Roman Kreuziger – Unofficial
“I noticed that some riders clipped out of the pedal in curves but I believed in myself and kept my legs clipped in. My wheels slid several times but I managed to stay on the bike. I tried to ride at the front not to risk losing position in the group. During the stage I didn’t think about the Monday´s tragedy. I tried to stay focused on the race so I would not make any mistake,” Roman described.He was pleased with the teamwork. “When the leading group formed at the front I was there with three of my teammates and that put me at ease. Tiralongo was missing but he had bad memories of the last year´s Giro where he crashed so he doesn’t want take any chances at the start of the race. It was a great test, though, and I´m glad to have stayed with the best but, eventually, it made no difference. First gaps will start creating on Friday with the finish atop Montevergine and then on Etna on Sunday.”5th stage (Piombino-Orvieto, 191 km): 1st Peter Weening (Ned/Rabobank) 4:54:49, 2nd Fabio Duarte (Col/Geox), 3rd Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col/Androni), 4th Christophe Le Mevel (Fra(Garmin), 5th Oscar Gatto (Ita/Farnese), 6th Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Liquigas), 7th Alberto Contador (Spa/Saxo Bank), 8th Michele Scarponi (Spa/Katusha), 10th Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana) +8.