Tschopp nets first Swiss stage win since Zulle

Twenty-four hours ahead of the 2010 Giro d’Italia’s grand finale in Verona, Ivan Basso moved a step closer to overall victory on the hallowed slopes of the Passo Tonale, high in the Italian Alps.

While Bbox Bouygues Telecom’s Swiss climber Johan Tschopp stole away for a surprise stage win, Basso calmly resisted a late surge by Michele Scarponi to finish third on the stage and extend his advantage on general classification. David Arroyo, in second place on GC, now trails Basso by one minute 15 seconds.

Basso leads Arroyo 10-1 in head-to-head encounters in time trials. The outcome of their battle in tomorrow’s 15km time trial, and of the Giro, therefore looks a foregone conclusion.

In the battle for the podium places, Scarponi’s late move, two kilometres from the finish-line on the Tonale, has taken him to within a second of Nibali’s third place overall. The Liquigas rider’s vastly superior pedigree against the clock, however, makes it difficult to envisage a last-minute reshuffle. Despite a brilliant late attack to take second on today’s 20th stage, Cadel Evans also looks unlikely to recoup his 51-second deficit from Nibali.

Tschopp, 27, was understandably delighted to have added to a palmarès whose only previous success was a stage in the 2009 Tropicale Amissa Bongo. He dropped breakaway companion Gilberto Simoni on the descent of the Passo di Gavia and rode the final 30 kilometres alone to win by 16 seconds from Evans.

“This is extraordinary,” he gasped. “I have a feeling I'm dreaming. I'm really happy. I'm on another planet. I wouldn't have given away the chance to be first at the top of the Gavia because it was the Cima Coppi (the highest peak of the race), then it put me in a situation of winning. It's fantastic.”

Basso, meanwhile, singled out his team-mate Alessandro Vanotti for praise after another mountain stage dominated by the Liquigas funicular train. He also consoled Nibali. “This is another positive day," Basso said. "We controlled it. Vanotti has done an exceptional job. Everybody knew that Vincenzo Nibali is a champion. A part of this jersey is his.”

How it happened

The day began with confirmation that the 178km race route between Bormio and the Passo Tonale would remain unchanged, in spite of bad weather over the Italian Alps. Hence, there would be no “plan B” featuring the previously untested ascent of the Mortirolo from its north-western side.

Instead, the peloton faced a daunting menu of five climbs, the first four all rising to over 2,000 metres and culminating with the highest climb of the Giro, or Cima Coppi, the 2,621 metre Passo di Gavia.

After the usual flurry of early attacks, the first meaningful breakaway of the stage had built a one-minute lead after 30 kilometres. That group comprised Pieter Weening (Rabobank), Jose Serpa (Androni Giocattoli), Laurent Didier (Saxo Bank), Dan Martin (Garmin-Transitions), Xabier Zandio (Caisse d'Epargne), Andriy Grivko (Astana), Cameron Wurf (Androni Giocattoli), Gorazd Stangelj (Liguigas), Julien Fouchard (Cofidis), Mauro Facci (Quick Step) and Damien Gaudin (Bbox).

A more significant period of action then saw Marco Pinotti (HTC-Columbia), Carlos Sastre (Cervelo), Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana), Matthew Lloyd (Omega-Pharma) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre), among others, take flight from the peloton on the Forcola di Livigno. Like the rest of his Giro to date, Cunego’s efforts ended in disappointment - he was dropped on the Forcola and quickly rejoined the main bunch.

Meanwhile, having also been among the early aggressors, Plan de Corones stage-winner Stefano Garzelli abandoned the Giro.

The breakaway was further whittled down on the Passo di Eira and Passo di Foscagno. Riding his final Giro, and today his last Giro mountain stage, Cunego’s Lampre team-mate Simoni briefly led the race when he pulled away with Tschopp five kilometres short of the Gavia’s summit and 35 kilometres from the finish-line. Hopes of a spectacular final flourish from the 2001 and 2003 Giro champion persisted between the walls of snow on the Gavia’s upper slopes.

