Cycling: An actually quiet stage after yesterday's rest day ends dramatically: On the one hand, the four-man escape group surprisingly brings their lead to the finish, where Nicola Boem von Bardiani wins. On the other hand, Richie Porte has a technical defect 10 km before the finish line - despite all efforts on the part of the Australian and the team, he loses a lot of time on Contador.
For a long time today it was business as usual in the peloton on the way from Civitanova Marche to Forlí: The riders expected a fairly flat profile over 200km with a quite demanding final on the pavé in Forlí and everything looked like a clear affair for the sprinters in the field off. After a few minutes, an Italian quintet pulled away from the field: Matteo Busato (Southeast), Oscar Gatto (Androni), Nicola Boem (Bardiani-CSF), Allessandro Malaguti (Nippo-Fantini) and Alan Marangoni (Cannondale-Garmin) were their names drivers at the top.
In the meantime, the quintet had a lead of almost five minutes, but the peloton, led by the Greipel team Lotto-Soudal, put the pressure on and gradually reduced the lead to three minutes and it seemed only a matter of time before the breakaways were caught by the field would. Oscar Gatto was the first of the five to get it, who had a technical defect 15km from the finish and dropped out of the leading group - bitter for the 30-year-old, who would have had good chances in the sprint. Shortly thereafter, the same fate befell another prominent driver in the field: Richie Porte was suddenly driving at the very end of the field, about 10km before the finish line he too had to pull away due to a defect. Four of his teammates immediately fell back and tried to bring their captain back up front, but it wasn't enough: in the end, Porte lost more than 40 seconds to the field and his rivals Contador and Aru.
With the four-man breakaway still more than a minute ahead with 5km to go, they seemed to get their second breath as it really looked like they could salvage their lead all the way to Forli - and they did. The four compatriots worked together in an exemplary manner up to 2.000m before the finish, only then did the attacks begin – first it was Marangoni who escaped, but his timing was not ideal: in the last few meters he was caught up by his pursuers and passed down to fourth place . Nicola Boem won easily ahead of Matteo Busato and Allessandro Malaguti. André Greipel finished seventh and passed Elia Viviani again in the points classification, but tomorrow Nicola Boem will start in red.
Final result 10th stage Giro d'Italia 2015
[easy table th=“0″]1.,Nicola Boem,ITA,Bardiani-CSF,04:26:16
2.,Matteo Busato,ITA,Southeast,
3.,Allessandro Malaguti,ITA,Nippo-Vini Fantini,00:00:02
4.,Alan Marangoni,ITA,Cannondale-Garmin,00:00:04
5th, Giacomo Nizzolo, ITA, Trek, 00:00:18
6rd,Sacha Modolo,ITA,Lampre Merida,
7th,André Greipel,GER,Lotto-Soudal,
8.,Luka Mezgec,SLO,Giant Alpecin,
9.,Nicola Ruffoni,ITA,Bardiani-CSF,
10th, Davide Apollonio, ITA, Androni,
[/easytable] [tab:Preview]Central Italian sprint specialty
The 10th stage of this year's Giro from Civitanova Marche to Forli follows the first rest day of this year. After yesterday's stage ended in the south of the country very close to Naples, today's start is in the central Italian town of Civitanova Marche directly on the Adriatic coast. From there, drivers head north along the sea to Forli at the foot of the Eastern Apennines.
A look at the altitude profile of the stage reveals: After the rest day, the peloton can expect a largely flat stage, which is typically more at the beginning of one of the big tours. After about 100km, the Monte di Bartolo is a moderate climb that shouldn't pose too much of a challenge for any rider in the field. You don't have to be a clairvoyant to expect a mass sprint after almost 200km. Today will probably be one of the last opportunities for the sprint aces to secure a stage win. The overall ranking candidates will probably take it easy today and try not to waste too much time. The 10th stage is unlikely to have much impact on the outcome of this year's Giro - the route through the eastern part of Italy, however, promises one or the other scenic highlight with the many small, medieval towns and alleys.
TV and streaming
This year, Eurosport will broadcast live from every stage of the Giro. There is also a stream or two on the Internet.
TV broadcast
Tuesday, May 19, 14:30 p.m. – 17.30:XNUMX p.m
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