▁former ▁G iro ▁w inners ▁Dam iano ▁C un ego ▁and ▁Stef ano ▁Gar z elli , ▁Alexander ▁Vin ok ou rov , ▁Mar z io ▁Bru seg hin , ▁Christian ▁V ande ▁Vel de , ▁D omen ico ▁Poz z ov ivo , ▁David ▁Mon cout i é , ▁and ▁M iche le ▁Sc ar pon i . ▁Race ▁director ▁Ang elo ▁Z om eg nan ▁also ▁named ▁B asso , ▁Evans , ▁and ▁S ast re ▁as ▁his ▁three ▁favor ites , ▁and ▁included ▁W igg ins ▁and ▁Lin us ▁Ger dem ann ▁as ▁possible ▁dark h ors es . ▁ ▁Mark ▁Cav end ish ▁and ▁Dan iele ▁B enn ati , ▁stage ▁w inners ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁G iro , ▁were ▁absent ▁from ▁this ▁race , ▁but ▁several ▁top ▁spr inter s ▁took ▁the ▁start ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁These ▁included ▁Ty ler ▁F arr ar , ▁André ▁Gre ip el , ▁and ▁Aless andro ▁Pet ac chi , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁themselves ▁won ▁Grand ▁Tour ▁stages ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁figured ▁to ▁be ▁top ▁favor ites ▁for ▁the ▁G iro ' s ▁flat ▁stages . ▁Form er ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁points ▁classification ▁winner ▁Ó scar ▁Fre ire ▁intended ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁G iro ▁debut ▁in ▁this ▁race , ▁but ▁he ▁pulled ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁sin us itis ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁race ▁started . ▁Other ▁spr inter s ▁in ▁the ▁G iro ▁pel ot on ▁included ▁Rob bie ▁Mc E wen ,