It at least seemed sure that the last accolade of Simoni’s career would be the prize awarded to the first rider over the Cima Coppi. Alas, Tschopp rather heartlessly outsprinted him over the Gavia’s summit.

The Swiss then accelerated away from Simoni on the narrow, heart-in-mouth descent off the Gavia. Behind, a downhill slalom like David Arroyo’s on the Mortirolo on Friday might have placed Ivan Basso under pressure in the 20-strong group of favourites. Instead, the Spaniard opted to postpone any risks until tomorrow’s final time trial.

By the time he reached Ponte di Legno at the bottom of the valley, and then began the final climb towards the Tonale, Tschopp’s advantage had risen to over a minute. Simoni, meanwhile, was caught by Vinokourov, Vladimir Karpets and Daniele Righi.

While Simoni dropped back and through the Liquigas-driven peloton six kilometres from home, up the road, Vinokourov and Righi kicked away from Karpets and gave chase behind Tschopp. The Bbox climber’s advantage, though, continued to hold.

Meanwhile, a violent attack from Cadel Evans shattered the group of favourites, and might have brought the Australian his second stage win of the Giro had it come a kilometre sooner. As Evans attempted in vain to hunt down Tschopp, Michele Scarponi tried to shake off the Liquigas duo of Basso and Nibali. Nibali eventually buckled, conceding 18 seconds to Scarponi on the line and allowing the Scarponi to draw within a single second of his third place on general classification.

More crucially, Arroyo had also ceded further ground to Basso.

What has been a spectacular and endlessly unpredictable Giro ends tomorrow with a 15km kilometre time trial, its route bisected by the 277 metre Torricelle climb and ending in the shadow of Verona’s roman arena. The last time the Corsa Rosa finished here, also with a time trial in 1984, home favourite Francesco Moser held off Frenchman Laurent Fignon to win his first and only Giro. Now, Moser’s countryman Basso seems almost certain to repeat a 2006 victory that was overshadowed if not completely invalidated by his subsequent involvement in the Operacion Puerto doping scandal.

Speaking prior to the Giro, Italian time trial champion Marco Pinotti predicted that time gaps in excess of thirty seconds between the top riders were unlikely on tomorrow’s course. A final twist in the tale therefore looks improbable, and a Giro which has yielded seven Italian stage winners should provide the tifosi with the home champion they crave.

