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Last Updated: May 16th, 2008 - 19:59:47 |
Irish professional Philip Deignan finished 43rd on the first real mountain stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia today, reaching the line in the mountain village of Pescocostanzo four minutes and one second after the stage winner Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes – Ballan).
Race leader Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) was dropped by several race favourites including defending champion Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes – Ballan) and 2007 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Astana), finishing 29th.
However the buffer he gained on yesterday’s stage sees him remain in the pink jersey, with closest rival Matthias Russ (Gerolsteiner) now dropping to nine seconds back.
Deignan moves up twelve places to 49th overall, eleven minutes and seven seconds back, and is also ninth in the best young rider classification.
The race continues tomorrow with a lumpy 208 kilometre stage from Rivisondoli to Tivoli.
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Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour), Italy, May 10-June 1:
Stage 7 - Friday, May 16: Vasto – Pescocostanzo:
1, Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes – Ballan) 180 kilometres in 4 hours 45 mins 5 secs (37.041km/h)
2, Vasil Kiryienka (Tinkoff Credit Systems) at 46 secs
3, Emanuele Sella (CSF Group Navigare) at 1 min 2 secs
4, Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) at 1 min 33 secs
5, Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes – Ballan) at 2 mins 4 secs
6, Riccardo Ricco' (Saunier Duval – Scott) same time
Irish:
43, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) at 4 mins 1 sec
General classification after stage seven:
1, Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) 32 hours 3 mins 1 sec
2, Matthias Russ (Gerolsteiner) at 9 secs
3, Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes – Ballan) at 5 mins 43 secs
4, Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes – Ballan) at 7 mins 27 secs
5, Emanuele Sella (CSF Group Navigare) at 7 mins 36 secs
6, Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) at 7 mins 46 secs
Irish:
49, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) at 11 mins 7 secs
Points classification:
1, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) 50 pts
2, Riccardo Ricco' (Saunier Duval – Scott) 44
3, Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes – Ballan) 33
Mountains classification:
1, Emanuele Sella (CSF Group Navigare) 36 pts
2, Gabriele Bosisio (LPR Brakes – Ballan) 19
3, Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) 16
Best young rider classification:
1, Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) 32 hours 3 mins 1 sec
2, Matthias Russ (Gerolsteiner) at 9 secs
3, Riccardo Ricco' (Saunier Duval – Scott) at 7 mins 53 secs
Other:
9, Philip Deignan (AG2R La Mondiale) at 11 mins 7 secs
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