2011 Giro d'Italia results by BikeRaceInfo

Stage results with running GC, maps, photos and stage profiles

Stage 1: Saturday, May 7, Team time trial, Venaria Reale - Torino, 19.3 km

HTC-Highroad

More pictures from stage 1

Results:

HTC-Highroad: 20min 59sec. 55.186 km/hr
Radio Shack @ 10sec
Liquigas @ 22sec
Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
Garmin-Cervelo @ 24sec
Lampre s.t.
Rabobank @ 26sec
Saxo @ 30sec
Sky @ 37sec
Vacansoleil @ 37sec
Movistar @ 38sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 39sec
BMC @ 41sec
Leopard-Trek @ 42sec
Quick Step s.t.
Ag2r @ 49sec
Astana @ 50sec
Geox @ 53sec
Colnago-CSF @ 1min 2sec
Katusha @ 1min 4sec
Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli @ 1min 7sec
Acqua & Sapone s.t.
Euskaltel @ 1min 13sec

GC after stage 1:

Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad): 20min 59sec
Lars Ytting Bak (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Craig Lewis (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Robbie McEwen (Radio Shack) @ 10sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
Fumiyuki Beppu (Radio Shack) s.t.
Bjorn Selander (Radio Shack) s.t.
Robert Hunter (Radio Shack) s.t.
Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) s.t.
Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 22sec
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) s.t.
Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Liquigas) s.t.
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas) s.t.
Jussi Veikkanen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Klaas Lodewyck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Gert Dockx (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Olivier Kaisen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) @ 24sec
Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) s.t.

White Jersey (Young Rider):

Bjorn Selander (Radio Shack) 21min 9sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 12sec
Klaas Lodewyck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.

Stage 1 route map

Stage 1 elevation guide

Stage 2: Sunday, May 8, Alba-Parma, 244 km. Longest stage in 2011 Giro.

Stage 2 finish

More photos from stage 2

The race: At km 3 Omega Pharma-Lotto rider Sebastian Lang took off, riding solo for more than 200 km, becoming the virtual maglia rosa with a lead that grew to be over 18 minutes before getting reeled in. Other breaks were then attempted, but the sprinters were not to be denied. Alessandro Petacchi took the stage and Mark Cavendish become the new Pink Jersey. Cavendish protested that Petacchi hadn't held his line. Petacchi's stage win was upheld.

Results:

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) 5hr 45min 40sec. 42.352 km/hr
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Davide Appollonio (Sky) s.t.
Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Robbie McEwen (Radio Shack) s.t.
Wouter Weylandt (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r) s.t.
Alexander Kristoff (BMC) s.t.
Fabio Taborre (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar) s.t.
Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) s.t.
Francesco Chicchi (Quick Step) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Oliver Zaugg (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Michael Barry (Sky) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Brice Feillu (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Fumiyuki Beppu (Radio Shack) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 6hr 6min 27sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 12sec
Craig Lewis (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Lars Ytting Bak (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) @ 16sec
Robbie McEwen (Radio Shack) @ 22sec
Fumiyuki Beppu (Radio Shack) s.t.
Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) s.t.
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
Robert Hunter (Radio Shack) s.t.
Bjorn Selander (Radio Shack) s.t.
Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 32sec
Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) @ 34sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
Gert Dockx (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas) s.t.
Klaas Lodewyck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Liquigas) s.t.
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
Jussi Veikkanen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 36sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) s.t.
Danilo Hondo (Lampre) s.t.

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 25 points
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad): 20
Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF): 16

Climber (green jersey):

Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 3 points
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas): 2
Cristiano Salerno (Liquigas): 1

Young Rider (white jersey):

Bjorn Selander (Radio Shack): 6hr 6min 49sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 10sec
Gert Dockx (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 12sec

Team GC:

HTC-Highroad: 17hr 37min 59sec
Radio Shack @ 10sec
Liquigas @ 22sec

Stage 2 route map

Stage 2 profile

Stage 3: Monday, May 9, Reggio Emilia - Rapallo, 173 km

Stage 3 finish

The Race: Wouter Weylandt (Leopard-Trek) died after crashing on the Passo del Bocco, a very technical descent. Presentation ceremonies were cancelled.

Results:

Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) 3hr 57min 38sec. 43.680 km/hr
David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) s.t.
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Bram Tankink (Rabobank) @ 12sec
Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) s.t.
Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF) @ 21sec
Fabio Taborre (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r) s.t.
Davide Vigano (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) s.t.
Mikel Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Gerald Ciolek (Quick Step) s.t.
Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel) s.t.
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Danilo Wyss (BMC) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Oliver Zaugg (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Luis Pasamontes (Movistar) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) s.t.
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.

GC after stage 3:

David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) 10hr 4min 29sec
Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) @ 7sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 9sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Craig Lewis (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 12sec
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) @ 13sec
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) @ 18sec
Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) @ 19sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) s.t.
Bram Tankink (Rabobank) @ 26sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 29sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 31sec
Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
Jussi Veikkanen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 33sec
Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Slipstream) s.t.
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) s.t.
Denni Van Winden (Rabobank) @ 35sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Pieter Weening (Rabobank) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 37sec
Richie Porte (Saxo) @ 39sec
Volodymir Gustov (Saxo) s.t.
Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) @ 42sec
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) @ 46sec
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 28 points
Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli): 25
David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo): 20
Mark Cavendish: 20

Climber (green jersey):

Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF): 5 points
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 3
Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 3

Young Rider (white jersey):

Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 10hr 4min 58sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 2sec
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) @ 4sec

Team GC:

Garmin Cervelo: 29hr 31min 38sec
HTC-Highroad @ 18sec
Radio Shack @ 28sec
Movistar @ 35sec
Rabobank s.t.

Stage 3 route map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 4: Tuesday, May 10, Quarto dei Mille-Livorno, 216 km

To honor Wouter Weylandt, whose tragic death in stage 3 has shaken the entire cycling world, stage 4 will be neutralized. It will start with a minute's silence and will end with Weylandt's team, Leopard-Trek, crossing the finish line first.

After completing stage 4, Leopard-Trek has decided to withdraw from the Giro. Garmin-Cervelo rider Tyler Farrar is also leaving.

Stage 4 finish

Stage 4 route map

Stage 4 profile

Stage 5: Wednesday, May 11, Piombino-Orvieto, 191 km. Strade Bianche

Stage 5 finish

More photos from stage 5

The Race: After last year's spectacular (and incredibly difficult, wet and muddy) day on Tuscany's gravel roads, the Giro had put in in another dose of white roads in 2011. This year there were 19 kilometers of strade bianche. Martin Kohler (BMC) took off almost at the gun and was still away when Pieter Weening (Rabobank) and John Gadret (Ag2r) bridged up to him with about 10 km to go. Weening had plenty of suds and soon left his companions. He soared up the tough climb to Orvieto (which sits at the top of a high mound of tufa) and held of the rampaging hoard for a nice solo win.

Results:

Pieter Weening (Rabobank) 4hr 54min 49sec. 38.871 km/hr
Fabio Andres Duarte (Geox) @ 8sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Thomas Lovkcist (Sky) s.t.
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Konstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) s.t.
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 15sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) @ 19sec
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) s.t.
Serge Pardilla (Movistar) @ 25sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 28sec

GC after Stage 5:

Pieter Weening (Rabobank) 14hr 59min 33sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-highroad) @ 2sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 5sec
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) @ 22sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 24sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 26sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 28sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 30sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 33sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 39sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 40sec
Fabio Andres Duarte (Geox) @ 43sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 44sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 50sec
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 51sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 52sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 55sec
Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) @ 57sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 58sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 59sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 1sec
Johan Tschopp (BMC) @ 1min 3sec
Joaquin Roderiguez (Katusha) @ 1min 6sec
Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) @ 1min 9sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 1min 12sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 1min 14sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 28 points
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 26
Pieter Weening (Rabobank): 25

Climber (green jersey):

Martin Kohler (BMC): 10 points
Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF): 8
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 5

Young Rider (white jersey):

Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) 15hr 0min 1sec
Fabio Andres Duarte (Geox) @ 15sec
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) @ 22sec

Team GC:

Movistar 44hr 17min 26sec
Astana @ 18sec
Geox @ 34sec
Sky @ 59sec

Stage 5 route map

Stage 5 profile

Stage 6: Thursday, May 12, Orvieto - Fiuggi Terme, 216 km

Stage 6 finish

More photos from stage 6

The Race: There was a buccaneering break that took off about 15 kilometers into the stage. The break hung on till about 40km to go, then it began to come apart and was sucked up, with the exception of Quick Step rider Kristof Vandewalle. He stayed away until there were less than 2 kilometers to go. Alessandro Petacchi and Francisco Ventoso drag-raced the uphill finish with Petacchi at a disadvantage whenever the road goes up.

Results:

Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar) 5hr 15min 39sec. 41.058 km/hr
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) s.t.
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Danilo Di Luca (Katusha) s.t.
Davide Appollonio (Sky) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Gerald Ciolek (Quick Step) s.t.
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)
Roggero Marzoli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) s.t.
Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Fabio Andres Duarte (Geox) s.t.
Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) s.t.
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel) s.t.
Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Pieter Weening (Rabobank) s.t.
Roiman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
Frantisek Rabon (HTC-Highroad) s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

Pieter Weening (Rabobank) 20hr 15min 12sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 2sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 5sec
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) @ 22sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 24sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 26sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 28sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 30sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 33sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 39sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 40sec
Fabio Andres Duarte (Geox) @ 43sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 44sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 50sec
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 51sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 52sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 55sec
Sergio Pardilla Movistar) @ 57sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 58sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 59sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 1sec
Johan Tschopp (BMC) @ 1min 3sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 6sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 9sec
Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 1min 12sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 1min 14sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 48 points
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 35
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli): 30

Climber (green jersey):

Martin Kohler (BMC): 10 points
Gianluc Brambilla (Colnago-CSF): 8
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 5

Young Rider (white jersey):

Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank): 20hr 15min 40sec
Fabio Adnres Duarte (Geox) @ 15sec
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) @ 22sec

Team GC:

Movistar 60hr 4min 23sec
Astana @ 18sec
Geox @ 34sec
Sky @ 59sec

Stage 6 route map

Stage 6 profile

Stage 7: Friday, May 13, Maddaloni - Montevergine di Mercogliano, 110 km. Hilltop finish

Stage 7 finish

More photos from stage 7

The Race: A 5-man escape took off early in today's short stage and managed to stay away until the lower reaches of the final climb, the 5% gradient Montevergine di Mercogliano. There, Omega Pharma rider Bart De Clercq jumped, hoping to make contact with the riders still up the road. He blew by them while the peloton remained disinterested. Towards the top things heated up in the packand De Clercq barely hung on for the stage win. Maglia Rosa Pieter Weening was with the front chase group and retained his lead.

Results:

Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 2hr 54min 47sec. 37.761 km/hr
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Stefano Gazelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
John Gadret (Ag2r) s.t.
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Pieter Weening (Rabobank) s.t.
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) s.t.
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giovattoli) s.t.
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 10sec
Frank Mathias (BMC) s.t.
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 17sec

GC after Stage 7:

Pieter Weening (Rabobank) 23hr 9min 59sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 2sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 5sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 14sec
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) @ 22sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 24sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 28sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 30sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 33sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 39sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 40sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 44sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 52sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 55sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 59sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 59sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 1sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 6sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 7sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 9sec
Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) @ 1min 14sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 1min 15sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 1min 16sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 1min 21sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 1min 22sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 1min 32sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 1min 34sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 1min 41sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 48 points
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 41
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 38

Climber (green jersey):

Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 11points
Martin Kohler (BMC): 10
Federico Canuti (Colnago-CSF): 9

Young Rider (white jersey):

Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) 23hr 10min 27sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 16sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 24sec

Team GC:

Movistar: 68hr 49min 1sec
Astana @ 1sec
Geox @ 1min 6sec

Stage 7 route map

Stage 7 profile

Stage 8: Saturday, May 14, Sapri - Tropea, 217 km.

Stage 8 finish

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The Race: Again, almost from the gun a break took off, this time Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil) and Leonardo Giordani (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli). They built up a 10-minute lead and weren't caught until about 7 km to go. On the uphill leading to the finish, Oscar Gatto jumped away with Alberto Contador chasing. Gatto held it and the sprinters were denied a stage that was thought perfect for them.

Results:

Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) 4hr 59min 45sec. 43.436 km/hr
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) @ 5sec
Alexander Kristoff (BMC) s.t.
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Davide Appollonio (Sky) s.t.
Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar) s.t.
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Klaas Lodewyck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Elia Favilli (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Russel Downing (Sky) s.t.
Manuel Antonio Cardoso (Radio Shack) s.t.
Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Fumiyuki Beppu (Radio Shack) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Alberto Ongarato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Michal Golas (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
Pieter Weening (Rabobank) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.

