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 48'23
145
Andreas Stauff
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 48'49
146
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 48'57
147
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
148
Lucas Battistini
Katusha Team
+ 49'07
149
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
+ 49'45
150
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
+ 50'17
151
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
+ 51'18
152
Filippo Baggio
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 51'41
153
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 53'49
154
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 54'04
155
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 54'25
156
Joshua Prete
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 55'55
157
Damiano Margutti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 56'36
158
Manuel Fedele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 1h00'00
159
Federico Rocchetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 1h04'45
160
Roberto Cesaro
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 1h04'59
Points
1
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
0
39
2
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
6
34
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
5
31
4
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
0
26
5
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
25
25
KOTM
1
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
26
26
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
0
16
3
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
0
16
4
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
0
12
Today's winner
Word from the DS
It looks like it's going to be very difficult to regain time on Rodríguez. But we'll keep trying.
The 4th, and penultimate stage, from Lanusei to Oristano (166.6 kilometres) has a very difficult first part of the route. But because the last 50 kilometres are flat, we don't see any time gaps between the favourites at the finish.
5 riders must have woken up earlier this day with the thought "I'll attack today, and it will last untill the finish!!". Mikhail Ignatiev (Itera), Salvatore Commesso (Androni), Alan Marangoni (Liquigas), Cristiano Benenati (De Rosa) and Pavel Zitta (PSK Whirlpool) are those riders. And they manage to form a breakaway and the peloton lets them ride away. Ignatiev is the first at the first KOTM-sprint (Gairo Taquisara, 4.4km at 6.9%) and with 141 kilometres to go, they have a 2 minute-gap to the peloton.
2nd categorized climb (Monte Arqueri, 8.3km at 5.4%) and the 5 are still in the lead. Commesso is first at the summit, and with 125km to go, the peloton is 5'12 behind them.
15 kilometres before the finish, the lead to the peloton is still 2'24. It looks like the peloton has decided to take it slow today. The first one to attack is Salvatore Commesso.
And the first attack proofs to be the right one today. For the 2nd day in a row, a breakaway lasts untill the finish and a rider from Androni - Giocattoli wins. 36-year-old Salvatore Commesso takes the win, with a '29-gap to Marangoni and Zitta. The peloton finishes at 1'35.