Ferrari sprints to Giro stage 11 win in Montecatini Terme
Rodriguez keeps maglia rosa
Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giacattoli-Venezuela) who caused the major crash on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, won the sprint stage 11. Francesco Chicchi (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) was second, with Tomas Vaitkus (GreenEdge) third. Top favourite Mark Cavendish, who lost his teammates to a crash in the final turn, was unable to move up to the front and was fourth.
Joaquim Rodriguez defended his overall lead, and there were no changes in the top five.
It was the second stage win for Androni Giocattoli and the first Grand Tour victory for the controversial sprinter Ferrari.
“This is the victory of a lifetime! Winning a stage in the Giro is the best thing for an Italian rider,” he said immediately after the stage.
“And then I wanted to redeem myself after what had happened in the early stages. I beat Cavendish? I am glad, he did not believe in me ... But the only thing that counts for me is that today is a great day.”
Cavendish came out of the final turn poorly but even if he didn't win, he was able to don the red jersey for the leader in the points ranking. He had come into the stage only three points down on Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge), who was not involved in today's sprint.
A long day
The longest stage of this year's Giro, 255 km, got off to an early start, and the day's break group got an early start too. This day's group was composed of Olivier Kaisen (Lotto Belisol), Adrian Saez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Simone Ponzi (Astana), Stefan Denifl (Vacansoleil-DCM), Manuele Boaro (Saxo Bank) and Mickaël Delage (FDJ-BigMat).
The peloton kept the break in check as the escapees only had up to a five-minute gap. Ponzi fell back out of the group shortly after the feed zone leaving four riders off the front to continue with the attack.
The first climb of the day came at km 192, the Poggio alla Croce, a category three climb. Kaisen took the points and the field topped it about two minutes later. The gap then increased from 1:50 to 3:00 as the peloton was in no hurry to make the catch.
But finally Sky and Rabobank moved to the front of the field and the gap fell, hitting the one minute mark with 62km remaining, and it continued to hover around that point. With 43km to go it was down to just 30 seconds.
At about 30km to go, with the peloton breathing down the necks of the group, Boaro took off. Saez was the only one to follow, as the other three were absorbed back into the field.
The Saxo Bank rider, who had finished fourth in the opening time trial, put his talents to good use. He quickly had 30 seconds on Saez and more than a minute on the field. Saez was soon gathered in by the peloton, though, and they steadily brought the gap down.
Boaro's lead was only nine seconds as the field crossed the finish line for the first time, and moments later he was caught.
And almost immediately the last climb of the day started, the category four Vico, where Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil-DCM) jumped and built up a small lead. But he, too, was caught on the climb, whilst behind them the first riders dropped off the back due to the high speed.
Giovanni Visconti of Movistar was the next to go, and the Italian champion led a four-man group over the top. They were joined by Roman Kreuziger (Astana) and Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) on the descent, before being caught again by the field.
Sky jumped into the lead, to keep things under control for the remaining six kilometres to the finish line. Cavendish had survived this climb as well and was tucked in comfortably near the front behind his teammates.
Alessandro Ballan (BMC) took off at the 2km marker to look for the win, but Sky wasn't about to allow that. Visconti was the next to try his luck, but with an equal lack of success.
The crash occurred on the final of the many turns in the closing kilometre, as Sacha Modolo slid out into the barriers near the very front of the field, throwing all lead-out plans to the winds. Vaitkus had been in the lead and took off for the finish line, but Ferrari easily caught and passed the Lithuanian, rejoicing wildly as he crossed the line in the lead.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 6:49:05 |
2 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:30 |
88 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:37 |
90 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:42 |
93 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:00:46 |
96 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:00:49 |
106 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:54 |
107 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:06 |
108 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan | 0:01:37 |
111 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:02:36 |
116 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp | 0:03:18 |
118 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:03:28 |
124 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:58 |
125 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:04:00 |
127 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:06:43 |
143 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:07:44 |
150 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:10:02 |
151 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
158 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 161 - Cell 2 |