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David Olle in Italy, +39 333 5959 217, anytime
Launceston’s Mathew Harley Goss swims to a win
Anyone still wondering about how wet the spring is in Italy, can stop once they see the depth of water across today’s stage.
Results
1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
General classification
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas - Doimo
Skippy report:
Matthew Goss’s HTC Colombia team plan was to get the win for Andre Greipel, unfortunately for Andre, the slightly uphill finish did not suit him. It was almost Cadel and Vinokourov’s style, as they were leading the peloton in the closing metres, looking to pick up some time bonuses if available, until Matt Goss, in his 2nd Giro, moved to the front and scored the win. Three stage wins, for three different skips (in almost as many days), from nine stages.
Andre Greipel, former winner of our ‘Tour Down Under’ remains winless in this Giro.
For those in Australia, SBS does a daily report on the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) called by Matt Keenan in the evenings, catch them if you can.
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Tomorrow: Stage  10 Tuesday, May 18 220 km
Avellino → Bitonto
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The Bike Race
Three stages kick start the race in Holland, before they transfer to Savigliano in Italy’s north west Piedmonte region. From here the race heads further south, through Tuscany, across to Abruzzo before returning to the Dolomites in the north-east and the event’s Grand Finale in Verona. 198 riders (14 from Australia) complete 21 stages over 3 weeks, visiting 2 countries en route, with just 2 rest days. 3,416 kilomtres, running May 8 – 30.
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David Olle’s cycling reports are used by ABC radio’s 774 DRIVE show in Melbourne, ABC radio
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