Giro d'Italia: Menchov Blazes Time Trial, Takes Pink Jersey

Levi Leipheimer (Astana) set a blistering pace of 1:34:49 across the 60.6km stage 12 time trial, but Denis Menchov (Rabobank) swept in behind him 20 seconds faster, taking both the stage win and the overall lead of the 2009 Giro d’Italia. Ã‚Â Menchov’s average speed was about 38.7 km/h (~ 24 mph)!

LPR’s Danilo Di Luca finished 1:54 behind, taking 6th for the stage, and losing 34 seconds in the overall classification.

UniversalSports.com streamed the race live, which just ended a bit ago, and there’s usually a few hour delay before they get the recorded version up. Ã‚Â Check it out later this afternoon…and a little tip: Once the video starts, you can click anywhere in the timeline and it’ll jump to that part, they’ve done an excellent job buffering it and kudos to them for excellent coverage of the race. Ã‚Â The important part of what I just wrote is this: Ã‚Â Once it starts, click about 2/3 of the way into it and watch the big names duke it out.

Hit ‘more’ for full stage results…

Ã‚Â	Rider	Country	Team	Time	Gap
1	MENCHOV Denis	RUS	RAB	1:34:29	0:00
2	LEIPHEIMER Levi	USA	AST	1:34:49	0:20
3	GARZELLI Stefano	ITA	ASA	1:35:32	1:03
4	BRAJKOVIC Janez	SLO	AST	1:35:43	1:14
5	PELLIZOTTI Franco	ITA	LIQ	1:35:56	1:27
6	DI LUCA Danilo	ITA	LPR	1:36:23	1:54
7	WIGGINS Bradley	GBR	GRM	1:36:28	1:59
8	BOSISIO Gabriele	ITA	LPR	1:36:33	2:04
9	SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo	COL	SDA	1:36:42	2:13
10	BRUSEGHIN Marzio	ITA	LAM	1:36:46	2:17
11	BASSO Ivan	ITA	LIQ	1:36:46	2:17
12	SASTRE CANDIL Carlos	ESP	CTT	1:36:47	2:18
13	ARMSTRONG Lance	USA	AST	1:36:55	2:26
14	ROGERS Michael	AUS	THR	1:37:15	2:46
15	VISCONTI Giovanni	ITA	ISD	1:37:17	2:48
16	SCARPONI Michele	ITA	SDA	1:37:22	2:53
17	SIMONI Gilberto	ITA	SDA	1:37:29	3:00
18	PINOTTI Marco	ITA	THR	1:37:56	3:27
19	VALJAVEC Tadej	SLO	ALM	1:38:04	3:35
20	SIUTSOU Kanstantsin	BLR	THR	1:38:23	3:54
21	KESSIAKOFF Fredrik	SWE	FUJ	1:38:26	3:57
22	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	UKR	AST	1:38:28	3:59
23	CUNEGO Damiano	ITA	LAM	1:38:36	4:07
24	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	NOR	THR	1:38:44	4:15
25	TEN DAM Laurens	NED	RAB	1:38:54	4:25
26	ARROYO DURAN David	ESP	GCE	1:39:09	4:40
27	BAK Lars Ytting	DEN	SAX	1:39:24	4:55
28	LOVKVIST Thomas	SWE	THR	1:39:30	5:01
29	CIONI Dario David	ITA	ISD	1:39:30	5:01
30	DE GREEF Francis	BEL	SIL	1:39:41	5:12
31	MILLAR David	GBR	GRM	1:39:46	5:17
32	BERTOLINI Alessandro	ITA	SDA	1:39:50	5:21
33	MASCIARELLI Francesco	ITA	ASA	1:39:58	5:29
34	FROOME Christopher	KEN	BAR	1:40:05	5:36
35	DEIGNAN Philip	IRL	CTT	1:40:10	5:41
36	GRIVKO Andriy	UKR	ISD	1:40:20	5:51
37	SZMYD Sylvester	POL	LIQ	1:40:53	6:24
38	MCCARTNEY Jason	USA	SAX	1:40:53	6:24
39	RODRIGUEZ Jackson	VEN	SDA	1:40:55	6:26
40	PAUWELS Serge	BEL	CTT	1:41:02	6:33
41	CAPECCHI Eros	ITA	FUJ	1:41:02	6:33
42	PETROV Evgeni	RUS	KAT	1:41:07	6:38
43	TJALLINGII Maarten	NED	RAB	1:41:13	6:44
44	KRIVTSOV Yuriy	UKR	ALM	1:41:27	6:58
45	KIRYIENKA Vasil	BLR	GCE	1:41:27	6:58
46	SEELDRAYERS Kevin	BEL	QST	1:41:33	7:04
47	FOTHEN Markus	GER	MRM	1:41:35	7:06
48	DE BONIS Francesco	ITA	SDA	1:41:42	7:13
49	SPRICK Matthieu	FRA	BBO	1:41:46	7:17
50	OCHOA Carlos Jose’	VEN	SDA	1:41:55	7:26
51	BERTOGLIATI Rubens	SUI	SDA	1:41:57	7:28
52	MALACARNE Davide	ITA	QST	1:42:00	7:31
53	VORGANOV Eduard	RUS	XGZ	1:42:01	7:32
54	GUSTOV Volodymir	UKR	CTT	1:42:03	7:34
55	BONNAFOND Guillaume	FRA	ALM	1:42:06	7:37
56	GONZALEZ BAEZA Hector	ESP	FUJ	1:42:06	7:37
57	SOLER Juan M.	COL	BAR	1:42:07	7:38
58	ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto	COL	RAB	1:42:08	7:39
59	ANDRIOTTO Dario	ITA	ASA	1:42:12	7:43
60	FAILLI Francesco	ITA	ASA	1:42:20	7:51
61	IGNATIEV Mikhail	RUS	KAT	1:42:22	7:53
62	CAMANO ORTUZAR Iker	ESP	FUJ	1:42:27	7:58
63	HUZARSKI Bartosz	POL	ISD	1:42:35	8:06
64	LJUNGBLAD Jonas	SWE	SIL	1:42:40	8:11
65	AGNOLI Valerio	ITA	LIQ	1:42:40	8:11
66	TIRALONGO Paolo	ITA	LAM	1:42:51	8:22
67	ROHREGGER Thomas	AUT	MRM	1:42:56	8:27
68	LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo	ESP	GCE	1:43:00	8:31
69	PERGET Mathieu	FRA	GCE	1:43:00	8:31
70	MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir	CRO	LIQ	1:43:05	8:36
71	NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel	ESP	AST	1:43:05	8:36
72	KAISEN Olivier	BEL	SIL	1:43:11	8:42
73	ZEITS Andrey	KAZ	AST	1:43:12	8:43
74	VANENDERT Jelle	BEL	SIL	1:43:14	8:45
75	CODOL Massimo	ITA	ASA	1:43:15	8:46
76	DANIELSON Tom	USA	GRM	1:43:18	8:49
77	CHARTEAU Anthony	FRA	GCE	1:43:22	8:53
78	RUBIERA VIGIL Jose’ Luis	ESP	AST	1:43:29	9:00
