White man

“I was given white shorts, white helmet and white short finger gloves so I was dressed in white from head to toe. The team had it sent from the manufacturer and it arrived before the start,” he revealed. “It was a strange feeling to wear everything white. For this reason, I might put on the regular team shorts tomorrow but I will keep the rest,” the Czech Astana leader added.He described today´s stage as calm before the storm. “The weather was a bit chilly today and a short break from the sun came in handy. Three riders broke away and HTC-Highroad and Quick Step did the pace-setting for their sprinters Cavendish and Ciolek. We took it easy today because tomorrow´s stage is really tough. It can turn into the toughest stage at this year´s Giro. The roads are quite narrow and there isn’t a single flat stretch. It is up and down almost all the time and many riders could underestimate it,” Roman said. “I know the route quite well, I raced there several times in my younger years,” he added.Stage 10 (Termoli-Teramo, 159 km): 1st Cavendish (GBr/HTC-Highroad) 4:00:49, 2nd Ventoso (Spa/Movistar), 3rd Petacchi (Ita/Lampre), 4th Ferrari (Ita/Androni), 5th Appollonio (Ita/Sky), 6th Chicchi (Ita/Quick Step), … 30th Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana).Overall Standings: 1st Contador (Spa/Saxo Bank) 37:04:40, 2nd Sivcov (Blr/HTC) +59, 3rd Le Mevel (Fra/Garmin) +1:19, 4th Nibali (Ita/Liquigas) +1:21, 5th Scarponi (Ita/Lampre) +1:28, 6th Arroyo (Spa/Movistar) +1:37, 7th Roman Kreuziger +1:41, 8th Serpa Perez (Col/Androni) +1:47.