A daring raid on the descent of Pian del Falco almost brought Andrey Amador the pink jersey on the road to Sestola on stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia on a day when Alejandro Valverde moved up to third overall and his Movistar team again gave the impression of being the strongest in the race.
Amador swooped clear of the pink jersey group on the descent that followed the day's penultimate climb and eventually bridged up to teammate Giovanni Visconti, who had been part of the stage's early breakaway.
At one point on the seven-kilometre haul to the finish at Sestola, Amador held a lead of almost 50 seconds on the chasers and looked set to take possession of the maglia rosa, having started the day just 32 seconds down on Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-QuickStep).
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Though destined to lose the jersey, Brambilla led the chase on the way up the climb in support of teammate Bob Jungels, however, while late accelerations from the overall favourites brought the group to within a second of Amador by the summit.
Amador placed 6th on the stage, 2:10 down on winner Giulio Ciccone (Bardiani-CSF), a result that keeps him in second place overall, now just 26 seconds down on the new leader Jungels. The Costa Rican placed a surprise 4th overall at the 2015 Giro, and could prove a redoubtable ally to Valverde in this year's event.
"I think it's impossible to be in a better position," Amador said. "We got Giovanni Visconti into the break today in case we needed some help, we always had guys at the front during the early stages, and we cooperated well. The atmosphere in the group is magnificent."
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