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Giro d'Italia 2010

Date range:
May 8-30, 2010
  • Giro d'Italia, Italy, GT
  • Stages. Expand the race menu

    • Stage 1

      Distance:
      8.4km
      Start location:
      Amsterdam
      End location:
      Amsterdam (ITT)

    • Stage 2

      Distance:
      210km
      Start location:
      Amsterdam
      End location:
      Utrecht

    • Stage 3

      Distance:
      224km
      Start location:
      Amsterdam
      End location:
      Middelburg

    • Rest day

      Location
      Savigliano

    • Stage 4

      Distance:
      33km
      Start location:
      Savigliano
      End location:
      Cuneo (TTT)

    • Stage 5

      Distance:
      162km
      Start location:
      Novara
      End location:
      Novi Ligure

    • Stage 6

      Distance:
      172km
      Start location:
      Fidenza
      End location:
      Marina di Carrara

    • Stage 7

      Distance:
      222km
      Start location:
      Carrara
      End location:
      Montalcino

    • Stage 8

      Distance:
      189km
      Start location:
      Chianciano
      End location:
      Monte Terminillo

    • Stage 9

      Distance:
      187km
      Start location:
      Frosinone
      End location:
      Cava de' Tirreni

    • Stage 10

      Distance:
      230km
      Start location:
      Avellino
      End location:
      Bitonto

    • Stage 11

      Distance:
      262km
      Start location:
      Lucera
      End location:
      L'Aquila

    • Stage 12

      Distance:
      206km
      Start location:
      Città Sant'Angelo
      End location:
      Porto Recanti

    • Stage 13

      Distance:
      223km
      Start location:
      Porto Recanti
      End location:
      Cesenatico

    • Stage 14

      Distance:
      205km
      Start location:
      Ferrara
      End location:
      Asolo (Monte Grappa)

    • Stage 15

      Distance:
      222km
      Start location:
      Mestre
      End location:
      Zoncolan

    • Rest day

      Location
      Friuli

    • Stage 16

      Distance:
      12.9km
      Start location:
      San Vigilio di Marebbe
      End location:
      Plan de Corones (TT)

    • Stage 17

      Distance:
      173km
      Start location:
      Brunico
      End location:
      Pejo Terme

    • Stage 18

      Distance:
      156km
      Start location:
      Levico Terme
      End location:
      Brescia

    • Stage 19

      Distance:
      195km
      Start location:
      Brescia
      End location:
      Aprica

    • Stage 20

      Distance:
      178km
      Start location:
      Bormio
      End location:
      Passa del Tonale

    • Stage 21

      Distance:
      15km
      Start location:
      Verona
      End location:
      Verona (ITT)
  • Race history

May 16, Stage 8: Chianciano - Monte Terminillo 189km

Stage 8: May 16 2010 - Chianciano - Monte Terminillo 189 km

By:
Cycling News
Published:
October 26, 2009, 18:02,
Updated:
May 11, 2010, 18:56

First summit finish

As race organisers love to tell us, this is a day when the race can't be won but can certainly be lost. The first long and hotly contested climb is sure to see some of the contenders struggling to cope with the change of pace, but gaps between them should be in seconds rather than minutes based on what happened here in 2003. Gilberto Simoni blew the race apart when the gradient kicked up 7km from the finish, but the Terminillo's ramps weren't tough enough for "Gibo" to build a significant advantage.

Procycling's favourite to win:

Stefano Garzelli stuck with Simoni and eventually outsprinted him in 2003. This could be the 2000 winner's final Giro appearance. Past experience and a still impressive sprint could pay off for the 36-year-old Acqua e Sapone team leader, who showed fine form to win Tirreno-Adriatico in March.

Scarponi says:

Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) after the finish."This should be similar to the 2003 stage finish on the Terminillo, when Garzelli won ahead of Simoni, but none of the GC riders lost
a huge amount of time. The Terminillo is long but not that hard. You might even see a group of seven or eight guys arrive together and a sprint finish."

Stage Details

Distance: 189km
Vertical climb: 3,390m
Highest point: 1,668m
Terrain: Medium mountains
Category: Road Stage
 

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