A scenario as expected for a stage like this one: a leading group with 3 riders which is taken back before the end, followed by a bunch sprint, won by the house sprinter of the Garmin-Transitions team in this Giro d'Italia 2010, Tyler Farrar.
The summary of the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2010: Avellino > Bitonto
This morning, the 182 riders who came to the start in Avellino must have realised that this would be the first day of this Giro d'Italia 2010 during which they would have nice weather during the whole 230 kilometer stage towards Bitonto!
The peloton allows them to get a gap of up to 7'50" at 194 kilometers from the finish, before starting the pursuit, led by Team Sky.
At the top of the climb towards Valico dell'Imbandina, Wegelius is the first to arrive, ahead of Dupont and Cataldo. The peloton has a 4'30" delay there.
At 50 kilometers from the finish, the gap is down to 1'20" but a fall in the peloton in Corato allows the three escapees to increase their gap a little bit.
In Molfetta quite a lot of people came to see the intermediate sprint which was won by Dario Cataldo, ahead of Hubert Dupont and Charles Wegelius. The gap with the peloton, led by Garmin-Transitions and HTC-Columbia, was down to only 17 seconds and it was thus sure the three leading riders would be taken back.
Some of the sprinters were already at the head of the peloton when some riders fell when turning to the right in Giovinazzo. Fortunately they've all been able to get back in the peloton and to move up to the front to get ready for a bunch sprint. Matteo Tossato (Quick Step) was the first to get at the head of the peloton in the last kilometer before leaving his place to Julian Dean (Garmin-Transitions) in the last 300 meters. Finally, the New-Zealander left his place to Tyler Farrar who won this 10th stage in the sprint.
The videos of the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2010
The white jersey for the best young rider will still be on Richie Porte's (Team Saxo Bank) shoulders tomorrow:
1/ Richie Porte (Team Saxo Bank) - 39h01'26"
2/ Robert Kiserlovski (Liquigas-Doimo) - +1'59"
3/ Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas-Doimo) - +2'52"
4/ Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) - +3'39"
5/ Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) - +8'49" by Thomas Vergouwen
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