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    17/05/2008

    200805171.jpgMatteo Priamo put in a late surge to win the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia from Potenza to Peschichi.

    Priamo and Spain's Alan Perez jumped clear of an 11-rider breakaway group as the finish approached, but the Italian saw off his rival by eight seconds

    His winning time was five hours 24 minutes and 49 seconds. Russian Nikolai Trussov took third place behind Perez.

    Priamo's compatriot Giovanni Visconti, who rides for Quick Step, took over the leader's pink jersey.

    The main peloton, which included overnight leader Franco Pellizotti, crossed the line 11 minutes off the pace.

    Estonia's Rene Mandri, 24, suffered injuries including a cracked vertebra and broken rib following a crash on a bend around the 76km mark.

    Friday's 180km seventh stage starts in Vasto on the Adriatic coast and ends with a climb to Pescocostanzo in the central Apennine mountains.

     

    Giro d'Italia stage six results:

    1. M Priamo (Ita/CSF Group) 5hrs 24mins 49secs

    2. A Perez (Spa/Euskaltel) @ 8secs

    3. N Trussov (Rus/Tinkoff) @ 27"

    4. P Martens (Ger/Rabobank) @ 31"

    5. M Iglinskiy (Kaz/Astana) @ 32"

    6. D Nardello (Ita/Diquigiovanni) @ 36"

    7. F Gavazzi (Ita/Lampre) @ 40"

    8. G Visconti (Ita/Quick-Step) =

    9. M Backstedt (Swe/Slipstream) @ 43"

    10. M Russ (Ger/Gerolsteiner) @ 47"

    Selected Others:

    145 D Millar (GB/Slipstream) @ 13mins 04secs

    157 B Wiggins (GB/High Road) =

    165 G Thomas (GB/Barloworld) =

    166 M Cavendish (GB/High Road) =

    167 S Cummings (GB/Barloworld) =

    179 C Wegelius (GB/Liquigas) at 16.50

     

     

    General classification:

    1 G Visconti (Ita/Quick Step) 27hrs 14mins 04secs

    2 M Russ (Ger/Gerolsteiner) =

    3 D Nardello (Ita/Serramenti) @ 1.22

    4 A Perez Lezaun (Spa/Euskaltel) @ 4.42

    5 F Gavazzi (Ita/Lampre) 5.34

    Selected others:

    76 D Millar (GB/Slipstream) @ 12mins 40secs

    144 G Thomas (GB/Barloworld) @ 34.53

    155 C Wegelius (GB/Liquigas) @ 38.58

    158 M Cavendish (GB/High Road) @ 40.24

    159 B Wiggins (GB/High Road) @ 40.39

    169 Steven Cummings (GB/Barloworld) @ 44.48

     


    15/05/2008

    200805151.jpgMillar's chain snapped in the last kilometre of the stage

    Britain's David Millar saw his dreams of a win ended by a snapped chain as Russia's Pavel Brutt won stage five of the Giro d'Italia in Conturso Terme.

    Going into the final kilometre, Millar was in the breakaway group but he threw his bike in a ditch in frustration after it prevented him finishing.

    "I was so motivated to get the win that I was just really angry at that moment," he said afterwards.

    "I want a stage win. I'll try another day, not tomorrow, but another time."

    "I really want to win a stage in this Giro," added Millar, whose time was recorded as the same as the last of the breakaway group - 25 seconds behind Brutt.

    Italy's Franco Pellizotti retains the overall leader's pink jersey, one second ahead of Christian Vandevelde.

    Danilo di Luca is in third place, seven seconds back.

    Britain's Mark Cavendish moved up to fourth in the sprinters' points competition on 32 points, 14 behind Italy's Daniele Bennati.

    Thursday's 231km sixth stage, from Potenza to Peschici, is the longest of the Giro.

    That is despite having been cut by 34 km to give riders more time off after long overnight journeys between stages.

     

    Giro d'Italia fifth stage result:

    1. P Brutt (Rus/Tinkoff) 5hrs 04mins 52secs

    2. J Froehlinger (Ger/ Gerolsteiner) @ 4secs

    3. LF Laverde (Col/ CSF Group) @ 10secs

    4. F Perez (Spn/Caisse d'Epargne) @ 25secs

    5. P Bettini (Ita/Quick-Step) @ 31secs

    6. D Pietropolli (Ita/Team LPR) =

    7. R Ricco (Ita/Saunier Duval) =

    8. F Pellizotti (Ita/Liquigas) =

    9. J Veikkanen (Fin/Francaise des Jeux) =

    10. A Contador (Spn/Astana) =

    Selected others

    103. Geraint Thomas (GB) @ 3mins 3secs

    119. David Millar (GB) @ 25secs

    134. Charly Wegelius (GB) @ 5mins 22secs

    163. Steve Cummings (GB) @ 13mins 27secs

    177. Bradley Wiggins (GB) @ 16mins 3secs

    179. Mark Cavendish (GB) =

     

    Overall Standings

    1. F Pellizotti (Ita) 21 hours, 46 minutes, 49 seconds

    2. C Vandevelde (US) @ 1 sec

    3. D Di Luca (Ita) @ 7 secs

    4. M Possoni (Ita) @ 8 secs

    5. V Nibali (Ita) =

    6. Nicki Sorensen (Den) @ 17 secs

    7. Kanstantin Sivtsov (Bel) @ 18 secs

    8. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) @ 19 secs

    9. Andrea Noe (Ita) @ 22 secs

    10. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) @ 25 secs

    Selected others

    13. Andreas Kloden (Ger) @ 28secs

    16. Alberto Contador (Spa) @ 30secs

    17. Riccardo Ricco (Ita) @ 33secs

    21. Levi Leipheimer (US) @ 40secs

    64. David Millar (GB) @ 2mins 2secs

    135. Geraint Thomas (GB) @ 21mins 19secs

    145. Charly Wegelius (GB) @ 24mins 34secs

    152. Mark Cavendish (GB) @ 26mins 50secs

    159. Bradley Wiggins (GB) @ 29mins 16secs

    166. Steve Cummings (GB) @ 31mins 14secs


    14/05/2008

    200805141.jpgBritain's Mark Cavendish won the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish in Catanzaro.

    Cavendish finished the 183km stage in four hours, 49 minutes and nine seconds to secure his first-ever Giro win.

    The Olympic medal hopeful passed Italy's Daniele Bennati and held off Germany's Robert Forster in the sprint.

    "This is my finest victory," the delighted Manxman said. "In terms of the sprinters' hierarchy I reckon I'm among the best."

    Liquigas' Italian rider Franco Pellizotti retained the overall leader's pink jersey.

    The stage victory was Cavendish's fifth in an event-filled season, adding to the gold medal in the madison in the Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester in March.

    The peloton caught up with Cofidis' Rik Verbrugghe, who had ridden 164kms (102 miles) in a solo breakaway, 20kms (12 miles) from the finishing line to sprint clear of his rivals.

    And the 22-year-old Cavendish timed his move to perfection, avoiding a home-straight crash before powering past the stage-three winner, Bennati.

    "It was the result of my team's work which kept me surrounded over the last 20km," said Cavendish.

    "The wind was blowing hard and Bennati went off at a good time, but I was able to follow him and overtake him.

    Cavendish becomes only the third British winner of a Giro stage, and the first in 21 years, since Robert Millar in 1987.

    Englishman Vic Denson was the first Briton to win a stage, in 1966.

    Wednesday's fifth stage is a 203km run between Belvedere Marittimo to Contursi Terme near Salerno.

     

    Stage four top 10 results:

    1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 4hr 49min 9sec

    2. Robert Forster (GER/GST) s.t.

    3. Daniele Bennati (ITA/LIQ) s.t.

    4. Assan Bazayev (KAZ/AST) s.t.

    5. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) s.t.

    6. Erik Zabel (GER/MRM) s.t.

    7. Robbie McEwen (AUS/SIL) s.t.

    8. Tony Martin (GER/THR) s.t.

    9. Paolo Bettini (ITA/QST) s.t.

    10. Koldo Fernandez (ESP/EUS) s.t.

    Selected others

    50. David Millar s.t.

    138. Bradley Wiggins, at two minutes six seconds

    171. Steve Cummings, at 10 minutes 18 seconds

    180. Geraint Thomas, at 10 minutes 52 seconds

    190. Charly Wegelius s.t.

     

    Overall Standings (after 4 of 21 stages)

    1. Franco Pellizotti, Italy, 16hr 41min 26sec

    2. Christian Vandevelde, US, one second behind

    3. Danilo Di Luca, Italy, at seven seconds

    4. Morris Possoni, Italy, at eight seconds

    5. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, s.t.

    6. Nicki Sorensen, Denmark, at 17 seconds

    7. Kanstantsin Siutsou, Belarus, at 18 seconds

    8. Paolo Savoldelli, Italy, at 19 seconds

    9. Andrea Noe, Italy, at 22 seconds

    10. Daniele Bennati, Italy, at 24 seconds

    Selected others

    14. Andreas Kloden, Germany, at 28 seconds

    17. Alberto Contador, Spain, at 30 seconds

    18. Riccardo Ricco, Italy, at 33 seconds

    23. Levi Leipheimer, US, at 40 seconds

    76. David Millar, GB, at two minutes 14 seconds

    117. Mark Cavendish, GB, at 11 minutes 18 seconds

    137. Bradley Wiggins, GB, at 13 minutes 44 seconds

    158. Steve Cummings, GB, at 18 minutes 18 seconds

    160. Geraint Thomas, GB, at 18 minutes 47 seconds

    164. Charly Wegelius, GB, at 19 minutes 43 seconds


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