Alberto Contador sitting pretty in pink in Giro d’Italia

A late puncture proved costly for Team Sky’s Richie Porte as Nicola Boem (Bardiani-CSF) won stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.

Boem was part of the breakaway which held off the charging peloton in the finale of the 200-kilometres route from Civitanova Marche to Forli.

“I’m really, really happy. Of course, it was unexpected to win today as it was the easiest stage but 20 kilometres to go I had a really good advantage... I could not let the opportunity go,” Boem told Eurosport. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) enjoyed an uneventful day to retain the overall leader’s pink jersey, with Porte’s bid for the maglia rosa hindered by the mishap 5km from the finish.