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Giro d’Italia 2012 – Stage 8: Sulmona – Lago Laceno 229km. We’re There!

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‘Lago Laceno, May 13, 2012 – Italy’s Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) won stage eight of the Giro d’Italia with a lone attack on the steep climb to Lake Laceno, near Naples.

Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) retained the overall race lead. Spain’s Joaquin Rodriguez is second at just nine seconds.’

So said the official Giro press release – you’ll read that again, on various websites.

Press releases are where much of the daily content on web sites come from.

The difference with us, is that we tell you we’re quoting them.

We’re on the race now, in the Team VeloVeritas Panda!

We had an ‘easy’ day – there was no point in tearing down to Naples, just to come back up the road, again.

Like Van Morrison says, we were; ‘kings for a day’ – just fans, with our Peronis, paninis and Gazzetta.

Panini and Peroni – perfect for the punters.

Besides, you never know if the flight will be on time, if picking the car up will be a nitemare and if the digs will be sound.

But we got the car, found the digs, had a shower and headed out in search of a bar with a tele.

It’s a myth that cycling is the biggest deal sport-wise in Italy.

Football is king, no question.

Not a soul looked at our TV – there were three monitors in the bar – all eyes were on the ‘calcio;’ fitba’ to us.

Lago Laceno
Domenico Pozzovivo celebrates.

But getting back to the press releases – they’re actually very good with lots of background info;

‘Pozzovivo is one of only a handful of professional riders from the south of Italy and got a huge cheer from the local crowd in Lake Laceno, the most southern point in this year’s race.

“I’m perhaps too little to think big, I’ll take things day by day and do as well as I can,” the diminutive rider said.

“This year’s Giro was wrongly described as being easy compared to the past. I’d say it’s more humane compared to 2011, which was really tough.

I finished ninth at the (2008) Giro d’Italia and was strong in the third week, so I’m confident about the final week in the mountains this year’s Giro d’Italia.

“I’m a pure climber and I think about music to motivate me when I’m racing. I also try to get to the top as quickly as possible to get the climb over with. My favourite climbs are the Mortirolo, Passo Giau and Punto Veleno. The ones I least like are the Zoncolan, the Mortirolo and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

“I don’t like wet descents or on dirt roads like last year to Orvieto. I also don’t like the Vivione and the Gavia descents.”

Lago Laceno
Ryder retains his lead.

Hesjedal said:

“It was a tough day. I had to buckle down, keep in contact and defend the jersey. I got over the top of the steep part of the climb and so I was ok.

“It was reported that I’m not here to win the pink jersey but I want to correct that. I came here to give my best. That’s my goal. I feel I’m doing that; I’m leading the Giro. I’m just focused on doing my best.

“We’ll see how the rest of the race develops.”

If Garmin do nothing else in this Giro, it doesn’t matter; despite losing fast man Farrar, they’ve won the coveted TTT and had at least five days in pink.

On Monday they should make that six – it’s a ‘sprinter stage,’ running north along the foot of the Appenninos to Frosinone with little chance for the feather weights to fly.

Despite Pozzovivo’s excellent win, he barely makes the front page of the Gazzetta, just a wee mention.

Meanwhile, Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini gets his picture on the front page.

Lago Laceno
Today’s Gazzetta. Finally, it’s Italy’s day.

But inside there are eight pages of Giro news – Pozzovivo gets 9.5 out of 10 for his six hours and six minutes shift.

Rodriguez gets 8 for his sprint to grab the third place bonus; Basso is on 7.5 and Hesjedal on 7, as is Scarponi.

But ‘The Little Prince,’ Damiano Cunego is on 5 – that’s what happens if you get dropped in the finale.

Today’s stage finishes in Frosinone, we’re here now, to collect our credentials having just driven the last 30 K of the stage.

Until 10 to go, it’s fast, flat and easy for the lead out trains to control.

But in the last 12 minutes or so of riding it gets highly technical – tight bends, stiff little snaps with steep, dangerous drops off the other side over slick urban pavement.

And a tight, tight 135 degree turn with 400 to go.

Can Cav. make it three?

We’ll know come tea time.

Ciao, ciao!

Result - Giro d’Italia 2012 – Stage 8: Sulmona - Lago Laceno

Stage Result

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

General Classification

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

Mountains Classification

1 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 24 pts
2 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 16
3 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 9
4 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago – CSF Inox 9
5 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 7
6 Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 6
7 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 5
8 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 5
9 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD 5
10 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 3
11 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
12 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 3
13 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3
14 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia 3
15 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 3
16 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 2
17 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2
18 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre – ISD 2
19 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp 2
20 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin – Barracuda 2
21 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 2
22 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin – Barracuda 1
23 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1
24 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
25 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin – Barracuda 1
26 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1
27 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1
28 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1
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