Russia’s Evgueni Petrov
of the Katusha team won the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia – but
Australian Richie Porte takes over the pink jersey as race leader.
Saxobank rider Porte left previous leader Alexandre Vinokourov
trailing in his wake as he snatched the lead after riders were again
drenched.
The 262-km 11th stage, the longest of the three-week Giro,
was so inundated with rain that the peleton wore wet weather jackets to
protect them from the foul weather which has dominated this year’s
race. Dario Cataldo (QST) finished second and Carlos Sastre (CTT)
followed in third place. Kazakhstan’s Vinokourov had led since stage
seven but is remarkably now down in 12th spot almost 10 minutes adrift
of Porte. Today’s 12th stage goes from Citta Sant’Angelo to Porto
Recanati along Italy’s east coast with two tough mountain stages due at
the weekend.
