Pistard: Italian Style for Summer Commuting

From Pistard for the summer, in two colors. Details at www.pistard.cc

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Selle Italia SLR Giro d'Italia Saddle Limited Edition

Available from Wiggle in the UK (here).

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2012 GiroDonne (Giro d’Italia Femminile)

The 23rd edition of the GiroDonne, Giro d’Italia Femminile (Women's Giro d'Italia), get's underway on June 29th in Naples according to the race presentation yesterday. After nine stages the race, the most important stage race on the women's calendar, will finish in Bergamo. The race will cover nearly 1000 km through seven regions, Campania, Lazio, Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Piedmont and Lombardy.

The stages:
29 June: Napoli - Terracina (LT) 139 km
30 June: Roma - Roma 8 km individual time trial
1 July: Montecatini (PT) - Montecatini (PT) 99 km
2 July: Vernio (PO) - Castiglione dei Pepoli (BO) 126 km
3 July: Polesella (RO) - Molinella (BO) 126 km
4 July: Modena - Salsomaggiore (PR) 124 km
5 July: Salice Terme (PV) - Castagnole delle Lanze (AT) 120 km
6 July: Crugnola di Mornago (VA) - Lonate Pozzolo (VA) 117 km
7 July: Sarnico (BG) - Bergamo 108 km

Sara Brambilla, head of the organizing committee, after the presentation of the race route route explained: "Despite the critical current economic situation and the non-payment of one of last year's jersey sponsors, that caused us a lot of problems, we are proud to announce that GiroDonne this year will take place as planned. A heartfelt thank you goes to our traditional sponsors and the new ones who believe in our project. I'm also sure that this year female cycling will give us great emotions."

Noemi Cantele, Italian national champion, with the new newly designed Maglia Rosa for the 2012 edition:

In the coming days the organizing committee will be providing details about the team that will be participating and the stage details.

Marianne Voss will be returning to defend her 2011 title. Past winners:
2011 Voss Marianne (NED)
2010 Abbott Mara USA
2009 Hausler Claudia GER
2008 Luperini Fabiana ITA
2007 Pucinskaite E. LIT
2006 Pucinskaite E. LIT
2005 Brandli Nicole SVI
2004 Cooke Nicole GBR
2003 Brandli Nicole SVI
2002 Boubnenkova S. RUS
2001 Brandli Nicole SVI
2000 Somarriba Joane ESP
1999 Somarriba Joane ESP
1998 Luperini Fabiana ITA
1997 Luperini Fabiana ITA
1996 Luperini Fabiana ITA
1995 Luperini Fabiana ITA
1994 Fanini Michela ITA
1993 Lenka Llavaska SVK
1992 NON DISPUTATO
1991 NON DISPUTATO
1990 Marsal Catherine FRA
1989 Bonanomi Roberta ITA
1988 Canins Maria ITA


Photo: 2011 GiroDonne by CJ Farquharson

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Sidi Ergo 3 for Liquigas-Cannondale Fans

Sidi has these limited edition Ergo 3 shoes in Liquigas-Cannondale colors available now in very limited quantities; order from your SIDI dealer. 

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2012 Giro d'Italia: Final Report

To conclude following the 2012 Giro d'Italia some follow-up items and things I didn't get to.

Felice Gimondi on the state of Italian riders in the grand tours:
"The Giro d'Italia, which ended Sunday, was very interesting because it has brought us new and exciting faces. It is a pity that the Italian riders have failed to reach the podium in Milan. This Giro has shown us that there are no leaders in the various Italian teams and that Italian cycling at the moment does not have riders that are able to win stage races. Basso disappointed, Hesjedal should thank Liquigas for having worked for him by playing into his hand."

Before the start of the Giro, Michele Acquarone was asked about how he will persuade other top riders to chose the Giro in the future. His answer:
"Last year at the bike show in Friederichschafen I met Edvald Boasson Hagen and asked him why he hadn’t been back since 2009, when he won a stage. He said it was simple – the only race he’d ever dreamed about and watched when he was a kid was the Tour de France. And that’s the case for a lot of people: cycling is the Tour de France. Our aim is to make it so that cycling is the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. We want kids from all over the world to have grown up watching the Giro. Only then will they always want to come when they’re professionals."

The only Italian to wear the Maglia Rosa was Adriano Malori of Lampre-ISD.

The were several "Le Miss" that I didn't mention, I wouldn't want them to feel slighted:

Rikke


Lia


Sissi:

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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 Results

Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Katusha) did indeed go to war with himself in the time trial turning in a credible performance but it wasn't enough to not lose the Maglia Rosa by a mere 16 second to Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) who rode a superb TT. Sixteen seconds after 91 hours 39 minutes and 2 seconds of racing. Rodriguez's 2nd place is the narrowest margin in the history of the Giro since Fiorenzo Magni’s victory of 64 years ago.

Marco Pinotti (BMC) was the stage winner in 33'06" at an average speed of 51.117 km/h

Ryder Hesjedal becomes the first Canadian to win the Giro d'Italia. Joaquin Rodriguez finishes 2nd and a very strong TT performance byThomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) moved him into 3rd ahead of Michele Scarponi. For the fifth time in Giro history, and for the first time in the last 17 years, since 1995, there are no Italians on the podium.

"I realized I could win 5 km before the finish line," said Hesjedal. "It was an incredible Giro, really tough, and without the help of the Garmin team I would never have managed to make history the way I did." After hearing the Canadian national he added, "Right now I'm thinking of my wife Ashley who is the most important thing in my life. I'm also thinking about the years of work that it took to be here for this crazy occasion. Let me enjoy this, I'll never forget it."

"I’m obviously not happy; it's really tough to lose by only 16 seconds, but what can I do? Think about the time bonuses that I didn't have, or the mountain stages all concentrated towards the end?" said Rodriguez. "I know for sure that in the future I can win a major stage race; these three weeks have confirmed that. This is where I start afresh".

"It's a real shame, but I didn't deserve it," reflected Michele Scarponi, on his 4th place finish. "I didn't come here just to be the first of the Italians. I had number one on my back, and I wanted a different Giro."

"Compliments to Hesjedal, Rodriguez and De Gendt, who deserved their places on the podium," said Basso. "I can guarantee that this was not my last Giro d’Italia. I’ve heard all sorts of things said, but my sporting funeral will not be for a few years yet. I have won at the Giro various times, always racing the same way. I'm happy to accept criticism, but I wouldn't have changed anything except for in the last few days, when I didn't perform as I would have liked. Now I'm just going to think about resting and then go to the Tour de France to help Vincenzo Nibali realize his dream".

The other Classification winners:
Maglia Rossa – Points: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
Maglia Bianca – Best Young Rider: Riboberto Uran Uran (Sky Procycling)
Maglia Azzurra – KoM: Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini Selle Italia)

Stage 21 Highlights:


Final GC:
1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 91:39:02
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 0:00:16
3 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:39
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:02:05
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:44
6 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:04:40
7 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:05:57
8 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:06:28
9 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:07:50
10 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:08:08
11 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:09:12
12 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:11:59
13 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:14:20
14 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:14:27
15 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team 0:19:58
16 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:20:59
17 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:25:39
18 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team 0:29:19
19 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:35:00
20 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team 0:36:17
21 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:37:17
22 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:38:23
23 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:41:36
24 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:49:45
25 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:49:57
26 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:50:49
27 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:54:25
28 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:54:28
29 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:54:40
30 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:57:24
31 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan 1:05:43
32 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:10:35
33 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team 1:18:10
34 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 1:21:39
35 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:24:31
36 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 1:25:04
37 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:26:08
38 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 1:26:42
39 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD 1:33:01
40 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1:33:36
41 Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:34:37
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:34:42
43 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 1:38:40
44 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 1:39:30
45 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:39:47
46 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 1:40:57
47 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:43:59
48 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:48:54
49 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 1:54:04
50 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:58:26
51 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:59:28
52 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:04:38
53 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:10:03
54 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team 2:13:50
55 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:19:29
56 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 2:20:04
57 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:24:50
58 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 2:26:42
59 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:27:05
60 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 2:29:35
61 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team 2:30:19
62 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 2:31:16
63 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 2:33:28
64 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 2:34:10
65 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp 2:34:27
66 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 2:35:48
67 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 2:37:24
68 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:37:43
69 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team 2:39:57
70 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp 2:42:39
71 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:45:03
72 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 2:52:12
73 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 2:53:41
74 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 2:54:56
75 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:56:07
76 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:58:19
77 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:59:00
78 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:59:10
79 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:59:14
80 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 2:59:32
81 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 3:02:52
82 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3:04:18
83 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 3:04:39
84 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 3:05:20
85 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 3:07:46
86 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 3:09:36
87 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 3:09:53
88 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 3:10:14
89 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 3:10:33
90 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:12:37
91 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD 3:13:06
92 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 3:13:09
93 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 3:14:12
94 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 3:14:30
95 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 3:18:53
96 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:19:18
97 Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 3:21:50
98 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 3:23:34
99 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 3:27:24
100 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 3:27:27
101 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 3:28:23
102 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 3:28:42
103 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 3:29:12
104 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 3:30:38
105 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:30:41
106 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 3:37:42
107 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 3:38:44
108 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:41:36
109 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp 3:41:49
110 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:42:04
111 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp 3:46:44
112 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 3:47:04
113 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 3:47:47
114 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda 3:50:27
115 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 3:59:26
116 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 3:59:51
117 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 4:00:23
118 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 4:06:24
119 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 4:06:44
120 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 4:06:46
121 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4:06:56
122 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 4:11:33
123 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi
124 Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp 4:14:08
125 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda 4:14:55
126 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 4:15:04
127 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4:18:08
128 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 4:18:59
129 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4:19:04
130 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 4:20:01
131 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 4:20:09
132 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 4:20:11
133 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4:21:02
134 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 4:21:48
135 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4:23:03
136 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 4:23:49
137 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda 4:25:05
138 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 4:25:48
139 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 4:28:16
140 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 4:33:00
141 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 4:36:05
142 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4:36:23
143 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 4:39:24
144 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 4:41:35
145 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 4:46:19
146 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 4:48:33
147 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 4:51:03
148 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4:52:35
149 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team 4:52:44
150 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda 4:55:53
151 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat 4:56:43
152 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 4:58:38
153 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 5:02:46
154 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 5:05:52
155 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 5:12:54
156 Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5:16:13
157 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5:27:06

Stage 21 results:
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:33:06
2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:39
3 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:53
4 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda 0:01:00
5 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:01
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:01:09
7 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:14
8 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:15
9 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:22
10 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:01:23
11 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:24
12 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
13 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:01:25
14 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:28
15 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:30
16 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:01:31
17 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:01:36
18 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:47
19 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:49
20 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda 0:01:50
21 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:53
22 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:54
23 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda
24 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
25 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:55
26 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 0:01:56
27 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:01
28 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:02:06
29 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:10
30 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:11
31 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling
32 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda 0:02:12
33 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
34 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:13
35 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team
36 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:02:17
37 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:02:19
38 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:21
39 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
40 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:02:25
41 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:02:26
42 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
43 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank
44 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:02:29
45 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:30
46 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp 0:02:31
47 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:32
48 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:33
49 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:02:37
50 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:02:42
51 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:02:43
52 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:02:45
53 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
54 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team 0:02:46
55 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
56 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:02:47
57 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
58 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:02:49
59 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:54
60 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:56
61 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:57
62 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:02:58
63 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp 0:03:00
64 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
65 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:03:01
66 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:02
67 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:03:04
68 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:05
69 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:07
70 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
71 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:03:08
72 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:03:12
73 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:13
74 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:15
75 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
76 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan 0:03:17
77 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
78 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 0:03:18
79 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp 0:03:23
80 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:25
81 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:26
82 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:29
83 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team
84 Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp 0:03:30
85 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:32
86 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team
87 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:03:33
88 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:36
89 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:03:37
90 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
91 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD 0:03:39
92 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:44
93 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:03:45
94 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
95 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
96 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 0:03:46
97 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:03:48
98 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:03:50
99 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank
100 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:52
101 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:53
102 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 0:03:54
103 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:03:55
104 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
105 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:03:58
106 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
107 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 0:04:00
108 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:04:01
109 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:04:02
110 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:04:04
111 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
112 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:05
113 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:04:08
114 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:09
115 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:04:10
116 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD
117 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat
118 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
119 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:04:11
120 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team 0:04:12
121 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team
122 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:04:14
123 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:04:15
124 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:04:16
125 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:19
126 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:04:20
127 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:04:24
128 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:26
129 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:04:27
130 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:04:29
131 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:34
132 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:04:35
133 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:37
134 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:04:38
135 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:04:39
136 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp 0:04:42
137 Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
138 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:45
139 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:04:46
140 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:50
141 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team 0:04:51
142 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:04:52
143 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:04:53
144 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:05:03
145 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:05:07
146 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:05:11
147 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:14
148 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:05:19
149 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:05:22
150 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:05:24
151 Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:05:26
152 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:05:37
153 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team 0:05:42
154 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:06:15
155 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:06:17
156 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 0:06:30
157 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:08:53

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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 Start

There has been a last minute change in the time trial course length due to a road condition problem, now shortened from 30 km to 28.2 km.

Rider's will depart in reverse GC order, Rodriguez will start last. The start order and times (click to enlarge images as usual):

To the victor the Trofeo Senza Fine:

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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 Results

Belgian Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) put in a fantastic effort on the Stelvio to not only win the 20th stage of the Giro but to also put him in a position to be on the podium in Milano after tomorrow. Finishing 2nd and 3rd were Damiano Cunego (Lampre ISD) and Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel Euskadi). The stage took 6:54:41 to complete at an average speed of 31.831 km/h.

The GC after Stage 20:

1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 91:04:16
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:31 (lost 14 seconds today to Rodriguez)
3 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:51 (lost 12 seconds today to Rodriguez)
4 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:02:18 (moved from 8th to 4th place)
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:18 (lost 1'33" today to Rodriguez, 5th from 4th place)
6 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:03:43
7 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:52
8 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:05:47
9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:05:56
10 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:43

"I am really very happy to be able to win on a legendary mountain such as the Passo dello Stelvio," said De Gendt. "All the strongest riders in the history of cycling have won here. I hope it's a good sign for me because I believe I have a future in stage races."

De Gendt continued, "When I went on the attack on the Mortirolo my only thought was to start the final climb with enough of an advantage to keep my eighth place overall. Then when I was three minutes ahead (of the GC leaders)on the Stelvio, and Cunego was more than a minute behind me, I started thinking about the stage victory. I know the Stelvio very well, I have trained there for six years. I've climbed it 20 or 30 times, it's practically home. To be honest, I never thought of being able to win the Maglia Rosa at the end because I knew that my time advantaged would be decreased. I am very happy with fourth in the standings and that tomorrow could afford me an opportunity to get on the podium. I think Hesjedal will win the Giro d'Italia because he is only 31 seconds behind Rodriguez and he is much stronger in the time trial than Rodriguez."
It should be noted that De Gent is also an excellent time trialist. In Stage 20, 42.5 km, of the 2011 Tour de France De Gent was 4th:
1. Tony Martin (Ger - HTC-Highroad) 55 minutes 33 seconds
2. Cadel Evans (Aus - BMC Racing) at 7secs
3. Alberto Contador (Spa - Saxo Bank-SunGard) at 1min 5secs
4. Thomas de Gendt (Bel - Vacansoleil-DCM) 1min 28secs

Rodriguez: "Today we did not work because I wanted to put Hesjedal's team under stress. I think he struggled a lot but nevertheless he had a good stage. I have 2 minutes and 10 seconds on De Gendt in the overall standings but he did a lot of hard work today. Tomorrow I have to go to war with myself and lose the least time possible and hope for a miracle to be able to win this Giro d'Italia. The last time trial of the Giro is not like the first; Sebastian Webber, my trainer, has studied the route and told me that with all the turns that it is suitable for my characteristics."


Hesjedal: "I'm gonna give everything tomorrow."


Basso: "A bad day, to add to yesterday. No, it didn't go at all as I expected, and on Mortirolo I already realized how it would finish. I can only give my compliments to those who raced better than me".

Highlights of Stage 20:


Jersey classifications:
Maglia Rosa – GC: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
Maglia Rossa – Points Classification: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
Maglia Bianca – Best Young Rider Classification: Rigoberto Uran Uran (Sky Procycling)
Maglia Azzurra – KoM: Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini Selle Italia)

Tomorrow, the last stage: details previously published here. Who will win? A must watch!


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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 Results

Add "scalatore" (climber) in addition to "time trialist" to describe Canadian Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Barracuda). Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) in the Maglia Rosa, Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale), and Michele Scarponi, were hoping and trying to drop Hesjedal today but instead it was Hesjedal that was doing the dropping on the final climb to the finish in Alpe di Pampeago.

Hesjedal, who was in the the GC group, almost caught stage winner Roman Kreuziger (Astana) who had gone in a break earlier. Hesjedal  was 2nd at 19" and Joaquin Rodriguez 3rd at 32". Rodriguez kept the Maglia Rosa by a slim margin of 17" over Hesjedal.

