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Last Updated: May 13th, 2008 - 18:18:13 |
Irish professional Philip Deignan (Ag2r La Mondiale) finished as part of the main bunch on today’s fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia, at 183 kilometre leg from Pizzo Calabro to Catanzaro Lungomare.
The stage was won by Mark Cavendish (Team High Road), who proved quickest in the big bunch gallop to the line. Deignan was 96th and was classified in the same time as Cavendish.
Italian rider Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) remains one second clear of Christian Vande Velde (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) in the overall standings. Deignan is 64th overall, 1 minute and 50 seconds back.
He’s hoping to move up the general classification when the mountains start on stage seven.
The stage was marked by a long distance breakaway effort by Belgian rider Rik Verbrugghe (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone). He built a maximum lead of over eleven minutes but was finally caught after 164 kilometres out front.
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Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour), Italy, May 10-June 1:
Stage 4 - Tuesday, May 13: Pizzo Calabro - Catanzaro-Lungomare:
1, Mark Cavendish (Team High Road) 183 kilometre in 4 hours 49 mins 9 secs (37.558 km/h)
2, Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner)
3, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas)
4, Assan Bazayev (Astana)
5, Mirco Lorenzetto (Lampre)
6, Erik Zabel (Team Milram) all same time
Irish:
96, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) same time
General classification after stage 4
1, Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) 16 hours 41 mins 26 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:
64, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 50 secs
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