Giro Update - Stages 10 and 11

The 2009 Giro d’Italia returned Tuesday after Monday’s rest day. Everyone was in good form including Antler Man, who showed up cheering on Levi Leipheimer. Leipheimer is still in 4th place over all after stages 10 and 11. Tuesday’s stage 10 was 262 km (about 163 miles) and had a few big climbs. Including a short but stout climb right before the finish with an average grade of 6.2% and a maximum of 12%. After each stage we watch as the statistical favorites earn their odds and we are reminded of who we cannot overlook.Ã‚Â

The overall leader so far, DaniloÃ‚Â Di Luca showed us again why he is wearing the pink jersey by winning stage 10. It was no small effort on his part; but he clearly had the right combination of fearlessness on the descents, careful analysis of the course prior the the race, and the narrow focus of winning the Giro. As Di Luca put it, “Stage wins are only a consequence of my overall target.” We’re only half way through the Giro so it’s still anybody’s race.Ã‚Â

Lance Armstrong had good rides Tuesday and Wednesday reminding us that he’s not to be counted out. Armstrong finished only 29 seconds behind 1st place Danilo Di Luca on Tuesday, and after today’s stage 11, Armstrong has moved from 25th to 16th place overall. Armstrong has a way of punishing people on the mountain stages, and with the third week of the Giro being in the mountains, it’s more than possible for him to make up the 5min 28sec’s he lacks on Di Luca.Ã‚Â

Click ‘more’ for overall standings and a link to Thursday’s time trial.

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Stage 11 was won by Mark Cavendish in a an impressive sprint finish. It was Cavendish’s third stage win (including the honors given for the team time trial in stage 1). The real excitement will be Thursday’s individual time trial. 60.6 (37.6 miles) of full speed riding with two climbs and steep descents. Check out Universal Sports for live video coverage starting a 9AM ET.Ã‚Â

OVERALL STANDINGSÃ‚Â

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