2010 Liquigas–Doimo season

2010 Liquigas–Doimo season Manager Roberto Amadio One-day victories 9 Stage race overall victories 6 Stage race stage victories 23 Previous season • Next season The 2010 season for LIQ 2010 began in January with the Tour de San Luis and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. As a UCI ProTour team, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the ProTour. The team won two of the season's three Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia, with Ivan Basso and the Vuelta a España with Vincenzo Nibali. Franco Pellizotti was expected to ride both of the season's first two Grand Tours, but he was sidelined by the team after the UCI identified him as having irregular blood values as part of their biological passport program, values possibly indicative of doping. Pellizotti fought the charges, proclaiming his innocence, and was later cleared to return to racing. However, delays in his case meant that almost all of his 2010 season was wiped out. 2010 roster Ages as of January 1, 2010. Valerio Agnoli ITA 2010 1 1 1985 1 6 Ivan Basso ITA 2010 1 1 1977 11 26 Francesco Bellotti ITA 2010 1 1 1979 8 6 Daniele Bennati ITA 2010 1 1 1980 9 24 Maciej Bodnar POL 2010 1 1 1985 3 7 Francesco Chicchi ITA 2010 1 1 1980 11 27 Davide Cimolai ITA 2010 1 1 1989 8 13 Tiziano Dall'Antonia ITA 2010 1 1 1983 7 26 Mauro Finetto ITA 2010 1 1 1985 5 10 Jacopo Guarnieri ITA 2010 1 1 1987 8 14 Robert Kišerlovski CRO 2010 1 1 1986 8 9 Kristjan Koren SLO 2010 1 1 1986 11 25 Roman Kreuziger CZE 2010 1 1 1986 5 6 Aleksandr Kuschynski BLR 2010 1 1 1979 10 27 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 2010 1 1 1984 11 14 Daniel Oss ITA 2010 1 1 1987 1 13 Maciej Paterski POL 2010 1 1 1986 9 12 Franco Pellizotti ITA 2010 1 1 1978 1 15 Manuel Quinziato ITA 2010 1 1 1979 10 30 Fabio Sabatini ITA 2010 1 1 1985 2 18 Juraj SaganJuraj Sagan joined the team on April 23 SVK 2010 1 1 1988 12 23 Peter Sagan SVK 2010 1 1 1990 1 26 Ivan Santaromita ITA 2010 1 1 1984 4 30 Sylwester Szmyd POL 2010 1 1 1978 3 2 Brian Vandborg DEN 2010 1 1 1982 4 30 Alessandro Vanotti ITA 2010 1 1 1980 9 16 Elia Viviani ITA 2010 1 1 1989 2 7 Frederik Willems BEL 2010 1 1 1979 9 8 Oliver Zaugg SUI 2010 1 1 1981 5 9 Riders who joined the team for the 2010 season Rider2009 teamFrancesco BellottiBAR 2009Davide Cimolaineo-proTiziano Dall'AntoniaCSF 2009Mauro FinettoCSF 2009Robert KišerlovskiFUJ 2009Kristjan KorenPerutnina PetujMaciej Paterskineo-proJuraj SaganDukla Merida TrenčínPeter SaganDukla Merida TrenčínElia Vivianineo-pro Riders who left the team during or after the 2009 season Rider2010 teamKjell CarlströmSKY 2010Claudio CorioniFree agentMurilo FischerGRM 2010Enrico FranzoiPowerplus BKCPVladimir MiholjevićASA 2010Andrea NoèFLM 2010Gorazd ŠtangeljAST 2010 One-day races Spring classics January 2011 Fall races January 2011 Stage races The team sent a squad to the Tour de San Luis in mid-January, coming away with two stage wins. Chicchi won the mass sprint finish to the first stage, and Nibali followed with an individual time trial win in stage 4.Kirsten Robbins http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-1/results Chicchi shuts out Napolitano, Loddo 2010-01-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122043640/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-1/results 22 January 2010 liveCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-4/results Nibali powers to stage win, overall lead 2010-01-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100124065131/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-4/results 24 January 2010 live The win put Nibali in the race leader's orange jersey, which he would retain through the conclusion of the event.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-7/results Loddo claims San Luis finale 2010-01-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100128101752/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2-1/stage-7/results 28 January 2010 live The team was successful in stage hunting in Asia in February, with Chicchi winning two stages in the Tour of QatarStephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1/stage-4/results Chicchi quickest into Al Khor Corniche 2010-02-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213061242/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1/stage-4/results 13 February 2010 liveCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1/stage-6/results Chicchi sprints to another stage win in Qatar 2010-02-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405101355/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1/stage-6/results 5 April 2010 live and Bennati one in the Tour of Oman.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/1st-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-2/results Bennati beats Farrar and Boasson Hagen in Samail 2010-02-15 Future Publishing Limited Cycling News 2010-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100217042501/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/1st-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-2/results 17 February 2010 live Later in February, Kreuziger won the most difficult stage of the Giro di Sardegna en route to the overall victory. The Giro di Sardegna was mostly composed of flat stages; the top three finishers in the hilly second stage (Kreuziger, Chris Horner, and Thomas Voeckler) finished in that same order in the final overall standings, showing how little the standings changed on the other days.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/28th-giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-2/results Kreuziger in control at Sardegna 2010-02-24 Future Publishing Limited Cycling News 2010-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406010130/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/28th-giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-2/results 6 April 2010 liveCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/28th-giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-5/results Loddo leaps to victory ahead of Petacchi 2010-02-27 Future Publishing Limited Cycling News 2010-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100301084809/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/28th-giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-5/results 1 March 2010 live Grand Tours Giro d'Italia Liquigas-Doimo entered the Giro with Basso a strong favorite for overall victory. Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/preview A Giro of promise and remembrance 2009-10-26 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100621011603/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/preview 2010-06-21 deadBruce Mutsvairo Associated Press https://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-giroditalia Cadel Evans favorite to win Giro d'Italia 2010-05-26 Yahoo.com Yahoo! Inc. 2010-06-26Giles Belbin http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=16811 93rd Giro d'Italia – Favourites Preview 2010-05-06 Daily Peloton Daily Peloton 2010-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307185743/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=16811 2012-03-07 deadSimon 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 2010-05-07 Road.cc Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. 2010-06-26 Pellizotti was supposed to ride the Giro as a co-captain, but he was forcibly sidelined as a result of his announced irregular blood values as part of the UCI's biological passport program. Nibali, who had been planning to captain the squad sent to the partially concurrent Tour of California, took his place in the Giro.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-names-riders-snared-by-biological-passport A Giro of promise and remembrance 2010-05-03 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100710020925/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-names-riders-snared-by-biological-passport 10 July 2010 live right|thumb|Vincenzo Nibali did not originally plan to ride the Giro, but he finished the race in third overall.|alt=A road racing cyclist in a green and blue jersey with white trim, and a white cap with sunglasses on it. Sabatini was the best sprinter the team sent to the Giro, and he contested the Giro's first road race stage with the leading sprinters, taking third in the bunch finish. Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-2/results Farrar fastest in Utrecht 2010-05-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511185239/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-2/results 2010-05-11 dead The next day, in another depleted bunch finish, Nibali was eighth. He had made the finishing selection both days, and was fourth in the overall classification prior to the transfer to Italy, five seconds back of race leader Alexander Vinokourov in the standings. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results Weylandt takes chaotic stage 2010-05-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results 2010-05-11 dead In the stage 4 team time trial, the squad took a convincing victory, finishing the 32.5 km 1 on course with six riders together (the seventh, Bodnar, had fallen off the pace only in the final kilometer) in 36'37". Only two other squads finished in under 37 minutes. Vinokourov's AST 2010 team was 38 seconds off the pace. GRM 2010 and SAX 2010, who had also had riders ahead of Nibali in the classification prior to the stage, also finished well back on the day, meaning Nibali took the pink jersey. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results Liquigas-Doimo fly to TTT victory 2010-05-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results 2010-05-13 dead Nibali stayed out of trouble and retained the jersey over the next two days, but was bound for difficulties in stage 7. This was a long stage, incorporating unpaved roads near the finish, and happened to be run on a day with very heavy rainfall. Nibali crashed on the first section of unpaved road, and needed a bike change. Vinokourov seized the opportunity to take off, and he finished, along with Cadel Evans and Damiano Cunego, sufficiently ahead of Nibali to re-take the pink jersey. Basso also crashed during this stage; the day's results took them from first and second overall down to fifth (Nibali) and eighth (Basso). Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-7/results Evans magnificent in the Tuscan mud 2010-05-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517162940/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-7/results 2010-05-17 dead The favorites finished together over the next three days. Attrition from other riders moved Nibali and Basso up to third and fourth overall, but their time gaps to Vinokourov were unchanged. In stage 11, a 50-rider group broke away from the peloton. This group contained several noteworthy riders, such as youth classification leader (and eventual winner) Richie Porte and squad leaders Carlos Sastre and Bradley Wiggins. Liquigas did have Dall'Antonia, Kišerlovski, and Agnoli in the break, but Basso and Nibali were notably left behind and ceded 13 minutes to this group. This moved them both, along with fellow overall favorites like Evans, Cunego, and Michele Scarponi, out of the top ten with more than ten minutes in deficit to new race leader Porte. Kišerlovski and Agnoli both moved into the top ten, though, at third and fifth, respectively. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-11/results Petrov powers to victory in L'Aquila 2010-05-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521120845/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-11/results 2010-05-21 dead Liquigas-Doimo, AST 2010 yes, ASA 2010, and BMC 2010 had all been mounting a chase of this breakaway group for a time, a chase which brought their advantage from 20 minutes down to 13. The teamwork abruptly stopped when Liquigas-Doimo stopped sending riders to the front of the peloton. The teams blamed each other for the peloton's failure on the day, and there was speculation that Liquigas-Doimo, fielding strong favorites for overall victory, had given away the Giro after the day's result.Steve Jones http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4239/Giro-dItalia-The-Corsa-Rosa-continues-to-surprise.aspx Giro d'Italia: The Corsa Rosa continues to surprise 2010-05-19 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2010-06-28 Basso later admitted that they had made a potentially grave mistake giving this group as much time as they had.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results Basso wins Giro d'Italia 2010-05-30 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-25 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. Stage 12 had the makings of a fairly straightforward sprint stage, but in the last kilometers of the stage, a 10-rider group consisting largely of Giro favorites split off the peloton and finished ahead of them. Nibali and Basso both made this selection, safely finishing sixth and tenth respectively on the day. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-12/results Pippo powers home in Porto Recanti 2010-05-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100609111053/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-12/results 2010-06-09 dead The squad went to work in stage 14, which went over Monte Grappa. Using rider after rider, until each bonked and fell off the pace, the squad set a pace on the climb that eventually whittled the leading group down to just Nibali, Basso, Evans, and Scarponi. Nibali took the most aggressive descent down the Grappa and soloed to victory 23 seconds ahead of the other three, and 2'25" ahead of the peloton. This result put Nibali back in the top ten overall. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-14/results Nibali solos into Asolo 2010-05-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100616024538/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-14/results 2010-06-16 dead Using much the same strategy in the Monte Zoncolan climb the next day, Basso was the last rider left out front as the stage neared its finish. He put in attack after attack to try to shed Evans in the stage's final kilometers, at last succeeding to take the win 1'19" ahead of the Australian. This result moved Basso from 11th all the way to third in the overall standings, while Nibali also moved up, to seventh. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-15/results Basso prevails on the Zoncolan 2010-05-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614183457/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-15/results 2010-06-14 dead Both squad leaders turned in solid rides in the uphill time trial to Plan de Corones in stage 16, each moving up a place in the general classification. Les Clarke and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-16/results Garzelli time trials to stage win 2010-05-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100611160133/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-16/results 2010-06-11 dead Stage 18 was the last mass finish in the Giro, and the squad took two of the top ten places in the sprint, with Dall'Antonia coming in third and Sabatini ninth.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-18/results Greipel sprints to stage victory in Brescia 2010-05-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620032815/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-18/results 20 June 2010 live The Giro's last two road race stages were very climbing-intensive. The first of them finished at Aprica, where Basso had previously won when he won his first Giro championship in 2006. Much like they had on the Grappa and the Zoncolan, the squad used up its support riders one at a time to set a selective pace. Nibali, Basso, and Scarponi were the last three riders together at the front of the race, topping the Passo del Mortirolo several minutes ahead of race leader David Arroyo and other riders. Basso rode a conservative descent on the Aprica, with the other two needing to wait for him several times. Arroyo rode a very aggressive descent, catching four riders between him and the leading Italian trio. They coalesced into a five-man chase group before the Aprica climb. Basso, Nibali, and Scarponi held only half a minute's advantage on the Arroyo group when the climb began. Basso and Nibali both took long, strenuous turns on the front of their group, and their time gap over the Arroyo group grew large enough for Basso to become the prospective race leader. Scarponi did very little work on the climb, and as such was the freshest at the finish and easily took the stage win. Nibali allowed Basso second place in order to maximize his time bonus. Arroyo's group did not cross the finish line until over three minutes had passed, giving Basso the race leadership and putting Nibali in third overall.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-19/results Basso charges into pink with Mortirolo attack 2010-05-28 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620033217/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-19/results 20 June 2010 live The squad, by this point the only squad still fully intact, controlled the race effectively on the Giro's final road race stage. Basso, Scarponi, and Evans rode the stage-concluding Passo del Tonale ahead of the other Giro elite, including Nibali. Scarponi's 18-second gap over Nibali put him one second from taking the third step on the podium from Nibali,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-20/results Tschopp nets first Swiss stage win since Zulle 2010-05-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100624214006/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-20/results 24 June 2010 live but Nibali was a much stronger time trialist, securing his position in the stage 21 time trial in Verona. Basso had over a minute in advantage to Arroyo at this point, so the time trial had a celebratory feel to it for him. He finished the stage in 15th place, but easily won the Giro with this performance, gleefully meeting his family inside the Arena di Verona before taking the final pink jersey. The squad was dominant, winning both the Trofeo Fast Team and Trofeo Super Team classifications. They also won the Fair Play award, avoiding penalty points for minor technical infringements, and were the only squad to have all nine riders complete the race. Tour de France Giro champion Basso, along with Kreuziger, led the team's squad for the Tour de France. Basso hoped to pull a Giro/Tour double, which would have been the first since Marco Pantani in 1998, but was happy simply to return to the race for the first time since finishing second overall in the 2005 edition. Kreuziger was to be his lieutenant, and several experienced domestiques rounded the squad.Staff http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=17167 2010 Tour de France - Liquigas-Doimo Squad 2010-06-28 Daily Peloton 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307190406/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=17167 2012-03-07 dead There were numerous crashes in the Tour's first two road race stages. Basso crashed in stage 1, and Kreuziger was one of dozens of riders to crash on the Col du Stockeu in Spa in stage 2.Neal Rogers http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/07/news/the-stockeau-massacre-damage-assessment-after-the-tour-de-frances-second-stage_125976 The Stockeau Massacre: Damage assessment after the Tour de France's second stage 2010-07-05 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-01-07 2010-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20101031071427/http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/07/news/the-stockeau-massacre-damage-assessment-after-the-tour-de-frances-second-stage_125976 dead At this point, Kreuziger was 17th and Basso 53rd.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-2/results Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa 2010-07-05 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 2010-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706234029/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-2/results dead They both lost further time on the cobblestones in stage 3.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-3/results Carnage on the cobbles! 