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• Results: 2013 Amgen Tour of California, stage 8

  • 1. Peter SAGAN, Cannondale, in 3:04:07
  • 2. Daniel SCHORN, NetApp-Endura, at :00
  • 3. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
  • 4. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
  • 5. Ken HANSON, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :00
  • 6. Thor HUSHOVD, BMC Racing, at :00
  • 7. Michael MATTHEWS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
  • 8. Jacobe KEOUGH, UnitedHealthcare, at :00
  • 9. Sylvain CHAVANEL, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
  • 10. Matt BRAMMEIER, Champion System, at :00
  • 11. Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
  • 12. Jasper STUYVEN, Bontrager, at :00
  • 13. Frank Kevin PIPP, Bissell, at :00
  • 14. Jeremy VENNELL, Bissell, at :00
  • 15. Javier Alexis ACEVEDO COLLE, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at :00
  • 16. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :00
  • 17. Philip DEIGNAN, UnitedHealthcare, at :00
  • 18. Mathias FRANK, BMC Racing, at :00
  • 19. Luis ROMERO AMARAN, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at :00
  • 20. Cameron MEYER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
  • 21. Michael SCHÄR, BMC Racing, at :00
  • 22. Michael ROGERS, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
  • 23. Zakkari DEMPSTER, NetApp-Endura, at :00
  • 24. Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00
  • 25. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, 5HR, at :00
  • 26. Chad HAGA, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :00
  • 27. Laurent DIDIER, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 28. Lawson CRADDOCK, Bontrager, at :00
  • 29. Brent BOOKWALTER, BMC Racing, at :00
  • 30. Paul VOSS, NetApp-Endura, at :00
  • 31. Robert SWEETING, 5HR, at :00
  • 32. Marc DE MAAR, UnitedHealthcare, at :00
  • 33. Mitchell DOCKER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
  • 34. Oliver ZAUGG, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :00
  • 35. Boy VAN POPPEL, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
  • 36. Lieuwe WESTRA, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00
  • 37. Bartosz HUZARSKI, NetApp-Endura, at :00
  • 38. Thomas SOLADAY, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :00
  • 39. Bob JUNGELS, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 40. Carter JONES, Bissell, at :00
  • 41. Chad BEYER, Champion System, at :00
  • 42. Matthew BUSCHE, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 43. Scott ZWIZANSKI, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :00
  • 44. Ben JACQUES-MAYNES, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at :00
  • 45. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 46. Markel IRIZAR ARANBURU, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 47. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 48. Leopold KONIG, NetApp-Endura, at :00
  • 49. Lucas EUSER, UnitedHealthcare, at :00
  • 50. Andy SCHLECK, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00
  • 51. Gavin MANNION, Bontrager, at :00
  • 52. Guillaume BOIVIN, Cannondale, at :00
  • 53. David DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, NetApp-Endura, at :00
  • 54. Amaël MOINARD, BMC Racing, at :00
  • 55. Alexander CANDELARIO, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :14
  • 56. Wesley SULZBERGER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :16
  • 57. Max JENKINS, 5HR, at :16
  • 58. Wesley KREDER, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :16
  • 59. James STEMPER, 5HR, at :19
  • 60. Nathaniel ENGLISH, 5HR, at :19
  • 61. Brian VANDBORG, Cannondale, at :19
  • 62. Tyler WREN, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at :19
  • 63. Gregor GAZVODA, Champion System, at :19
  • 64. Alex HOWES, Garmin-Sharp, at :19
  • 65. Aldo Ino ILESIC, UnitedHealthcare, at :25
  • 66. Baden COOKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at :25
  • 67. Marco PINOTTI, BMC Racing, at :27
  • 68. Chris BUTLER, Champion System, at :27
  • 69. Michael MORKOV, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :27
  • 70. Edward KING, Cannondale, at :27
  • 71. Tanner PUTT, Bontrager, at :27
  • 72. Maciej BODNAR, Cannondale, at :27
  • 73. James DRISCOLL, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at :27
  • 74. Jesse ANTHONY, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at :27
  • 75. Lucas Sebastian HAEDO, Cannondale, at :27
  • 76. Jonas Aaen JÖRGENSEN, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :27
  • 77. Michael TORCKLER, Bissell, at :27
  • 78. David WILLIAMS, 5HR, at :27
  • 79. Timothy DUGGAN, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :27
  • 80. Kristijan KOREN, Cannondale, at :27
  • 81. Matteo TOSATTO, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :27
  • 82. Shawn MILNE, 5HR, at :27
  • 83. Jay MCCARTHY, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :27
  • 84. Ryan EASTMAN, Bontrager, at :27
  • 85. James ORAM, Bontrager, at :27
  • 86. Christopher BALDWIN, Bissell, at :27
  • 87. Caleb FAIRLY, Garmin-Sharp, at :27
  • 88. Jonathan Patrick MC CARTY, Bissell, at :27
  • 89. Kevin DE WEERT, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :36
  • 90. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :39
  • 91. Travis MEYER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :47
  • 92. Bertjan LINDEMAN, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :47
  • 93. Johan VAN SUMMEREN, Garmin-Sharp, at :50
  • 94. Jeffry LOUDER, UnitedHealthcare, at :50
  • 95. Jacob RATHE, Garmin-Sharp, at :50
  • 96. Rohan DENNIS, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:01
  • 97. Carson MILLER, Jamis-Hagens Berman, at 1:04
  • 98. Bobbie TRAKSEL, Champion System, at 1:20
  • 99. John MURPHY, UnitedHealthcare, at 1:20
  • 100. José Joao PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, NetApp-Endura, at 1:22
  • 101. Marsh COOPER, Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 1:25
  • 102. Christopher JONES, UnitedHealthcare, at 1:28
  • 103. Nathan BROWN, Bontrager, at 1:52
  • 104. Kin San WU, Champion System, at 2:00
  • 105. Ryan ROTH, Champion System, at 2:00
  • 106. Cesare BENEDETTI, NetApp-Endura, at 2:02
  • 107. Carlos VERONA QUINTANILLA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:33
  • 108. Thomas DE GENDT, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 2:33
  • 109. Jason MCCARTNEY, Bissell, at 2:43
  • 110. Antoine DUCHESNE, Bontrager, at 2:43
  • 111. Lachlan David MORTON, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:45
• Visconti back to his best a year after quitting the Giro

  

  Italian wins on the Galibier with an inspired performance

  
  
  
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• Evans retains high expectations at Giro d’Italia

  

  Australian follows Nibali on the Galibier

  
  
  
• Qroo Caliente Tri bike

  
  
  2008 Quintana Roo Caliente size M (purchased new spring of '09) $1500 obo
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  FSA Team Issue Carbon Crankset 172.5 (53/39)
  FSA MegaExo Bottom Bracket
  Vision Alloy Basebar
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  Vision Stem
  Real Design Aero HP Fork
  FSA Integrated Headset
  Koobi saddle
  Alex 320 wheelset
• Gallery: 2013 Giro d’Italia, stage 16

  
• Nibali resists the call of history on the Galibier

  

  Sicilian defends maglia rosa at Pantani monument

  
  
  
• Peter Sagan wins finale as Tejay van Garderen wins 2012 Amgen Tour of California

  Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) claimed the final yellow jersey in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California after Peter Sagan (Cannnondale) out-kicked the bunch in Santa Rosa to take his second stage win and clinch the green points jersey.

  Thomas De Gendt (Vaconsoleil-DCM), Jason McCartney (Bissell) and Antoine Duchesne (Bontrager) formed the early break of the day, after a neutral stretch over the Golden Gate Bridge, and 52km into the 130.4km race they had nearly four and a half minutes on the bunch.

