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The Colnago M10 2010/11

Colnago’s new monocoque frame takes the technical advances seen in the highly popular CX-1 to a higher level. The new lamination technology and materials used in the manufacture of the M10 make it lighter than the CX-1 and stiffer laterally thanks to a bigger bottom bracket, but with a little more vertical absorption to provide more comfort without in any way sacrificing performance.

With the C-HS1 tapered headtube and a new fork to accommodate it, the M10 is designed to be precise on descents and smoother through corners. The M10’s classic Colnago looks are complemented by internal brake cable routing for clean lines.

Giro d'Italia Stage 4 - Leopard Trek was allowed to cross the line first in memory of their fallen teammate Wouter Weylandt.

In the aftermath of yesterday's tragic death of Wouter Weylandt (Leopard Trek) in stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, the 216km Stage 4 from Genova Quarto dei Mille to Livorno was neutralised as the peloton honoured the fallen Belgian.

Leopard Trek withdraws from Giro d'Italia after Stage 4

Team Leopard Trek has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia following an emotional stage four tribute to teammate Wouter Weylandt.

General manager Brian Nygaard announced the decision of his riders and staff this morning (AEST).

In a team statement Nygaard said: “The decision needed to be taken by the riders, because they are the ones that participate in the race. We have always said that we would stand behind their choice.

“We wish to thank the other teams, the race organisation RCS, the Italian authorities and all the fans on the road between Genova and Livorno on today’s stage, as the peloton paid tribute to Wouter Weylandt.”

The peloton in mourning wore black ribbons during the neutralised stage overnight in memory of Weylandt, who died in a fatal accident on Monday's third stage when he tumbled 20m to the road below as he negotiated a descent 25km from the finish line in Rapallo.

Weylandt’s Leopard Trek teammates and friend Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) crossed the Livorno finish line of today’s 216km procession in arm.

Farrar will also leave the tour after stage four.

Leopard team captain Fabian Wegmann said his outfit had “a lot of respect for the Giro d’Italia.”

“But we simply cannot continue racing given the circumstances. We are professional athletes, but we feel this is the right thing to do,” Wegmann added.

Weylandt, 26, suffered fatal skull and facial injuries as well as damage to his pelvis and a broken leg in Monday's crash said the pathologist who carried out the report, Dr. Armando Mannucci.

A toxicology report is underway. Weylandt's parents and partner Anne-Sophie, who is due to give birth to their first child in September, laid flowers at the scene of his death overnight.

Courtesy - SBS Cycling Central.

Giro d'Italia - General Classification - Stage 3

	GC Stage 3	Result
1	David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo	10:04:29
2	Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:07
3	Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad	0:00:09
4	Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad
5	Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad
6	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:12
7	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	0:00:13
8	Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team	0:00:18
9	Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack	0:00:19
10	Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack
11	Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack
12	Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	0:00:26
13	Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:00:29
14	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	0:00:31
15	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
16	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
17	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
18	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-Lotto
19	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	0:00:33
20	Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-Cervelo
21	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
22	Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	0:00:35
23	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
24	Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
25	Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:00:37
26	Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard	0:00:39
27	Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Saxo Bank Sungard
28	Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team	0:00:42
29	Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	0:00:46
30	Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
31	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
32	Thomas Lovkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling
33	Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling
34	Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling
35	Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling
36	Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
37	Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team	0:00:47
38	David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team
39	Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team
40	Sergio Pardilla Belllon (Spa) Movistar Team
41	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
42	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
43	Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:48
44	Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
45	Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
46	Jose Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
47	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
48	Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
49	Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
50	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:50
51	Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
52	Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
53	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
54	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
55	Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek	0:00:51
56	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
57	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
58	Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek
59	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek
60	Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team
61	Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek
62	Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek
63	Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
64	Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team	0:00:52
65	Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:58
66	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
67	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
68	Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
69	Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana	0:00:59
70	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
71	Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
72	Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team Astana
73	Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana
74	Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
75	Denis Menchov (Rus) Geox-TMC	0:01:02
76	Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC
77	Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC
78	David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC
79	Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC
80	Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	0:01:03
81	Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	0:01:11
82	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
83	Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
84	Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team	0:01:13
85	Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
86	Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team
87	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD	0:01:14
88	Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone	0:01:16
89	Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
90	Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
91	Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
92	Andrea Noe (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
93	Carlos Alberto Betancourt Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone
94	Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
95	Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Sky Procycling
96	Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
97	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
98	Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team	0:01:21
99	Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	0:01:22
100	Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskad