29th GP Industria, Commercio e Artigianato - 1.5

Italy, July 15, 2000

Lunghi in first professional win

Colpack professional, Denis Lunghi won the 29th edition of the GP Industria, Commercio e Artigianato after a successful solo attack with 3 kilometres to go. He beat Alberto Ongarato (Mobilvetta) and elite rider, Matteo Carrara (UC Bergamesca), after they formed a break with 20 kilometres to go in the race. Alessandro Baronti (Cantina Tollo), Luca Paolini (Mapei), and Polish Seweryn Kohut (Amore e Vita) were the other members of that break.

Lunghi, 24, has only been a professional since 1999 but has had no wins until this one. He was quite successful as an amateur though, leading Polti to sign him last year. This year, he made the shift to Polti's "training ground" division II team, Colpack.

Results - 171 km

1. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Team Colpack                   4.04.07 (42.226 km/h)
2. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Mobilvetta Design-Rossin	0.16
3. Matteo Carrara (Ita) UC Bergamesca			0.40
4. Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Regain
5. Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
6. Seweryn Kohut (Pol) Amore & Vita
7. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Regain		1.10
8. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Regain	1.25
9. Mirko Biondi (Ita)
10. Bono (Ita)						1.40

Starters: 185
Finishers: 39

Past Winners

1995 Giuseppe Tartaggia (Ita) Amateur
1996 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amateur
1997 Francesco Secchiari (Ita)
1998 Gian-Paolo Mondini (Ita)
1999 Mirko Puglioli (Ita)
2000 Denis Lunghi (Ita)

Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin