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Stage 11, Wednesday, May 15: Tarvisio (Cave del Predil) - Vajont 1963/2012 (Erto e Casso), 182 km

Rated Ascents:

• Km 120.4 Forcella Ciampigotto (1,790m), Category 2
• Km 192: Vajont (809m), 5.3% average gradient, Category 2

The Race: The peloton (with Ryder Hesjedal, whose start today was doubtful) remained together for about 100 km when a big break moved away and quickly forged a five-minute lead. From that group Patrick Gretsch rode away on the Forcella Ciampigotto. Astana rode tempo at the front of the bunch for most of the stage, not too worried abut the 20-odd riders off the front.

With 26 km to go Gretsch had a 1min 20second lead over his former breakaways and 6min on the maglia rosa group. Daniel Oss and Ramunas Navadauskas left the break and quickly caught Gretsch. With 16 km to go it was Oss, Navardauskas and Gretsch chased by about 17 riders about 1min 20sec back and the main peloton led by Astana still six minutes behind.

Gretsch was clearly suffering as he tried to stay with his new break companions and at 11.5 km to go, as the road began to rise, he was shelled.

At the start of the Vajont ascent the lead pair had 2min 12sec on the break and were 6min 35sec ahead of the Pink Jersey group. Navadauskas did a couple of probing attacks and dropped Oss as he rode under the 5 km banner.

Navardauskas was not to be stopped, as he took a beautiful solo win. Astana was comfortable merely containing any threats.

Results :

1. Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) 4hr 23min 14sec
2. Daniel Oss (BMC) @ 1min 8sec
3. Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) @ 2min 59sec

4. Salvatore Puccio (Sky) @ 3min 7sec
5. Paul Mertens (Banco) s.t.
6. Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) s.t.
7. Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) s.t.
8. Serge Pauwels (Omega-Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3min 10sec
9. Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3min 11sec
10. Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3min 25sec
11. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) @ 3min 27sec
12. Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) @ 3min 30sec
13. Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 3min 36sec
14. Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil) s.t.
15. Guillaume Bonnafond (Ag2r) @ 3min 57sec
16. Leonardo Duque (Colombia) @ 4min 12sec
17. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) @ 4min 20sec
18. Johan Le Bon (FDJ) @ 4min 40sec
19. Cayetano Sarmiento (Cannondale) s.t.
20. Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 5min 23sec
21. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 5min 41sec
22. Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) s.t.
23. Franco Pellizotti (Androini Giocattoli) s.t.
24. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
25. Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) s.t.
26. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) s.t.
27. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
28. Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
29. Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
30. Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) s.t.
31. Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
32. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) s.t.
33. Yury Trofimov (Katusha) s.t.
34. Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) s.t.
35. Sergio Henao (Sky) s.t.
36. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
37. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
38. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) s.t.
39. Fabio Andres Duarte (Colombia) s.t.
40. Robert Gesink (BLanco) s.t.
41. Francis Mourey (FDJ) s.t.
42. Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) s.t.
43. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.
44. Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) s.t.
45. Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
46. Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) s.t.
47. José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) @ 5min 48sec
48. Anthony Roux (FDJ) @ 6min 0sec
49. Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) s.t.
50. Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) s.t.

GC after Stage 11:

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) 43hr 26min 27sec
2. Cadel Evans (BMC) @ 41sec
3. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 4sec
4. Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 2min 5sec
5. Rogert Gesink (Blanco) @ 2min 12sec
6. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 2min 13sec
7. Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini) @ 2min 55sec
8. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) @ 3min 35sec
9. Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 4min 5sec
10. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) @ 4min 17sec
11. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 4min 21sec
12. Sergio Henao (sky) @ 5min 6sec
13. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 5min 8sec
14. Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 5mn 26sec
15. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 5min 57sec
16. Yury Torfimov (Katusha) @ 6min 8sec
17. Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) @ 6min55sec
18. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) @ 7min 46sec
19. Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil) @ 8min 41sec
20. Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) @ 8min 43sec
21. Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 8min 55sec
22. Evgeni Petrov (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 10min 39sec
23. Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini) @ 11min 12sec
24. Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 12min 2sec
25. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) @ 12min 52sec
26. José Rodolfo Serpa (Lampre-Merida) @ 13min 59sec
27. Steven Kruijswijk (Blanco) @ 16min 0sec
28. Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) @ 18min 12sec
29. Francis Mourey (FDJ) @ 18min 16sec
30. Tiago Machado (Radio Shack) @ 20min 26sec
31. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 21min 13sec
32. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 24min 39sec
33. Stefaqno Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) @ 26min 37sec
34. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 27min 33sec
35. Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 28min 30sec
36. Andres Duarte (Colombia) @ 29min 36sec
37. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) @ 31min 39sec
38. Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 32min 51sec
39. Juan Manuel Garate (BLanco) @ 34min 7sec
40. Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) @ 34min 11sec
41. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky) @ 35min 8sec
42. Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel) @ 36min 57sec
43. Petr Ignatenko (Katusha) 2 38min 6sec
44. Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quicki Step) @ 38min 7sec
45. Vladimir Karpets (Movistar) @ 38min 13sec
46. Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 38min 57sec
47. Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 39mn 10sec
48. Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) @ 39min 39sec
49. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 40min 51sec
50. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 44min 32sec

Points Competition:

1. Cadel Evans (BMC): 73 points
2. Elia Viviani (Cannondale): 60
3. Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 58
4. Rigoberto Uran (Sky): 53
5. Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini): 52

Climber's Competition:

1. Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF): 46 points
2. Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli): 26
3. Robinson Chalapud (Colombia): 23
4. Giovanni Visconti (Movistar): 16
5. Rigoberto Uran (Sky): 15

Young Rider:

1. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) 43hr 30min 48sec
2. Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r) @ 1min 5sec
3. Wilco Kelderman (Blanco) @ 4min 34sec
4. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) @ 8min 31sec
5. Diego Rosa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 24min 9sec

Team Classification:

1. Sky: 129hr 41min 15sec
2. Blanco @ 5min 29sec
3. Lampre-Merida @ 13min 1sec
4. Movistar @ 13min 52sec
5. Astana @ 15min 0sec

Stage 11 map

Stage 11 profile

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Stage 11 photos:

A lovely day in the Carnic Alps. Astana patrols the race.

French champion Nacer Bouhanni

Samuel Sanchez

Guillaume Bonnafond

Egoi Martinez

Daniel Oss suffering on Ramunas Navardauskas' wheel.

Ramunas Navardauskas after dropping Daniel Oss and on his way to winning the stage.

Daniel Oss continued riding alone for second place.

Danilo Di Luca tried to get away several times, but never made his attacks on the break stick.

Close to the end Stefano Pirazzi left the break.

Benat Intxausti did his own cause a lot of good today, bringing himself up to ninth place.

Vincenzo Nibali and Astana kept things under control.

Cadel Evans also made no offensive moves today.

Stage winner Ramunas Navardauskas

So far Nibali has ridden a nearly flawless race.

After the wards. Nibali doesn't even have carry his own flowers and spumante. Not one watt should be spent needlessly.