Home Races Road Phinney wins 2012 Giro d'Italia opening stage By Kenny Pryde published 5 May 2012 Time trial glory for BMC rider (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Image 1 of 112Taylor Phinney (BMC) time trials toward the Giro d'Italia stage 1 win (Image credit: Sirotti)Jose Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rigoberto Uran (Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago - CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Frank Schleck (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Manuele Boaro (Saxo Bank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil - DCM) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Francesco Failli (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marco Pinotti (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Manuel Belletti (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sandy Casar (FDJ - Big Mat) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago - CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Adriano Malori (Lampre - ISD) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jan Barta (Team NetApp) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Geraint Thomas (Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Eros Capecchi (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Matthias Brandle (Team NetApp) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Matteo Montaguti (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Barracuda) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jose Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Branislau Samoilau (Movistar) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft (Orica - GreenEdge) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Caruso (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Hushovd (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tomas Vaitkus (Orica - GreenEdge) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel - Euskadi) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)John Gadret (AG2R - La Mondiale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Frank Schleck (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alex Rasmussen (Garmin - Barracuda) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stef Clement (Rabobank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) gets winner's kisses (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Taylor Phinney (BMC) adjusts his pink jersey (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Champagne time for Taylor Phinney (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lars Bak (Lotto Belisol) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Enrico Battaglin (Colnago - CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marco Pinotti (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Daniel Moreno (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Simone Ponzi (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Barracuda) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil - DCM) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Diego Ulissi (Lampre - ISD) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jack Bobridge (Orica - GreenEDGE) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Reto Hollenstein (Team NetApp) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Daniele Bennati (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Barracuda) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro De Marchi (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Daniele Bennati (RadioShack - Nissan) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Paolo Longo Borghini (Liquigas - Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tom Jelte Slagter (Rabobank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Barracuda) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jack Bobridge (Orica - GreenEDGE) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Francisco Jose Ventoso (Movistar) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team) (Image credit: Sirotti)Sacha Modolo (Colnago - CSF Inox) (Image credit: Sirotti)Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Katusha Team) (Image credit: Sirotti)Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) (Image credit: Sirotti)Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) (Image credit: Sirotti)Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) (Image credit: Sirotti)Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD) (Image credit: Sirotti)