  With 40km to race their advantage was under two minutes, though, as Garmin-Sharp pushed the pace for sprinter Tyler Farrar.

  As the gap slipped under a minute with 22km to go, Duchesne decided to go it alone. De Gendt sat up to wait for the inevitable. McCartney gutted it out, riding back up to Duchesne, as Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Cannondale began taking an interest in the chase.

  The two had 45 seconds in hand with 16km to race. But with 10km to go it was all over — Duchesne was the last man standing, and he too was swept up just before the bunch roared into downtown Santa Rosa for two laps of a finishing circuit.

  Cannondale took the front for the first go-round, hoping to launch Sagan to the stage victory, and then Garmin assumed command for the second.

  Going under the red kite Cannondale shouldered forward once again, as did Orica-GreenEdge. The bunch drove into the tunnel and toward the finish — and Sagan hit the sunlight very much a man on the move. He went early on the right, holding his advantage all the way across the line.

  Daniel Schorn (Team NetApp) took second with Farrar third.

  When the overall numbers were crunched, it was van Garderen clinching the victory by 1:47 over Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff). Javier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) finished third overall at 3:26.

  Van Garderen said it was great to take his first major stage-race victory and get the monkey off his back.

  “It’s a big relief,” he said. “It’s a weight off my shoulders. Hopefully, this gets the ball rolling.”

  Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more from Santa Rosa.

   

• Results: 2013 Giro d’Italia, stage 15

  

  • 1. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, in 4:40:48
  • 2. Carlos Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :42
  • 3. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-Merida, at :42
  • 4. Rafal MAJKA, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :42
  • 5. Fabio Andres DUARTE AREVALO, Colombia, at :47
  • 6. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-Merida, at :54
  • 7. Vincenzo NIBALI, Astana, at :54
  • 8. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :54
  • 9. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :54
  • 10. Rigoberto URAN URAN, Sky, at :54
  • 11. Robert KISERLOVSKI, RadioShack-Leopard, at :54
  • 12. Damiano CARUSO, Cannondale, at :58
  • 13. Franco PELLIZOTTI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at :58
  • 14. Wilco KELDERMAN, Blanco, at 1:00
  • 15. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at 1:00
  • 16. Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:06
  • 17. Danilo DI LUCA, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 1:09
  • 18. Darwin ATAPUMA HURTADO, Colombia, at 1:24
  • 19. Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Movistar, at 1:24
  • 20. Eros CAPECCHI, Movistar, at 1:27
  • 21. Tanel KANGERT, Astana, at 1:27
  • 22. Hubert DUPONT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:39
  • 23. Domenico POZZOVIVO, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:39
  • 24. Diego ROSA, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 1:49
  • 25. Matteo RABOTTINI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 1:49
  • 26. Robert GESINK, Blanco, at 1:52
  • 27. Jarlinson PANTANO, Colombia, at 1:55
  • 28. Fabio ARU, Astana, at 2:02
  • 29. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at 2:04
  • 30. Francis MOUREY, FDJ, at 2:12
  • 31. Juan Manuel GARATE, Blanco, at 2:12
  • 32. Stef CLEMENT, Blanco, at 2:12
  • 33. José HERRADA LOPEZ, Movistar, at 2:27
  • 34. Evgeny PETROV, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 2:34
  • 35. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:47
  • 36. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:58
  • 37. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 3:05
  • 38. Christian KNEES, Sky, at 3:23
  • 39. Steve MORABITO, BMC Racing, at 3:23
  • 40. Jose Rodolfo SERPA PEREZ, Lampre-Merida, at 3:26
  • 41. Rob RUIJGH, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 3:26
  • 42. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Blanco, at 3:41
  • 43. Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:41
  • 44. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at 3:55
  • 45. Thomas DAMUSEAU, Argos-Shimano, at 4:33
  • 46. Kanstantsin SIUTSOU, Sky, at 4:59
  • 47. Ivan SANTAROMITA, BMC Racing, at 5:13
  • 48. Vladimir KARPETS, Movistar, at 5:28
  • 49. Xabier ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Sky, at 6:32
  • 50. Valerio AGNOLI, Astana, at 7:07
  • 51. Stefano PIRAZZI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 7:07
  • 52. Miguel Angel RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 7:09
  • 53. Tobias LUDVIGSSON, Argos-Shimano, at 9:53
  • 54. George BENNETT, RadioShack-Leopard, at 9:53
  • 55. Peter STETINA, Garmin-Sharp, at 9:53
  • 56. Alessandro PRONI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 9:53
  • 57. Jorge AZANZA SOTO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 9:53
  • 58. Tiago MACHADO, RadioShack-Leopard, at 9:53
  • 59. Bruno PIRES, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 9:53
  • 60. Ben GASTAUER, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 9:53
  • 61. Vladimir GUSEV, Katusha, at 9:53
  • 62. Fabio FELLINE, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 9:53
  • 63. Stefano LOCATELLI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 9:59
  • 64. Robinson Eduardo CHALAPUD GOMEZ, Colombia, at 10:02
  • 65. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-Merida, at 10:53
  • 66. Dario CATALDO, Sky, at 11:02
  • 67. Salvatore PUCCIO, Sky, at 11:02
  • 68. Dominique ROLLIN, FDJ, at 11:55
  • 69. Brian BULGAC, Lotto-Belisol, at 13:16
  • 70. Lars Ytting BAK, Lotto-Belisol, at 13:16
  • 71. Paul MARTENS, Blanco, at 13:37
  • 72. Cameron WURF, Cannondale, at 13:37
  • 73. Ricardo MESTRE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 14:04
  • 74. Nelson Filipe SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, RadioShack-Leopard, at 14:36
  • 75. Rafael VALLS FERRI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 16:08
  • 76. Emanuele SELLA, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 16:08
  • 77. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana, at 16:08
  • 78. Martijn KEIZER, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 16:08
  • 79. Cristiano SALERNO, Cannondale, at 16:08
  • 80. Guillaume BONNAFOND, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 16:08
  • 81. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 16:08
  • 82. Petr IGNATENKO, Katusha, at 16:08
  • 83. Jackson RODRIGUEZ, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 16:08
  • 84. Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA, Movistar, at 16:08
  • 85. Frederik VEUCHELEN, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 16:08
  • 86. Francesco Manuel BONGIORNO, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 16:30
  • 87. Wilson Alexander MARENTES TORRES, Colombia, at 20:23
  • 88. Jens KEUKELEIRE, Orica-GreenEdge, at 20:26
  • 89. Cayetano José SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cannondale, at 20:26
  • 90. Daniele PIETROPOLLI, Lampre-Merida, at 20:26
