The 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2010 took place this afternoon between Frosinone and Cava De' Tirreni. Yet another rainy stage, won by Matthew Goss (HTC-Columbia).

The summary of the Frosinone > Cava De' Tirreni stage of the Giro d'Italia 2010

When Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli-Diquigiovanni) declared this morning he hoped for better weather with some well deserved sun after all the rain we had so far, he probably didn't know that the peloton could swim on the flooded roads at several places between Frosinone and Cava De' Tirreni ...

In Frosinone, 182 riders came to the start under a peeping sun. Baden Cooke (Team Saxo Bank), who was suffering from a tendinitis in his leg, didn't start with the other riders in this stage at 12.43.

After 9 kilometers already, 4 riders decided to get away from the peloton: Giampaolo Cheula (Footon-Servetto), Tom Stamsnijder (Rabobank), Michael Barry (Team Sky) and Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha Team). While their gap went up to 4 minutes after 27 kilometers, the sprinter teams and especially HTC-Columbia decided there to control the gap without however really starting the pursuit. The gap thus remained variable first between 2 and 3 minutes and in the last 50 kilometers between 1 and 2 minutes.

In the last 25 kilometers, André Greipel's team mates (HTC-Columbia) tear on the peloton which thus breaks in two. However, at 17 kilometers from the finish, the first purchasing group is split in two with a group of about 15 riders including part of the HTC-Columbia train but most importantly with Alexandre Vinokourov and some of his Astana team mates taking a lead!
Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team), Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo), Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) and Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli-Diquigiovanni) are a bit behind and it takes them no less than 7 kilometers to get back on them and to make sure they still get a chance to be on the podium of this Giro d'Italia 2010!

At 10 kilometers from the finish, Mikhail Ignatiev attacks from the leading group, joined again 2 kilometers further by Michael Barry. Their adventure also ends at about 5 kilometers from the finish and everything thus seems to be ready for a bunch sprint ...

Rubens Bertogliati (Androni Giocattoli-Diquigiovanni) is the first to attack, but he's taken back by the peloton, just before Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) and Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) start the sprint themselves! Finally, several riders get over them in the climb towards the finish line and Matthew Goss (HTC-Columbia) finally wins the stage!

The videos of the 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2010 - Frosinone > Cava De' Tirreni

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> Click here to see a video resume of the 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2010 - Frosinone > Cava De' Tirreni

The classifications

The classification of the 9th stage Frosinone > Cava De' Tirreni

The top 10 of the final sprint of this stage:

1/ Matthew Goss (HTC-Columbia) - 4h08:17 (45,190 km/h)
2/ Filippo Pozzato (Katusha Team)
3/ Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions)
4/ Robert Förster (Team Milram)
5/ Federico Canuti (Colnago - CSF Inox)
6/ Sébastien Hinault (AG2R La Mondiale)
7/ Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step)
8/ Greg Henderson (Team Sky)
9/ Jos van Emden (Rabobank)
10/ Markus Eibegger (Footon-Servetto)

The general classification

No changes in the general classification :

1/ Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) - 33h09'43"
2/ Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) - +1'12"
3/ Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) - +1'33"
4/ Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) - +1'51"
5/ Marco Pinotti (HTC-Columbia) - +2'17"
6/ Richie Porte (Team Saxo Bank) - +2'26"
7/ Vladimir Karpets (Katusha Team) - +2'34"
8/ Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) - +2'47"
9/ Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) - +3'08"
10/ Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli-Diquigiovanni) - +3'09"

The classification by points

Today's sprint, in Caserta was won by Tom Stamsnijder, ahead of Michael Barry and Mikhail Ignatiev, but Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) keeps the lead in the classification by points:

1/ Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) - 59 points
2/ Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) - 52 points
3/ Matthew Goss (HTC-Columbia) - 47 points
4/ Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) - 47 points
5/ Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) - 46 points
6/ Graeme Brown (Rabobank) - 42 points
7/ Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) - 39 points
8/ Robert Förster (Team Garmin) - 35 points
9/ Filippo Pozzato (Katusha Team) - 32 points
10/ Gregory Henderson (Team Sky)) - 32 points

King of the Mountains classification

No climbs in today's stage, so no changes in the King of the Mountains classification. Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto) thus continues tomorrow in his green jersey of the leader of this classification:

1/ Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto) - 16 points
2/ Chris Anker Sörensen (Team Saxo Bank) - 15 points
3/ Paul Voss (Team Garmin) - 10 points
4/ Simone Stortoni (Colnago - CSF Inox) - 10 points
5/ Rubens Bertogliati (Androni Giocattoli-Diquigiovanni) - 8 points

Best young rider classification

Richie Porte (Team Saxo Bank) still remains the best young rider for now:

1/ Richie Porte (Team Saxo Bank) - 33h12'09"
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"

door Thomas Vergouwen
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