Giro d'Italia 2012: Taylor Phinney Retains Lead Through Off Day

The Giro d'Italia takes a day off on Tuesday as American and Colorado native Taylor Phinney maintains his spot in the top of the standings. Phinney is in first with a 9:24:31 time despite a nasty crash that put his race in jeopardy. According to the 21-year-old, quitting was not an option:

"Withdrawing from the race? It never crossed my mind, I'm hopeful and want to continue the Giro."

Here is a look at the overall top 10 plus the rest of Garmin-Barracuda (full standings):

Pos.	Name	Country	Team	Time	d
1	Taylor Phinney	USA	BMC	9:24:31	0:00
2	Geraint Thomas	GBR	SKY	9:24:40	0:09
3	Alex Rasmussen	DEN	GRM	9:24:44	0:13
4	Manuele Boaro	ITA	SAX	9:24:46	0:15
5	Ramunas Navardauskas	LTU	GRM	9:24:49	0:18
6	Gustav Erik Larsson	SWE	VCD	9:24:53	0:22
7	Brett Lancaster	AUS	OGE	9:24:54	0:23
8	Matthew Harley Goss	AUS	OGE	9:24:54	0:23
9	Marco Pinotti	ITA	BMC	9:24:55	0:24
10	Jesse Sergent	NZL	RNT	9:24:57	0:26
15	Tyler Farrar	USA	GRM	9:24:59	0:28
16	Robert Hunter	RSA	GRM	9:24:59	0:28
17	Jack Bauer	NZL	GRM	9:24:59	0:28
20	Ryder Hesjedal	CAN	GRM	9:25:00	0:29
42	Sebastien Rosseler	BEL	GRM	9:25:14	0:43
50	Christian Vande Velde	USA	GRM	9:25:15	0:44
51	Peter Stetina	USA	GRM	9:25:16	0:45