Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stage 19 [CANCELLED]

May 24, 2013

Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stage 19 – Ponte di Legno – Val Martello : 139 km

This year’s Giro d’Italia is set to be one of the best ever editions of the Corsa Rosa, promising three weeks of great racing with the Italian countryside as a stunning backdrop. The race route is finely balanced, with the passion and warmth of Naples and the south of Italy coming before a visit to Florence, little-known mountain stages in the northeast, a ‘homage’ to the French Alps with a summit finish on the Galibier, and then a grand finale in the Dolomites. The Giro d’Italia tifosi admire the best international riders but they love a home favourite and everyone in Italian cycling is hoping Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) can take on Wiggins this year and win his first maglia rosa.

Stage 19 of this year’s Giro d’Italia has been cancelled due to snow.

On Thursday night organisers RCS Sport announced that the peloton would race a modified route in order to avoid the riders racing in the snow and the risk of ice on the descents.

“Due to adverse weather conditions and, in particular, snow on the stage route in its entirety, stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia, from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello/Martelltal, has been cancelled,” race officials confirmed in a press release.

The original race route included the Passo Gavia (2618m high), where Andy Hampsten attacked in the snow to set up victory in the 1988 Giro d’Italia, the Passo dello Stelvio (2758m) with the 139km stage finishing at Val Martello.

The modified route of160km was set to start in Ponte di Legno but was then set to race the descends east to Ponte Mostizzolo in order to tackle the Passo Castrin (1706m) and then climb to the original finish at Val Martello (2059m). However even the conditions on the modified route proved too dangerous.

There has not been any word as to whether stage 20, which was also at risk, will go ahead.

Results :

General Classification after Stage 19 :
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 73:55:58
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:04:02
3 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:04:12
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:05:14
5 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:06:09
6 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:06:45
7 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:06:47
8 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:07:30
9 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:08:36
10 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:09:34
11 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:09:45
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:10:19
13 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:10:27
14 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:11:02
15 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 0:11:24
16 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 0:12:05
17 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:15:24
18 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:17:03
19 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:20:20
20 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia 0:25:58
21 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:28:13
22 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ 0:28:27
23 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:29:38
24 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:31:11
25 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:31:59
26 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:33:33
27 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:35:50
28 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 0:37:16
29 Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:38:22
30 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia 0:45:14
31 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:46:39
32 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:47:14
33 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:50:14
34 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:50:48
35 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:56:49
36 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:58:31
37 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:00:23
38 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 1:01:56
39 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1:03:35
40 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha 1:09:39
41 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:10:46
42 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:11:37
43 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha 1:11:39
44 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 1:14:03
45 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 1:14:18
46 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 1:21:32
47 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia 1:22:52
48 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 1:24:11
49 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 1:25:45
50 Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale 1:28:40
51 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 1:29:27
52 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 1:30:15
53 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1:30:52
54 Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:32:55
55 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:33:12
56 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:36:04
57 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:38:05
58 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha 1:38:13
59 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 1:39:41
60 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:40:37
61 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:42:13
62 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling 1:42:51
63 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 1:45:05
64 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:50:07
65 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 1:53:41
66 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha 1:54:51
67 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:55:08
68 Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:55:09
69 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling 1:55:39
70 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 1:56:11
71 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge 1:56:19
72 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 1:56:39
73 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:58:20
74 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:59:55
75 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia 2:01:21
76 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 2:03:31
77 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 2:04:39
78 Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 2:06:02
79 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:06:09
80 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 2:06:34
81 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 2:09:04
82 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 2:09:24
83 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 2:09:57
84 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:11:23
85 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 2:14:11
86 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2:14:18
87 Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:15:06
88 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia 2:18:41
89 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 2:20:44
90 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 2:22:00
91 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:22:06
92 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 2:22:38
93 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling 2:22:58
94 Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:24:23
95 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 2:24:44
96 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 2:24:47
97 Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 2:25:19
98 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 2:26:50
99 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:27:03
100 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 2:27:05
101 Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 2:28:20
102 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 2:28:47
103 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:29:22
104 Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:32:52
105 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 2:32:54
106 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 2:33:32
107 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol 2:34:50
108 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 2:37:08
109 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 2:39:04
110 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 2:39:09
111 Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 2:40:51
112 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team 2:41:51
113 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 2:42:02
114 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 2:42:14
115 Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:43:58
116 Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:44:15
117 Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:44:36
118 Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:45:11
119 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:45:18
120 George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 2:45:19
121 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 2:46:05
122 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 2:47:11
123 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 2:47:34
124 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 2:47:37
125 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano 2:49:14
126 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol 2:49:47
127 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 2:49:59
128 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 2:55:34
129 Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:55:46
130 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:58:51
131 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 2:59:10
132 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard 2:59:16
133 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 2:59:38
134 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 3:00:16
135 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 3:01:06
136 Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling
137 Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 3:04:46
138 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 3:07:58
139 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard 3:08:26
140 Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:13:47
141 Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 3:14:00
142 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 3:14:05
143 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp 3:14:37
144 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 3:15:44
145 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp 3:16:39
146 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3:17:19
147 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 3:17:28
148 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ 3:19:04
149 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 3:19:09
150 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team 3:20:51
151 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 3:23:26
152 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 3:24:47
153 Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 3:24:55
154 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 3:26:33
155 Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:28:01
156 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 3:28:46
157 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 3:29:55
158 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:31:18
159 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol 3:36:30
160 Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Argos-Shimano 3:39:21
161 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:41:59
162 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:42:12
163 Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 3:42:47
164 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 3:43:26
165 Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ 3:52:08
166 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia 3:56:49
167 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:59:19
168 Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia 3:59:44
169 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 4:03:50
170 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 4:04:17
171 Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team 4:05:50