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Last Updated: May 11th, 2008 - 13:33:49 |
Philip Deignan got his second-ever Grand Tour underway yesterday when he lined out in the 23.6 kilometre time trial which began the Giro d’Italia.
His Ag2r La Mondiale team finished 17th of the 22 starters, conceding 1 minute and 5 seconds to the winners Slipstream – Chipotle.
The 24 year old Irishman ended the day 122nd overall. The race continues today with a the second of three stages in Sicily, a tough, 207 kilometre undulating leg from Cefalů to Agrigento.
Deignan is aiming to move up the general classification in the high mountains, and ideally wants to target a top 30 place overall.
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Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour), Italy, May 10-June 1:
Stage 1 - Saturday, May 10: Palermo (Team Time Trial), 23.6km
1, Slipstream – Chipotle, 23.6 kilometres in 26 mins 32 secs
2, Team CSC, at 6 secs
3, High Road, at 7 secs
4, Liquigas, at 9 secs
5, Barloworld, at 14 secs
6, LPR Brakes – Ballan, at 28 secs
Other:
17, Ag2R La Mondiale, at 1 min 5 secs
General classification after stage 1:
1, Christian Vande Velde (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) 26 mins 32 secs
2, David Zabriskie (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30)
3, Ryder Hesjedal (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30)
4, Julian Dean (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30)
5, Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) all same time
6, Michael Blaudzun (Team CSC) at 6 secs
Irish:
122, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 5 secs
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