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Giro d'Italia Stage 15: Basso magnifico, rampant on Monte Zoncolan

The Italian shows how it's done on their own hill of horror...

Italian Ivan Basso today continued his Liquigas team's good show in Giro d'Italia 2010 by conquering the fearsome 10 km Monte Zoncolan climb but Cadel Evans (BMC) battled bravely into second place at 1:19 and Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) was third at 1:31.

David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne) who finished 3:50 behind Basso, retained his pink jersey but with a week of arduous mountains after tomorrow's rest stage, he now has Basso breathing down his neck. Not to mention favourite Carlos Sastre (Cervelo) who continues to make ground after a disastrous first week, the dogged Evans and Vinokourov show and a whole host of specialist climbers.

Despite the grimness of it all, the young Australian Richie Porte (Saxo Bank) is still hanging tough in second.

The 222 kilometer stage began at Mestre near Venice and was more or less flat for the first 100 km. But three severe climbs softened the resolve of all but the toughest before the fourth and final brutal climb up Monte Zoncolan. That's 10 km of 12% average gradient with long stretches of 15%.

A six-man group was allowed to gain as much as 14 minutes before Liquigas-Doimo piled on the pressure from 100 km out, with their captain Basso sitting comfortably in the line. One by one, everyone was shelled out until Basso was left on his own, the escape caught, with the sole survivors Evans and Scarponi with 8 km of the most unwelcoming of upwards to go.

First Scarponi was distanced leaving the remaining Italian and Australian Evans displaying an interesting contrast in climbing styles, the former seated and smoothly pedalling a low gear and the latter cruelly beating his BMC bike, mostly out of the saddle. It was no surprise after a further kilometre of that to see Basso power away still seated, while a claimed one million Italians on the mountain went folle mentale.

Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins had a tough day at the office on steep climbs that don't suit him, and rolled in over 25 minutes down. "Bradley didn't feel too good - maybe yesterday took a lot out of him," Sean Yates reported on the Team Sky website but reiterated that the Tour de France is Wiggins' main goal this year. Wiggins now lies in 23rd, second Sky rider on the road behind Cioni and out of contention in the GC.

Giro d'Italia stage 15 full result

  1  	BASSO Ivan  	 ITA  	LIQ  	6:21:58  	0:00 bonus 20"
  2 	EVANS Cadel 	 AUS 	BMC 	6:23:17 	1:19 bonus 12"
  3 	SCARPONI Michele ITA 	AND 	6:23:28 	1:30 bonus  8"
  4 	CUNEGO Damiano 	 ITA 	LAM 	6:23:56 	1:58 	
  5 	VINOKOUROV Alex  KAZ 	AST 	6:24:24 	2:26 	
  6 	SASTRE Carlos 	 ESP 	CTT 	6:24:42 	2:44 	
  7 	NIBALI Vincenzo  ITA 	LIQ 	6:25:05 	3:07 	
  8 	PINOTTI Marco 	 ITA 	THR 	6:25:18 	3:20 	
  9 	MARTIN Daniel 	 IRL 	GRM 	6:25:29 	3:31 	
 10 	GADRET John 	 FRA 	ALM 	6:25:44 	3:46 	
 11 	ARROYO David 	 ESP 	GCE 	6:25:48 	3:50 	
 12 	DUPONT Hubert 	 FRA 	ALM 	6:26:02 	4:04 	
 13 	MOLLEMA Bauke 	 NED 	RAB 	6:26:02 	4:04 	
 14 	CATALDO Dario 	 ITA 	QST 	6:26:22 	4:24 	
 15 	WEGELIUS Charles GBR 	OLO 	6:26:24 	4:26 	
 16 	MORENO Daniel 	 ESP 	OLO 	6:27:17 	5:19 	
 17 	KRUIJSWIJK StevenNED 	RAB 	6:27:25 	5:27 	
 18 	PORTE Richie 	 AUS 	SAX 	6:27:44 	5:46 	
 19 	SORENSEN Chris 	 DEN 	SAX 	6:27:48 	5:50 	
 20 	ARDILA Mauricio  COL 	RAB 	6:27:51 	5:53 	
 21 	EFIMKIN AlexanderRUS 	ALM 	6:27:59 	6:01 	
 22 	TROFIMOV Yury 	 RUS 	BTL 	6:28:09 	6:11 	
 23 	KARPETS Vladimir RUS 	KAT 	6:28:12 	6:14 	
 24 	SAMOILAU BranislaBLR 	QST 	6:28:41 	6:43 	
 25 	CIONI David      ITA 	SKY 	6:28:43 	6:45 	
 26 	GERDEMANN Linus  GER 	MRM 	6:29:08 	7:10 	
 27 	TURPIN Ludovic 	 FRA 	ALM 	6:29:20 	7:22 bonus 2"
 28 	RODRIGUEZ JacksonVEN 	AND 	6:30:00 	8:02 	
 29 	JEANNESSON ArnoldFRA 	GCE 	6:30:00 	8:02 	
 30 	PINEAU Jerome 	 FRA 	QST 	6:30:11 	8:13 bonus 6"
 31 	SIMONI Gilberto  ITA 	LAM 	6:30:34 	8:36 	
 32 	SERPA PEREZ Jose COL 	AND 	6:30:56 	8:58 	
 33 	WYSS Marcel 	 SUI 	CTT 	6:31:02 	9:04 	
 34 	SIJMENS Nico 	 BEL 	COF 	6:31:02 	9:04 	
 35 	MIHOLJEVIC Vlad  CRO 	ASA 	6:31:26 	9:28 	
 36 	KISERLOVSKI Rob  CRO 	LIQ 	6:31:26 	9:28 	
 37 	GARZELLI Stefano ITA 	ASA 	6:31:28 	9:30 	
 38 	DE GREEF Francis BEL 	OLO 	6:31:37 	9:39 	
 39 	PETROV Evgeni 	 RUS 	KAT 	6:31:57 	9:59 	
 40 	URAN URAN RigoberCOL 	GCE 	6:32:37 	10:39 	
 41 	FAILLI Francesco ITA 	ASA 	6:32:39 	10:41 	
 42 	LLOYD Matthew 	 AUS 	OLO 	6:33:19 	11:21 	
 43 	JUFRE POU Josep  ESP 	AST 	6:33:19 	11:21 	
 44 	SZMYD Sylvester  POL 	LIQ 	6:33:57 	11:59 	
 45 	VOECKLER Thomas  FRA 	BTL 	6:34:41 	12:43 	
 46 	ZANDIO Xabier 	 ESP 	GCE 	6:35:18 	13:20 	
 47 	MAYOZ Iban     	 ESP 	FOT 	6:35:34 	13:36 	
 48 	WEENING Pieter 	 NED 	RAB 	6:35:45 	13:47 	
 49 	OCHOA Carlos JoseVEN 	AND 	6:36:18 	14:20 	
 50 	RIGHI Daniele 	 ITA 	LAM 	6:36:48 	14:50 	
 51 	GUSTOV Volodymir UKR 	CTT 	6:36:51 	14:53 	
 52 	AGNOLI Valerio 	 ITA 	LIQ 	6:37:03 	15:05 	
 53 	TOSATTO Matteo 	 ITA 	QST 	6:37:28 	15:30 	
 54 	LOOSLI David 	 SUI 	LAM 	6:37:28 	15:30 	
 55 	LE FLOCH GuillaumFRA 	BTL 	6:37:28 	15:30 	
 56 	REDA Francesco 	 ITA 	QST 	6:39:34 	17:36 bonus 4"
 57 	BERTOLINI AlessanITA 	AND 	6:39:41 	17:43 	
 58 	MAZZANTI Luca 	 ITA 	KAT 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 59 	POZZATO Filippo  ITA 	KAT 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 60 	FACCI Mauro 	 ITA 	QST 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 61 	STANGELJ Gorazd  SLO 	AST 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 62 	KRIVTSOV Yuriy 	 UKR 	ALM 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 63 	ALBASINI Michael SUI 	THR 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 64 	WURF Cameron 	 AUS 	AND 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 65 	MARZANO Marco 	 ITA 	LAM 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 66 	LUND Anders 	 DEN 	SAX 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 67 	BUFFAZ Mickael 	 FRA 	COF 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 68 	AMADOR Andrei    CRC 	GCE 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 69 	TSCHOPP Johann 	 SUI 	BTL 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 70 	BISOLTI AlessandrITA 	COG 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 71 	SARMIENTO CayetanCOL 	ASA 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 72 	DUQUE Leonardo 	 COL 	COF 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 73 	LEWIS Craig 	 USA 	THR 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 74 	DIDIER Laurent 	 LUX 	SAX 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 75 	BAKELANDTS Jan 	 BEL 	OLO 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 76 	HORRACH Juan 	 ESP 	KAT 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 77 	CUESTA Inigo 	 ESP 	CTT 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 78 	BERTAGNOLLI LeonaITA 	AND 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 79 	MONCOUTIE David  FRA 	COF 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 80 	BERTOGLIATI RubenSUI 	AND 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 81 	SORENSEN Nicki 	 DEN 	SAX 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 82 	FROOME ChristopheGBR 	SKY 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 83 	BONNET William 	 FRA 	BTL 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 84 	SPEZIALETTI AlessITA 	LAM 	6:44:33 	22:35 	
 85 	STORTONI Simone  ITA 	COG 	6:44:44 	22:46 	
 86 	KONOVALOVAS IgnatLTU 	CTT 	6:44:54 	22:56 	
 87 	WYSS Danilo 	 SUI 	BMC 	6:45:03 	23:05 	
 88 	KIRYIENKA Vasil  BLR 	GCE 	6:45:05 	23:07 	
 89 	STALDER Florian  SUI 	BMC 	6:45:07 	23:09 	
 90 	CUSIN Remi 	 FRA 	COF 	6:45:07 	23:09 	
 91 	RUSS Matthias 	 GER 	MRM 	6:45:24 	23:26 	
 92 	HONDO Danilo 	 GER 	LAM 	6:45:54 	23:56 	
 93 	KING Edward 	 USA 	CTT 	6:46:02 	24:04 	
 94 	BOOKWALTER Brent USA 	BMC 	6:46:28 	24:30 	
 95 	KLIMOV Serguei 	 RUS 	KAT 	6:46:48 	24:50 	
 96 	LLOYD Daniel 	 GBR 	CTT 	6:46:52 	24:54 	
 97 	LANG Sebastian 	 GER 	OLO 	6:47:01 	25:03 	
 98 	BONO Matteo 	 ITA 	LAM 	6:47:09 	25:11 	
 99 	MARANGONI Alan 	 ITA 	COG 	6:47:09 	25:11 	
100 	TONDO Xavier 	 ESP 	CTT 	6:47:23 	25:25 	
101 	REYNES Vicente 	 ESP 	THR 	6:47:23 	25:25 	
102 	ELIJZEN Michiel  NED 	OLO 	6:47:27 	25:29 	
103 	CORTI Marco 	 ITA 	FOT 	6:47:30 	25:32 	
104 	WIGGINS Bradley  GBR 	SKY 	6:47:30 	25:32 	
105 	EIBEGGER Markus  AUT 	FOT 	6:47:30 	25:32 	
106 	CUMMINGS Steven  GBR 	SKY 	6:47:30 	25:32 	
107 	FISCHER Murilo   BRA 	GRM 	6:47:34 	25:36 	
108 	KRIIT Kalle 	 EST 	COF 	6:47:34 	25:36 	
109 	SABATINI Fabio 	 ITA 	LIQ 	6:47:49 	25:51 	
110 	ARASHIRO Yukiya  JPN 	BTL 	6:48:08 	26:10 	
111 	BRANDLE Matthias AUT 	FOT 	6:48:10 	26:12 	
112 	CARUSO Giampaolo ITA 	KAT 	6:48:13 	26:15 	
113 	VAN EMDEN Jos 	 NED 	RAB 	6:48:13 	26:15 	
114 	GRIVKO Andriy 	 UKR 	AST 	6:48:23 	26:25 	
115 	IGNATIEV Mikhail RUS 	KAT 	6:48:30 	26:32 	
116 	KIREYEV Roman 	 KAZ 	AST 	6:48:30 	26:32 	
117 	VANOTTI AlessandrITA 	LIQ 	6:48:42 	26:44 	
118 	BARRY Michael 	 CAN 	SKY 	6:48:57 	26:59 	
119 	KAISEN Olivier 	 BEL 	OLO 	6:49:03 	27:05 	
120 	DALL'ANTONIA TiziITA 	LIQ 	6:49:08 	27:10 	
121 	HAEDO Lucas 	 ARG 	SAX 	6:49:21 	27:23 	
122 	LARSSON Gustav 	 SWE 	SAX 	6:49:21 	27:23 	
123 	FORSTER Robert 	 GER 	MRM 	6:49:28 	27:30 	
124 	LASTRAS Pablo 	 ESP 	GCE 	6:49:28 	27:30 	
125 	LOSADA Alberto 	 ESP 	GCE 	6:49:28 	27:30 	
126 	GREIPEL Andre 	 GER 	THR     6:49:28 	27:30 	
127 	ROBERTS Luke 	 AUS 	MRM 	6:49:28 	27:30 	
128 	DEAN Julian 	 NZL 	GRM 	6:49:28 	27:30 	
129 	HINAULT SebastienFRA 	ALM 	6:49:28 	27:30 	
130 	SCHÄR Michael 	 SUI 	BMC 	6:49:55 	27:57 	
131 	BODNAR Maciej 	 POL 	LIQ 	6:50:00 	28:02 	
132 	RABON Frantisek  CZE 	THR 	6:50:00 	28:02 	
133 	CODOL Massimo 	 ITA 	ASA	6:50:23 	28:25 	
134 	MONIER Damien 	 FRA 	COF 	6:50:26 	28:28 	
135 	VELO Marco 	 ITA 	QST 	6:50:42 	28:44 	
136 	FOUCHARD Julien  FRA 	COF 	6:50:42 	28:44 	
137 	ANDRIOTTO Dario  ITA 	ASA 	6:50:42 	28:44 	
138 	CLAUDE Mathieu 	 FRA 	BTL 	6:50:48 	28:50 	
139 	CAPELLI Ermanno  ITA 	FOT 	6:50:54 	28:56 	
140 	GAUDIN Damien 	 FRA 	BTL 	6:50:57 	28:59 	
141 	DONATI AlessandroITA 	ASA 	6:51:04 	29:06 	
142 	TUFT Svein 	 CAN 	GRM 	6:51:05 	29:07 	
143 	ENGELS Addy 	 NED 	QST 	6:51:05 	29:07 	
144 	RASCH Gabriel 	 NOR 	CTT 	6:51:05 	29:07 	
145 	HAYMAN Mathew 	 AUS 	SKY 	6:51:07 	29:09 	
146 	PIRAZZI Stefano  ITA 	COG 	6:51:07 	29:09 	
147 	STAMSNIJDER Tom  NED 	RAB 	6:51:26 	29:28 	
148 	SUTTON ChristopheAUS 	SKY 	6:51:48 	29:50 	
149 	SIEBERG Marcel 	 GER 	THR 	6:51:48 	29:50 	
150 	CANUTI Federico  ITA 	COG 	6:52:22 	30:24 	
151 	MORKOV Michael 	 DEN 	SAX 	6:52:36 	30:38 	
152 	FOTHEN Markus 	 GER 	MRM 	6:52:44 	30:46 	
153 	MEYER Cameron 	 AUS 	GRM 	6:52:44 	30:46 	
154 	FRAPPORTI Marco  ITA 	COG 	6:52:44 	30:46 	
155 	HENDERSON GregoryNZL 	SKY 	6:52:44 	30:46 	
156 	FLENS Rick 	 NED 	RAB 	6:52:44 	30:46 	
157 	BROWN Graeme 	 AUS 	RAB 	6:52:44 	30:46

Giro d'Italia 2010 overall after stage 15

  1  	ARROYO David  	 ESP  	GCE  	67:48:42  	   0:00
  2 	PORTE Richie 	 AUS 	SAX 	67:51:17 	   2:35
  3 	BASSO Ivan 	 ITA 	LIQ 	67:52:15 	   3:33
  4 	SASTRE Carlos 	 ESP 	CTT 	67:53:03 	   4:21
  5 	EVANS Cadel 	 AUS 	BMC 	67:53:25 	   4:43
  6 	VINOKOUROV Alex  KAZ 	AST 	67:54:33 	   5:51
  7 	NIBALI Vincenzo  ITA 	LIQ 	67:54:50 	   6:08
  8 	SCARPONI Michele ITA 	AND 	67:55:16 	   6:34
  9 	GERDEMANN Linus  GER 	MRM 	67:55:54 	   7:12
 10 	KISERLOVSKI RoberCRO 	LIQ 	67:56:55 	   8:13
 11 	CUNEGO Damiano 	 ITA 	LAM 	67:58:01 	   9:19
 12 	PINOTTI Marco 	 ITA 	THR 	67:58:35 	   9:53
 13 	KARPETS Vladimir RUS 	KAT 	68:01:51 	  13:09
 14 	MOLLEMA Bauke 	 NED 	RAB 	68:03:17 	  14:35
 15 	CATALDO Dario 	 ITA 	QST 	68:03:27 	  14:45
 16 	EFIMKIN AlexanderRUS 	ALM 	68:05:19 	  16:37
 17 	ARDILA Mauricio  COL 	RAB 	68:10:44 	  22:02
 18 	GADRET John 	 FRA 	ALM 	68:11:11 	  22:29
 19 	CIONI David 	 ITA 	SKY 	68:11:33 	  22:51
 20 	AGNOLI Valerio 	 ITA 	LIQ 	68:12:24 	  23:42
 21 	TONDO Xavier 	 ESP 	CTT 	68:12:29 	  23:47
 22 	DE GREEF Francis BEL 	OLO 	68:13:15 	  24:33
 23 	WIGGINS Bradley  GBR 	SKY 	68:16:56 	  28:14
 24 	GARZELLI Stefano ITA 	ASA 	68:21:37 	  32:55
 25 	MAYOZ Iban 	 ESP 	FOT 	68:21:49 	  33:07
 26 	DUPONT Hubert 	 FRA 	ALM 	68:22:15 	  33:33
 27 	WEENING Pieter 	 NED 	RAB 	68:24:13 	  35:31
 28 	BAKELANDTS Jan 	 BEL 	OLO 	68:25:12 	  36:30
 29 	PETROV Evgeni 	 RUS 	KAT 	68:25:27 	  36:45
 30 	SORENSEN Chris 	 DEN 	SAX 	68:26:59 	  38:17
 31 	KRUIJSWIJK StevenNED 	RAB 	68:29:30 	  40:48
 32 	DIDIER Laurent 	 LUX 	SAX 	68:29:34 	  40:52
 33 	SERPA PEREZ Jose COL 	AND 	68:29:51 	  41:09
 34 	MIHOLJEVIC Vlad  CRO 	ASA 	68:30:49 	  42:07
 35 	URAN URAN RigoberCOL 	GCE 	68:39:28 	  50:46
 36 	VOECKLER Thomas  FRA 	BTL 	68:42:51 	  54:09
 37 	TROFIMOV Yury 	 RUS 	BTL 	68:44:36 	  55:54
 38 	TSCHOPP Johann 	 SUI 	BTL 	68:45:06 	  56:24
 39 	MORENO Daniel 	 ESP 	OLO 	68:46:53 	  58:11
 40 	SAMOILAU BranislaBLR 	QST 	68:49:21 	1:00:39
 41 	CARUSO Giampaolo ITA 	KAT 	68:50:14 	1:01:32
 42 	WEGELIUS Charles GBR 	OLO 	68:52:08 	1:03:26
 43 	HORRACH Juan 	 ESP 	KAT 	68:56:05 	1:07:23
 44 	POZZATO Filippo  ITA 	KAT 	68:56:14 	1:07:32
 45 	PINEAU Jerome 	 FRA 	QST 	68:57:48 	1:09:06
 46 	JUFRE POU Josep  ESP 	AST 	68:58:29 	1:09:47
 47 	BARRY Michael 	 CAN 	SKY 	69:00:29 	1:11:47
 48 	AMADOR Andrei 	 CRC 	GCE 	69:02:12 	1:13:30
 49 	CODOL Massimo 	 ITA 	ASA 	69:02:12 	1:13:30
 50 	WYSS Marcel 	 SUI 	CTT 	69:04:28 	1:15:46
 51 	MARTIN Daniel 	 IRL 	GRM 	69:06:42 	1:18:00
 52 	KIRYIENKA Vasil  BLR 	GCE 	69:06:50 	1:18:08
 53 	LOSADA Alberto 	 ESP 	GCE 	69:07:04 	1:18:22
 54 	RODRIGUEZ JacksonVEN 	AND 	69:08:27 	1:19:45
 55 	GRIVKO Andriy 	 UKR 	AST 	69:09:26 	1:20:44
 56 	TOSATTO Matteo 	 ITA 	QST 	69:11:53 	1:23:11
 57 	CUMMINGS Steven  GBR 	SKY 	69:12:15 	1:23:33
 58 	FAILLI Francesco ITA 	ASA 	69:13:51 	1:25:09
 59 	LARSSON Erik 	 SWE 	SAX 	69:15:46 	1:27:04
 60 	JEANNESSON ArnoldFRA 	GCE 	69:15:49 	1:27:07
 61 	OCHOA Carlos JoseVEN 	AND 	69:17:06 	1:28:24
 62 	BERTOGLIATI RubenSUI 	AND 	69:17:24 	1:28:42
 63 	TURPIN Ludovic 	 FRA 	ALM 	69:17:47 	1:29:05
 64 	EIBEGGER Markus  AUT 	FOT 	69:18:24 	1:29:42
 65 	LANG Sebastian 	 GER 	OLO 	69:23:21 	1:34:39
 66 	SARMIENTO CayetanCOL 	ASA 	69:24:06 	1:35:24
 67 	DONATI AlessandroITA 	ASA 	69:27:01 	1:38:19
 68 	BISOLTI AlessandrITA 	COG 	69:27:23 	1:38:41
 69 	MONCOUTIE David  FRA 	COF 	69:27:49 	1:39:07
 70 	GUSTOV Volodymir UKR 	CTT 	69:30:03 	1:41:21
 71 	LLOYD Matthew 	 AUS 	OLO 	69:31:07 	1:42:25
 72 	ZANDIO Xabier 	 ESP 	GCE 	69:33:37 	1:44:55
 73 	VANOTTI AlessandrITA 	LIQ 	69:34:27 	1:45:45
 74 	SZMYD Sylvester  POL 	LIQ 	69:34:47 	1:46:05
 75 	BONNET William 	 FRA 	BTL 	69:36:29 	1:47:47
 76 	RUSS Matthias 	 GER 	MRM 	69:38:55 	1:50:13
 77 	RIGHI Daniele 	 ITA 	LAM 	69:40:05 	1:51:23
 78 	SORENSEN Nicki 	 DEN 	SAX 	69:40:13 	1:51:31
 79 	DUQUE Leonardo 	 COL 	COF 	69:40:58 	1:52:16
 80 	CUSIN Remi 	 FRA 	COF 	69:42:20 	1:53:38
 81 	HENDERSON GregoryNZL 	SKY 	69:42:29 	1:53:47
 82 	MAZZANTI Luca 	 ITA 	KAT 	69:42:45 	1:54:03
 83 	BONO Matteo 	 ITA 	LAM 	69:43:23 	1:54:41
 84 	CANUTI Federico  ITA 	COG 	69:43:57 	1:55:15
 85 	LUND Anders 	 DEN 	SAX 	69:47:06 	1:58:24
 86 	WURF Cameron 	 AUS 	AND 	69:47:28 	1:58:46
 87 	LEWIS Craig 	 USA 	THR 	69:48:32 	1:59:50
 88 	KLIMOV Serguei 	 RUS 	KAT 	69:48:48 	2:00:06
 89 	DALL'ANTONIA TiziITA 	LIQ 	69:49:00 	2:00:18
 90 	KIREYEV Roman 	 KAZ 	AST 	69:50:21 	2:01:39
 91 	STALDER Florian  SUI 	BMC 	69:51:02 	2:02:20
 92 	SIMONI Gilberto  ITA 	LAM 	69:51:05 	2:02:23
 93 	FORSTER Robert 	 GER 	MRM 	69:52:56 	2:04:14
 94 	CUESTA Inigo 	 ESP 	CTT 	69:53:36 	2:04:54
 95 	LOOSLI David 	 SUI 	LAM 	69:54:57 	2:06:15
 96 	KRIVTSOV Yuriy 	 UKR 	ALM 	69:56:01 	2:07:19
 97 	BUFFAZ Mickael 	 FRA 	COF 	69:56:10 	2:07:28
 98 	HONDO Danilo 	 GER 	LAM 	69:56:16 	2:07:34
 99 	STANGELJ Gorazd  SLO 	AST 	69:57:10 	2:08:28
100 	FROOME ChristopheGBR 	SKY 	69:57:21 	2:08:39
101 	BERTAGNOLLI LeonaITA 	AND 	69:57:37 	2:08:55
102 	HINAULT SebastienFRA 	ALM 	69:59:00 	2:10:18
103 	STORTONI Simone  ITA 	COG 	69:59:41 	2:10:59
104 	KRIIT Kalle 	 EST 	COF 	70:01:00 	2:12:18
105 	MONIER Damien 	 FRA 	COF 	70:01:54 	2:13:12
106 	HAYMAN Mathew 	 AUS 	SKY 	70:04:53 	2:16:11
107 	BOOKWALTER Brent USA 	BMC 	70:05:23 	2:16:41
108 	MARZANO Marco 	 ITA 	LAM 	70:06:27 	2:17:45
109 	VELO Marco 	 ITA 	QST 	70:06:40 	2:17:58
110 	LLOYD Daniel 	 GBR 	CTT 	70:07:24 	2:18:42
111 	STAMSNIJDER Tom  NED 	RAB 	70:09:26 	2:20:44
112 	MARANGONI Alan 	 ITA 	COG 	70:10:25 	2:21:43
113 	SABATINI Fabio 	 ITA 	LIQ 	70:10:33 	2:21:51
114 	GREIPEL Andre 	 GER 	THR 	70:11:29 	2:22:47
115 	REDA Francesco 	 ITA 	QST 	70:12:00 	2:23:18
116 	FOTHEN Markus 	 GER 	MRM 	70:12:22 	2:23:40
117 	BRANDLE Matthias AUT 	FOT 	70:13:25 	2:24:43
118 	ELIJZEN Michiel  NED 	OLO 	70:14:16 	2:25:34
119 	LE FLOCH GuillaumFRA 	BTL 	70:15:15 	2:26:33
120 	FISCHER Murilo 	 BRA 	GRM 	70:19:02 	2:30:20
121 	WYSS Danilo 	 SUI 	BMC 	70:19:27 	2:30:45
122 	VAN EMDEN Jos 	 NED 	RAB  	70:19:29 	2:30:47
123 	LASTRAS Pablo 	 ESP 	GCE 	70:20:46 	2:32:04
124 	SIJMENS Nico 	 BEL 	COF 	70:20:53 	2:32:11
125 	ARASHIRO Yukiya  JPN 	BTL 	70:21:54 	2:33:12
126 	FOUCHARD Julien  FRA 	COF 	70:22:20 	2:33:38
127 	BERTOLINI AlessanITA 	AND 	70:23:11 	2:34:29
128 	KING Edward 	 USA 	CTT 	70:24:02 	2:35:20
129 	CAPELLI Ermanno  ITA 	FOT 	70:24:18 	2:35:36
130 	KAISEN Olivier 	 BEL 	OLO 	70:24:39 	2:35:57
131 	FACCI Mauro 	 ITA 	QST 	70:24:50 	2:36:08
132 	SCHÄR Michael 	 SUI 	BMC 	70:24:58 	2:36:16
133 	ROBERTS Luke 	 AUS 	MRM 	70:26:32 	2:37:50
134 	REYNES Vicente 	 ESP 	THR 	70:27:59 	2:39:17
135 	CLAUDE Mathieu 	 FRA 	BTL 	70:28:42 	2:40:00
136 	KONOVALOVAS IgnatLTU 	CTT 	70:28:44 	2:40:02
137 	DEAN Julian 	 NZL 	GRM 	70:29:05 	2:40:23
138 	HAEDO Sebastian  ARG 	SAX 	70:30:05 	2:41:23
139 	ENGELS Addy 	 NED 	QST 	70:30:36 	2:41:54
140 	ALBASINI Michael SUI 	THR 	70:31:10 	2:42:28
141 	TUFT Svein 	 CAN 	GRM 	70:31:17 	2:42:35
142 	BODNAR Maciej 	 POL 	LIQ 	70:34:01 	2:45:19
143 	SIEBERG Marcel 	 GER 	THR 	70:34:50 	2:46:08
144 	BROWN Graeme 	 AUS 	RAB 	70:35:14 	2:46:32
145 	SPEZIALETTI AlessITA 	LAM 	70:35:46 	2:47:04
146 	MORKOV Michael 	 DEN 	SAX 	70:36:38 	2:47:56
147 	SUTTON ChristopheAUS 	SKY 	70:37:47 	2:49:05
148 	ANDRIOTTO Dario  ITA 	ASA 	70:42:44 	2:54:02
149 	RABON Frantisek  CZE 	THR 	70:43:00 	2:54:18
150 	FLENS Rick 	 NED 	RAB 	70:44:48 	2:56:06
151 	IGNATIEV Mikhail RUS 	KAT 	70:47:38 	2:58:56
152 	GAUDIN Damien 	 FRA 	BTL 	70:49:07 	3:00:25
153 	RASCH Gabriel 	 NOR 	CTT 	70:50:57 	3:02:15
154 	PIRAZZI Stefano  ITA 	COG 	70:54:34 	3:05:52
155 	MEYER Cameron 	 AUS 	GRM 	70:55:11 	3:06:29
156 	CORTI Marco 	 ITA 	FOT 	71:07:56 	3:19:14
157 	FRAPPORTI Marco  ITA 	COG 	71:08:14 	3:19:32


 

 

 

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kittyfondue | 13 years ago
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Sorry, was looking at the stage standings when I posted that. Still two out of three - question still stands I think

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kittyfondue | 13 years ago
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Why don't the commentators go crazy for Charly Wegelius, i wonder. He's British, he's doing better in this tour than any Sky rider, and is not incredibly irritating like Twiggo. Why doesn't anyone big him up?

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cat1commuter | 13 years ago
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Did Basso have 34x29? It really looked like Cadel just didn't have a low enough gear.

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Jon Burrage | 13 years ago
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Watched the final hour on eurosport...it just reminded me how cycling is pure torture. That was incredible, watching basso being sublime but more impressive was Cadel for me, clearly in more pain than anyone else on the climb but never giving in, inspiring. Agree with Nick, Dan Martin was superb.

I know this road isnt a genuine example of what Wiggo will come up against in le tour but dropping 25mins on one climb is a lot.

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nick_rearden | 13 years ago
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For those of you not following Twitter, Sky's Chris Froome, who was today's best placed Brit in 82nd place 22:35 behind Basso, just posted:

"That was sick!! Who in their right mind would even build a road going up a climb like that??"

Also, an opportunity to doff a cap for Daniel Martin, Garmin-Transition's 23-year-old Irishman riding his first Grand Tour. He finished in 9th spot, just 3:31 behind Basso and moved up 14 places on GC. He now lies 51st out of 157 survivors.

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