sentences:  He ultimately finished 31st in the final general classification standings.After the Giro d'Italia, Scarponi signed a one-year contract extension with the team until the end of 2010.He contested a series of one-day races during the second half of the season, taking top tens at the Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia (ninth), the Coppa Ugo Agostoni (sixth) and the Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato, where he finished seventh.