30th Settimana Ciclista Lombarda - 2.4Italy, April 12-16, 2000Stage 2 - April 13: Darfo Boario-Darfo Boario, 182 kmGontchar takes the leadLiquigas rider, Sergei Gontchar/Honchar won today's second stage of the Settimana Ciclista Lombarda in a diminished group sprint, from Didier Rous (Bonjour) and Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Daikin). In doing so, he took over the leader's jersey from Big Mat's Carlos Da Cruz. Results1. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Liquigas-Pata 4.42.48 (38.699 km/h) 2. Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour-Toupargel 0.04 3. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 0.06 4. Volodymyr Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 0.10 5. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Alessio-Banca SMG 6. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 0.13 7. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec 0.20 8. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport 0.26 9. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Albacom 10. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport General classification after stage 2: 1. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Liquigas-Pata 8.37.47 2. Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour-Toupargel 0.04 3. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 0.06 4. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Alessio-Banca SMG 0.10 5. Volodymyr Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 6. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 0.13 7. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola-Sidermec 0.20 8. EEnrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Albacom 0.26 9. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport 10. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport |