Giro d'Italia, stage 10 summary

Stage 10 : May 15, Civitavecchia - Assisi, 187 km

1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 4.25.05
2 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp 0.02
3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team
4 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0.06
5 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda
7 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
8 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
9 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team
10 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling


Changes in GC, stage 10 compared to stage 9 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+11 Lars Ytting Bak
+9 Bartosz Huzarski
+9 Alexsandr Dyachenko
+8 Gaetan Bille
+7 Pier Paolo De Negri
+7 Fumiyuki Beppu
+7 Dominique Rollin
+6 Oscar Gatto
+6 Mirko Selvaggi
+6 Mikel Nieve Ituralde

Biggest losers by position :
-25 Jan Bakelants
-11 Oliver Zaugg
-9 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa
-8 Peter Kennaugh
-7 Alexander Kristoff
-7 Christian Vande Velde
-7 Geraint Thomas
-7 Victor Cabedo
-6 Daryl Impey
-6 Iban Velasco Murillo
-5 Andrei Amador Bipkazacova

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:09 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver

Biggest losers by time :
-11:47 Victor Cabedo
-11:43 Miguel Minguez Ayala
-11:03 Alexander Kristoff
-9:47 Jack Bobridge
-9:47 William Bonnet
-9:28 Mikhail Ignatyev
-9:19 Jesse Sergent
-9:19 Marco Coledan
-9:19 Taylor Phinney
-9:14 Alfredo Balloni
-9:14 Andrea Guardini

Favourites by position :
+4 John Gadret
+2 Jose Rujano Guillen
+1 Rigoberto Uran
+1 Michele Scarponi
+1 Mathias Frank
+1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+1 Domenico Pozzovivo
-1 Ryder Hesjedal
-4 Frank Schleck
-7 Christian Vande Velde

Favourites by time :
+0:09 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
-0:17 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:17 Roman Kreuziger
-0:17 Rigoberto Uran
-0:17 Michele Scarponi
-0:17 John Gadret
-0:17 Ivan Basso
-0:17 Domenico Pozzovivo
-0:17 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-0:23 Damiano Cunego
-0:26 Marco Pinotti
-0:26 Jose Rujano Guillen
-0:37 Frank Schleck
-0:53 Christian Vande Velde
-4:00 Mathias Frank

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 40:27:34 (was 2nd at 0:09)
2 Ryder Hesjedal 0:17 (was 1st at 0:00)
3 Paolo Tiralongo 0:32 (was 3rd at 0:15)
4 Roman Kreuziger 0:52 (was 4th at 0:35)
5 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:52 (was 5th at 0:35)
6 Ivan Basso 0:57 (was 6th at 0:40)
7 Damiano Caruso 1:02 (was 7th at 0:45)
8 Dario Cataldo 1:03 (was 8th at 0:46)
9 Eros Capecchi 1:09 (was 10th at 0:52)
10 Rigoberto Uran 1:10 (was 11th at 0:53)
11 Michele Scarponi 1:11 (was 12th at 0:54)
12 Domenico Pozzovivo 1:12 (was 13th at 0:55)
13 Frank Schleck 1:25 (was 9th at 0:48)
.....
15 Damiano Cunego 1:37 (was 15th at 1:14)
.....
23 Marco Pinotti 2:09 (was 23rd at 1:43)
24 Christian Vande Velde 2:11 (was 17th at 1:18)
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29 John Gadret 2:55 (was 33rd at 2:38)
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32 Jose Rujano Guillen 3:05 (was 34th at 2:39)
.....
88 Mathias Frank 33:02 (was 89th at 29:02)

Retirements to date : Stage
Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 10
Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 8
Dennis van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 8
Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 7
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 6
Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 6
Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team 6
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 6
Total retirements : 8


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