  • 91. Vicente REYNES MIMO, Lotto-Belisol, at 20:26
  • 92. Kristijan DURASEK, Lampre-Merida, at 20:26
  • 93. Paolo LONGO BORGHINI, Cannondale, at 20:26
  • 94. Gert DOCKX, Lotto-Belisol, at 20:26
  • 95. Adam HANSEN, Lotto-Belisol, at 20:26
  • 96. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana, at 20:26
  • 97. Danilo WYSS, BMC Racing, at 20:26
  • 98. Albert TIMMER, Argos-Shimano, at 20:26
  • 99. Robert VRECER, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 21:15
  • 100. Frederik WILLEMS, Lotto-Belisol, at 22:17
  • 101. Sacha MODOLO, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 22:38
  • 102. Dmitriy GRUZDEV, Astana, at 23:46
  • 103. Edwin Alcibiades AVILA VANEGAS, Colombia, at 25:07
  • 104. Leonardo Fabio DUQUE, Colombia, at 25:07
  • 105. Yaroslav POPOVYCH, RadioShack-Leopard, at 27:54
  • 106. Robert HUNTER, Garmin-Sharp, at 27:54
  • 107. Thomas DEKKER, Garmin-Sharp, at 27:54
  • 108. Andrey ZEITS, Astana, at 27:54
  • 109. Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge, at 27:54
  • 110. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, Movistar, at 27:54
  • 111. Jesse SERGENT, RadioShack-Leopard, at 27:54
  • 112. Fabio SABATINI, Cannondale, at 27:54
  • 113. Stefano GARZELLI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 27:54
  • 114. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano, at 27:54
  • 115. Michal GOLAS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 116. Alan MARANGONI, Cannondale, at 27:54
  • 117. Hayden ROULSTON, RadioShack-Leopard, at 27:54
  • 118. Oscar GATTO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 27:54
  • 119. Maurits LAMMERTINK, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 27:54
  • 120. Kenny DE HAES, Lotto-Belisol, at 27:54
  • 121. Christian MEIER, Orica-GreenEdge, at 27:54
  • 122. Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp, at 27:54
  • 123. Johan LE BON, FDJ, at 27:54
  • 124. Serge PAUWELS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 125. Pavel BRUTT, Katusha, at 27:54
  • 126. Ioannis TAMOURIDIS, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 27:54
  • 127. Sonny COLBRELLI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 27:54
  • 128. Luke DURBRIDGE, Orica-GreenEdge, at 27:54
  • 129. Rory SUTHERLAND, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 27:54
  • 130. Adam BLYTHE, BMC Racing, at 27:54
  • 131. Marco MARCATO, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 27:54
  • 132. Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS, Garmin-Sharp, at 27:54
  • 133. Grega BOLE, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 27:54
  • 134. Anthony ROUX, FDJ, at 27:54
  • 135. Alex DOWSETT, Movistar, at 27:54
  • 136. Miguel MINGUEZ AYALA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 27:54
  • 137. Maarten WYNANTS, Blanco, at 27:54
  • 138. Pim LIGTHART, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 27:54
  • 139. Nathan HAAS, Garmin-Sharp, at 27:54
  • 140. Dmitry KOZONTCHUK, Katusha, at 27:54
  • 141. Dirk BELLEMAKERS, Lotto-Belisol, at 27:54
  • 142. Julien VERMOTE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 143. Elia VIVIANI, Cannondale, at 27:54
  • 144. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 27:54
  • 145. Jérôme PINEAU, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 146. Bert DE BACKER, Argos-Shimano, at 27:54
  • 147. Rafael ANDRIATO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 27:54
  • 148. Mark CAVENDISH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 149. Danilo HONDO, RadioShack-Leopard, at 27:54
  • 150. Mads CHRISTENSEN, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 27:54
  • 151. Willem WAUTERS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 27:54
  • 152. Gianluca BRAMBILLA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 153. Giampaolo CARUSO, Katusha, at 27:54
  • 154. Manuel BELLETTI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 27:54
  • 155. Iljo KEISSE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 156. Jens MOURIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 27:54
  • 157. Giacomo NIZZOLO, RadioShack-Leopard, at 27:54
  • 158. Danny PATE, Sky, at 27:54
  • 159. Maxim BELKOV, Katusha, at 27:54
  • 160. Daniel OSS, BMC Racing, at 27:54
  • 161. Laurent PICHON, FDJ, at 27:54
  • 162. Svein TUFT, Orica-GreenEdge, at 27:54
  • 163. Stephen CUMMINGS, BMC Racing, at 27:54
  • 164. Manuele BOARO, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 27:54
  • 165. Taylor PHINNEY, BMC Racing, at 27:54
  • 166. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, Movistar, at 27:54
  • 167. Roberto FERRARI, Lampre-Merida, at 27:54
  • 168. Tiziano DALL’ANTONIA, Cannondale, at 27:54
  • 169. Maarten TJALLINGII, Blanco, at 27:54
  • 170. Matteo TRENTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 27:54
  • 171. Luka MEZGEC, Argos-Shimano, at 27:54
  • 172. Nicola BOEM, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 27:54
  • 173. Edoardo ZARDINI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 27:54
  • 174. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at 27:54
  • 175. Murilo Antonio FISCHER, FDJ, at 27:54
  • 176. Giairo ERMETI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 27:54
  • 177. Marco CANOLA, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 27:54
  • 178. Filippo POZZATO, Lampre-Merida, at 27:54
  • 179. Mattia GAVAZZI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 27:54
  • 180. Davide APPOLLONIO, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 27:54
• Giovanni Visconti wins stage 15 of the 2013 Giro d’Italia; Vincenzo Nibali holds lead

  Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) rode through the snow to victory on Sunday in stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia.

  Visconti moved ahead on the Col du Telegraphe in the 149km leg from Cesana Torinese to the Col du Galibier. And while Matteo Rabottini (Vini Fantini) launched a solo chase on the Galibier, he couldn’t quite seal the deal.

  With 2km to go the Vini Fantini man was more than a minute down as he chased Visconti through a light snow.

  Behind, race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) tested his rivals in the dwindling favorites group, just in case anyone was thinking about testing him. The surge brought back the flagging Rabottini.

  But not Visconti — he hit the red kite alone, facing a maximum slog of 11 percent en route to the finish.

  It was a near thing, but an exhausted Visconti just made it, taking the victory and saluting the crowd. Carlos Betancur (Ag2r La Mondiale) finished second with Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) third.

  On the overall, Nibali remains firmly in charge going into the final rest day of the 2013 Giro, 1:26 ahead of Evans in second. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Sky) sits third at 2:46.

  Piano, piano

  The bunch rode as one up the Col du Mont Cenis before a break finally coalesced.

  Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani Valvole) got things going. He was joined first by Robinson Chalapud (Colombia), and then by Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge); Rabottini, Francesco Bongiorno (Bardiani Valvole), Visconti and Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli).

  Weening left the others behind, but not for long — as the escapees went over the top and down the other side a rebuilt seven-man group went on to build a six-minute lead over a disinterested peloton, led by Astana on behalf of race leader Nibali.

  As the gap dwindled to less than two minutes, Pirazzi attacked the break, trying to reach the summit of the Col du Telegraphe alone. Weening followed, making it a two-man go.

  Behind, Robert Gesink (Blanco) and Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) attacked out of the bunch, led by Astana.

  Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) had a dig next with 26km to race. Robert Kiserlovski (RadioShack) followed, and a general peppering of attacks followed as the bunch cut itself to ribbons on the climb.

  At the front of the race Rabottini and Visconti rejoined Pirazzi and Weening. Behind, Henao and Kiserlovski caught Gesink and Martinez.

  Then Visconti moved ahead alone, leading over the Telegraphe and charging toward the Col du Galibier.

  Behind, the chase was down to Pirazzi, Rabottini and Weening. Rabottini had a dig on the lower slopes of the Galibier, but Weening brought him back.

  Rabottini attacked again, and this time Weening did not chase. That left Visconti out front with Rabottini in pursuit.

  With 8km to go Visconti led Rabottini by just under 40 seconds. The remnants of the maglia rosa group swept up the Gesink group, and first Juan Manual Garate and then Wilco Kelderman tried their luck.

  Rabottini could make no headway on the final grind as behind, Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) attacked the bunch, trailed by Damiano Caruso (Cannondale). Astana paid no mind, as they were no threat to Nibali.

  When Nibali took a hand himself, it was clear that pretty much nobody was a threat — he finished seventh on the day, safely among his rivals for the maglia rosa, just behind Michele Scarponi (Lampre) and just ahead of Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), with Rigoberto Uran Uran (Sky) rounding out the top 10.

  Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more from Italy.

   

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