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Last Updated: May 12th, 2008 - 19:45:08 |
Irish pro Philip Deignan was a solid 26th in the bunch sprint which decided the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, the Ag2r La Mondiale rider crossing the line in the same time as the winner Daniele Bennati (Liquigas).
Bennati’s team-mate and Italian compatriot Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) held on to the race leader’s pink jersey, maintaining his one second advantage over the American Christian Vande Velde (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30).
Deignan is now 63rd overall, 1 minute and 50 seconds back. He is a non-sprinter and so his high placing today indicates that his form is good as the race move towards the first mountain stages.
The Giro d’Italia continues tomorrow with a 183 kilometre stage from Pizzo Calabro to Cantanzaro.
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Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour), Italy, May 10-June 1:
Stage 3 - Monday, May 12: Catania – Milazzo:
1, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) 221 kilometres in 5 hours 37 mins 1 sec (39.523 km/h)
2, Erik Zabel (Team Milram)
3, Danilo Hondo (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli)
4, Thomas Fothen (Gerolsteiner)
5, Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems)
6, Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Euskaltel – Euskadi) all same time
Irish:
26, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) same time
General classification after stage 3
1, Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) 11 hours 52 mins 17 secs
2, Christian Vande Velde (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) at 1 sec
3, Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) at 7 secs
4, Morris Possoni (Team High Road) at 8 secs
5, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) same time
6, Nicki Sřrensen (Team CSC) at 17 secs
Irish:
63, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 50 secs
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