May 17, 2016 (Sestola, ITA) – Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo is now 14th overall as Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF soloed to victory with a decisive victory on Stage 10 from Campi Bisenzio to Sestola, 219 km. Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx – Quick-Step captured the maglia rosa from his teammate Gianluca Brambilla (Ita).

“Today I’m living the most beautiful day of my life. It doesn’t feel real. It’s like being in a bubble. Finally I’ve taken my first pro win. It highlights how much our team is like an enormous family. I thank them all, especially Nicola Boem who sacrificed himself for me. I hope I have paid him back for the faith he put in me by pulling our group. What a wonderful day,” commented Ciccone.

Jungels, in pink for the first time in his career said, “It doesn’t often happen in cycling that the first rider in the classification pulls for the second one, so what [Gianluca] Brambilla did today is incredible. He was dropped, then he came back and pulled again. I can’t believe it. This is one of the greatest days in my life. We’re a group of friends. We’ve had three riders in the Maglia Rosa, starting with Marcel Kittel. We’ve achieved more than we expected – at least, I have”.

Results

1. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF 5:44:32
2. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Team 0:42
3. Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team 1:20
4. Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:53
5. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini 2:04
6. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team 2:10
7. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 2:11
8. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team
9. Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge
10. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team

25. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo 2:26
77. Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale 17:02
132. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge 27:33

GC after Stage 10

1. Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-Quick-Step 40:19:52
2. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team 0:26
3. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 0:50
4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:52
6. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx-Quick-Step 1:11
7. Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 1:44
8. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:46
9. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha 2:08
10. Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-GreenEdge 2:26

14. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo 3:39
76. Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R La Mondiale 53:46
160. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge 1:29:30