2010-07-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 2010-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707232151/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-3/results dead In a more typical flat stage in stage 4, Oss took eighth in the bunch finish. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-4/results Take two for Ale-Jet 2010-07-07 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708221007/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-4/results 2010-07-08 dead Basso and Kreuziger both finished with the group of overall race favorites in stage 8, the Tour's first major mountain stage. While they lost ten seconds to Andy Schleck and Samuel Sánchez, the result moved Basso up 14 places in the general classification, going from 27th to 13th, and Kreuziger from 12th up to 7th. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-8/results Advantage Schleck on first major mountain stage 2010-07-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915234053/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-8/results 2010-09-15 dead Basso finished a minute ahead of Kreuziger in stage 9, moving up to 10th overall while Kreuziger slipped to 11th. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/results Casar claims stage win for France 2010-07-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064049/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/results 2011-03-04 dead Following stages won by sprinters and breakaways, the otherwise flat stage 12 ended with a short, steep climb to Mende, opening up the possibility for changes to the overall standings. Kreuziger and Basso both lost time in this stage, with Kreuziger ceding 15 seconds to stage winner Joaquim Rodríguez and to Alberto Contador, while Basso lost 31. They switched places in the overall standings as a result, with Basso falling to 11th and Kreuziger moving up to 10th. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-12/results Rodriguez powers to victory in Mende 2010-07-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716175221/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-12/results 2010-07-16 dead In the high mountain stage 14, Basso was just 21st at the finish, but due to attrition of other riders, he again moved back into 10th place overall with this result. Kreuziger was 28th, and fell to 12th overall. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-14/results Riblon stellar in Ax-3 Domaines 2010-07-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819044812/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-14/results 2010-08-19 dead Both leaders rode poorly in stage 15, on the Port de Balès. Kreuziger was 19th on the day, losing a little over a minute to the race's elite. Basso was 32nd, nearly three minutes off the pace. Vandborg, however, was tenth on this stage after having been part of the morning breakaway. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-15/results Voeckler victorious in Bagneres-de-Luchon 2010-07-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819075548/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-15/results 2010-08-19 dead Two stages later, in the summit stage finish at the Col du Tourmalet, Kreuziger again returned to the top ten overall, taking tenth on the day. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-17/results Schleck takes stage win atop Col du Tourmalet 2010-07-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064940/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-17/results 2011-03-04 dead He finished in that position upon the Tour's conclusion. Anthony Tan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results Tres victorias de Francia para Contador! 2010-07-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033234/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results 2010-08-15 dead Basso, for his part, had come down with bronchitis upon the Tour's entry to the Pyrenees, ceding time in each of the mountain stages in the final week. Antibiotics given him by race doctors also weakened his form. His most dramatic time loss came in stage 16 to Pau, when he was 35 minutes back of stage winner Pierrick Fédrigo, finishing with the last group on the road.Jered Gruber http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4962/Tour-de-France-Ailing-Ivan-Basso-soldiers-on-toward-Paris.aspx Tour de France: Ailing Ivan Basso soldiers on toward Paris 2010-07-20 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-01-07 He nonetheless finished the race, coming in 32nd, just under an hour back of Tour champion Contador. The squad was ninth in the teams classification. Vuelta a España January 2011 Away from competition Franco Pellizotti biological passport case January 2011 Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location January 18 Tour de San Luis, Stage 1 UCI America Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA Villa Mercedes January 21 Tour de San Luis, Stage 4 UCI America Tour Vincenzo Nibali ITA San Luis January 24 Tour de San Luis, Overall UCI America Tour Vincenzo Nibali ITA February 2 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Daniel Oss ITA Italy February 10 Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA Al Khor February 12 Tour of Qatar, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA Doha February 15 Tour of Oman, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour Daniele Bennati ITA Samail February 24 Giro di Sardegna, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Roman Kreuziger CZE Italy Nuoro February 27 Giro di Sardegna, Overall UCI Europe Tour Roman Kreuziger CZE Italy March 10 Paris–Nice, Stage 3 UCI World Ranking Peter Sagan SVK France Aurillac March 12 Paris–Nice, Stage 5 UCI World Ranking Peter Sagan SVK France Aix-en-Provence March 12 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 3 UCI World Ranking Daniele Bennati ITA Italy Monsummano Terme March 14 Paris–Nice, Points classification UCI World Ranking Peter Sagan SVK France March 14 Paris–Nice, Youth classification UCI World Ranking Roman Kreuziger CZE France March 23 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1A UCI Europe Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA Italy Riccione March 23 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1B UCI Europe Tour Team time trialThe riders on the squad were Francesco Chicchi, Davide Cimolai, Mauro Finetto, Oliver Zaugg, Tiziano Dall'Antonia, Alessandro Vanotti, Ivan Santaromita, and Maciej Bodnar Italy Riccione March 23 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Overall UCI Europe Tour Ivan Santaromita ITA Italy April 17 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani ITA Antalya April 25 Giro dell'Appennino UCI Europe Tour Robert Kišerlovski CRO Italy Pontedecimo April 28 Tour de Romandie, Stage 1 UCI ProTour Peter Sagan SVK Switzerland Fleurier May 12 Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 UCI World Ranking Team time trialThe riders on the squad were Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali, Valerio Agnoli, Maciej Bodnar, Tiziano Dall'Antonia, Robert Kišerlovski, Fabio Sabatini, Sylwester Szmyd and Alessandro Vanotti Italy Cuneo May 19 Tour of California, Stage 4 UCI America Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA United States Modesto May 20 Tour of California, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Peter Sagan SVK United States Bakersfield May 21 Tour of California, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Peter Sagan SVK United States Big Bear Lake May 22 Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 UCI World Ranking Vincenzo Nibali ITA Italy Asolo (Monte Grappa) May 23 Giro d'Italia, Stage 15 UCI World Ranking Ivan Basso ITA Italy Monte Zoncolan May 23 Tour of California, Sprints classification UCI America Tour Peter Sagan SVK United States May 23 Tour of California, Youth classification UCI America Tour Peter Sagan SVK United States May 30 Giro d'Italia, Overall UCI World Ranking Ivan Basso ITA Italy May 30 Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Fast Team classification UCI World Ranking Italy May 30 Giro d'Italia, Trofeo Super Team classification UCI World Ranking Italy May 30 Giro d'Italia, Fair Play classification UCI World Ranking Italy June 19 Tour of Slovenia, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Vincenzo Nibali ITA Krvavec June 20 Tour of Slovenia, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA Novo Mesto June 20 Tour of Slovenia, Overall UCI Europe Tour Vincenzo Nibali ITA August 1 Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 UCI ProTour Jacopo Guarnieri ITA Poland Warsaw August 5 Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese UCI Europe Tour Ivan Basso ITA Italy Carnago August 5 Gran Premio Città di Camaiore UCI Europe Tour Kristjan Koren SLO Italy Camaiore August 8 Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Valerio Agnoli, Oliver Zaugg, Davide Cimolai, Mauro Finetto, Robert Kišerlovski, Vincenzo Nibali, Ivan Santaromita, and Frederik Willems Spain August 21 Trofeo Melinda UCI Europe Tour Vincenzo Nibali ITA Italy Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol August 28 Giro del Veneto UCI Europe Tour Daniel Oss ITA Italy Castelfranco Veneto September 18 Gran Premio Città di Modena UCI Europe Tour Francesco Chicchi ITA Italy Modena September 19 Vuelta a España, Overall UCI World Ranking Vincenzo Nibali ITA Spain September 19 Vuelta a España, Combination classification UCI World Ranking Vincenzo Nibali ITA Spain September 25 Memorial Marco Pantani UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani ITA Italy Cesenatico September 26 Giro della Toscana UCI Europe Tour Daniele Bennati ITA Italy Arezzo October 1 Circuit Franco-Belge, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Jacopo Guarnieri ITA Belgium Poperinge October 3 Circuit Franco-Belge, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Francesco Chicchi, Davide Cimolai, Tiziano Dall'antonia, Jacopo Guarnieri, Fabio Sabatini, Juraj Sagan, Elia Viviani, and Maciej Paterski Belgium October 5 Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani ITA Belgium Binche Footnotes N References 30em collapsed Category:2010 road cycling season by team Category:Liquigas Category:2010 in Italian sport