2010 Giro d'Italia

May 2020 2010 Giro d'Italia 2010 UCI World Ranking 14 26 Giro d'Italia 2010-it.png Overview of the stages: route from Amsterdam to Venice covered by the riders on the bicycle (red) and transfers between stages (green). Map of Italy showing the path of the race, starting in Amsterdam and transferring to Savigliano in Italy before going counter-clockwise and reaching Apulia in the south before coming back north to finish in Verona, by the Dolomites in northeast Italy 350px 8 – 30 May 2010 21 3485 km 87h 44' 01" Ivan Basso ITA pink LIQ 2010 David Arroyo ESP GCE 2010 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 Cadel Evans AUS red BMC 2010 Matthew Lloyd AUS green OLO 2010 Richie Porte AUS white SAX 2010 Tom Stamsnijder NED RAB 2010 Matthew Lloyd AUS OLO 2010 red number LIQ 2010 LIQ 2010 2009 2011 The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country.2010 Giro to start in Amsterdam http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/05/31/giro.2010.start.ap/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121026142501/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/05/31/giro.2010.start.ap/index.html dead 26 October 2012 31 May 2009 AP 26 June 2009 The route included climbs such as Monte Zoncolan, Plan de Corones, the Passo del Mortirolo and the Passo di Gavia before ending in Verona with an individual time trial.Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-presents-an-all-inclusive-2010-giro-ditalia Zomegnan Presents An All-inclusive 2010 Giro D'Italia 24 October 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 24 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091027002857/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-presents-an-all-inclusive-2010-giro-ditalia 27 October 2009 live Principal favorites for overall success in the Giro included Ivan Basso of the LIQ 2010 team, Cadel Evans for BMC 2010, and CTT 2010's Carlos Sastre. After three weeks of racing, it was Basso who claimed his second Giro d'Italia title, after also winning in 2006.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/30/ivan-basso-giro-ditalia-cycling Ivan Basso wins Giro d'Italia for second time to delight of home fans 30 May 2010 Guardian 31 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100602043017/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/may/30/ivan-basso-giro-ditalia-cycling 2 June 2010 live David Arroyo from GCE 2010 and Basso's teammate Vincenzo Nibali rounded out the podium. Australian riders won all the lesser jersey awards, with Evans taking the points classification, OLO 2010's Matthew Lloyd the winner of the mountains classification, and Richie Porte of SAX 2010 the Giro's best young rider. The road race stages in the Netherlands were both marred by repeated crashes, which led to some unexpected big time gaps before the transfer to Italy. The overall standings were very turbulent in the first week, with four different riders holding the race leader's pink jersey. The 11th stage greatly re-shaped the overall standings, when several riders, including Sastre, gained almost 13 minutes against the remainder of the field. Porte took the pink jersey after this stage. Two days later, Arroyo took the jersey, and kept it for five days. He eventually lost it to Basso on the first of two very difficult mountain stages to close out the Giro. Success was fairly widespread among the Giro's 22 teams, as 17 of them came away with either a stage win, classification win, or stint in the pink jersey. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2010 Giro d'Italia The 22 teams in the race were announced on 22 March. Sixteen teams were guaranteed a place in the race by virtue of a September 2008 agreement between the UCI and the organizers of the season's three Grand Tours. Those guaranteed a place are those who were members of the UCI ProTour at the time of the agreement.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-explains-giro-ditalia-team-selections Zomegnan explains Giro d'Italia team selections 23 March 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 5 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628213849/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-explains-giro-ditalia-team-selections 28 June 2010 live Two from this group, EUS 2010 and FDJ 2010, declined to participate in the race, instead focusing on the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Hedwig Kröner http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-giro-ditalia-for-euskaltel-euskadi No Giro d'Italia for Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 December 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 5 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626043609/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-giro-ditalia-for-euskaltel-euskadi 26 June 2014 live Two new teams joined the ProTour for 2010. One, SKY 2010, participated in the race, but the other, RSH 2010, did not wish to participate, since they planned to send their best riders to the partially concurrent Tour of California.AP http://www.roadcycling.com/Lance-Armstrong-s-Team-RadioShack-Left-Out-of-2010-Giro-d-Italia-Field Lance Armstrong's Team RadioShack Left Out of 2010 Giro d'Italia Field 22 March 2010 Roadcycling.com Seven Sparkles International 17 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716110712/http://www.roadcycling.com/articles/Lance-Armstrong-s-Team-RadioShack-Left-Out-of-2010-Giro-d-Italia-Field_003366.shtml 16 July 2010 dead Seven UCI Professional Continental teams, two of which (BBO 2010 and COF 2010) were part of the September 2008 agreement as they were members of the ProTour at that time, joined the 15 ProTour teams to round out the teams list. Each team entered a squad of nine riders, giving the event a 198-rider peloton at its outset. The race's 22 teams were:Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-confirmed-for-giro-ditalia BMC confirmed for Giro d'Italia 22 March 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 22 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100325183109/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-confirmed-for-giro-ditalia 25 March 2010 live 22em ASA 2010 ALM 2010 AND 2010 AST 2010 BTL 2010 BMC 2010 GCE 2010 CTT 2010 COF 2010 CSF 2010 FOT 2010 GRM 2010 LAM 2010 LIQ 2010 OLO 2010 QST 2010 RAB 2010 THR 2010 KAT 2010 MRM 2010 SAX 2010 SKY 2010 Non-invitation of Dutch teams The Giro, like the 2009 Vuelta a España before it and the forthcoming Tour de France, began in the Netherlands. The two Dutch Professional Continental teams, SKS 2009 and VAC 2009, had both ridden Grand Tours in 2009. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/cp_2009_03_17_us.pdf The 20 teams selected 17 March 2009 LeTour.fr Amaury Sport Organisation 18 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120303051352/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/cp_2009_03_17_us.pdf 3 March 2012 dead Hedwig Kröner http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/jun09/jun12news2 Vuelta's 2009 teams announced 12 June 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 6 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625042330/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news%2F2009%2Fjun09%2Fjun12news2 25 June 2010 live Throughout the season, the two teams tried to prove their combativeness in the hopes of securing Grand Tour invites, trying especially to outdo one another. Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vacansoleil-and-skil-shimano-mark-each-other Vacansoleil and Skil-Shimano mark each other 8 March 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 6 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626043836/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vacansoleil-and-skil-shimano-mark-each-other 26 June 2014 liveCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-shimano-and-vacansoleil-racing-for-wild-card-invitations Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil racing for wild card invitations 15 March 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 6 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626072432/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-shimano-and-vacansoleil-racing-for-wild-card-invitations 26 June 2010 live Since the openings to the Giro and the Tour were partly financed by Dutch tax money, Vacansoleil's team manager called for political help to get invites for his team, but neither Dutch team made it into either the Giro or the Tour.Ben Atkins http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-shimano-and-vacansoleil-racing-for-wild-card-invitations Vacansoleil boss calls for political help with tour wildcard 25 March 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 6 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626072432/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-shimano-and-vacansoleil-racing-for-wild-card-invitations 26 June 2010 live Consequently, neither made the Vuelta a España teams selection, either.Conal Andrews http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4535/2010-Vuelta-a-Espana-teams-unveiled-RadioShack-passed-over.aspx 2010 Vuelta a España teams unveiled, RadioShack passed over 14 June 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 6 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617202619/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4535/2010-Vuelta-a-Espana-teams-unveiled-RadioShack-passed-over.aspx 17 June 2010 live The teams' disappointment at their non-invitation led to communications with UCI President Pat McQuaid, which may result in reforms to how teams are selected for the Grand Tours. Ben Atkins http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/3634/McQuaid-sees-need-for-clarity-in-Grand-Tour-invitations.aspx McQuaid sees need for clarity in Grand Tour invitations 29 March 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 6 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111009125922/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/3634/McQuaid-sees-need-for-clarity-in-Grand-Tour-invitations.aspx 9 October 2011 live Pre-race favorites The Giro was often described as being wide open in terms of who had the best chance to win it. This is because many notable riders, including the past three champions, did not enter. 2007 Giro d'Italia champion Danilo Di Luca, who originally finished second in the 2009 Giro d'Italia, was suspended by his national federation in February for a doping incident in the 2009 Giro.Agence France-Presse Velonews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/news/di-luca-suspended-for-2-years_103581 Di Luca suspended for 2 years 1 February 2010 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212752/http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/news/di-luca-suspended-for-2-years_103581 4 January 2014 live 2008 Giro d'Italia champion Alberto Contador skipped the Giro to better focus on the Tour de France, as he also had in the previous season.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-awarded-the-velo-dor-in-paris Contador awarded the Vélo d'Or in Paris 26 October 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 31 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091028020320/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-awarded-the-velo-dor-in-paris 28 October 2009 live After first indicating that he might defend his championship,Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/a-repeat-giro-victory-for-menchov A repeat Giro victory for Menchov? 25 October 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 31 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091027010703/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/a-repeat-giro-victory-for-menchov 27 October 2009 live 2009 champion Denis Menchov also announced that he would not ride the Giro, instead focusing on the Tour de France, in order to complete the career sweep of the Grand Tours.Steve Jones http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2053/Menchov-hopes-to-ride-Giro.aspx Menchov hopes to ride Giro 25 October 2009 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 31 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626044155/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2053/Menchov-hopes-to-ride-Giro.aspx 26 June 2014 liveCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/menchov-to-focus-on-tour-skip-giro-defense Menchov to focus on Tour, skip Giro defense 8 January 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 31 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626044311/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/menchov-to-focus-on-tour-skip-giro-defense 26 June 2014 live Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer, leaders of the AST 2009 squad in the 2009 Giro, announced in October 2009 that they would ride the partially concurrent Tour of California instead of the Giro, which is why RSH 2010 was not selected for the Giro.Joe Lindsey http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2009/10/22/armstrong-hincapie-to-race-2010-tour-of-california/ Armstrong, Leipheimer, Hincapie to Race 2010 Tour of California 22 October 2009 Bicycling.com Future Publishing Limited 31 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091028115908/http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2009/10/22/armstrong-hincapie-to-race-2010-tour-of-california/ 28 October 2009 dead Just five days before the race began, the UCI announced several riders were under suspicion of doping by virtue of irregular values in their biological passports. Among them was Franco Pellizotti, who had been set to be one of the leaders for the LIQ 2010 team and had been described as a pre-race favorite. Steve Jones http://www.universalsports.com/blogs/blog=giroinsider/postid=472386.html Nibali's Giro call-up reminiscent of Contador's 12 May 2010 Universalsports.com Universal Sports 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100514112547/http://www.universalsports.com/blogs/blog%3Dgiroinsider/postid%3D472386.html 14 May 2010 live While team firmly stood behind Pellizotti in the case and expressed anger that the UCI unveiled their findings so close to the start of the Giro,Reuters http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04052010/58/giro-d-italia-liquigas-slam-uci-treatment-pellizotti.html Giro d'Italia – Liquigas slam UCI treatment of Pellizotti 4 May 2010 Yahoo! UK & Ireland Yahoo! and Eurosport 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626044421/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04052010/58/giro-d-italia-liquigas-slam-uci-treatment-pellizotti.html 26 June 2014 live they obligingly pulled him from their squad. VeloNation Press http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4011/Pellizotti-out-of-Giro-dItalia-for-suspicious-UCI-Biological-Passport-values.aspx Pellizotti out of Giro d'Italia for suspicious UCI Biological Passport values 3 May 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229083942/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4011/Pellizotti-out-of-Giro-dItalia-for-suspicious-UCI-Biological-Passport-values.aspx 29 February 2012 live Telegraph staff https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7674722/Giro-dItalia-2010-Franco-Pellizotti-Jesus-Rosendo-Prado-and-Tadej-Valjavec-barred.html Giro d'Italia 2010: Franco Pellizotti, Jesús Rosendo Prado and Tadej Valjavec barred 3 May 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Telegraph Media Group Limited 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626044611/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7674722/Giro-dItalia-2010-Franco-Pellizotti-Jesus-Rosendo-Prado-and-Tadej-Valjavec-barred.html 26 June 2014 live He was replaced by Vincenzo Nibali, who had been planning to ride the Tour of California as a squad leader. While not an overall favorite, Alessandro Ballan intended to participate in the race, stating in October that it was a certainty he would start, after missing out on the Giro in 2009 when he was world champion. This was an indication well in advance that the BMC 2010 was in line for an invite to the race.Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ballan-to-race-giro-for-first-time Ballan To Race Giro For First Time 26 October 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 31 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029112927/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ballan-to-race-giro-for-first-time 29 October 2009 live Ballan was later suspended by his team as a result of an internal doping investigation, meaning he had to miss the Giro.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-association-questions-bmc-suspensions Riders' association questions BMC suspensions 13 April 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 4 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100506002921/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-association-questions-bmc-suspensions 6 May 2010 live He was later cleared of any wrongdoing.Jered Gruber http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4672/BMC-Racings-Alessandro-Ballan-happy-to-be-back-in-action.aspx BMC Racing's Alessandro Ballan happy to be back in action 25 June 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628051252/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4672/BMC-Racings-Alessandro-Ballan-happy-to-be-back-in-action.aspx 28 June 2010 live thumb|left|upright|World champion Cadel Evans was one of the strongest pre-race favorites.|alt=A man in his mid thirties, wearing a mostly white jersey with rainbow stripes in the middle of it. Most pre-race analyses identified Ivan Basso, Cadel Evans, and Carlos Sastre as the major favorites to win the overall classification, Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/preview A Giro of promise and remembrance 26 October 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 26 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100621011603/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/preview 21 June 2010 dead dmy-all Giles Belbin http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=16811 93rd Giro d'Italia – Favourites Preview 6 May 2010 Daily Peloton Daily Peloton 26 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307185743/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=16811 7 March 2012 dead dmy-all with Evans perhaps the consensus pick.Bruce Mutsvairo Associated Press https://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-giroditalia Cadel Evans favorite to win Giro d'Italia 26 May 2010 Yahoo.com Yahoo! Inc. 26 June 2010Simon MacMichael http://road.cc/content/news/17288-giro-ditalia-preview-evans-tipped-swap-rainbow-jersey-pink Giro d'Italia Preview: Evans tipped to swap rainbow jersey for pink 7 May 2010 Road.cc Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. 26 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225173451/http://road.cc/content/news/17288-giro-ditalia-preview-evans-tipped-swap-rainbow-jersey-pink 25 February 2012 liveBonnie D. Ford https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/columns/story?columnist=ford_bonnie_d&id=5171008 2010 Giro: Storylines on our radar 7 May 2010 ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105033345/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/columns/story?columnist=ford_bonnie_d&id=5171008 5 November 2012 live Basso and Sastre had both ridden the Giro in 2009 and come away finishing in the top five. Sastre also won two difficult mountain stages in the race's final week, and was noted as a rider who gets stronger as a race goes along, making the Giro's very climbing-intensive third week possibly sit in his favor. Evans had finished on a Grand Tour podium in each of the past three seasons, including in the most recent three-week event, the 2009 Vuelta a España. He also entered the race as the reigning world cycling champion and had had a successful 2010 season to date, with a win in La Flèche Wallonne and a podium finish in the Tirreno–Adriatico. Neither Basso nor Sastre had raced much in the 2010 season prior to the Giro. Other riders named as contenders included Bradley Wiggins, former Giro winners Damiano Cunego and Stefano Garzelli, Alexander Vinokourov, Marzio Bruseghin, Christian Vande Velde,Whit Yost http://bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/2010/05/05/backseat-director-sportif-top-10-giro-d%E2%80%99italia-teams/ Backseat Director Sportif: Top 10 Giro d'Italia Teams 5 May 2010 Bicycling Magazine Rodale, Inc. 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100509175031/http://bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/2010/05/05/backseat-director-sportif-top-10-giro-d%E2%80%99italia-teams/ 9 May 2010 dead Domenico Pozzovivo, David Moncoutié, and Michele Scarponi.http://www.steephill.tv/2010/giro-d-italia/favorites/ 2010 Giro d'Italia Race and Stage Favorites 6 May 2010 Steephill.tv 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708125752/http://www.steephill.tv/2010/giro-d-italia/favorites/ 8 July 2010 live Race director Angelo Zomegnan also named Basso, Evans, and Sastre as his three favorites, and included Wiggins and Linus Gerdemann as possible darkhorses.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/can-the-giro-ditalia-help-save-italian-cycling Can the Giro d'Italia help save Italian cycling? 8 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 12 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713180708/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/can-the-giro-ditalia-help-save-italian-cycling 13 July 2010 live Mark Cavendish and Daniele Bennati, stage winners in the past two editions of the Giro, were absent from this race, but several top sprinters took the start in Amsterdam. These included Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, and Alessandro Petacchi, all of whom had themselves won Grand Tour stages in 2009 and figured to be top favorites for the Giro's flat stages. Former Tour de France points classification winner Óscar Freire intended to make his Giro debut in this race,Agence France-Presse VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/freire-to-lead-rabobank-in-giro_114248 Freire to lead Rabobank in Giro 3 March 2010 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708160714/http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/freire-to-lead-rabobank-in-giro_114248 8 July 2010 live but he pulled out due to sinusitis shortly before the race started.Ben Atkins http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4063/Giro-dItalia-Oscar-Freire-definitely-out.aspx Giro d'Italia: Oscar Freire definitely out 6 May 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721154446/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4063/Giro-dItalia-Oscar-Freire-definitely-out.aspx 21 July 2010 live Other sprinters in the Giro peloton included Robbie McEwen, Freire's teammate Graeme Brown, Baden Cooke, Leonardo Duque, Sebastian Haedo, Wouter Weylandt, and Greg Henderson. Route and stages thumb|right|Hellevoetsluis, one of the Dutch cities the peloton rode through on its way to Middelburg in stage 3. The text on the flag says Welkom!, meaning welcome!|alt=A roundabout with a sculpture in the middle of it, and banners depicting cyclists hanging around it The Giro's 21 stages were divided into the following classifications by race organizers Gazzetta dello Sport: four time trials (three individual and one team), seven flat stages, five mixed stages, and six mountain stages.http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/it/tappe.shtml Le Tappe (8–30 maggio) it 24 October 2009 Gazzetta.it RCS Sport 24 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091027020059/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/it/tappe.shtml 27 October 2009 live The race began in the Netherlands, the ninth time in the Giro's history that the race began outside Italy, and the first since 2006's start in Belgium. A short individual time trial and two flat stages were held there. Cycling Weekly http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/racing/giro-ditalia-2010-route-announced/4564.html 2010 Giro d'Italia to start in Holland 31 May 2009 IPC Media Limited Cycling Weekly 11 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712083034/http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/racing/giro-ditalia-2010-route-announced/4564.html 12 July 2010 dead dmy-all Starting the race away from Italy meant that an early rest day, coming just three days into the 23-day