Cavendish proclaimed he has no intentions of pulling out of the race now that the race enters the Alps, saying, "No, I'm not pulling out of the Giro. There is still another stage for sprinters (Stage 18, Thursday) where I can gain some points. I know that from Cervinia the climbers will take them all. I know it'll be tough but I'm not pulling out".
Two time Giro winner Ivan basso feels he is well positioned, currently in 8th and 57 seconds behind Rodriguez, saying "I know this is thanks to my teammates. This is the start of a new chapter, another Giro starts tomorrow, I'm relaxed and looking to do well. I can't say I feel stronger than in 2006 or 2010. I feel good, I'm confident, and every year is different".
Tomorrow: 206 km stage finishing in Cervinia. There are two very long climbs: Col du Joux, 22.4 km long with an average of 5.6%, maximum 12%. After the descent the riders face a finishing climb to Cervinia that is 27 km long with an average of 5.5% and maximum of 12%. Making the stage yet more difficult is the prediction of rain starting at 2pm, turning to intense rain, and a cold 2C-6C at the finish. Also, a possibility of snow at the finish. The real contenders for Giro victory will show their cards tomorrow.
Stage profile:
Route:
Top 10 Stage 13:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:02:07
2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
4 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
5 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
6 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
7 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
8 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
9 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
10 Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondial
GC:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 54:21:15
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:17
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:26
4 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:32
5 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:49
6 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team 0:00:52
7 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:57
9 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:02
10 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:01:03
11 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:09
12 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:01:10
13 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:11
14 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:01:12
15 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:01:27
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:37
17 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp 0:01:48
18 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:51
19 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:53
20 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:02:02
21 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:02:03
22 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:02:05
23 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:02:06
24 Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:02:09
25 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0:02:11
26 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
27 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team 0:02:16
28 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:02:28
29 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:43
30 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:02:47
31 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:55
32 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:58
33 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:03:03
34 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:03:05
35 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:03:08
36 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team
37 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:35
38 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:45
39 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
40 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:04:10
41 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
42 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:27
43 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:04:47
44 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:51
45 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:03
46 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:06:03
47 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:08:45
48 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan 0:08:49
49 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD 0:10:36
50 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 0:10:42
51 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:11:00
52 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 0:11:47
53 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:13:06
54 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp 0:14:34
55 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:14:38
56 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
57 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:18:51
58 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:19:50
59 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:21:03
60 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:21:45
61 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:21:54
62 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:23:13
63 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:23:40
64 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 0:24:22
65 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:24:23
66 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team 0:24:29
67 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:26:52
68 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:29:07
69 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:29:10
70 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:29:29
71 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:29:33
72 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:30:00
73 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:31:50
74 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:32:21
75 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:34:02
76 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 0:34:47
77 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:36:14
78 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:37:47
79 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:39:01
80 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 0:39:08
81 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:39:59
82 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:40:26
83 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:40:34
84 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:41:10
85 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp 0:41:14
86 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:41:28
87 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team 0:41:38
88 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:41:58
89 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:42:02
90 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:44:07
91 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:44:19
92 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:45:32
93 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp 0:45:55
94 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:46:10
95 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:46:17
96 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 0:47:36
97 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:48:06
98 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:49:29
99 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:49:47
100 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 0:50:26
101 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 0:51:13
102 Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:51:25
103 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:51:41
104 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:52:14
105 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:53:18
106 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team 0:53:36
107 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:54:44
108 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:55:53
109 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:55:57
110 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:56:15
111 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:56:26
112 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 0:56:38
113 Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:57:34
114 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:58:24
115 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:58:51
116 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:01:25
117 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 1:01:39
118 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:03:33
119 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 1:04:37
120 Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp 1:06:08
121 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:06:13
122 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 1:06:28
123 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:06:42
124 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 1:08:05
125 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 1:09:29
126 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 1:09:43
127 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda 1:12:23
128 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 1:13:18
129 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1:14:21
130 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:14:27
131 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:15:06
132 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 1:17:28
133 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:17:33
134 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 1:17:52
135 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat 1:18:23
136 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 1:18:42
137 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda 1:19:08
138 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:19:23
139 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 1:21:07
140 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:22:15
141 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:22:45
142 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:22:49
143 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:23:42
144 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:23:46
145 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:23:54
146 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 1:24:30
147 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 1:25:11
148 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda 1:25:19
149 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
150 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:25:48
151 Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1:27:00
152 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:27:27
153 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 1:28:15
154 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 1:30:02
155 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:30:05
156 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:30:48
157 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 1:31:04
158 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:31:20
159 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:32:37
160 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:32:38
161 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:33:50
162 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 1:34:56
163 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team 1:35:48
164 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 1:36:40
165 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:38:05
166 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1:41:34
167 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:42:22
168 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat 1:42:32
169 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 1:43:05
170 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda 1:43:39
171 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 1:46:31
172 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 1:46:38
173 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:47:21
174 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:50:46
175 Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp 1:52:27
176 Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 1:55:15
177 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 1:56:13
178 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda 2:00:20
179 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:03:29
180 Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2:03:51
181 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 2:08:14
182 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:08:27
183 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 2:09:59
184 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling 2:12:44
185 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2:20:28
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