05.08 - Giro d'Italia: Stage 1

Christian Vande Velde lost valuable time today - he was 45th at 26-seconds

VANDE VELDETT

Ivan Basso, another G.C contender, lost 23-seconds in taking 37th place...

BASSOTT

Vladimir Karpets was down in 35th place - the Russian lost 22-seconds today

KARPETSTT

Vicenzo Nibali was in 11th place, ten-seconds down...

NIBALITT

Marco Pinotti was the only G.C contender racing on wet roads - the Italian champion still took 10th place, nine-seconds down...

PINOTTITT

Jos Van Emden took 9th place for Rabobank and The Netherlands - he lost nine-seconds...

VAN EMDENTT

Gustav Larsson used his long legs to take 8th place at seven-seconds...

LARSSONTT

David Millar took 7th place at six-seconds...

MILLARTT

Rookie Richie Porte took 6th place at five-seconds...

Greg Henderson scroched the tricky course to take 5th place, five-seconds off the winner's time...

HENDERSONTT

Alexandre Vinokourov was also fast in taking 4th at five-seconds...

Cadel Evans established himself as No1 favourite for this Giro by taking 3rd place, just two-seconds down...

EVANSTT

Brent Bookwalter was the biggest shock today - the American took 2nd place at two-seconds..!

BOOKWALTERTT

Bradley Wiggins turned on the power to win todays first stage at a speed of almost 49-kilometres-per-hour..!

WIGGINSGIROMAGLIA

Bradley Wiggins imposed himself as the first race-leader in this 2010 Giro d'Italia...

WIGGINSGIROMAGLIA