race, was necessary to transfer to Italy. The first stage upon entering Italy was a team time trial, the fifth consecutive year that discipline had featured in the Giro. Stage 7 visited Tuscany and was raced partly on unpaved roads used yearly in the Italian semi-classic Montepaschi Strade Bianche. David Arthur http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/racing/giro-ditalia-2010-route-announced/4564.html Giro d'Italia 2010 route announced 26 October 2009 Magicalia Ltd. Road Cycling UK 9 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712083034/http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/racing/giro-ditalia-2010-route-announced/4564.html 12 July 2010 dead dmy-all The course honored Italian cycling legends Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, and Costante Girardengo by passing through their hometowns in the first road race stages in Italy. Conal Andrews http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2046/Analysis-varied-2010-Giro-dItalia-route-will-demand-a-worthy-winner.aspx Analysis: varied 2010 Giro d'Italia route will demand a worthy winner 24 October 2009 VeloNation LLC VeloNation 11 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084014/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2046/Analysis-varied-2010-Giro-dItalia-route-will-demand-a-worthy-winner.aspx 29 February 2012 live Five stages ended with climbs, with most coming in the race's last week. The first was stage 8 to Monte Terminillo, a 16.1 km 1 on long climb gaining 1672 m on of vertical elevation for an average gradient of 7.3 percent, one of the most difficult climbs in the Apennine Mountains in the region of Abruzzo. The next was Monte Zoncolan in the Carnic Alps, which at 10.5 km 1 on in length was shorter than some of the other climbs in the race, but with 1210 m on of vertical gain in that time, its 20 percent maximum gradient made it one of the most difficult. The Stage 16 individual time trial went to Plan de Corones, on a course identical to the one used in the 2008 Giro d'Italia. In 12.9 km on, this stage gained over 1000 m on and featured a section with 24 percent gradients in the final kilometer. The Giro's last two road race stages were especially climbing-intensive, including the Passo del Mortirolo, rising 1250 m on in 12.8 km 1 on for an average gradient of 10 percent, and the Passo di Gavia, known for being climbed during the 1988 Giro d'Italia in the middle of a driving blizzard. The Gavia was also the Cima Coppi, the race's highest point, and Stage 20, in which it featured, was considered the queen stage. Other climbs during the race included the Passo del Bratello, Monte Grappa, the Passo delle Palade, the Passo di Santa Cristina, the Forcola di Livigno, and the last climb of the race, the Passo del Tonale. Most of these climbs also featured difficult descents. VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/10/news/2010-giro-unveiled_99530 2010 Giro unveiled 25 October 2009 Competitor Group, Inc. VeloNews 11 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085302/http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/10/news/2010-giro-unveiled_99530 22 September 2012 liveLes Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/up-and-away-detailing-the-2010-giro-ditalias-mountains Up and away: Detailing the 2010 Giro d'Italia's mountains 14 May 2010 Future Publishing Limited Cycling News 11 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724140535/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/up-and-away-detailing-the-2010-giro-ditalias-mountains 24 July 2010 live The route was noted to appeal to many types of riders, be they climbers, sprinters, or time trialists. The race had seven flat stages which figured into end in mass sprints, and the hilly mixed stages were inviting for breakaways. Sastre, one of the first riders to announce he would ride the Giro, commented that the route was much harder than that of the 2009 Giro, and would demand a very strong climber to be its champion.Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sastre-a-giro-for-climbers Sastre: A Giro for climbers 26 October 2009 Future Publishing Limited Cycling News 11 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724152206/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sastre-a-giro-for-climbers 24 July 2010 live Zomegnan concurred that the route favored climbers, noting that the distance spent time trialing was not great and that it would take errors from climbing specialists to allow a rider better suited for time trialing to be Giro champion. +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner18 MayAmsterdam (Netherlands) 8.4 km 1 on20px|link=Individual time trialIndividual time trialBradley Wiggins GBR29 MayAmsterdam to Utrecht (Netherlands) 209 km 0 on22pxFlat stageTyler Farrar USA310 MayAmsterdam to Middelburg (Netherlands) 224 km 0 on22pxFlat stageWouter Weylandt BEL11 May Rest day (Savigliano)412 MaySavigliano to Cuneo 32.5 km 1 on20px|link=Team time trialTeam time trialLIQ 2010513 MayNovara to Novi Ligure 168 km 0 on22pxFlat stageJérôme Pineau FRA614 MayFidenza to Marina di Carrara 166 km 0 onFile:Mediummountainstage.svgMixed stageMatthew Lloyd AUS715 MayCarrara to Montalcino 215 km 0 onFile:Mediummountainstage.svgMixed stageCadel Evans AUS816 MayChianciano to Monte Terminillo 189 km 0 on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageChris Anker Sørensen DEN917 MayFrosinone to Cava de' Tirreni 188 km 0 on22pxFlat stageMatthew Goss AUS1018 MayAvellino to Bitonto 220 km 0 on22pxFlat stageTyler Farrar USA1119 MayLucera to L'Aquila 256 km 0 onFile:Mediummountainstage.svgMixed stageEvgeni Petrov RUS1220 MayCittà Sant'Angelo to Porto Recanati 191 km 0 on22pxFlat stageFilippo Pozzato ITA1321 MayPorto Recanati to Cesenatico 222 km 0 onFile:Mediummountainstage.svgMixed stageManuel Belletti ITA1422 MayFerrara to Asolo (Monte Grappa) 201 km 0 on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageVincenzo Nibali ITA1523 MayMestre to Zoncolan 161 km 0 on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageIvan Basso ITA24 May Rest day (Mareo)1625 MayMareo to Plan de Corones 12.9 km 1 on20px|link=Individual time trialIndividual time trialStefano Garzelli ITA1726 MayBruneck to Peio Terme 173 km 0 onFile:Mediummountainstage.svgMixed stageDamien Monier FRA1827 MayLevico Terme to Brescia 151 km 0 onFile:Plainstage.svgFlat stageAndré Greipel GER1928 MayBrescia to Aprica 195 km 0 on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageMichele Scarponi ITA2029 MayBormio to Passo del Tonale 178 km 0 on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageJohann Tschopp SUI2130 MayVerona 15.3 km 1 on20px|link=Individual time trialIndividual time trialGustav Larsson SWE TOTAL 3418 km 0 on Race overview 2010 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2010 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21 thumb|upright|Bradley Wiggins of SKY 2010 won the stage 1 time trial. Pictured on stage 21. The Giro began in Amsterdam with an individual time trial. Favorites for the stage included two British riders, SKY 2010 captain Bradley Wiggins and GRM 2010' David Millar. Several riders in the Giro peloton considered Wiggins the prohibitive favorite.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-millar-duel-predicted-for-giro-opener Wiggins-Millar duel predicted for Giro opener 7 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 12 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707121845/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-millar-duel-predicted-for-giro-opener 7 July 2010 live Wiggins won the stage, securing the first pink jersey. Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-1/results Wiggins wins Giro opener 8 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 11 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511011904/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-1/results 11 May 2010 dead dmy-all A major surprise on the stage was Grand Tour rookie Brent Bookwalter from BMC 2010 coming in second, just 2 seconds off Wiggins' winning time. Millar was seventh, 6 seconds back. Steve Jones http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-1/results Giro d'Italia: Stage one down, sprinters look to take over 8 May 2010 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 12 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100714190634/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-1/results 14 July 2010 dead dmy-all This set the stage for a turbulent opening to the Giro, as both of the road race stages in the Netherlands featured several crashes. The courses for the road stages in the Netherlands were noted to have a lot of street furniture on them, Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-2/results Farrar fastest in Utrecht 9 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 11 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511185239/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-2/results 11 May 2010 dead dmy-all which combined with the riders' nerves on the first day of a three-week Grand Tour as well as crosswinds from the North Sea to make the first mass-start stages very perilous.Lionel Birnie http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/454447/giro-analysis-crosswinds-and-crashes-cause-chaos-in-holland.html Giro analysis: Crosswinds and crashes cause chaos in Holland 10 May 2010 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 14 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310102321/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/454447/giro-analysis-crosswinds-and-crashes-cause-chaos-in-holland.html 10 March 2012 live Tyler Farrar,Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-gets-back-up-to-win-his-first-giro-stage Farrar gets back up to win his first Giro stage 9 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 14 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715123549/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-gets-back-up-to-win-his-first-giro-stage 15 July 2010 live Carlos Sastre, Christian Vande Velde, Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results Weylandt takes chaotic stage 10 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 11 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results 11 May 2010 dead dmy-all Greg Henderson, Wiggins,Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-stint-in-pink-ends-after-crashes Wiggins' stint in pink ends after crashes 9 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 11 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100512121932/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-stint-in-pink-ends-after-crashes 12 May 2010 live Alessandro Petacchi, Domenico Pozzovivo, Marzio Bruseghin, Filippo Pozzato, and Gilberto Simoni all fell from their bikes at some point while the Giro was in the Netherlands. There were also many other crashes that took down so many riders it was difficult to keep track of exactly who was effected. Crashing and, consequently, falling away from the leading group on the road, meant different things for different riders. For sprinters like Farrar and Petacchi, crashing meant they were unlikely to be able to contest the finishes for stage wins, while overall contenders like Wiggins and Sastre lost time in the general classification. For the second year in a row, Vandevelde suffered a broken collarbone as a result of his crash, consequently abandoning the race.VeloNation Press http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4126/Giro-dItalia-Vande-Velde-hits-the-pavement-abandons-the-race.aspx Giro d'Italia: Vande Velde hits the pavement, abandons the race 10 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 14 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084043/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4126/Giro-dItalia-Vande-Velde-hits-the-pavement-abandons-the-race.aspx 29 February 2012 live Despite crashing during stage 2, Farrar got up and was able to win the stage from a depleted field sprint.Reuters http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=471704.html Farrar wins crash-filled Stage 2 9 May 2010 Universal Sports NBC Universal Inc. 14 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513013519/http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid%3D471704.html 13 May 2010 dead The state of the roads in the Netherlands and the sheer quantity of crashes that took place there incurred much criticism and questions over whether they should be included in a Grand Tour.Brendan Gallagher https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7706714/Giro-dItalia-2010-Alexandre-Vinokourov-takes-overall-lead-following-stage-three-chaos.html Giro d'Italia 2010: Alexandre Vinokourov takes overall lead following stage three chaos 10 May 2010 The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 14 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114155514/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7706714/Giro-dItalia-2010-Alexandre-Vinokourov-takes-overall-lead-following-stage-three-chaos.html 14 November 2012 live Cadel Evans and Alexander Vinokourov both took the pink jersey while the Giro was in the Netherlands. Vinokourov held it prior to the transfer to Italy, with six riders from three teams within 10 seconds of him, meaning the pink jersey still remained very much in flux. thumb|left|upright|GRM 2010 sprinter Tyler Farrar was the Giro's only double stage winner.|alt=A road racing cyclist in a blue, gold, and white skinsuit, sitting low in a crouch on his bicycle. After the transfer, the first stage in Italy was a team time trial, a race where each member of the squad races against the clock together, and the team's time is taken for the fifth rider to cross the finish line. LIQ 2010 was the winning squad, and had a time gap over Vinokourov's AST 2010 team that was sufficiently large enough for Vincenzo Nibali to become the fourth race leader in as many stages. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results Liquigas-Doimo fly to TTT victory 12 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 12 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results 13 May 2010 dead dmy-all At last, there was stability in the race leadership, as Nibali comfortably retained over the next two stages, both of which featured breakaways taking the day's honors while the peloton finished together. Stage 7 was a major one, incorporating stretches of gravel roads near the finish. The day on which this stage was run also happened to have very heavy rainfall, making the course muddy and dangerous. Much like had happened in the Netherlands, a great many riders crashed in this stage, perhaps chief among them Wiggins and Sastre, who both lost more than four minutes. Nibali also crashed, and upon seeing this, Alexander Vinokourov, Damiano Cunego, and Cadel Evans broke free of the leading group. Evans won the stage, one of many riders to cross the finish line covered in mud, and Vinokourov took back the race leadership. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-7/results Evans magnificent in the Tuscan mud 15 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 20 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517162940/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-7/results 17 May 2010 dead dmy-all Through the first mountain stage and two flat stages that followed, the overall standings did not change much, and Vinokourov retained the jersey. Stage 11 into L'Aquila provided for major changes to the overall standings. More than 50 riders formed the day's escape group, and they quickly took 20 minutes advantage. Among them were Sastre, Wiggins, and SAX 2010's Richie Porte, who was holding the white jersey as best young rider and, at sixth overall, was the best-placed man in the group. Sastre, Wiggins, and Porte all had multiple support riders with them in the breakaway who set strenuous paces to keep the group away. The main field, containing the Giro's top favorites, pulled back a little time but was still nearly 13 minutes behind stage winner Evgeni Petrov at the finish. The day's result massively shuffled the overall classification. Porte was the only rider who had been in the top ten before the stage who remained there afterward, and took the pink jersey. Sastre and Wiggins, who entered the Giro as contenders but had fallen well back in the overall standings before this stage, both moved back into the top ten. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-11/results Petrov powers to victory in L'Aquila 19 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 22 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521120845/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-11/results 21 May 2010 dead dmy-all thumb|upright|Grand Tour rookie Richie Porte from SAX 2010 held the race leadership for a time, and won the young rider classification.|alt=A man in his early twenties wearing a white and black cycling jersey with blue trim and a matching cap. He is holding his arms up in a posture of victory, and holds a bouquet in his right hand. Porte kept the pink jersey for two days, conceding it to David Arroyo, a fellow member of the L'Aquila breakaway, on stage 14 when he could not climb Monte Grappa with the leaders on the day. On this stage, the race's overall favorites began to creep back into the top of the overall classification, as previous race leaders Nibali, Vinokourov, and Evans assumed 8th through 10th in the standings. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-14/results Nibali solos into Asolo 22 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100616024538/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-14/results 16 June 2010 dead dmy-all There were again great changes to the overall classification in stage 15, by way of the climb up Monte Zoncolan. Ivan Basso won the stage and greatly reduced his deficit to Arroyo, though the Spaniard still held the pink jersey after this stage. Evans, Scarponi, Vinokourov, and Nibali also finished well-placed and moved up. Wiggins again fell out of contention, this time conclusively so, by losing 25 minutes on the climb. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-15/results Basso prevails on the Zoncolan 23 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 17 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614183457/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-15/results 14 June 2010 dead dmy-all Evans turned in the best ride of the pre-race favorites in the Plan de Corones time trial, closing his deficit to Basso and moving past Sastre in the overall.Les Clarke and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2010/stage-16/results Garzelli time trials to stage win 25 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 19 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160229083837/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2010/stage-16/results 29 February 2016 live After this stage, the only riders left in the top ten from the L'Aquila breakaway were Arroyo, Porte, Sastre, and Robert Kišerlovski, who all finished the Giro in the top ten. After a stage each for the breakaway and the sprinters, during which there were no major changes to the overall standings, the riders were faced with the very climbing-intensive final two road stages. The LIQ 2010 yes team rode a very hard tempo in stage 19 over the Passo del Mortirolo, which eventually whittled that group down to just Basso, Nibali, and Scarponi. They crossed the Mortirolo more than two minutes ahead of Arroyo, which was nearly enough time to make Basso the virtual race leader. Arroyo, noted as a far better descender than Basso, took very aggressive lines coming down the Mortirolo and caught up with Vinokourov, Sastre, Evans, and John Gadret, who had been between him and the leading trio. Basso's group had only 30 seconds on Arroyo's at the start of the stage-concluding Aprica climb, but they took more and more time as the climb went on and finished three minutes ahead, giving Basso the pink jersey with two days left to race.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2010/stage-19/results Basso charges into pink with Mortirolo attack 28 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 22 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620033217/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-19/results 20 June 2010 live Arroyo elected not to try to aggressively descend any of the four large climbs on course in the final road race stage, settling for second place by riding with Basso and the other top riders in the peloton most of the day. There were a few changes in time gaps, but the same riders remained in the top ten from the previous day, as Johan Tschopp won the stage from a breakaway.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2010/stage-20/results Tschopp nets first Swiss stage win since Zulle 29 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100624214006/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-20/results 24 June 2010 live The individual time trial in Verona which closed out the Giro also provided for small changes to the overall, but Basso's 15th place on the stage was easily enough to make him Giro champion. Arroyo and Nibali rounded out the podium.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results Basso wins Giro d'Italia 30 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 25 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results 23 June 2010 live left|thumb|Ivan Basso won the Giro for the second time in his career.|alt=A road racing cyclist in a green and blue jersey with white trim, and a matching cap. His bicycle is not visible, but he is in riding position. Australian riders won each of the lesser jersey awards. Evans won the points classification, represented in 2010 with a red jersey in a return to the original colour scheme for the three minor classifications that reflected the colours of the Italian flag.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2010-giro-jersey-presented-in-florence 2010 Giro jersey presented in Florence 15 January 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 15 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100118120616/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2010-giro-jersey-presented-in-florence 18 January 2010 live Evans's victory came about by way of nine top-ten finishes, including a stage win, over the course of the race. This classification was tightly contested throughout the race; six different riders held the jersey, and it changed hands nine times. Matthew Lloyd of OLO 2010 won the green jersey for the mountains classification, taking maximum mountains points during his stage-winning breakaway in stage 6. Peter Hymas and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-6/results Lloyd solos to stage win 14 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 16 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517125524/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-6/results 17 May 2010 dead dmy-all He made morning breakaways later on in mountain stages to take points on other climbs and consolidate his lead. Shane Stokes http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-8/results Sørensen terrific on the Terminillo 16 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 20 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518083032/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-8/results 18 May 2010 dead dmy-all Porte won the white jersey as best young rider, holding it for all but three stages.VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/2010-giro-ditalia-stage-20-results-2_114868 2010 Giro d'Italia, stage 21 results 30 May 2010 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704073706/http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/2010-giro-ditalia-stage-20-results-2_114868 4 July 2010 live Success was widespread among the 22 teams in the race. In sharp contrast to the 2009 Giro, the only rider to win multiple stages in this year's race was Farrar, who took the sprint finishes to stages 2 and 10. Les Clarke and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-10/results Farrar fantastic in Bitonto 18 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 21 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520020333/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-10/results 20 May 2010 dead dmy-all SKY 2010, OLO 2010, BMC 2010, CSF 2010, Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results Belletti sprints to hometown win in Cesenatico 11 June 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 21 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523074901/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results 23 May 2010 dead dmy-all ASA 2010, COF 2010,Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-17/results Monier finally gets first pro win in Pejo Terme 26 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 20 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620025334/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-17/results 20 June 2010 live AND 2010, and BBO 2010 each won one stage. QST 2010 had two stage wins, first with Wouter Weylandt in a depleted sprint finish to stage 3 in the Netherlands, and two stages later Jérôme Pineau led a winning breakaway across the finish line. Peter Hymas and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-5/results Pineau nabs Quick Step's second stage 13 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 14 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515105232/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-5/results 15 May 2010 dead dmy-all SAX 2010's Chris Anker Sørensen won stage 8 on Monte Terminillo after figuring into a morning breakaway, and their time trial specialist Gustav Larsson won the final race against the clock in Verona. THR 2010 won multiple sprint stages, first with leadout man Matthew Goss when ace sprinter André Greipel missed out on the opportunity, Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-9/results Goss sprints to victory in Cava de' Tirreni 17 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 21 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520011030/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-9/results 20 May 2010 dead dmy-all and later Greipel himself took a win.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-18/results Greipel sprints to stage victory in Brescia 27 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 20 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620032815/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-18/results 20 June 2010 live KAT 2010 took back-to-back stage wins, first with Petrov in L'Aquila and then with Filippo Pozzato, who won a 10-man sprint after a late breakaway in stage 12.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2010/stage-12/results Pippo powers home in Porto Recanti 20 May 2010 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 10 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626045749/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2010/stage-12/results 26 June 2014 live After there had been no Italian stage winners for the first 11 days of racing, Pozzato's stage win was the first of five in a row and six overall for Italian riders. Nibali and Basso were among those stage winners; as they also won the stage 4 team time trial, theirs was the only squad with more than two stage wins. They also won both teams classifications, the time-based Trofeo Fast Team and the points-based Trofeo Super Team. AST 2010, GCE 2010, and RAB 2010 did not win any stages, but Vinokourov's and Arroyo's stints in the pink jersey and Tom Stamsnijder's win in the Traguardo Volante classification meant that they did not come away from the Giro empty-handed. Only ALM 2010, CTT 2010, FOT 2010, LAM 2010a, and MRM 2010 came away from the Giro with nothing, even though Milram had one of their riders (Paul Voss) wearing the Mountains jersey at some point. Classification leadership In the 2010 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live thumb|The Passo di Gavia, the highest point reached in the 2010 Giro d'Italia|alt=A curving, ascending road, up against a rocky hillside. There is writing in Italian on the road, a sign on the roadside, and further mountaintops visible in the background. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. Unlike in the better known points classification in the Tour de France, the type of stage had no effect on what points were on offer – each stage had the same points available on the same scale. The win earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded still more points than the other first-category climbs. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1985 were eligible. There were also three classifications for teams. In the Trofeo Fast Team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time; the Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team; and the Fair Play classification rewarded those teams that best avoided penalty points for minor technical infringements. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. +Classification leadership by stagehttp://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=01&classifica_btn=tab_01&subclassifica_btn=ct_01&lang=it Le Classifiche it La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Digital 7 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626045849/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=01&classifica_btn=tab_01&subclassifica_btn=ct_01&lang=it 26 June 2014 live Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt= Points classification25px|link=|alt= Mountains classification25px|link=|alt= Young rider classification25px|link=|alt= 1 Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins not awarded Richie Porte2 Tyler Farrar Cadel Evans Tyler Farrar Paul Voss3 Wouter Weylandt Alexander Vinokourov Graeme Brown4 LIQ 2010 Vincenzo Nibali Valerio Agnoli5 Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau6 Matthew Lloyd Tyler Farrar Matthew Lloyd7 Cadel Evans Alexander Vinokourov Richie Porte8 Chris Anker Sørensen Cadel Evans9 Matthew Goss Tyler Farrar10 Tyler Farrar11 Evgeni Petrov Richie Porte12 Filippo Pozzato Jérôme Pineau13 Manuel Belletti14 Vincenzo Nibali David Arroyo Alexander Vinokourov15 Ivan Basso Cadel Evans16 Stefano Garzelli17 Damien Monier18 André Greipel19 Michele Scarponi Ivan Basso Ivan Basso20 Johann Tschopp Matthew Lloyd21 Gustav Larsson Final Ivan Basso Cadel Evans Matthew Lloyd Richie Porte Final standings Legend   20px|alt=A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_01&lang=it Classifica generale – General classification La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Digital 30 May 2010 30 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100601022159/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_01&lang=it 1 June 2010 live   20px|alt=A green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_03&lang=it Classifica GPM Generale – Mountains classification La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Digital 30 May 2010 30 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100602063223/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_03&lang=it 2 June 2010 live   20px|alt=A red jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_02&lang=it Classifica a punti generale – Points classification La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Digital 30 May 2010 30 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100602063218/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_02&lang=it 2 June 2010 live   20px|alt=A white jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_04&lang=it Classifica Generale Giovani – Young rider classification La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Digital 30 May 2010 30 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100602063229/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/classifiche/classifica.shtml?t=21&classifica_btn=tab_02&subclassifica_btn=cg_04&lang=it 2 June 2010 live General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey LIQ 2010 yes 87h 44' 01" 2 David Arroyo ESP GCE 2010 yes + 1' 51" 3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 yes + 2' 37" 4 Michele Scarponi ITA AND 2010 yes + 2' 50" 5 Cadel Evans AUS 20px|alt=Red jersey BMC 2010 yes + 3' 27" 6 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2010 yes + 7' 06" 7 Richie Porte AUS 20px|alt=White jersey SAX 2010 yes + 7' 22" 8 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2010 yes + 9' 39" 9 Marco Pinotti ITA THR 2010 yes + 14' 20" 10 Robert Kišerlovski CRO LIQ 2010 yes + 14' 51" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Cadel Evans AUS 20px|alt=Red jersey BMC 2010 yes 150 2 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2010 yes 128 3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 yes 116 4 Michele Scarponi ITA AND 2010 yes 110 5 Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey LIQ 2010 yes 105 6 Marco Pinotti ITA THR 2010 yes 74 7 Jérôme Pineau FRA QST 2010 yes 69 8 Filippo Pozzato ITA KAT 2010 yes 67 9 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2010 yes 64 10 John Gadret FRA ALM 2010 yes 64 Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Matthew Lloyd AUS 20px|alt=Green jersey OLO 2010 yes 56 2 Ivan Basso ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey LIQ 2010 yes 41 3 Johann Tschopp SUI BTL 2010 yes 38 4 Cadel Evans AUS 20px|alt=Red jersey BMC 2010 yes 35 5 Michele Scarponi ITA AND 2010 yes 25 6 Ludovic Turpin FRA ALM 2010 yes 20 7 Rubens Bertogliati SUI AND 2010 yes 16 8 Simone Stortoni ITA COG 2010 yes 16 9 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2010 yes 15 10 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 yes 15 Young rider classification RiderTeamTime 1 Richie Porte AUS 20px|alt=White jersey SAX 2010 yes 87h 51' 23" 2 Robert Kišerlovski CRO LIQ 2010 yes + 7' 29" 3 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2010 yes + 12' 19" 4 Steven Kruijswijk NED RAB 2010 yes + 30' 05" 5 Francis De Greef BEL OLO 2010 yes + 42' 46" 6 Valerio Agnoli ITA LIQ 2010 yes + 1h 20' 30" 7 Rigoberto Urán COL GCE 2010 yes + 1h 29' 44" 8 Jan Bakelants BEL OLO 2010 yes + 1h 30' 18" 9 Marcel Wyss SUI CTT 2010 yes + 1h 37' 33" 10 Branislau Samoilau BLR QST 2010 yes + 1h 38' 40" Trofeo Fast Team classification TeamTime1LIQ 2010 yes 262h 04' 40"2RAB 2010 yes + 24' 21"3GCE 2010 yes + 1h 05' 55"4ALM 2010 yes + 1h 10' 16"5OLO 2010 yes + 1h 10' 45"6SAX 2010 yes + 1h 42' 45"7CTT 2010 yes + 2h 06' 16"8AND 2010 yes + 2h 22' 33"9KAT 2010 yes + 2h 23' 30"10BTL 2010 yes + 2h 31' 15" Trofeo Super Team classification TeamPoints1LIQ 2010 yes 4122THR 2010 yes 2813RAB 2010 yes 2634LAM 2010 yes 2515SKY 2010 yes 2356ALM 2010 yes 2217BMC 2010 yes 2178SAX 2010 yes 2179AST 2010 yes 21610GRM 2010 yes 214 Minor classifications Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. These awards were based on points earned throughout the three weeks of the tour. Each mass-start stage had one intermediate sprint, the Traguardo Volante, or T.V. The T.V. gave bonus seconds towards the general classification, points towards the regular points classification, and also points towards the T.V. classification. This award was known in previous years as the "Intergiro" and the "Expo Milano 2015" classification. It was won by Tom Stamsnijder of the RAB 2010 yes team. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Mountains classification winner Matthew Lloyd won this award. The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. It was won, like the closely associated points classification, by Cadel Evans. Additionally, the Premio della Fuga rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. QST 2010 yes's Jérôme Pineau was first in this competition. Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. LIQ 2010 yes was most successful in avoiding penalties, and so won the Fair Play classification. World Rankings points The Giro was one of 26 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2010 UCI World Ranking. Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage.http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk5MDY&LangId=1 Points scale – UCI World Ranking Union Cycliste Internationale 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100603221313/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk5MDY&LangId=1 3 June 2010 dead +Points earned in the Giro d'Italiahttp://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2NzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjEwMDU&LangId=1 2010 UCI World Ranking Detailed Gained Points 17 July 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale 9 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120802124616/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2NzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjEwMDU&LangId=1 2 August 2012 liveNameTeamPoints Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2010 yes 206 David Arroyo ESP GCE 2010 yes 132 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2010 yes 128 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 yes 123 Michele Scarponi ITA AND 2010 yes 117 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2010 yes 85 Richie Porte AUS SAX 2010 yes 60 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2010 yes 56 Marco Pinotti ITA THR 2010 yes 54 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2010a yes 42  Tyler Farrar USA GRM 2010 yes 38 Robert Kišerlovski CRO LIQ 2010 yes 38 John Gadret FRA ALM 2010 yes 28 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2010 yes 26 Filippo Pozzato ITA KAT 2010 yes 25 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2010 yes 24 Jérome Pineau FRA QST 2010 yes 20 André Greipel GER THR 2010 yes 18 Stefano Garzelli ITA ASA 2010 yes 18 Vladimir Karpets RUS KAT 2010 yes 18 Evgeni Petrov Evgeni Petrov (cyclist) RUS KAT 2010 yes 18 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2010 yes 18 Manuel Belletti ITA COG 2010 yes 18 Gustav Larsson SWE SAX 2010 yes 16 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN SAX 2010 yes 16 Johann Tschopp SUI BBO 2010 yes 16 Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) AUS OLO 2010 yes 16 Damien Monier FRA COF 2010 yes 16 Danilo Hondo GER LAM 2010 yes 15 Wouter Weylandt BEL QST 2010 yes 14 Mauricio Ardila COL RAB 2010 yes 14 Greg Henderson NZ SKY 2010 yes 12 Fabio Sabatini ITA LIQ 2010 yes 12 Julian Dean NZ GRM 2010 yes 12 Linus Gerdemann GER MRM 2010 yes 10 Steven Kruijswijk NED RAB 2010 yes 10 Thomas Voeckler FRA BBO 2010 yes 8 Graeme Brown AUS RAB 2010 yes 8 Dario Cataldo ITA QST 2010 yes 8 Dario Cioni ITA SKY 2010 yes 8 Rubens Bertogliati SUI AND 2010 yes 8 Simone Stortoni ITA COG 2010 yes 8 Brent Bookwalter USA BMC 2010 yes 8 Julien Fouchard FRA COF 2010 yes 8 Robert Förster GER MRM 2010 yes 7 Alexander Efimkin RUS ALM 2010 yes 5 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 yes 4 Iban Mayoz ESP FOT 2010 yes 4 Tiziano Dall'Antonia ITA LIQ 2010 yes 4 Yukiya Arashiro JPN BBO 2009 yes 4 Robbie McEwen AUS KAT 2010 yes 2 Hubert Dupont FRA ALM 2010 yes 2 Daniel Moreno ESP OLO 2010 yes 2 Steve Cummings GBR SKY 2010 yes 1 Sebastian Lang GER OLO 2010 yes 1 Adam Blythe GBR OLO 2010 yes 1 Federico Canuti ITA COG 2010 yes 1 +Top ten of the individual standings after the Giro d'ItaliaAlejandro Valverde was originally first on this list, but shortly after the Giro all his results from 2010 were vacated due to his suspension.http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjExMw&LangId=1 UCI World Ranking – 2010 31 May 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724043126/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjExMw&LangId=1 24 July 2010 dead RankPrev.NameTeamPoints 1 003 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2010 yes 384 2 001 1 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2010 yes 304 3 002 2 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2009 yes 288 4 004 4 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 yes 232 5 005 5 Tom Boonen BEL QST 2010 yes 216 6 999 — Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2010 yes 206 7 025 25 Michele Scarponi ITA AND 2010 yes 203 8 006 6 Fabian Cancellara SUI SAX 2010 yes 200 9 020 20 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2010 yes 185 10 007 7 Alberto Contador ESP AST 2010 yes 167 References Footnotes N Citations 30em External links http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/en/ en http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2010/it/ it – Updated faster than the English version cyclingnews.com – Race reports and news features velonews.com Giro results, report and photos 2010 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 21 Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:May 2010 sports events in Italy