Marzio Bruseghin wins mountain time trial
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Stefano Garzelli wins stage 14
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Riccardo Ricco wins stage 15
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Danilo Di Luca on stage 15
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Stage 13 – Friday 25 May
Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre) wins the individual mountain time trial, a challenging 12.6km course. Danilo Di Luca was on a stormer, flying up the mountain, but in the end finished 8 seconds down in third. Still, he safely put away all the main GC contenders, certifying his dominance of the event so far.
1 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 28.55
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir 0.01
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 0.08
4 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.19
5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 0.22
6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone – Caffe Mokambo 0.29
7 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System 0.31
8 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana 0.33
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 0.38
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 0.40
Stage 14 – Saturday 26 May
Danilo Di Luca was made to suffer on the 192km stage into Bergamo as many riders, including previous Giro winner Gilberto Simoni, attacked. Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) however took the stage victory, Di Luca losing 38 seconds.
1 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone – Caffe Mokambo 4.58.34
2 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep – Innergetic
4 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria – Navigare
5 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana
6 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana 0.03
7 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone
8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 0.38
9 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir
10 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre – Fondital
Stage 15 – Sunday 27 May
Saunier Duval-Prodir’s 23 year old Riccardo Riccò won the 184km stage into Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Escaping with team mate Leonardo Piepoli, the pair of Italians worked hard together to shake of their fellow breakway riders.
In a brave attack on the GC, Eddy Mazzoleni (Astana) moved to within 1min 51sec off Di Luca’s lead.
Finishing 8th (and currently lying 5th overall), Damanio Cunego is still confident of making an impact on Di Luca’s lead: “The Giro is still open, since in every stage something new happens. So, I still believe in something is right.”
1 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir 5.47.22
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir
3 Ivan Ramiro Parra Pinto (Col) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.10
4 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramica Panaria – Navigare 0.32
5 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana 1.29
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 2.53
7 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir 3.30
8 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 3.36
9 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 3.52
10 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria – Navigare 6.03
General Classification
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 68.00.55
2 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana 1.51
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 2.56
4 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir 3.19
5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 3.23
6 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval – Prodir 3.39
7 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 6.05
8 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria – Navigare 7.02
9 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System 7.29
10 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre – Fondital 9.29
