Tuesday’s first mountain stage provided an interesting antipasti of who’s going to be the main attraction in this centenary Giro d’Italia.Danilo Di Luca (LPR), the 2007 Giro champion, sprinted to victory ahead of 2000 Giro winner Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) out of an elite group of about 40 riders to remind everyone that he’s still a force to reckon with.
“The Giro started the same way as two years ago, when I won stage 4 and then the overall. It was not easy to win today, but it was a relatively easy climb,” Di Luca said. “I am still as explosive as I was two years ago, but it will be difficult to win. The level of the Giro this year is super high. All the world’s best riders are here, except Contador.”
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1. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE), Columbia-Highroad, 13:05:28
2. Danilo Di Luca (ITA), LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini, at 0:02
3. Michael Rogers (AUS), Columbia-Highroad, at 0:06
4. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR), Astana, at 0:26
5. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana, at 0:26
6. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, at 0:28
7. Franco Pellizotti (ITA), Liquigas, at 0:32
8. Damiano Cunego (ITA), Lampre, at 0:42
9. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA), Lampre, at 0:42
10. Carlos Sastre Candil (ESP), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:49
2. Danilo Di Luca (ITA), LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini, at 0:02
3. Michael Rogers (AUS), Columbia-Highroad, at 0:06
4. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR), Astana, at 0:26
5. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Astana, at 0:26
6. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, at 0:28
7. Franco Pellizotti (ITA), Liquigas, at 0:32
8. Damiano Cunego (ITA), Lampre, at 0:42
9. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA), Lampre, at 0:42
10. Carlos Sastre Candil (ESP), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:49
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