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 Ivan Basso at the previous day's pre-race press conference. It was a year ago that he returned to racing at the Giro del Friuli after serving his two-year doping suspension |  Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck making his 2010 debut |  Conversely, Italy's current national champ, Filippo Pozzato, a classics specialist, has been doing a lot of racing in 2010, but today's fifth place was his best result of the year. |
 Was Andy Schleck in pain today? He said his 2010 debut was cut short as precaution for his recovering knee injury. |  Michael Rasmussen (Den) Miche on the steep hill of the circuit. He has been racing a fair bit this year. He finished 57th in the same time as the winner. |  Liquigas' Franco Pellizotti and Ivan Basso followed by Lampre's Damiano Cunego. None of these guys were expected to do well; they were simply getting in some race miles preparing for the Giro d'Italia in two months. |
 The sprint finish coming at ya |  It was close, but Roberto Ferrari (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic gets his second win in last than a week. He was also the winner of GP di Lugano |  Roberto Ferrari celebrating another early season win for his Pro Continental team De Rosa - Stac Plastic |
 Your 2010 Giro del Friuli podium: 2nd Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo, 1st Roberto Ferrari (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic and 3rd Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia |