Giro d'Italia, May 8 - 30, 2010, Stage 16    Tuesday, May 25, 12.8 km, Individual Time Trial (uphill, half road, half dirt)
S. Vigilio di Marebbe → Plan de Corones
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Results
1      Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone      0:41:28      
2     Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team     0:00:42     
3     John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale     0:00:54

General classification
1      David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne      68:32:26      
2     Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo     0:02:27     
3     Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank     0:02:36     
4     Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team     0:03:09     
5     Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team     0:04:36

Skippy report:  Cadel was a mountainbiker, and I followed all his races throughout the 90's, but forget all the relevance of this to his result in today's stage (and last week's muddy road stage that he won).  Today's course was not half dirt as publicized, it was a ‘rough' road race at worst.  Cadel achieved a good result today, because he is a good bike rider, no more, no less.

Italian Support Report:  Every Italian rider on course today, without live TV coverage (ie a prominent camera on a motorbike nearby) was pushed by fans.  All our group, split up all over the hill witnessed this.  The fans still cheered all the other riders, more than politely, but did not push.  I did not see the TV coverage for Garzelli (or any other rider), but felt his result today was unusual.    

Tomorrow:  Stage 17, Wednesday, May 26, 173 km
Brunico → Pejo Terme