{"id":26886,"date":"2015-06-03T09:34:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T09:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=26886"},"modified":"2016-05-03T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T08:14:52","slug":"giro-ditalia-2015-stage-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/06\/03\/giro-ditalia-2015-stage-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giro d\u2019Italia 2015 stage by stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s Giro d\u2019Italia saw a lot of action. And we were there to document it as\u00a0Alberto Contador wins his second Giro and now lays his eyes on the Tour de France with the aim of being the first rider to win both in the same year<\/span>\u00a0since Marco Pantani in 1998. Read our stage by stage coverage to get all the details of the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stage 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tinkoff-Saxo\u2019s Alberto Contador finished 7 seconds behind Orica-GreenEdge\u2019s Simon Gerrans. Contador wants to win both the Giro and the Tour de France in the same year \u2013 the first rider to do so since the revered Marco Pantani in 1998.<\/p>\n

Stage 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Team Sky\u2019s resident Italian, Elia Viviani, took his first Giro stage win using his local knowledge of the final climb to clinch victory. Orica-GreenEdge\u2019s Michael Matthews took the pink jersey after the team time trial put him in a strong position.<\/p>\n

\"Giro<\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Orica-GreenEdge\u2019s Michael Matthews won and retained his GC lead, but Domenico Pozzovivo\u2019s savage crash almost turned the 2015 Giro into a tragedy. The Italian lay motionless and covered in a silver blanket until paramedics moved him to an ambulance. He\u2019s reported to be recovering well.<\/p>\n

Stage 4<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Orica-GreenEdge\u2019s Simon Clarke took the pink jersey from teammate Matthews. But the real victor was the young Davide Formolo, who won his first professional race and had the home crowd cheering him into La Spezia. At just 22, Formolo is one to watch.<\/p>\n

Stage 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The General Classification contenders flexed their muscles in the first mountain stage. Lampre-Merida\u2019s Polanc won the stage, but Contador stamped his dominance on the climb into Abetone as he followed the wheel of Astana\u2019s Fabio Aru to keep 2 seconds ahead in the overall classification.<\/p>\n

Stage 6<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Although Lotto Soudal\u2019s Andr\u00e9 Greipel won the stage, this one will be remembered for the collision that nearly took out the race favourite. Contador was surely grateful that the crash that dislocated his shoulder happened in the final sprint. Meanwhile, Nippo-Vini Fantini\u2019s Colli fractured his arm, ending his race.<\/p>\n

\"Cycling:<\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ulissi left the sprinting pack early to win the 267 km stage from Grosseto to Fiuggi. Contador showed steely determination, but was happy to stay close to the pack after the events of Stage 6.<\/p>\n

Stage 8<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Be\u00f1at Intxausti took the stage, but Contador captured the spirit of the Giro, inflicting tactical damage on Aru when he picked up bonus seconds during an early sprint. Clearly in pain, Contador protected his time bonus, enduring repeated attacks from Aru on the final climbs.<\/p>\n

Stage 9<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Astana team turned the screws on Contador. Tiralongo pulled to victory, as a strong team performance allowed Aru to finish with the GC contenders. Aru\u2019s sprint at the end reduced Contadors lead to three seconds.<\/p>\n

Stage 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Team Sky\u2019s Richie Porte received a 2-minute time penalty after Simon Clarke from Orica-GreenEdge gave him his front wheel. The UCI ruled that Clarke offered Porte \u201cnon-regulation assistance to a rider of another team.\u201d The penalty damaged Porte\u2019s hopes of a podium finish.<\/p>\n

\"News<\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 11<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Katusha\u2019s Ilnur Zakarin made a brake on a climb of the Imola race track. The rain added drama to the spectacle, and Zakarin\u2019s heroic efforts were rewarded with an impressive 53 second victory, but the GC remained unchanged \u2013 Team Sky\u2019s Richie Porte failed to make an impact.<\/p>\n

Stage 12<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Philippe Gilbert attacked late on the climb to capture the win, followed 3 seconds later by Alberto Contador, who took second. As a rain-soaked Stage 12 ended, Team Sky\u2019s Richie Porte was 3m 18s behind the pink jersey. Porte\u2019s personal \u00a3130,000 Team Sky bus seemed absurd given Team Sky\u2019s mediocre performance.<\/p>\n

Stage 13<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lampre-Merida\u2019s Modolo sprinted to victory as 20 riders crashed with 3.2 km to go. Just 200 m closer to the finish and the GC would have been unaffected. Aru avoided the crash, gaining significantly on Contador, who handed him the pink jersey.<\/p>\n

Stage 14<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Contador finished third to regain the race lead, but it was Team Sky\u2019s Belarusian, Vasil Kiryienka, who won the stage. His team mate Porte dropped out of the Giro to focus on the Tour De France, blaming knee and hip pain from the crash in Stage 13.<\/p>\n

Stage 15<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Contador increased his lead over Fabio Aru, while Spanish rider Landa won his first Grand Tour race.<\/p>\n

\"Giro<\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 16<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mikel Landa kept up the effort and won his second Grand Tour stage \u2013 a second successive mountain stage. Landa also took second place from his Astana teammate, attacking on the climbs as Aru appeared to suffer. Contador\u2019s tyre punctured on a descent and Astana attacked. Contador didn\u2019t panic and paced himself slowly back into the race.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 17<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No one was expecting much of what was generally considered a transitional stage \u2013 but the undulating stage created an exciting and unpredictable lead out for the sprint teams. Sacha Modolo of team Lampre won the sprint finish, ahead of Trek\u2019s Nizzolo and Giant-Alpecin\u2019s Mezgec.<\/p>\n

Stage 18<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Astana had two riders stuck behind a crash, including Aru, but here was little sympathy for Astana following the events of Stage 16. This was a critical stage for Contador, and he attacked, finishing over a minute ahead of the main group of GC contenders.<\/p>\n

Stage 19<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aru won, reclaiming second place from team mate Landa. Although Aru reduced the lead to 2m 2s before the final stage, Contador didn\u2019t react to Aru\u2019s break, as the race was all but won.<\/p>\n

Stage 20<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Iljo Keisse won the final stage, but Alberto Contador won his second Giro d\u2019Italia. Contador will want to win Le Tour, but he\u2019ll face stiff competition from Froome, Quintana, and Nibali \u2013 all of whom were absent from the Giro so that they could focus on the greatest stage race of all. The Tour De France 2015 has the potential to be one of the greatest Tours ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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