GC after Stage 8:

Pieter Weening (Rabobank) 28hr 9min 49sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 2sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 5sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 13sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 14sec
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) @ 22sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 24sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 28sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 33sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 39sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 40sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 44sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 52sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 55sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 1sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 6sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 7sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 1min 15sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 1min 16sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 20sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 1min 21sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 1min 22sec
Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) @ 1min 29sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 1min 41sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 1min 42sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 1min 43sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 50sec
Johan Tschopp (BMC) @ 1min 55sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 64 points
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 48
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli): 42
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 40
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 38

Climber (green jersey):

Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 11 points
Martin Kohler (BMC): 10
Federico Canuti (Colnago-CSF): 9

Young Rider (white jersey):

Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) 28hr 10min 17sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 16sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 24sec

Team GC:

Movistar: 83hr 48min 31sec
Astana @ 1sec
Geox @ 1min 6sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 1min 21sec
Sky @ 2min 32sec

Stage 8 route map

Stage 8 profile

Stage 9: Sunday, May 15, Messina - Mt. Etna, 169 km. Hilltop finish

Stage 9 finish

More photos from stage 9

The Race: After various attempts to form the day's break failed, a 5-man group got it together after about 50 kilometers. But on an important day like today, they were doomed. Today had 2 trips up Mt. Etna and on the second trip up the volcano, with about 9 km to go, José Rujano blasted away. After another kilometer of climbing, Contador shot off the front with Michele Scarponi for company... for a while. Scarponi had to surrender (he finished 12th) as the early breakaways were passed. Then it was Rujano's turn. When Contador went by, he grabbed his wheel and it was only after several attacks was Rujano dropped, and not by much. See the picture above, that's Rujano onlya few seconds back. Contador in now the maglia rosa and is well on his way to winning his 6th Grand Tour (Record is 11. Merckx, of course).

Results:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 4hr 54min 9sec. 34.472 km/hr
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 50sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 59sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 1min 7sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo) @ 1min 13sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 22sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 1min 30sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 1min 45sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 9sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 2min 16sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 2min 21sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Johan Tschopp (BMC) s.t.
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) s.t.
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Carlos Sastre (Geox) s.t.

GC after Stage 9:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 33hr 3min 51sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 59sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 19sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 1min 21sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 28sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 1min 37sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 1min 41sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 47sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 2min 21sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 21sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 2min 30sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2min 39sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 2min 49sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 55sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 56sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 2min 57sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 3min 15sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3min 17sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 3min 18sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 3min 27sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 3min 34sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 4min 10sec
Johan Tschopp (BMC) @ 4min 23sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 4min 56sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 4min 57sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 5min 51sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 5min 53sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 6min 3sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 6min 5sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 65 points
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampr)e: 64
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 53
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 42

Climber (green jersey):

Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF): 16 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 15
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 11

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 33hr 5min 32sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 8sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 1min 15sec

Team GC:

Astana 98hr 35min 20sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 18sec
Movistar @ 3min 38sec
Geox @ 7min 56sec
Ag2r @ 11min 6sec

State 9 route map

Stage 9 route map

Stage 9 profile

Rest Day 1: Monday, May 16

Stage 10: Tuesday, May 17, Termoli - Teramo, 159 km

Stage 10 finish

The Race: The day saw a trio of riders (Fumiyuki Beppu, Yuriy Krivtsov & Pierre Cazaux) leave the peloton before the stage was even a kilometer old. Their lead grew to over 6 minutes, but HTC-Highroad and Saxo kept them on a manageably short leash. They were caught with slightly more than 10 km to go and it was gruppo compatto, but close to the finish David Millar went on a flyer. The sprinters' teams were having none of this sort of nonsense and he was pulled back with 1 km to go. Petacchi led it out from too far back, especially since Mark Cavendish was sitting on his wheel. Cavendish easily took the slightly uphill finish for his first Giro win this year.

Results:

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 4hr 0min 49sec. 39.615 km/hr
Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar) s.t.
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) s.t.
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Davide Appollonio (Sky) s.t.
Francesco Chicchi (Quick Step) s.t.
Klaas Lodewyck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Alexander Kristoff (BMC) s.t.
Oscar Gatto (Farniese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Matteo Monteguti (Ag2r) s.t.
Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
Fabio Taborre (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) s.t.
Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Manuel Antonio Cardoso (Radio Shack) s.t.
Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Russel Downing (Sky) s.t.
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil) s.t.
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.

GC after Stage 10:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 37hr 4min 40sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 59sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 19sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 1min 21sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 28sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 1min 37sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 1min 41sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 47sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 2min 21sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 2min 30sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2min 39sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 2min 49sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 55sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 56sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 2min 57sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 3min 15sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3min 17sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 3min 18sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 3min 27sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 3min 34sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 4min 10sec
Johan Tschopp (BMC) @ 4min 23sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 4min 56sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 4min 57sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 5min 51sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 5min 53sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 6min 3sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 6min 5sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 80 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 65
Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar): 56
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli): 56

Climber (green jersey):

Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF): 16 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 15
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 11

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 37hr 6min 21sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 8sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 1min 15sec

Team GC:

Astana: 110hr 37min 47sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 18sec
Movistar @ 3min 38sec
Geox @ 7min 56sec
Ag2r @ 11min 6sec

Stage 10 route map

Stage 10 profile

Stage 11: Wednesday, May 18, Tortoreto Lido - Castelfidardo, 142 km

Stage 11 finish

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The Race: Today's stage was a short but bumpy ride to Castelfidardo. After many failed attempts to put together a combination of riders that could stay away, an 11-man group extracted itself from the peloton about 65-kilometers into the race. Interestingly, it had Christophe Le Mevel, third in GC, who ended up losing a bit of GC time and 1 place when the smoke had cleared. The break wasn't allowed much rope and never got a big gap on the pack. Daniel Moreno attacked from the break and held on to almost the line. John Gadret came flying out of the peloton on the uphill finish and was the first of 20 riders to go by Moreno.

Results:

John Gadret (Ag2r) 3hr 33min 11sec. 40.528 km/hr
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
Domenic Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 11sec
Mathias Frank (BMC) s.t.
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 13sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) s.t.
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 17sec
Johann Tchopp (BMC) s.t.
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 19sec
Jerome Pineau (Quick Step) @ 27sec

GC after Stage 11:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 40hr 37min 51sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 59sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 1min 21sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 28sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 1min 37sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 1min 41sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 47sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 2min 21sec
Matteo Carrara (Vascansoleil) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 35sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2min 39sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 2min 57sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 3min 2sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 3min 28sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 3min 20sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 3min 22sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 3min 40sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 4min 21sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 4min 40sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 4min 57sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 5min 9sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 5min 10sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 6min 4sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 6min 5sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 6min 50sec
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) @ 6min 58sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 7min 26sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 7min 32sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 80 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 77
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo): 59

Climber (green jersey):

Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF): 16 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 15
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 11

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 40hr 39min 32sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 21sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 40sec

Team GC:

Astana 121hr 17min 50sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 15sec
Movistar @ 3min 59sec
Geox @ 8min 29sec
Ag2r @ 11min 3sec

Stage 11 route map

Stage 11 profile

Stage 12: Thursday, May 19, Castelfidardo - Ravenna, 184 km

Stage 12 finish

Results:

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 4hr 17min 25sec. 42.887 km/hr
Davide Appollonio (Sky) s.t.
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) s.t.
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Gerald Ciolek (Quick Step) s.t.
Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Manuel Cardoso (Radio Shack) s.t.
Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) s.t.
Michael Barry (Sky) s.t.
Danilo Hondo (Lampre) s.t.
Daniele Righi (Lampre) s.t.
Michael Morkov (Saxo) s.t.
Marco Frapporti (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r) s.t.
Fumiyuki Beppu (Radio Shack) s.t.
Giovanni Visconti (Farniese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Alan Marangoni (Liquigas) s.t.
Brett Lancaster (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Simon Zahner (BMC) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Matteo Tosatto (Saxo) s.t.
Ruggero Marzoli (Acqua & Saone) s.t.
Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.

GC after Stage 12:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 44hr 55min 16sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 59sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @1min 21sec
Christophe LeMevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 28sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 28sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 1min 37sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 1min 41sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 47sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 2min 21sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 21sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 35sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Saone) @ 2min 39sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 2min 57sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 3min 2sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 3min 18sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 3min 20sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @3min 22sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 3min 40sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 4min 21sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 4min 40sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 4min 57sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 5min 9sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 5min 10sec
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 6min 4sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 6min 5sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 6min 50sec
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Movistar) @ 6min 58sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 7min 26sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 7min 32sec

Points (red jersey):

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre): 96 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 77
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) 70

Climber (green jersey):

Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF): 16 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 15
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto): 11

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 44hr 56min 57sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 21sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 40sec

Team GC:

Astana 134hr 10min 5sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 15sec
Movistar @ 3min 58sec
Geox @ 8min 29sec
Ag2r @ 11min 3sec

stage 12 route map

Stage 12 route map

Stage 12 profile

Stage 13: Friday, May 20, Spilimbergo - Grossglockner, 167 km. Hilltop finish

stage 13 finish

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The Race: Before the day's brutal Alpine stage began, 6 sprinters, including Alessandro Petacchi and Mark Cavendish, packed their bags and headed for the airport.

50 kilometers into the stage, 16 riders escaped and stayed away until the slopes of the final climb, the Grossglockner, began to bite. Igor Anton's Euskaltel was the most evident team at the front of the chasing peloton as the escape was kept within reach. With about 10 km to go, the escapees were back in the now-reduced fold. José Rujano attempted to get away but was pulled back. Then the big move. Alberto Contador showed that he is the finest human climbing machine when he dropped the rest of the elite riders remaining in the front group, but he did it with Rujano for company. The two worked together, giving Contador another minute and a half of margin in the GC over the other contenders. The king, content with the day's rewards, allowed Rujano to win the stage.

Results:

José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) 4hr 45min 54sec. 35.047 km/hr
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 1min 27sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2R) @ 1min 29sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 1min 36sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 52sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 2sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 2min 14sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 2min 28sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 2min 42sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) s.t.
Johan Tschopp (BMC) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3min 13sec
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 3min 49sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Ivan Rovny (Radio Shack) s.t.
Dario David Cioni (Sky) s.t.
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) s.t.
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.

GC after Stage 13:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 49hr 40min 58sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 3min 9sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 3min 16sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 3min 25sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 3min 29sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 3min 53sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 4min 2sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 4min 6sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 4min 35sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 4min 38sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 5min 6sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 5min 8sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 5min 15sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 5min 26sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 5min 28sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 5min 29sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 5min 57sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 6min 25sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 6min 40sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 7min 34sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 7min 37sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 7min 41sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 9min 10sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 10min 20sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 10min 57sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 12min 30sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 12min 46sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 12min 48sec
José Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 14min 23sc
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 17min 46sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 97 points
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) 70
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) 59

Climber (green jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 24 points
José Rujano (Androni Giocatolli) 24
Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) 19

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 49hr 44min 27sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 1min 59sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 56sec

Team GC:

Astana 148hr 34min 50sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 43sec
Movistar @ 3min 56sec
Ag2r @ 14min 17sec
Katusha @ 17min 29sec

Stage 13 route map

Stage 13 profile

Stage 14: Saturday, May 21, Lienz - Monte Zoncolan, 210 km. Hilltop finish

Stage 14 finish

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The Race: After protests from the riders and team directors (to Giro boss Zomagnan's extreme fury), the UCI ruled that the difficult descent of the Crostis was to be removed from the day's route. An ascent of the the Tualis was the planned replacement, but after learning that tifosi angered over the removal of the Crostis were planning a protest on the Tualis, that climb was also removed. That decision was made while the race was in progress. With the race shortened by about 35 km, the day's breakaway made it to the start of the Zoncolan ascent.

First Katusha's Rodriguez took off, then Igor Anton blasted away, the good racers all passing the earlier breakaway riders. Meanwhile, Contador (packing a 36 x 32 for the Zoncolan!), with a nice time pad, was content to sit on Vincenzo Nibali's wheel. Anton won the stage and in the final meters Contador left Nibali. Contador still owns the pink, red and green jerseys while Anton and Nibali are separated by only 1 second. Will Contador continue to help his countryman Anton move up the standings?

Results:

Igor Anton (Euskaltel) 5hr 40min 26sec. 33.899 km/hr
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 33sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 40sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 11sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 1min 21sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 1min 38sec
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 1min 52sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 1min 55sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 2min 5sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 11sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 2min 24sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 40sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 2min 57sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 3min 29sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 3min 32sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 3min 39sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 3min 55sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 4min
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 4min 3sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 4min 30sec
Marcel Wyss (Geox) @ 5min 5sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 5min 7sec
Ivan Rovny (Radio Shack) s.t.
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 5min 18sec
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo) @ 5min 23sec
Vladimir Miholjevic (Acqua & Sapone) @ 5min 27sec
Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 5min 32sec

GC after stage 14:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 54hr 45min 45sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 3min 20sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 3min 21sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 4min 6sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 5min 23sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 5min 37sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 6min 6sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 6min 12sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 6min 40sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 6min 43sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 7min 29sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 7min 47sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 8min 9sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 8min 44sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 8min 57sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 9min 8sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) s.t.
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 9min 17sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 12min 56sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 13min 17sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 13min 24sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 14min 43sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 15min 38sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 15min 54sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 16min 28sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 17min 48sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 21min 41sec
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 22min 57sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 23min 31sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 24min 59sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 117 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 73
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli): 70

Climber (green jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 33 points
Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago) 27
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) 24

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 54hr 52min 25sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 4sec
Francesco Masciarelli (Astana) @ 11min 8se

Team GC:

Astana 164hr 5min 17sec
Movistar @ 49sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 4min 37sec
Ag2r @ 6min 35sec
Lampre @ 11min 28sec

Stage 14 route map

Stage 14 profile

Stage 15: May 22, Conegliano - Gardeccia/Val di Fassa, 229 km. Hilltop finish

Stage 15 finish

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The Race: This was the Queen Stage or Il Tappone with five major climbs: Piancavallo, Cibiana, Giau (the Cima Coppi, or this year's highest point), Fedaia and Gardeccia.

The day's break cleared the peloton on the Piancavallo. Stefano Garzelli and Mikel Nieve Ituralde left this group on the Giau, with Garzelli soloing well off the front. On the Gardeccia, Ituralde caught and passed him and held on for the stage win. Back in the peloton, Vincenzo Nibali was having trouble on the climbs and had to use his substantial descending skills to regain contact twice after getting dropped. On the final climb, Contador left the small elite group of remaining riders, but could not substantially distance himself from Scarponi, who was having a very good day. Contador came close to catching Garzelli, but the 2000 Giro winner held on to second place by 10 seconds and took the climbers' green jersey as his reward.

Tomorrow is a rest day.

Results:

Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) 7hr 27min 14sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 41sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 1min 51sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 57sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 28sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 35sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 3min 34sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 4min 1sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 4min 13sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 4min 23sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 4min 30sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 4min 54sec
Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) @ 6min 40sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 6min 45sec
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 7min 59sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 9min 1sec
Pieter Weening (Rabobank) @ 9min 23sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 10min 3sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 10min 52sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) s.t.
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 13min 30sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) s.t.
Massimo Codol (Acqua & Sapone) @ 13min 49sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step) @ 14min 16sec
Luis Pasamontes (Movistar) @ 15min 18sec
Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) @ 15min 26sec
Ivan Rovny (Radio Shack) @ 15min 36sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.

GC after Stage 15:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 62hr 14min 42sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 4min 20sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 5min 11sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 6min 8sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 7min 3sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 8min 39sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 8min 46sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 8min 58sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 9min 20sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 9min 30sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 9min 37sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highraod) @ 10min 39sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 11min 14sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 13min 59sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 15min 21sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 17min 28sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 23min 11sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 23min 12sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 25min 4sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 27min 28sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 27min 51sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 27min 56sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highorad) @ 28min 36sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 30min 59sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 33min 10sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 33min 44sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 36min 5sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 38min 52sec
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) @ 40min 6sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 41min

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 133 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 87
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas): 75

Climber (green jersey):

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone): 53 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 33
Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF): 27

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 62hr 23min 40sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 16sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 24min 46sec

Team GC:

Astana 187hr 1min 7sec
Movistar @ 3min 40sec
Ag2r @ 8min 30sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 9min 57sec
Katusha @ 18min 46sec

stage 15 route map

Stage 15 route map

Stage 15 profile

Rest Day 2: May 23

Stage 16: Tuesday, May 24, Belluno - Nevegal, cronoscalata (timed hill-climb) 12.7 km

Alberto Contador

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Results:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 28min 55sec. 26.351 km/hr
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 34sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 28sec
José Rujano (Andorni Giocattoli) @ 39sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 46sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 49sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 52sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 58sec
Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) @ 59sec
Vladimir Miholjevic (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 4sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 5sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 1min 17sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 1min 21sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 1min 24sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 1min 26sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 1min 27sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 1min 31sec
Stef Clement (Rabobank) @ 1min 33sec
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) @ 1min 35sec
Stefano Pirazzi (Colnago-CSF) @ 1min 39sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 1min 48sec
Alessandro De Marchi (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 52sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 1min 53sec
DSavid Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 56sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 1min 56sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 1mn 59sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 2min 4sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) @ 2min 7sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) s.t.

GC after Stage 16:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 62hr 43min 37sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 4min 58sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 5min 45sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 7min 35sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 9min 18sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 9min 22sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 9min 38sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 9min 47sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 10min 25sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 10min 58sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 11min 37sec
Kanstantisin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 12min 5sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 12min 38sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick step) @ 16min 3sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 17min 9sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 21min 16sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 23min 57sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 26min 22sec
Johan Tschopp (BMC) @ 27min 3sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 29min 34sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 29min 40sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 30min 8sec
Przemsylaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 30min 50sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 32min 52sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 34min 27sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 36min 39sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 27min 36sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 41min 25sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 42min 56sec
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) @ 43min 23sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 158 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 103
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas): 95

Climber (green jersey):

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone): 64 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 53
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel): 39

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 62hr 53min 24sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 51sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 26min 42sec

Team GC:

Astana 188hr 32min 21sec
Movistar @ 3min 48sec
Ag2r @ 9min 56sec

Stage 16 route map

Stage 16 profile

Stage 17: Wednesday, May 25, Feltre - Sondrio, 230 km

Stage 17 finish

The Race: Diego Ulissi (center), Pablo Lastras and Giovanni Visconti (Jan Bakelandts can be seen in the distance in the picture above) had left the day's break behind and as they sprinted, Visconti pushed Ulissi aside and was first across the line. The judges relegated Visconti for irregular sprinting.

