32nd Circuito d'Abruzzo, Cat 1.4

Italy, August 1, 1998


1997 Results     Past Winners

Brief:

With 20 kilometers to go to the finish at Cepagatti, Francisco Casagrande (Cofidis) dropped his breakaway companions Mason and Bertolini to win the 32nd edition of the Criterium of Abruzzi alone. He was able to take 1.43 out of Bertolini by the end.

Cepagatti 178.4 kms:

 1. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis	       	     4.25.30 (40.315)
 2. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis			1.43
 3. Fausto Dotti (Ita) Ros Mary
 4. Oscar Mason (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas
 5. Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita			3.24
 6. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) KRKA
 7. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Kross-Selle Italia
 8. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti				3.39
 9. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Vini Caldirola
10. Marco Bellini (Ita) Cantina Tollo			3.53

Past Winners

From 1966-1992, the race was known as the Cronostaffetta (G.P. Cepagatti) Since 1993, it became the Giro d'Abruzzo.

1966	Molteni
1967	Molteni
1968	Molteni
1969	Molteni
1970	Salvarani
1971	Molteni
1972	Molteni
1973	Molteni
1974	Filotex
1975	Bianchi
1976	Jollyceramica
1978	Vibor
1980	Bianchi Piaggio
1981	Bianchi Piaggio
1982	Famucine
1983	GIS Gelati
1984	GIS Gelati
1985	Sammontana Bianchi
1986	Del Tongo  Colnago
1987	Del Tongo  Colnago
1988	Del Tongo  Colnago
1989	Alfa Lum
1990	Gianluca Pierobon (Ita) Malvor
1991	Fabio Baldato (Ita) Del Tongo
1992	Franco Chioccioli (Ita) GB MG Bianchi
1993	Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre
1994	Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mercatone Uno
1995	Alberto Elli (Ita) MG Technogym
1996	Stefano Colage (Ita) Refin 
1997	Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei
Past winners from Mario Stiehl, Berlin