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32st Giro del Friuli March 3, 2010

  Full Results and Report


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