79	BELLOTTI Francesco	ITA	BAR	1:43:32	9:03
80	BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo	ITA	SDA	1:43:33	9:04
81	EFIMKIN Alexander	RUS	ALM	1:43:41	9:12
82	SCHRODER Bjorn	GER	MRM	1:43:47	9:18
83	WEGELIUS Charles	GBR	SIL	1:43:47	9:18
84	ESKOV Nikita	RUS	KAT	1:43:48	9:19
85	MARZANO Marco	ITA	LAM	1:43:48	9:19
86	GOLCER Jure	SLO	LPR	1:43:53	9:24
87	DAVIS Allan	AUS	QST	1:43:53	9:24
88	CATALDO Dario	ITA	QST	1:43:54	9:25
89	SEROV Alexander	RUS	KAT	1:44:00	9:31
90	POSSONI Morris	ITA	THR	1:44:01	9:32
91	GRABOVSKYY Dmytro	UKR	ISD	1:44:02	9:33
92	CHIARINI Riccardo	ITA	LPR	1:44:03	9:34
93	FACCI Mauro	ITA	QST	1:44:08	9:39
94	CACCIA Diego	ITA	BAR	1:44:11	9:42
95	SCARSELLI Leonardo	ITA	ISD	1:44:12	9:43
96	KING Edward	USA	CTT	1:44:12	9:43
97	GILBERT Philippe	BEL	SIL	1:44:14	9:45
98	POZZATO Filippo	ITA	KAT	1:44:15	9:46
99	LONGO BORGHINI Paolo	ITA	BAR	1:44:17	9:48
100	MAYOZ ECHEVERRIA Iban	ESP	XGZ	1:44:26	9:57
101	GAVAZZI Francesco	ITA	LAM	1:44:31	10:02
102	BELGY Julien	FRA	BBO	1:44:32	10:03
103	CHAINEL Steve	FRA	BBO	1:44:33	10:04
104	GASPAROTTO Enrico	ITA	LAM	1:44:40	10:11
105	BRUTT Pavel	RUS	KAT	1:44:46	10:17
106	JACOBS Pieter	BEL	SIL	1:44:50	10:21
107	GOSS Matthew Harley	AUS	SAX	1:44:51	10:22
108	STAMSNIJDER Tom	NED	RAB	1:44:54	10:25
109	HULSMANS Kevin	BEL	QST	1:44:55	10:26
110	CHEULA Giampaolo	ITA	BAR	1:44:57	10:28
111	REDA Francesco	ITA	QST	1:44:59	10:30
112	BRANDT Christophe	BEL	SIL	1:45:00	10:31
113	ISAICHEV Vladimir	RUS	XGZ	1:45:03	10:34
114	SPEZIALETTI Alessandro	ITA	LPR	1:45:05	10:36
115	ENGELS Addy	NED	QST	1:45:06	10:37
116	BARRY Michael	CAN	THR	1:45:08	10:39
117	CARLSTROM Kjell	FIN	LIQ	1:45:09	10:40
118	ZABRISKIE David	USA	GRM	1:45:11	10:42
119	GERRANS Simon	AUS	CTT	1:45:11	10:42
120	MONTAGUTI Matteo	ITA	LPR	1:45:12	10:43
121	LLOYD Daniel	GBR	CTT	1:45:12	10:43
122	DOCKX Bart	BEL	SIL	1:45:13	10:44
123	STANGELJ Gorazd	SLO	LIQ	1:45:21	10:52
124	DION Renaud	FRA	ALM	1:45:24	10:55
125	PIETROPOLLI Daniele	ITA	LPR	1:45:25	10:56
126	GARCIA Marcos	ESP	XGZ	1:45:33	11:04
127	VOECKLER Thomas	FRA	BBO	1:45:37	11:08
128	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	LTU	CTT	1:45:38	11:09
129	RABUNAL RIOS Gonzalo	ESP	XGZ	1:45:38	11:09
130	VAN GOOLEN Jurgen	BEL	SAX	1:45:38	11:09
131	KOZONTCHUK Dmitry	RUS	RAB	1:45:43	11:14
132	GOMEZ GOMEZ Angel	ESP	FUJ	1:45:44	11:15
133	MORABITO Steve	SUI	AST	1:45:45	11:16
134	JEANNESSON Arnold	FRA	GCE	1:45:48	11:19
135	DONATI Alessandro	ITA	ASA	1:45:49	11:20
136	MORI Manuele	ITA	LAM	1:45:50	11:21
137	VANOTTI Alessandro	ITA	LIQ	1:45:52	11:23
138	BARLA Luca	ITA	MRM	1:45:53	11:24
139	BONO Matteo	ITA	LAM	1:45:53	11:24
140	DEAN Julian	NZL	GRM	1:45:53	11:24
141	MASCIARELLI Andrea	ITA	ASA	1:45:54	11:25
142	TSCHOPP Johann	SUI	BBO	1:45:58	11:29
143	PALUMBO Giuseppe	ITA	ASA	1:46:03	11:34
144	DE GROOT Bram	NED	RAB	1:46:09	11:40
145	CARDENAS Felix Rafael	COL	BAR	1:46:10	11:41
146	STANNARD Ian	GBR	ISD	1:46:15	11:46
147	PETACCHI Alessandro	ITA	LPR	1:46:16	11:47
148	SENAC Jean Charles	FRA	ALM	1:46:17	11:48
149	QUINZIATO Manuel	ITA	LIQ	1:46:22	11:53
150	CESAR VELOSO Gustavo	ESP	XGZ	1:46:22	11:53
151	AUGUSTYN John Lee	RSA	BAR	1:46:25	11:56
152	VOIGT Jens	GER	SAX	1:46:29	12:00
153	MAZZANTI Luca	ITA	KAT	1:46:40	12:11
154	HUNT Jeremy	GBR	CTT	1:46:40	12:11
155	MARZOLI Ruggero	ITA	ASA	1:46:47	12:18
156	HADDOU Said	FRA	BBO	1:46:49	12:20
157	PATE Danny	USA	GRM	1:46:53	12:24
158	SWIFT Ben	GBR	KAT	1:46:56	12:27
159	HINAULT Sebastien	FRA	ALM	1:47:03	12:34
160	KLIMOV Serguei	RUS	KAT	1:47:12	12:43
161	SONNERY Blaise	FRA	ALM	1:47:14	12:45
162	VAN EMDEN Jos	NED	RAB	1:47:16	12:47
163	MARTINEZ ACEVEDO Serafin	ESP	XGZ	1:47:19	12:50
164	FERNANDEZ CRUZ Delio	ESP	XGZ	1:47:22	12:53
165	FORSTER Robert	GER	MRM	1:47:22	12:53
166	ERMETI Giairo	ITA	LPR	1:47:32	13:03
167	FERNANDEZ RAMOS Alberto	ESP	FUJ	1:47:45	13:16
168	LOPEZ GARCIA David	ESP	GCE	1:47:55	13:26
169	FOTHEN Thomas	GER	MRM	1:47:57	13:28
170	DA DALTO Mauro	ITA	LAM	1:47:57	13:28
171	CAVENDISH Mark	GBR	THR	1:48:00	13:31
172	RENSHAW Mark	AUS	THR	1:48:07	13:38
173	GENE Yohann	FRA	BBO	1:48:15	13:46
174	FARRAR Tyler	USA	GRM	1:48:17	13:48
175	HAEDO Juan Jose’	ARG	SAX	1:48:18	13:49
176	MULLER Martin	GER	MRM	1:48:43	14:14
177	HUNTER Robert	RSA	BAR	1:48:46	14:17
178	LE FLOCH Guillaume	FRA	BBO	1:48:51	14:22
179	LUND Anders	DEN	SAX	1:48:53	14:24
180	VIGANO’ Davide	ITA	FUJ	1:48:58	14:29
181	KLOSTERGAARD Kasper	DEN	SAX	1:49:10	14:41
182	SERRANO Ricardo	ESP	FUJ	1:49:59	15:30
183	DEVENYNS Dries	BEL	QST	1:51:24	16:55
184	MEYER Cameron	AUS	GRM	1:51:32	17:03
185	SOKOLOV Evgeny	RUS	BBO	1:51:48	17:19
186	GATTO Oscar	ITA	ISD	1:52:19	17:50