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Stage 10, Tuesday, May 14: Cordenons - Altopiano del Montasio, 167 km

Rated Ascents:

• Km 117.4: Passo Cason di Lanza (1,555m), Max gradient 16%, 1st Category
• Km 167: Altopiano del Montasio (1,519m), 7.4% average gradient, max 20%, 1st Category

The Race: With 15 km to go, on the ascent of Altopiano del Montasio, two riders (Serge Pauwels, Jackson Rodriguez) remaining from the day's break were still 1min 12sec off the front. Sky had several riders at the front of the peloton driving the bunch. Bradley Wiggins had descended the tricky Passo Cason di Lanza without incident.

Ryder Hesjedal was dropped on the earlier climb, but the other contenders were in the maglia rosa group to ride the final kilometers to the summit.

With a little more than 9.5 km to go, as the climb started to bite, Rodriguez and Pauwels were caught. Sky remained at the front.

At the 8 km point Sky played its first card and sent Rigoberto Uran, a real GC threat, off the front and Astana with Valerio Agnoli went to the front of the remaining bunch. At 6 km to go Uran had a half-minute while Agnoli continued at the front of the Pink Jersey group.

At 4.4 to go Agnoli peeled off and Nibali went to the front and then dug deep to take the second place time bonus for the second intermediate sprint. Meanwhile, Uran had a 50-second lead.

With 3.4km to go as the gradient went crazy-steep, Benat Intxausti attacked, sending Wiggins and Scarponi out the back. Pozzovivo turned the screws, reducing the maglia rosa group to the best climbers: Nibali, Betancur, Pozzovivo and Santambrogio. A kilometer later Evans made it back to the leaders and led the chase in pursuit of Uran.

Uran pressed on, taking the stage and first-place time bonus and Betancur and Nibali took off to fight for second place but Betancur easily took it.

Results:

1. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) 4hr 37min 42sec
2. Carlos Betancur (Ag2r) @ 20sec
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) @ 31sec
4. Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) s.t.

5. Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
6. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
7. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
8. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 47sec
9. Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 1min 6sec
10. Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 1mn 8sec
11. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) @ 1min 10sec
12. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
13. Yury Trofimov (Katusha) s.t.
14. Robert Gesink (Blanco) @ 1min 16sec
15. Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 11sec
16. Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) s.t.
17. Dario Cataldo (Sky) s.t.
18. Tanel Kangert (astana) @ 2min 25sec
19. Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 3min 14sec
20. Francis Mourey (FDJ) @ 3min 16sec
21. Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) s.t.
22. Darwin Atampuna (Colombia) @ 3min 19sec
23. Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3min 28sec
24. Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) @ 3min 53sec
25. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 4min 1sec
26. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) @ 4min 22sec
27. Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol)s.t.
28. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) @ 4min 38sec
29. Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 5min 19sec
30. Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min 45sec
31. Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 5min 48sec
32. Valerio Agnoli (Astana) @ 6min 36sec
33. Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) @ 6min 36sec
34. Miguel Angel Rubiano (Andorni Giocattoli) s.t.
35. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky) @ 7min 2sec
36. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) s.t.
37. Jackson Rodriguez (andorni Giocattoli) @ 8min 12sec
38. José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) @ 8min 30sec
39. Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
40. Stef Clement (Blanco) @ 8min 47sec
41. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 9min 46sec
42. Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) s.t.
43. Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 10min 32sec
44. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 12min 14sec
45. Maarten Tjallingii (Blanco) @ 12min 43sec
46. Pavel Brutt (Katusha) s.t.
47. Petr Ignatenko (Katusha) s.t.
48. Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 12min 45sec
49. Daniele Bennati (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 14min 51sec
50. Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) s.t.
71. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) @ 20min 53sec

GC after Stage 10:

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 38hr 57min 32sec
2. Cadel Evans (BMC) @ 41sec
3. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 4sec
4. Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 2min 5sec
5. Robert Gesink (Blanco) @ 2min 12sec
6. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 2min 13sec
7. Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) @ 2min 55sec
8. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) @ 3min 35sec
9. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) @ 4min 17sec
10. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 4min 21sec
11. Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 4min 23sec
12. Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 5min 6sec
13. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 5min 8sec
14. Carlo Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 5min 26sec
15. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio shack) @ 5min 57sec
16. Yury Trofimov (Katusha) @ 6min 8sec
17. Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) @ 6min 55sec
18. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) @ 7min 46sec
19. Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) @ 8min 6sec
20. Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) @ 8min 31sec
21. Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) @ 8min 43sec
22. Wilco Kelderman (BLanco) @ 8min 55sec
23. Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 11min 43sec
24. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) @ 12min 52sec
25. Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 13min 9sec
26. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 13min 19sec
27. Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) @ 13min 46sec
28. José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) @ 13min 52sec
29. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 16min 45sec
30. Francis Mourey (FDJ) @ 18min 16sec
31. Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 20min 26sec
32. Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) @ 20min 46sec
33. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) @ 23min 45sec
34. Juan Manuel Garate (Blanco) @ 26min 13sec
35. Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) @ 26min 17sec
36. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 26min 54sec
37. Diego Rosa (Androni Gicattoli)@ 28min 30sec
38. Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) @ 29min 27sec
39. Andres Duarte (Colombia) @ 29min 28sec
40. Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 30min 13sec
41. Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 31min 3sec
42. Hubert Dupont (ag2r) @ 32min 32sec
43. Kanstantsin Siutsou (sky) @ 34min 29sec
44. Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) @ 36min 38sec
45. Petr Ignatenko (Katusha) @ 37min 47sec
46. Vladimir Karpets (Movistar) @ 37min 54sec
47. Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) @ 39min 20sec
48. Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 43min 3sec
49. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 43min 22sec
50. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 43min 53sec

Points Competition:

1. Cadel Evans (BMC): 73 points
2. Elia Viviani (Cannondale): 60
3. Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 58
4. Rigoberto Uran (Sky): 53
5. Mauro Santambiogio (Vini Fantini): 52

Climber's Competition:

1. Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF): 38 points
2. Robisnon Chalapud (Colombia): 23
3. Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli): 17
4. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar): 16
5. Rigoberto Uran (Sky): 15

Young Rider:

1. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) 39hr 1min 53sec
2. Carlos Betancur (Ag2r) @ 1min 5sec
3. Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 4min 34sec
4. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) @ 8min 31sec
5. Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 24min 9sec

Team Classification:

1. Sky: 116hr 17min 4sec
2. Blanco @ 5min 29sec
3. Astana @ 9min 53sec
4. Lampre-Merida @ 10min 20sec
5. Movistar @ 13min 31sec

Stage 10 map

Stage 10 profile

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Stage 10 Photos:

Vincenzo Nibali at the sign-in

Cadel Evans is ready to rumble...

The Giro has transferred to the Carnic Alps in northeaster Italy.

The tifosi were waiting on the mountain

David Millar and Thomas Dekker lead the early break.

Yaroslav Popovych

Jackson Rodriguez was plagued with mechanical trouble on his break.

Sending Rigoberto Uran up the road worked out brilliantly for Sky.

Domenico Pozzovivo tried for his shot at glory, but was brought back.

Vincenzo Nibali remain cool as the attacks went off.

Cadel evans would not give up. When gapped, he kept clawing back.

Carlos Betancur made a last-minute escape.

There he goes...

Niemiec and Scarponi have stuck together most of this Giro.

There's still half the Giro to go, but Wiggins doesn't seem to have it this year. He lost more than a minute today.

Franco Pellizotti

Samuel Sanchez

Carlos Alberto Betancur nabs second place

Vincenzo takes third and retians the lead.

Mauro Santambriogio and Cadel Evans finish fourth and fifth

Evans doesn't seemed to have enjoyed this very much. But he is second, just 41 seocnds behind Nibali and has a tight grip on the points classification.

Rigoberto Uran enjoys his stage win wrapped in the Colombian flag.

Vincenzo Nibali has survived his first tet in the real mountains.