Results:

Diego Ulissi (Lampre) 5hr 31min 51sec. 41.585 km/hr
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 4sec
Fabio Taborre (Acqua & Sapone) @ 8sec
Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) s.t.
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 10sec
Mathias Frank (BMC) @ 40sec
Ben Gastauer (Ag2r) @ 2min 10sec
Alberto Losada (Katusha) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 2min 36sec
Luca Mazzanti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) @ 2min 59sec
Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Fumiyuki Beppu (Radio Shack) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Volodymir Gustov (Saxo) s.t.

GC after Stage 17:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 68hr 18min 27sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 4min 58sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 5min 45sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 7min 35sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 9min 12sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 9min 18sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 9min 22sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 9min 38sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 9min 47sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 10min 25sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 10min 58sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 11min 37sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 12min 38sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 14min 18sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 16min 3sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 20min 53sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @23min 57sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 26min 56sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 27min 37sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highraod) @ 29min 34sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 30min 8sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 30min 14sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 31min 24sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 33min 28sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 34min 9sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 34min 27sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 38min 10sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 41min 25sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 43min 30sec
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) @ 43min 57sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 158 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 103
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas): 95

Climber (green jersey):

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone): 64 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 53
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel): 39

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 68hr 28min 14sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 51sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 23min 41sec

Team GC:

Astana 205hr 14min 0sec
Movistar @ 4min 14sec
Ag2r @ 9min 7sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 14min 17sec
Katusha @ 19min 15sec

Stage 17 route map

Stage 17 profile

Stage 18: Thursday, May 26, Morbegno - San Pellegrino Terme, 151 km.

Stage 18 finish

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Results:

Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) 3hr 20min 38sec. 45.157 km/hr
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Keven Seeldrayers (Quick Step) s.t.
Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF) @ 1min 20sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 2min 49sec
Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 3min 46sec
Russel Downing (Sky) @ 4min 34sec
Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Bram Tankink (Rabobank) s.t.
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo) @ 4min 37sec
Luis Pasamontes (Movistar) s.t.
Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) s.t.
Dmitry Kozontchuk (Geox) s.t.
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 4min 40sec
Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r) @ 6min 4sec
David Blanco (Geox) s.t.
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) s.t.
Alessandro Spezialetti (Lampre) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
Carlos José Ochoa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) s.t.
Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas) s.t.
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.

GC after Stage 18:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 71hr 45min 9sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 4min 58sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 5min 45sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 7min 35sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 9min 12sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 9min 18sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 9min 22sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 9min 38sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 9min 47sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 10min 25sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 10min 58sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 11min 37sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 12min 38sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 12min 48sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 14min 18sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 20min 53sec
Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) @ 23min 16sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 23min 57sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 27min 37sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 28min 41sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 29min 43sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 30min 14sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 31min 52sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 34min 9sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 35min 48sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 40min 16sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 41min 25sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 42min 6sec
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) @ 43min 57sec
Vladimir Miholjevic (Acqua & Sapone) @ 45min 12sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 158 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 103
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas): 95

Climber (green jersey):

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone): 64 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 53
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel): 39

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 71hr 54min 56sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 51sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 22min 5sec

Team GC:

Astana 215hr 29min 22sec
Movistar @ 7min 31sec
Ag2r @ 13min 51sec
Androni Giocattoli @ 19min 1sec

Stage 18 route map

Stage 18 profile

Stage 19: Friday, May 27, Bergamo - Macugnaga, 209 km. Hilltop finish

Stage 19 finish

Results:

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) 5hr 26min 27sec. 38.413 km/hr
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Vincenzo Nibali @ 3sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 6sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 8sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 21sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 29sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 34sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 40sec
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 56sec
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 1mn
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 1min 1sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 1min 4sec
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 1min 9sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 1min 15sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 1min 20sec
Richie Porte (Saxo) s.t.
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) @ 1min 22sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 24sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 20sec
Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) s.t.
Evgeni Petroc (Astana) s.t.
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
Thomas Peterson (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.

GC after Stage 19:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 77hr 11min 24sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 5min 18sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 5min 52sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 7min 53sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 9min 58sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 10min 8sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 10min 20sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 10min 43sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 10min 51sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 11min 50sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 12min 56sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 13min 24sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 13min 40sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 14min 59se
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 23min 25sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 29min 35sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 30min 37sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 30min 41sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 30min 43sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 33min 43sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 35min 8sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 35min 25sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 43min 57sec
Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua & Sapone) @ 46min 29sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 47min 49sec
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 52min 4sec
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo) @ 55min 53sec
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 56min 19sec
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 59min 46sec
Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 59min 59sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo): 178 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 112
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas): 111

Climber (green jersey):

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone): 67 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 56
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel): 39

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 77hr 21min 44sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 36sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 33min 37sec

Team GC:

Astana 231hr 51min 24sec
Movistar @ 10min 45sec
Ag2r @ 13min 7sec
Katusha @ 24min 41sec
Geox @ 36min 10sec

Stage 19 route map

Stage 19 profile

Stage 20: May 28, Verbania - Sestriere, 242 km. Hilltop finish

Stage 20 finish

More stage 20 photos

The Race: At about km, 30 a 13-rider break rolled off and when it reached the Colle delle Finestre, Vasili Kiryienka took off (while the break was shattered by the Finestre's steep slopes). José Rujano went in pursuit but no one could catch Kiryienka today. Vincenzo Nibali suffered on both of the day's ascents, needing his superb descending skills to reconnect after the Finestre. Michele Scarponi gained a little more time on Nibali today. Alberto Contador easily defended his first place and now there is only the time trial in Milan.

