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)
.....
29 John Gadret 2:55 (was 33rd at 2:38)
.....
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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Bob Martin wrote:

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

Must hold some kind of record for the narrowest and most convoluted
finish in (recent) stage racing history.

On 15/05/2012 20:54, Simply Fred wrote:
Bob Martin wrote:

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

Must hold some kind of record for the narrowest and most convoluted
finish in (recent) stage racing history.

We have ways to make you crash.

On 5/16/2012 3:46 AM, atriage wrote:
On 15/05/2012 20:54, Simply Fred wrote:
Bob Martin wrote:

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

Must hold some kind of record for the narrowest and most convoluted
finish in (recent) stage racing history.

We have ways to make you crash.

No doubt there were a few unspoken prayers composed.

F

Bob Martin wrote:
Stage 10 : May 15, Civitavecchia - Assisi, 187 km

Simply Fred wrote:
Must hold some kind of record for the narrowest and most convoluted
finish in (recent) stage racing history.

atriage wrote:
We have ways to make you crash.

Fred Flintstein wrote:
No doubt there were a few unspoken prayers composed.

I reckon if you took a wrong turn somewhere on that route you might end
up in a wormhole and get dumped out around about 2 months later on the
road to Bourg d'Oisans surrounded by hungover Dutch fans,