Richie Porte dropped to 12th overall at the Giro d’Italia after picking up a puncture and subsequent penalty on stage 10.
With the help of his Team Sky team-mates the Tasmanian was forced to chase back to a flying peloton as the race approached the finish in Forlì at full speed.
Porte received a wheel from Orica-GreenEdge rider Simon Clarke on the roadside, and post-race both riders received a two-minute time penalty for non-regulation assistance to a rider of another team.
2015 Giro d’Italia: Stage 10 Results
After losing 47 seconds at the finish, the addition of the penalty sees Porte pushed back to 12th on the general classification, three minutes and nine seconds back on leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo).
Bardiani – CSF Pro Team rider Nicola Boem took the stage win after the breakaway managed to stay away.
Nicola Boem:”Unbelievable! I can’t find the words to describe this moment. Today all thought to finish with a classic massive sprint. I went in the break to show our team and sponsors. Then with 20km to go we still had more than two minutes and we began to believe it. Marangoni attacked 1km to go but I was smart to keep him 200 meters away. When we came on the final straight I knew to be the fastest and it happened. It’s a huge win both for me and the whole team which I wish it’s only the first”.
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