Bruseghin is the fifth Italian winner in a row in the Giro

Italy's Marzio Bruseghin of the Lampre team won the Giro d'Italia 10th stage individual time trial from Pesaro to Urbino on Tuesday.

Bruseghin clocked 56 minutes 41 seconds, to finish ahead of Spain's Alberto Contador, with another Astana rider, Germany's Andreas Kloden third.

Italy's Giovanni Visconti of the Quick Step team retained the overall race lead after finishing in 12th.

Barloworld's Geraint Thomas was the best-placed Brit, finishing in 71st.

Of the other British riders, Thomas's team-mate Steven Cummings finished in 79th, Mark Cavendish in 149th, David Millar in 155th and Bradley Wiggins in 157th.

Tour de France champion Contador finished eight seconds slower than Bruseghin, while his team-mate Kloden finished 20 seconds adrift.

The specialist climbers managed to avoid losing too much time, with Italian Gilberto Simoni losing less than a minute and his compatriot and two-time stage winner Riccardo Ricco less than two minutes, even though he fell during the stage.

Defending Giro champion Danilo Di Luca is more than two minutes behind Contador, who will not defend his Tour de France title this year after organisers chose not to select Astana because of their implication in doping scandals.

Wednesday's 11th stage is a 199km ride from Urbania to Cesena with several climbs in an area that the late Marco Pantani used to train in.

Giro d'Italia stage 10 results:

1. Marzio Bruseghin (Italy / Lampre ) 56mins 41secs

2. Alberto Contador (Sp/Astana) +8 secs

3. Andreas Kloden (Ger/Astana) +20"

4. Marco Pinotti (It/High Road) +36"

5. Paolo Savoldelli (It/Team LPR) +44"

6. Denis Menchov (Rus/Rabobank) +46"

7. Vincenzo Nibali (It/Liquigas) +54"

8. Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe/Team CSC) +59"

9. Levi Leipheimer (US/Astana) +1:01"

10. Gilberto Simoni (It/Diquigiovanni) +1:02"

General Classification (after 10 of 21 stages):

1. Giovanni Visconti, Italy, 43hrs, 12mins, 2secs.

2. Matthias Russ, Germany, @ 3:31.

3. Gabriele Bosisio, Italy, @ 5:50.

4. Alberto Contador, Spain, @ 6:59.

5. Marzio Bruseghin, Italy, @ 7:52.

6. Andreas Kloden, Germany, @ 7:54.

7. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, @ 8:04.

8. Paolo Savoldelli, Italy, @ 8:09.

9. Riccardo Ricco, Italy, @ 8:32.

10. Danilo Di Luca, Italy, @ 8:33.