May 27, 2011 (San Pellegrino Terme, Italy) – Italy’s Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the finishing sprint on the 151km Stage 18 from Morbegno to San Pellegrino Terme as the Giro is in the final stages. Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad finished second and Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quickstep Cycling Team) from Belgium was third. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling) placed 39th on the stage. With almost 5 minutes on his next rival Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard has locked up the Giro title with three stages to go.

Results

1. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:20:38
2. Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad
3. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
4. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 01:20
5. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
6. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 02:49
7. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha Team 03:46
8. Russell Downing (Gbr) Sky Procycling 04:34
9. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
10. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
11. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
12. Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 04:37
13. Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Esp) Movistar Team
14. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack
15. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
16. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard
17. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC
18. Carlos Sastre Candil (Esp) Geox-TMC 04:40
19. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 06:04
20. David Blanco Rodriguez (Esp) Geox-TMC
21. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
22. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-ISD
23. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
24. Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
25. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
26. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
27. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
28. Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
29. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
30. Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
31. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
32. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
33. Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
34. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
35. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShack
36. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad
37. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
38. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
39. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling
40. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Pro Team Astana
41. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard
42. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-Lotto
43. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
44. Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad
45. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
46. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
47. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
48. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard
49. Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha Team
50. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
51. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
52. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
53. Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
54. Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC
55. Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
56. Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
57. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
58. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
59. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana
60. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Movistar Team
61. Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
62. Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Esp) Movistar Team
63. Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
64. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo
65. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
66. Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & Sapone
67. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
68. Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
69. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
70. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
71. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
72. Inaki Isasi Flores (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
73. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
74. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
75. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
76. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
77. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
78. Carlos Alberto Betancourt Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone
79. Juan Horrach Rippoll (Esp) Katusha Team
80. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
81. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
82. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Esp) Androni Giocattoli
83. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 06:33
84. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC 07:44
85. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 12:16
86. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
87. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
88. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
89. Josep Jufre Pou (Esp) Pro Team Astana
90. Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard
91. Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard
92. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
93. Claudio Corioni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
94. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
95. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
96. Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 14:56
97. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
98. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling
99. Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team
100. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
101. Simon Zahner (Sui) BMC Racing Team
102. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Procycling
103. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
104. Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShack
105. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-ISD
106. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling
107. Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
108. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
109. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-ISD
110. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
111. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack
112. Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad
113. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
114. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team
115. Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team
116. Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
117. Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling
118. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
119. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack
120. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
121. Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
122. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad
123. Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
124. Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
125. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
126. Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
127. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
128. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
129. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
130. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
131. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team
132. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
133. Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
134. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
135. Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC
136. Daniel Sesma (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
137. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha Team
138. Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
139. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team
140. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
141. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team
142. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team
143. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
144. Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
145. Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
146. Miguel Minguez Ayala (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
147. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team
148. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
149. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
150. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
151. Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
152. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
153. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo
154. David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin-Cervelo
155. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
156. Marcel Wyss (Sui) Geox-TMC
157. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad
158. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
159. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
160. Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 15:15
161. Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
162. Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli

GC after Stage 18

1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 71:45:09
2. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 04:58
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 05:45
4. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 07:35
5. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad 09:12
6. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 09:18
7. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 09:22
8. Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC 09:38
9. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 09:47
10. Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha Team 10:25
11. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10:58
12. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Movistar Team 11:37
13. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 12:38
14. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 12:48
15. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 14:18
16. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo 20:53
17. Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad 23:16
18. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 23:57
19. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team 27:37
20. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 28:41
21. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 29:43
22. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling 30:14
23. Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 31:52
24. Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 34:09
25. Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 35:48
26. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-ISD 40:16
27. Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 41:25
28. Carlos Sastre Candil (Esp) Geox-TMC 42:06
29. Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & Sapone 43:57
30. Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone 45:12
31. Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 46:39
32. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 47:02
33. Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 50:43
34. Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 53:16
35. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 56:09
36. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 57:09
37. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha Team 59:31
38. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:00:01
39. Marcel Wyss (Sui) Geox-TMC 1:01:56
40. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 1:02:37
41. Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Esp) Movistar Team 1:02:55
42. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 1:05:31
43. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 1:06:19
44. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 1:07:46
45. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 1:08:57
46. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team 1:09:02
47. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 1:09:28
48. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:10:01
49. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 1:10:49
50. Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack 1:17:32
51. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 1:17:35
52. Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Esp) Movistar Team 1:21:56
53. Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 1:22:01
54. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:24:34
55. Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 1:26:27
56. Inaki Isasi Flores (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:28:00
57. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha Team 1:28:53
58. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 1:30:04
59. Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad 1:30:57
60. Juan Horrach Rippoll (Esp) Katusha Team 1:31:43
61. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling 1:34:30
62. Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack 1:36:13
63. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling 1:37:28
64. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:40:39
65. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack 1:40:47
66. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:40:53
67. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:43:12
68. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 1:43:27
69. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:43:55
70. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:45:42
71. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:46:32
72. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Esp) Androni Giocattoli 1:47:05
73. Carlos Alberto Betancourt Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone 1:50:07
74. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShack 1:50:35
75. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Geox-TMC 1:52:36
76. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team 1:53:10
77. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 1:54:51
78. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 1:54:53
79. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:55:55
80. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 1:57:10
81. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 1:58:06
82. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2:01:43
83. Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2:02:03
84. Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 2:03:46
85. Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 2:04:08
86. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:05:04
87. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Pro Team Astana 2:05:08
88. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 2:05:31
89. Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Procycling 2:07:11
90. Josep Jufre Pou (Esp) Pro Team Astana 2:07:36
91. David Blanco Rodriguez (Esp) Geox-TMC 2:09:40
92. Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 2:12:28
93. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling 2:13:16
94. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 2:17:49
95. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:17:52
96. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar Team 2:18:01
97. David Millar (Gbr) Team Garmin-Cervelo 2:18:04
98. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 2:19:27
99. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:21:19
100. Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:21:27
101. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:21:31
102. Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team 2:21:34
103. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 2:21:37
104. Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC 2:22:03
105. Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 2:22:48
106. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:23:02
107. Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 2:24:25
108. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:26:20
109. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-ISD 2:29:05
110. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 2:30:28
111. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:30:48
112. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:32:17
113. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-ISD 2:35:21
114. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 2:36:16
115. Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:37:03
116. Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC 2:37:16
117. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:38:20
118. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:39:21
119. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 2:40:06
120. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:40:14
121. Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team 2:41:08
122. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2:42:38
123. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 2:44:24
124. Bjorn Selander (USA) Team RadioShack 2:45:27
125. Simon Zahner (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2:47:15
126. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Procycling 2:48:27
127. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2:48:34
128. Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 2:48:42
129. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 2:50:02
130. Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard 2:50:29
131. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 2:51:16
132. Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 2:51:49
133. Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 2:54:00
134. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad 2:54:12
135. Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:54:46
136. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:55:19
137. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 2:56:49
138. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad 3:02:43
139. Russell Downing (Gbr) Sky Procycling 3:03:16
140. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3:03:51
141. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard 3:04:06
142. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:05:10
143. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:06:03
144. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3:07:25
145. Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:07:51
146. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3:08:52
147. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 3:09:56
148. Daniel Sesma (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:10:10
149. Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 3:10:48
150. Claudio Corioni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 3:11:24
151. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 3:11:36
152. Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 3:19:20
153. Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 3:20:00
154. Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 3:22:40
155. Miguel Minguez Ayala (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:25:23
156. Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 3:28:41
157. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team 3:35:11
158. Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad 3:35:24
159. Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3:36:07
160. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 3:37:42
161. Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli 3:38:38
162. Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3:40:11