2020 Giro d'Italia Stage 10 Results & Recap
Stage 10 of the 2020 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Sagan victorious in Tortoreto
Peter Sagan finally captured that elusive win he's been searching for in 2020, winning stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia from the breakaway on the rolling terrain east of the Apennines. It's also the first time the multiple world champion has won a stage at the Corsa Rosa, making it extra special for the Slovakian. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) crossed the line 20 seconds later to finish second.
"I'm very happy with this victory which also has a special meaning to me since it is my first one ever at the Giro d'Italia," Sagan said. "My previous victory was last year at the Tour de France, so I had to wait a bit to get this result. The team and the fans had their expectations, so I owed them a victory. I was on the podium a lot of times but there is a big difference between first and second place. We knew that going in the breakaway would be important today but I can guarantee you it wasn't easy at all. It was very hard, it took a lot of effort and I think the escapees today were the ones with the best legs."
JoĂŁo Almeida (DQT) survived more attacks on his GC lead to finish the day wearing pink for yet another day. He now leads Wilco Kelderman by 34 seconds and Pello Bilbao by 43 seconds.
“It was a hard day at the office, but I made it with the help of this tremendous team, who rode so hard for me and without whom I wouldn’t be where I am now. I felt good, despite the cold temperatures and the rain, and when Bilbao went, we remained calm and focused, and just did our homework, which concluded in bringing him back in the final kilometers”, Almeida said. “Third after such a stage is a nice result, it feels good to get another podium at this beautiful race. The four seconds I got on the line isn’t that much, but every second counts and can prove important when all is said and done. I don’t know how far I can go with this pink jersey, I’m just honoured to have it on my shoulders for more than a week and I’ll just continue to take it day by day and see where that takes me.”
The stage after the rest day came with the news of multiple positive Covid test results. Mitchelton Scott and Jumbo Visma packed up and went home because of it. A side result from the announcements was the fast and frenetic racing. It took 55km before a breakaway managed to break clear, containing Sagan, Filippo Ganna, Swift, Clarke, Restrepo, Cataldo, Villella, Ignatas Konovalovas (Groupama-FDJ), Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), and Nicolas Edet and Stéphane Rossetto.
Groupama FDJ burst to the front of the peloton to bring back the dangerous break - as it contained Peter Sagan, who was a threat to Arnaud DĂ©mare's (GFC) cyclamen jersey. However after 30km of team pursuiting, they eventually gave in and let the breakaway develop almost five minutes advantage, and Sagan pick up 12 points in the intermediate sprint.
It was on the final climb at Tortoreto when the Sagan and Swift took off ahead of the breakaway, and Sagan shook off Swift toward the top in pursuit of his stage win with 13 kilometres to go. The peloton was closing in fast, and sensing that, Bilbao attacked out of the bunch and bridged across to the chasers. Despite the waning advantage, no one could catch Sagan who rode his legs off to maintain daylight in-between him and the peloton.
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