Results:

Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) 6hr 17min 3sec. 38.509 km/hr
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 4min 43sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 4min 50sec
Carlos Betancourt (Acqua & Sapone) @ 5min 31sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 5min 54sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 5min 58sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
Alberto Contador (Saxo) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Geox) s.t.
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 6min 16sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 6min 20sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 7min 17sec
Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF) @ 7min 53sec
Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) @ 8min 44sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 8min 44sec
Josep Jufre (Astana) @ 8min 46sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 8min 47sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) s.t.
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 9min 29sec
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 9min 30sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
Dario Cataldo (Quick step) s.t.
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
Simone Stortoni (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) s.t.
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 9min 56sec
Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 10min 7sec

GC after Stage 20:

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 83hr 34min 25sec
Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 5min 18sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 6min 14sec
John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 7min 49sec
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 9min 27sec
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 10min 23sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 10min 38sec
Denis Menchov (Geox) @ 10min 51sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 12min 56sec
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel) @ 12min 57sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 13min 30sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 16min 18sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 17min 12sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 23min 56sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 29min 4sec
Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 33min 29sec
Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) @ 34min 29sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 34min 50sec
Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 36min 56sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 29min 23sec
Thomas Lovkvist (Sky) @ 41min 42sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 47min 28sec
Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 52min 28sec
Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 55min 36sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 1hr 1min 5sec
Jesus Hernandez (Saxo) @ 1hr 1min 22sec
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1hr 2min 0sec
Bart De Clerq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 1hr 3min 8sec
Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 1hr 4min 11sec
Carlos Sastre (Geox) @ 1hr 5min 26sec

Points (red jersey):

Alberto Contador (Saxo) 186 points
Michele Scarponi (Lampre): 122
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas): 116

Climber (green jersey):

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone): 67 points
Alberto Contador (Saxo): 58
José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli): 43

Young Rider (white jersey):

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) 83hr 45min 3sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 2min 18sec
Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 36min 50sec

Team GC:

Astana: 251hr 9min 2sec
Movistar @ 9min 30sec
Ag2r @ 11min 16sec
Katusha @ 22min 2sec
Geox @ 35min 53sec

Stage 20 route map

Stage 20 profile

Stage 21 (final stage): May 29, Milano - Milano individual time trial, 26 km

David Millar

More stage 21 photos

Results: 159 classified finishers.

David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) 30min 13sec. 51.627 km/hr
Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad) @ 7sec
Alberto Contador (Saxo) @ 36sec
Richie Porte (Saxo) @ 43sec
Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) @ 55sec
Jos Van Emden (Rabobank) @ 1min 2sec
Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 4sec
Patrick Gretsch (HTC-Highroad) @ 1min 8sec
Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 1min 12sec
Kanstantisin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) @ 1min 16sec
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 1min 18sec
Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r) @ 1min 19sec
Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 1min 22sec
Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step) @ 1min 24sec
Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 1min 26sec
Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.

Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 28sec
Rick Flens (Rabobank) s.t.
Ignatas Konovalovas (Movistar) @ 1min 30sec
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) @ 1min 31sec
Stef Clement (Rabobank) @ 1min 31sec
Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r) @ 1min 35sec
Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) @ 1min 36sec
Maxim Belkov (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 38sec
Alessandro De Marchi (Androni Giocattoli) @ 1min 40sec
Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) @ 1min 42sec
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) s.t.
Bart De Clercq (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 1min 43sec
Alexsandr Dyachenko (Astana) @ 1min 44sec
Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 1min 47sec

Complete Final 2011 Giro d'Italia General Classification:

Stage 21 route map

2011 Giro d'Italia

94th edition: May 7 - May 29, 2011

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Rider back-number	ACQUA & SAPONE	ITA
1	GARZELLI Stefano	ITA
2	CODOL Massimo	ITA
3	CORIONI Claudio	ITA
4	DONATI Alessandro	ITA
5	MARZOLI Ruggero	ITA
6	MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir	CRO
7	NAPOLITANO Danilo	ITA
8	SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Cayetano	COL
9	TABORRE Fabio	ITA
D.S.	CENGHIALTA Bruno

	AG2R LA MONDIALE	FRA
11	NOCENTINI Rinaldo	ITA
12	BERARD Julien	FRA
13	CHEREL Mikael	FRA
14	DESSEL Cyril	FRA
15	DUPONT Hubert	FRA
16	GADRET John	FRA
17	GASTAUER Ben	LUX
18	KRIVTSOV Yuriy	FRA
19	MONTAGUTI Matteo	ITA
D.S.	BIONDI Laurent

	ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI	ITA
21	SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo	COL
22	SELLA Emanuele	ITA
23	RUJANO GUILLEN José	VEN
24	DE MARCHI Alessandro	ITA
25	ERMETI Giairo	ITA
26	FERRARI Roberto	ITA
27	OCHOA Carlos José	VEN
28	RODRIGUEZ Jackson	VEN
29	VICIOSO ARCOS Angel	ESP
D.S.	SAVIO Gianni

	BMC RACING TEAM	USA
31	BALLAN Alessandro	ITA
32	BEYER Chad	USA
33	FRANK Mathias	SUI
34	KOHLER Martin	SUI
35	KRISTOFF Alexander	NOR
36	SANTAMBROGIO Mauro	ITA
37	TSCHOPP Johann	SUI
38	WYSS Danilo	SUI
39	ZAHNER Simon	SUI
D.S.	BALDATO Fabio

	COLNAGO - CSF INOX	IRL
41	POZZOVIVO Domenico	ITA
42	BELLETTI Manuel	ITA
43	MODOLO Sacha	ITA
44	PIRAZZI Stefano	ITA
45	SAVINI Filippo	ITA
46	CANUTI Federico	ITA
47	STORTONI Simone	ITA
48	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ITA
49	CADDEO Manuele	ITA
D.S.	REVERBERI Roberto

	EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI	ESP
51	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	ESP
52	SESMA Daniel	ESP
53	MINGUEZ AYALA Miguel	ESP
54	ISASI FLORES Inaki	ESP
55	CAZAUX Pierre	FRA
56	ARAMENDIA LLORENTE Javier	ESP
57	AZANZA SOTO Jorge	ESP
58	OROZ UGALDE Juan Jose	ESP
59	NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel	ESP
D.S.	GLEZ DE GALDEANO Alvaro

	GEOX - TMC	ESP
61	MENCHOV Denis	RUS
62	SASTRE CANDIL Carlos	ESP
63	COBO ACEBO Juan Jose	ESP
64	BLANCO RODIGUEZ David	ESP
65	CHEULA Giampaolo	ITA
66	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	RUS
67	DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres	COL
68	ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto	COL
69	VALLS FERRI Rafael	ESP
D.S.	ZANINI Stefano

	HTC - HIGHROAD	USA
71	CAVENDISH Mark	GBR
72	PINOTTI Marco	ITA
73	GRETSCH Patrick	GER
74	LEWIS Craig	USA
75	BAK Lars Ytting	DEN
76	RABON Frantisek	CZE
77	RASMUSSEN Alex	DEN
78	RENSHAW Mark	AUS
79	SIVTSOV Kanstantsin	BLR
D.S.	PIVA Valerio

	KATUSHA TEAM	RUS
81	POZZATO Filippo	ITA
82	RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin	ESP
83	DI LUCA Danilo	ITA
84	CARUSO Giampaolo	ITA
85	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	ESP
86	PAOLINI Luca	ITA
87	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	ESP
88	HORRACH RIPPOLL Juan	ESP
89	KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr	BLR
D.S.	PARSANI Serge

	LAMPRE - ISD	ITA
91	SCARPONI Michele	ITA
92	PETACCHI Alessandro	ITA
93	MARZANO Marco	ITA
94	ULISSI Diego	ITA
95	HONDO Danilo	GER
96	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	POL
97	MALORI Adriano	ITA
98	RIGHI Daniele	ITA
99	SPILAK Simon	SLO
D.S.	MAINI Orlando

	TEAM LEOPARD - TREK	LUX
101	BENNATI Daniele	ITA
102	KLEMME Dominic	GER
103	ROHREGGER Thomas	AUT
104	STAMSNIJDER Tom	NED
105	PIRES Bruno	POR
106	VIGANO Davide	ITA
107	WEGMANN Fabian	GER
108	WEYLANDT Wouter	BEL
109	ZAUGG Oliver	SUI
D.S.	GUERCILENA Luca

	LIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE	ITA
111	NIBALI Vincenzo	ITA
112	AGNOLI Valerio	ITA
113	CAPECCHI Eros	ITA
114	DA DALTO Mauro	ITA
115	DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano	ITA
116	SABATINI Fabio	ITA
117	SALERNO Cristiano	ITA
118	SZMYD Sylvester	POL
119	VANOTTI Alessandro	ITA
D.S.	VOLPI Alberto

	MOVISTAR TEAM	ESP
121	ARROYO DURAN David	ESP
122	BRUSEGHIN Marzio	ITA
123	AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey	CRC
124	KIRYIENKA Vasili	BLR
125	LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo	ESP
126	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	ESP
127	PASAMONTES RODRIGUEZ Luis	ESP
128	SAMOILAU Branislau	BLR
129	VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco J.	ESP
D.S.	ARRIETA Jose Luis

	OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO	BEL
131	BAKELANDTS Jan	BEL
132	BLYTH Adam	GBR
133	DE GREEF Francis	BEL
134	DE CLERCQ Bart	BEL
135	DOCKX Gert	BEL
136	KAISEN Olivier	BEL
137	LANG Sebastian	GER
138	VEIKKANEN Jussi	FIN
139	LODEWYCK Klaas	BEL
D.S.	DAMIANI Roberto

	PRO TEAM ASTANA	KAZ
141	KREUZIGER Roman	CZE
142	TIRALONGO Paolo	ITA
143	MASCIARELLI Francesco	ITA
144	KISERLOVSKI Robert	CRO
145	GOUROV Maxim	KAZ
146	JUFRE POU Josep	ESP
147	KESSIAKOFF Fredrik	SWE
148	PETROV Evgeni	RUS
149	STANGELJ Gorazd	SLO
D.S.	MARTINELLI Giuseppe

	FARNESE VINI - NERI SOTTOLI	ITA
150	VISCONTI Giovanni	ITA
151	FAILLI Francesco	ITA
152	GIORDANI Leonardo	ITA
153	GATTO Oscar	ITA
154	RABOTTINI Matteo	ITA
155	MAZZANTI Luca	ITA
156	CACCIA Diego	ITA
157	NOE' Andrea	ITA
158	RICCI BITTI Davide	ITA
D.S.	SCINTO Luca

	QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM	BEL
161	BANDIERA Marco	ITA
162	CATALDO Dario	ITA
163	CIOLEK Gerald	GER
164	DE MAAR Marc	NED
165	ENGELS Addy	NED
166	MALACARNE Davide	ITA
167	PINEAU Jérome	FRA
168	SEELDRAYERS Kevin	BEL
169	VANDEWALLE Kristof	BEL
D.S.	BRAMATI Davide

	RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM	NED
171	BOS Theo	NED
172	FLENS Rick	NED
173	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	NED
174	LEEZER Tom	NED
175	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	NED
176	TANKINK Bram	NED
177	VAN EMDEN Jos	NED
178	VAN WINDEN Dennis	NED
179	WEENING Pieter	NED
D.S.	VERHOEVEN Nico

	SAXO BANK SUNGARD	DEN
181	CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto	ESP
182	DIDIER Laurent	LUX
183	GUSTOV Volodymir	UKR
184	HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus	ESP
185	KLOSTERGAARD LARSEN Kasper	DEN
186	LARSSON Gustav Erik	SWE
187	NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel	ESP
188	TOSATTO Matteo	ITA
189	NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin	ESP
D.S.	MAUDUIT Philippe

	SKY PROCYCLING	GBR
191	LÖVKVIST Thomas	SWE
192	BARRY Michael	CAN
193	CARLSTRÖM Kjell	FIN
194	CIONI Dario David	ITA
195	DOWNING Russel	GBR
196	APPOLLONIO Davide	ITA
197	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	NOR
198	PAUWELS Serge	BEL
199	POSSONI Morris	ITA
D.S.	YATES Sean

	TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO	USA
201	FARRAR Tyler	USA
202	DEAN Julian	NZL
203	BOBRIDGE Jack	AUS
204	FISCHER Murilo Antonio	BRA
205	LE MEVEL Christophe	FRA
206	MEYER Cameron	AUS
207	MILLAR David	GBR
208	STETINA Peter	USA
209	WILSON Matthew	AUS
D.S.	MARIE Lionel

	TEAM RADIOSHACK	USA
211	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	UKR
212	MCEWEN Robert	AUS
213	MACHADO Tiago	POR
214	BEPPU Fumiyuki	JPN
215	CARDOSO Manuel Antonio Leal	POR
216	DEIGNAN Philip	IRL
217	HERMANS Ben	BEL
218	HUNTER Robert	RSA
219	ROVNY Ivan	RUS
D.S.	GALLOPIN Alain

	VACANSOLEIL - DCM PRO C.TEAM	NED
221	CARRARA Matteo	ITA
222	BOZIC Borut	SLO
223	BELKOV Maxim	RUS
224	GOLAS Michal	POL
225	HOOGERLAND Johnny	NED
226	LAGUTIN Sergey	UZB
227	ONGARATO Alberto	ITA
228	SELVAGGI Mirko	ITA
229	VEUCHELEN Frederik	BEL
D.S.	VAN DER SCHUEREN Hilaire