Giro stage 11: Hanging in, inching up

The Argyle Armada rode a safe, smart race in what turned out to be a crashed-filled, rainy, hilly, hard stage. Though David Millar attempted another fine escape (above), he was soon reeled in by the hard charging peloton. Christian Vande Velde, David Millar and Ryder Hesjedal all finished in the first main group that included race leader Visconti. As a result, all three maintained their overall time gaps and further improved their GC positions.

The next two flat stages should allow the sprinters to put on a show before the Giro hits the mountains for real on Saturday.

Slipstream Results Stage 11
1. Alessandro Bertolini 5:44′22″

18. Christian Vande Velde +3′53″
56. David Millar +3′53″
57. Ryder Hesjedal +3′53″
128. Julian Dean +21′54″
132. Chris Sutton +21′54″
161. Pat McCarty +21′54″
162. Danny Pate +21′54″

Slipstream GC
1. Giovanni Visconti 49:00′17″

16. Christian Vande Velde +9′46″
59. Ryder Hesjedal +32′28″
77. David Millar +44′53″
153. Julian Dean +1:39′35″
158. Pat McCarty +1:47′37″
162. Danny Pate +1:50′42″
166. Chris Sutton +2:00′45″