Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 10: Penne → Gualdo Tadino, 244 km
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Stage 10 start scene in Penne		share this photo
A cat 2 climb right out of the gate		share this photo
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Race leader, Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)		share this photo
The Stage 10 break developing		share this photo
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Was dropped on the first climb, Esteban CHAVES (COL/MITCHELTON - SCOTT)		share this photo
Post rest day disaster for Esteban CHAVES (COL/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) after being inexplicably dropped at the start and never making it back to the front		share this photo
After the longest stage of the race, a three men break on the treacherous descent to the fniish in Gualdo Tadino led by Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA)		share this photo
Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) was the aggressor		share this photo
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Two up sprint dual in Gualdo Tadino between Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) and Nico DENZ (GER/AG2R LA MONDIALE)		share this photo
Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) wins Gualdo Tadino		share this photo
Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) finishes ahead of Nico DENZ (GER/AG2R LA MONDIALE)		share this photo
Your Stage 10 winner, Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA)		share this photo
Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA): “Today’s goal was to make the breakaway. I did at the beginning with 12 other riders but, unfortunately, because of what happened to Chaves, the peloton came across. After that, I remained close to Domenico Pozzovivo until I asked him if I could ride behind Villela since I felt very good. He gave me the green light. I’m delighted that I have taken this opportunity. I wasn’t convinced I'd win the sprint against Nico Denz. That’s why I tried to drop him a few times before. Maybe I pulled a bit more than him. It was a hard stage and subsequently a different sprint than if we had arrived fresh. I’m not very good in a sprint from a slow speed so I launched and I increased my speed as much as I could. We came to the Giro to win stages from breakaways with Giovanni Visconti and myself, and sprints with Niccolo Bonifazio, but our main goal remains to help Pozzovivo for the best overall ranking possible.”		share this photo
34s later, Sam BENNETT (IRL/BORA - HANSGROHE) beats Enrico BATTAGLIN (ITA/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) in the field sprint		share this photo
Esteban CHAVES (COL/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) crosses the line 25 minutes later!		share this photo
2nd overall at the start of the day and now completely out of contention		share this photo
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Your Stage 10 winner, Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA)		share this photo
Matej MOHORIC (SLO/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) took a similar sort of win at last year's Vuelta a Espana		share this photo
Race leader, Simon YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) stayed cooled in all the chaos: “We had an extremely difficult start. It was the most aggressive stage I’ve seen for a while. This usually happens in short stages only. But this was a long and ferocious race. The high speed never stopped. I first thought Esteban Chaves would be able to come back but it was a really crazy stage and I’m very disappointed for him as I know he's worked very hard for this. As for the tactics, I’d prefer he’d still be there, so we could play more cards and tactics in the final. I’m not scared of the third week; I’m scared of the time trial. I know I’ll lose some time there. That’s why I gained three seconds in an intermediate sprint today. If I keep gaining here and there, I’ll be happy. I’m confident that I’m going well and I have a great team to support me, but I know it won’t be easy. My rivals are very strong. I’m self confident as always and I’m understanding what I’m trying to achieve.”		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2018) Photos; Stage 10: Penne → Gualdo Tadino, 244 km
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