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom5:26:47
2Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:16
3Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:25
4Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 3 - Cell 2
5David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:41
6Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:43
7John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:48
8Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank0:00:50
9Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:00:57
10Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:02
11Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:01:26
12Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:39
13Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 12 - Cell 2
14Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) RabobankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cayetano Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & SaponeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Liquigas-DoimoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:42
19Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:13
21Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:23
23Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:48
24Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:50
25Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:02:53
26Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:28
27Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:03:40
28Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) AstanaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone0:04:45
30Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:06:02
31Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) RabobankRow 30 - Cell 2
32Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:06:50
33Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:08:06
34Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:08:11
35Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone0:10:07
36Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:11:20
37Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox0:12:10
38Andrei Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne0:14:16
39Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:14:43
40Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox0:15:20
42Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:15:30
43Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:16:36
44Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto0:18:14
45Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 46 - Cell 2
48Pieter Weening (Ned) RabobankRow 47 - Cell 2
49Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:19:12
50David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 49 - Cell 2
51Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step0:21:03
52Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:22:23
54Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:23:22
55Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank0:23:52
56Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha0:24:18
57Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha0:25:49
58Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Androni GiocattoliRow 59 - Cell 2
61Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 62 - Cell 2
64Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions0:29:32
65Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:29:46
66Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 65 - Cell 2
67Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 66 - Cell 2
68Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia0:30:22
69Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:30:35
70Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:31:31
71Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli0:31:46
72Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 71 - Cell 2
73Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 72 - Cell 2
74Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 73 - Cell 2
75Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 74 - Cell 2
76Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step0:37:54
77Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick StepRow 76 - Cell 2
78Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 78 - Cell 2
80Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La MondialeRow 80 - Cell 2
82Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 82 - Cell 2
84Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team KatushaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 86 - Cell 2
88Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) RabobankRow 87 - Cell 2
89Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago-CSF InoxRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF InoxRow 89 - Cell 2
91Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Colnago-CSF InoxRow 90 - Cell 2
92Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 91 - Cell 2
93Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 93 - Cell 2
95Sebastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Rick Flens (Ned) RabobankRow 96 - Cell 2
98Roman Kireyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 98 - Cell 2
100Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 99 - Cell 2
101Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 100 - Cell 2
102Remi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 101 - Cell 2
103Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) AstanaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Jos Van Emden (Ned) RabobankRow 105 - Cell 2
107Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 106 - Cell 2
108Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 107 - Cell 2
109Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 110 - Cell 2
112Inigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
113Addy Engels (Ned) Quick StepRow 112 - Cell 2
114Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 114 - Cell 2
116Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick StepRow 115 - Cell 2
117Matthias Russ (Ger) Team MilramRow 116 - Cell 2
118Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Robert Forster (Ger) Team MilramRow 118 - Cell 2
120Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 120 - Cell 2
122Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team KatushaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 122 - Cell 2
124Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team KatushaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 126 - Cell 2
128Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 127 - Cell 2
129Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 128 - Cell 2
130Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 129 - Cell 2
131Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 131 - Cell 2
133Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin - TransitionsRow 132 - Cell 2
134Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 133 - Cell 2
135Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
137Tiziano dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 137 - Cell 2
139Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFWilliam Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFMathieu Claude (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFStefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFGabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFXavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom26pts
2Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli14Row 3 - Cell 3
5David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo10Row 5 - Cell 3
7John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini8Row 8 - Cell 3
10Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini7Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 11 - Cell 3
13David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne6Row 12 - Cell 3
14Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4Row 13 - Cell 3
15Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 14 - Cell 3
16Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank2Row 17 - Cell 3
19Cayetano Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & Sapone1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team-5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team-5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale-5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli-5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Andrei Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne-5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test Team-5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team-5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Remi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne-5Row 26 - Cell 3
28Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox-5Row 27 - Cell 3
29Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto-5Row 28 - Cell 3
30Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto-5Row 29 - Cell 3
31Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini-5Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto-5Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick Step-5Row 32 - Cell 3
34Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team-5Row 33 - Cell 3
35Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC - Columbia-5Row 34 - Cell 3
36Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team HTC - Columbia-5Row 35 - Cell 3
37Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha-5Row 36 - Cell 3
38Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha-5Row 37 - Cell 3
39Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank-5Row 38 - Cell 3
40Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-5Row 39 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Forola Di Livigno, 72.8km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto10pts
2Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Passo Di Eira, 93.6km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto5pts
2Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Passo Di Foscagno, 100.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox3pts
2Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Passo Di Gavia, 148.8km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom20pts
2Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Ponte Di Legno-Tonale, 179km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom15pts
2Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli4Row 3 - Cell 3
5David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 4 - Cell 3
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TV - Santa Caterina Valfurva, 135.6km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini5pts
2David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Azzurri d'Italia
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4pts
2Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Premio della Fuga
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom36pts
2Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox36Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini14Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions11Row 3 - Cell 3
5David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne10Row 4 - Cell 3
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Combativity
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto12pts
2Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom11Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo4Row 5 - Cell 3
7David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia3Row 8 - Cell 3
10David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Liquigas - Doimo16:23:08
2Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:34
3AG2R La Mondiale0:03:49
4Omega Pharma - Lotto0:05:07
5Rabobank0:05:44
6Lampre - Farnese Vini0:06:39
7Team Saxo Bank0:13:08
8Caisse d'Epargne0:13:22
9Acqua & Sapone0:13:44
10Cervelo TestTeam0:36:39
11Astana0:40:13
12Androni Giocattoli - Diquigiovanni0:41:41
13Sky Professional Cycling Team0:47:18
14Team HTC - Columbia0:47:28
15Footon - Servetto0:49:37
16Team Katusha0:49:43
17BMC Racing Team0:57:46
18Colnago - CSF Inox1:02:37
19Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne1:26:05
20Team Milram1:28:04
21Quick Step1:34:04
22Garmin - Transitions1:36:25
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Super teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Liquigas - Doimo38pts
2Bbox Bouygues Telecom32Row 1 - Cell 3
3Caisse d'Epargne27Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rabobank20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lampre - Farnese Vini20Row 4 - Cell 3
6BMC Racing Team19Row 5 - Cell 3
7Androni Giocattoli - Diquigiovanni17Row 6 - Cell 3
8AG2R La Mondiale14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Astana10Row 8 - Cell 3
10Acqua & Sapone6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Team HTC - Columbia4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Team Saxo Bank2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Omega Pharma - Lotto1Row 12 - Cell 3
14Team KatushaRow 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
15Cervelo TestTeamRow 14 - Cell 2 Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2 Row 15 - Cell 3
17Footon - ServettoRow 16 - Cell 2 Row 16 - Cell 3
18Colnago - CSF InoxRow 17 - Cell 2 Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team MilramRow 18 - Cell 2 Row 18 - Cell 3
20Cofidis, le Credit en LigneRow 19 - Cell 2 Row 19 - Cell 3
21Quick StepRow 20 - Cell 2 Row 20 - Cell 3
22Garmin - TransitionsRow 21 - Cell 2 Row 21 - Cell 3
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General classification after stage 20
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo87:23:00
2David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:15
3Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:56
4Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:02:57
5Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:03:47
6Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:07:25
7Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:07:31
8Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:08:55
9Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Liquigas-Doimo0:14:06
10Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia0:15:00
11Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:16:45
12Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank0:19:09
13John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:28
14Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:25:09
15Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank0:32:23
16Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:34:31
17Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:35:35
18Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank0:37:13
19Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale0:38:41
20Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:44:43
21Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:48:37
22Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:06:47
23Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:09:20
24Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone1:09:54
25Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank1:10:19
26Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:17:24
27Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:18:51
28Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:19:01
29Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:19:46
30Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli1:23:31
31Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha1:25:55
32Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:27:11
33Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank1:30:40
34Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:32:53
35Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:36:29
36Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne1:36:31
37Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne1:42:58
38Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team1:44:33
39Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step1:45:31
40Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:48:11
41Andrei Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne1:49:49
42Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Astana1:51:55
43Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone1:52:40
44Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:54:19
45Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha2:00:00
46Cayetano Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & Sapone2:00:29
47Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha2:00:55
48Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto2:03:22
49Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:08:22
50Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:12:25
51Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli2:12:27
52Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli2:12:54
53Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2:13:24
54Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha2:14:35
55Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2:17:32
56Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step2:17:50
57Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions2:20:12
58Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick Step2:21:48
59Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank2:23:49
60Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo2:26:21
61Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team2:27:21
62Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2:27:36
63Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne2:27:45
64Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone2:29:24
65Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank2:29:36
66Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Androni Giocattoli2:32:52
67Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2:38:03
68Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:38:18
69David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne2:38:28
70Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana2:40:35
71Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank2:41:27
72Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto2:41:28
73Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox2:43:25
74Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox2:43:59
75Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone2:52:03
76Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2:58:25
77Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha3:02:06
78Cameron Wurf (Aus) Androni Giocattoli3:02:40
79Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:03:14
80Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC - Columbia3:03:40
81Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team3:08:12
82Remi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne3:09:07
83Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:10:29
84Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale3:10:44
85Inigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cervelo Test Team3:11:43
86Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana3:12:30
87Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram3:12:40
88Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:16:22
89Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne3:16:36
90Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto3:17:57
91Tiziano dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:19:35
92Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana3:19:37
93Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom3:21:10
94Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha3:23:05
95Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team3:26:50
96Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram3:28:27
97Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team3:31:11
98Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team3:32:57
99Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne3:33:01
100Sebastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3:33:40
101Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo3:33:50
102Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team3:34:11
103Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram3:34:24
104Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team3:38:48
105Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne3:39:01
106Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step3:40:00
107Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team3:40:35
108Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox3:40:58
109Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank3:41:50
110Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom3:43:26
111Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto3:44:33
112Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin - Transitions3:46:28
113Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne3:47:01
114Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test Team3:49:15
115Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli3:49:42
116Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team HTC - Columbia3:52:56
117Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank3:53:25
118Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3:53:39
119Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne3:56:45
120Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox3:58:03
121Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3:58:21
122Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step3:58:25
123Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia4:00:20
124Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram4:02:19
125Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Transitions4:02:23
126Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step4:03:18
127Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo4:05:15
128Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank4:06:50
129Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank4:10:38
130Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank4:12:02
131Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Profe