The top 10 GC after today:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 84:06:13
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:17
3 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:39
4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:45
5 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:03:21
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:03:30
7 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:36
8 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:05:40
9 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:05:47
10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:06:09

Kreuziger: "The time loss I suffered to the GC contenders on Wednesday in the stage to Cortina is a wound that this stage victory will not remove. I had prepared to try to win this Giro and to be dropped on the Giau was really bad. Today, I started believing that I could only win in the last 200 meters and at that point I really gave it all."

Rodriguez: "Today was a day to gain time on Hesjedal but instead it was the reverse, hats off to him, he was really strong. When Scarponi started his attacks I suffered, however, I said to myself that it was normal. When Hesjedal started to go he was really strong, too strong for me. I decided I could not follow him because I would have risked going beyond my limit. Tomorrow is a very important day, today I have suffered much, though, as I have said, the Giro is played day by day. Tomorrow we tackle the Mortirolo which is a climb that I really like, many have won the Giro on those ramps, many others have lost, I hope it's a great day ..."

Hesjedal:


Highlights of Stage 19:

Tomorrow: Caldes/Val di Non to Passo dello Stelvio, km 219, 70.7 km of climbing:
Tonale, 15.1 km, average 6.1%, max 8%
Aprica, 15.9 km, average 3.1%, max 9%
Teglio, 5.9 km, average 8%, max 15%
Mortirolo, 11.4 km, average 10,5%, max 22%
Stelvio, 22.4 km, average 6.9, max 12%.


Daniel Lloyd's recon of tomorrow's stage:


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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 Start

The start in Treviso today.

Five KoMs today, 52 km of climbing in the 198 km stage:
Sella di Roa, 2nd catgegory 908 m at 78.5
Passo Manghen, 1st category 2047 m at 123.3 km
Passo di Pampeago/Reiterjoch, 1st category 2006 m at 160.1 km
Passo di Lavazè 2nd catgegory 1805 m at 175.1 km
Finish at Alpe di Pampeago, 1st category 1740 m at 198.0 km

Very tough uphill finale in which Pantani (1998 and 1999) and Simoni (2003) have won in the past. Note that riders will go up Alpe di Pampeago twice. The final climb is 7.7 km with an average gradient of 9.8% and maximums of 16%.

Rodriguez, Basso, and Scarponi will all want to do all they can to drop Hesjedal today before tomorrow's final mountain stage to Stelvio.

At the start today at Piazza del Grano in Treviso were the Pinarello family. The stage start in Treviso was planned as a way to celebrate Giovanni "Nane" Pinarello's 90th birthday this year. Giovanni Pinarello is the founder of Cicli Pinarello.

There was a brief period, 1946 to 1951, in the Giro d' Italia when the last rider in GC would wear the "maglia nera" (black jersey). Here is Giovanni Pinarello wearing the "Maglia Nera" in 1951, the last rider to ever wear it.

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Campagnolo: New Components for TT and Tri

Campagnolo has announced new time trial/tri components.

There are two new cranks, Bora Ultra and Bullet:

For Electronic Power Shift (EPS) there are brakes and bar end shifters:

All details at www.campagnolo.com

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Giro d'Italia, Stage 18 Results

Twenty-two year old Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini Selle Italia), from Verona, won the stage in a sprint against Mark Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling); finishing 3rd was Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli Venezuela). Guardini finished last yesterday on the mountain stage to Cortina. Today was the last possible stage for the sprinters as now two mountain stages and a time trial remain.

Highlights of the last km:


You can see that Cavendish is angry after crossing the finish line. He is said to have said, "Look who can even win at the Giro" which has renewed the complaints about Cavendish hanging on to the team car to make the time limit on mountain stages. Luca Scinto,team manager of Farnese Vini Selle Italia said, "He should know how to lose," referring to Cavendish and adding, "It was a perfect stage for Guardini, short (149 km) and downhill."

Guardini after the race: "First of all, I'm young and I should still grow a lot. The first week of racing I did not believe in myself, I was coming from a period where I could not do a sprint like I wanted to do. I knew that this was the last opportunity, a stage almost written for me. I was really motivated because I knew it would be either today or next year. I knew it within me that I could beat the world champion, I knew I had to anticipate him in the sprint."

