May 16, 2006 – Here are some results from the 10th stage of the Giro:

Stage 10

1 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 4.39.47 (40.745 km/h)
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
3 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.02
4 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
5 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 0.03
6 Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
7 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.05
8 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
9 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank 0.08
10 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears

Overall

1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 39.29.40
2 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.34
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.48
4 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 2.05
5 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.35
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team 2.43
7 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 2.48
8 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.20
9 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 3.23
10 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.31

May 19, 2004 – Alessandro Pettachi was back in business after the Giro’s
rest day (Tues, May 18) scooping his fifth win at the 2004 Giro. Blazing
from the front of a perfect Fasso Bortolo train, Pettachi reached 67.1 kph
as he beat home Zanotti and Paris Roubaix winner Magnus Bachstedt.
Finishing in the town of Ascoli Picano this 146km stage witnessed some hot
weather that had the bunch less than animated.

May 20, 2003 – An epic day today at the Tour of Italy, with Stage 10 being won by the gritty Norwegian Kurt-Asle Arvesen (fakta-Pata Chips), and a daring Gilberto Simoni (Team Saeco) taking the pink jersey by just two seconds over Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola-SO.DI). Simoni's attacked hard with 40km to go, blowing the Giro wide open as his Saeco team worked over Garzelli and his Vini Caldirola squad to gain control of the Giro. Simoni finished 3rd took a eight second bonus and 25-second gap on Garzelli.

Stage 10:

1. Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta-Pata Chips 5.34.23 (38.040 km/h)
2. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo 0.01
3. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco
4. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Team Saeco 0.10
5. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo 0.26
6. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
7. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
8. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
9. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
10. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre

Overall:
1. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco 46.25.55
2. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 0.02
3. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio 0.56
4. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 1.38
5. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) CCC-Atlas-Polsat 1.52
6. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.58
7. Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre 2.06
8. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 2.28
9. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 3.23
10. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 3.45