The top 10 leaders in GC remain unchanged:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 77:47:38
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:30
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:22
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:36
5 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:56
6 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:04
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:03:19
8 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:13
9 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:38
10 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:42

Rodriguez, Maglia Rosa, sees tomorrow's mountain stage, Treviso-Alpe di Pampeago Val di Fiemme, 198 km, with a tough uphill finish like this: "I think my advantage over Basso and Scarponi is sufficient (0:01:22 on Basso and 0:01:36 on Scarponi). Obviously, if there is an opportunity I'll try to put a few more seconds between me and them. I hope Hesjedal (2nd) has a bad day with the hard climbs that we are going to tackle. The last climb we will ride at 15 km/h, Hesjedal weighs 70 kg and I weigh 58 kg; on this I should certainly go better then him. Everyone believes that he will be dropped, I'm not so sure, however I hope so. My team mates Losada and Moreno are two climbers that are very strong and will stay with me until the end if the pace isn't too hard; we are not not going to set a hard pace, if it's hard it will be because of Liquigas."

Tomorrow, Friday: very tough uphill finish in which Pantani and Simoni have won in the past. Note that riders will go up Alpe di Pampeago twice. The final climb is 7.7 km with an average gradient of 9.8% and maximums of 16%. Rodriguez, Basso, and Scarponi will all want to drop Hesjedal.

Saturday: another mountain stage with the Mortirolo preceeding the mountain top finish on Passo dello Stelvio. The weather forecast has now improved: sun with a few clouds, afternoon temperature 3C with a windchill of  -2C. Check all the weather instrument readings at Passo dello Stelvio by clicking here. This page also has a webcam button; scroll through the images at the bottom to see the images for the current day.

Sunday: final stage, 30km individual time trial in Milano.

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Le Miss del Giro: Svetlana

Meet Svetlana, presenter of the Maglia Rosa:


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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 Results, Part II

Rider comments:

Joaquin Rodriguez, Maglia Rosa: "In winning the stage I don't think I've proven to be the strongest. I went well for the entire stage but I don't think I was stronger than Basso. To me he was very strong on the climbs and in addition to me he was able to win today. It's justified to congratulate him on his performance. If Hesjedal does not get dropped the Giro is his. I hope he gets drops sooner or later, I'll do anything for this to happen because he is clearly the best against the clock (referring to the final stage in Milan on Sunday which is an individual time trial).

Michele Scarponi, who was dropped 350 m from the summit of the Passo Giau with cramping was able to get back into the finishing group of 6 with 2 km to go: "The Liquigas team set an incredible pace. After cramping on Giau I wasn't able to handle the first part of the descent. I couldn't pedal, what a pain I had. Luckily I was able to get back. It wasn't easy. Maybe I wasn't properly hydrated, maybe because the warmer temperature respect to the previous days."

Ivan Basso: "We tried to ride a tough stage and the team was outstanding, as always. Purito Rodriguez was excellent. I'm not a good sprinter. We cannot contemplate taking Hejedal to Milan with the standings like this."

Ryder Hesjedal: "I think Scarponi came back at us by following a car and that's a disgrace. I pushed beyond my limits to stay among the leaders. I tried to jump across on the downhill stretch. I could do no more than that."

Rigoberto Uran Uran: "In the finale I managed to catch up with the four leaders. It took me about 5-6 km. It was tough. Now, I'm there (in 5th at 0:02:56). I think there are five of us who can win the Giro."

The top 10 GC:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 74:46:46
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:30
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:22
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:36
5 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:56
6 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:04
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:03:19
8 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:13
9 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:38
10 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:42

Tomorrow: a 149 km should be (but who knows?) an easy stage before the fireworks on Friday with 4 KoMs to Alpe di Pampeago followed by Saturday with 4 KoMs plus the first time ever mountain top finish at Passo dello Stelvio. Saturday's weather forecast for Passo dello Stelvio is currently 3C with a windchill of 0C, overcast with light rain or mist, possibly snow. The pass is completely open at the moment.

Even in the middle of Summer the Stelvio can have snow, see the Epic Stelvio story in this blog.

Check all the weather instrument readings at Passo dello Stelvio by clicking here. This page also has a webcam button; scroll through the images at the bottom to see the images for the current day.


Stage 18 tomorrow:

GC:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 74:46:46
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:30
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:22
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:36
5 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:56
6 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:04
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:03:19
8 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:13
9 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:38
10 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:42
11 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:04:46
12 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
13 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team 0:04:55
14 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:04:59
15 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:05:07
16 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:05:42
17 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:06:29
18 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team 0:06:53
19 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:12:25
20 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team 0:12:53
21 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:14:38
22 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:14:47
23 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:16:20
24 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:17:09
25 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:22:21
26 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:23:03
27 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:24:05
28 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:24:37
29 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:26:23
30 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:26:38
31 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:31:33
32 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:32:17
33 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:33:59
34 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:35:12
35 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:36:56
36 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:41:31
37 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:41:55
38 Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:42:20
39 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:46:35
40 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:47:02
41 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan 0:48:33
42 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD 0:49:47
43 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:50:50
44 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:51:05
45 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:53:55
46 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:53:57
47 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:56:12
48 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:56:16
49 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 0:59:11
50 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 1:02:16
51 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:06:47
52 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:10:59
53 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp 1:18:35
54 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:19:31
55 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 1:20:53
56 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:23:02
57 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team 1:23:24
58 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 1:24:18
59 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:24:48
60 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp 1:25:52
61 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:26:55
62 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 1:27:45
63 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 1:28:02
64 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team 1:28:55
65 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team 1:30:04
66 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 1:34:56
67 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:37:17
68 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:38:31
69 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 1:41:48
70 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 1:42:53
71 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:43:15
72 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:48:33
73 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:50:21
74 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:50:36
75 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 1:50:54
76 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:51:41
77 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:53:33
78 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:53:41
79 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD 1:53:46
80 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 1:53:49
81 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 1:56:05
82 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD 1:56:14
83 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 1:56:26
84 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:56:31
85 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:57:15
86 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:58:04
87 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 1:59:49
88 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 2:01:29
89 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2:03:07
90 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2:04:00
91 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 2:05:36
92 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 2:05:42
93 Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 2:08:17
94 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 2:11:02
95 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 2:11:23
96 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:11:30
97 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 2:12:14
98 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:12:16
99 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:12:44
100 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 2:14:38
101 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 2:16:36
102 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:16:57
103 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:19:09
104 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 2:19:57
105 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp 2:20:58
106 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:21:12
107 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:21:32
108 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:21:40
109 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp 2:22:13
110 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 2:25:40
111 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 2:26:18
112 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:26:32
113 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:29:32
114 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 2:30:02
115 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:30:21
116 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 2:33:09
117 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 2:35:03
118 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda 2:36:24
119 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:38:00
120 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 2:38:24
121 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 2:41:07
122 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:42:09
123 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat 2:46:49
124 Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp 2:49:30
125 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 2:51:15
126 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda 2:51:57
127 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:52:56
128 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 2:53:57
129 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:54:33
130 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:56:07
131 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 2:56:40
132 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 2:56:59
133 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3:00:15
134 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 3:01:38
135 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 3:02:00
136 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:02:29
137 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 3:03:05
138 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:03:10
139 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3:05:13
140 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 3:06:14
141 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 3:06:50
142 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:07:21
143 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda 3:08:01
144 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 3:08:50
145 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 3:10:20
146 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 3:12:13
147 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda 3:13:02
148 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3:14:10
149 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3:16:00
150 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3:18:18
151 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:22:43
152 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 3:23:02
153 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 3:24:23
154 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team 3:24:41
155 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 3:25:48
156 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 3:27:32
157 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:30:05
158 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat 3:31:25
159 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 3:31:58
160 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 3:38:11
161 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda 3:40:04
162 Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp 3:41:20
163 Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 3:44:08
164 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 3:45:06
165 Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3:51:34
166 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:53:23
167 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 3:56:13
168 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 4:07:46
169 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4:08:11

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2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 Results

At the finish at the Passo Giau there were only six men left standing at the end. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), in the Maglia Rosa, won stage in a sprint ahead of Ivan Basso (Liquigas Cannondale), Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Barracuda), Rigoberto Uran Uran (Sky Procycling), Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD), and Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox.

GC favorite Roman Kreuziger (Astana Pro Team), 5th at the start, cracked on the slopes of Forcella Staulanza and finished 30th at 0:11:26. Paolo Tiralongo ( Astana Pro Team), in 4th at the start and only 0:01:26 down, cracked on the bottom of the Passo Giau and finished 17th at 0:02:47.

The top 10 GC looks like this now with 4 days left:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 74:46:46
2 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:30
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:22
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:36
5 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:02:56
6 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:04
7 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:03:19
8 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:13
9 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:38
10 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:42

Highlights of final km:


Stage highlights:


Rider quotes later...

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