Giro di Campania - NE

Caserta, Italy, March 20, 2000

Return of Campania

The Italian semi-classic, the Giro di Campania has returned to the scene after a seven year absence and it was contested under cold but rideable conditions. Rideable = no snow, which has forced the race to be cancelled several times in the past.

The first 20 kilometers of the 194 kilometer race were fast, but then things settled down until 90 km to go when a group of 6 escaped after the climb at Calvanico and were never headed. The group contained Dario Frigo and Volodymyr Gustov (Fassa Bortolo), as well as a couple of Panaria-Gaerne riders (Antonio Varriale and Domenico Romano), Rodolfo Massi (Cantina Tollo) and Oscar Cavagnis (Alexia Alluminio). The six built up a 6 and a half minute lead by the end, with the victory going to Frigo from Cavagnis and Massi.

Frigo, who has his goal the Giro d'Italia this year, was repaying his team's confidence and is hoping for bigger things this year. "I have established a tight program with the team. I will ride in the Cecchi Gori (Settimana Internazionale) this week, then I'll go to Belgium to dispute the Classics before getting ready for the Giro," he said. He is very keyed up for a big ride in the Giro and would love to play an important role, even if his team does not give him total freedom.

Results - 194 kms

1. Dario Frigo (ita) Fassa Bortolo                       5.10.34 (37.480 kph)
2. Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
3. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Cantina Tollo
4. Volodymyr Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
5. Antonio Varriale (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne           0.04
6. Domenico Romano (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne            0.06
7. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne              6.24
8. Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
9. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo
10. Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
11. Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Colpack
12. Martin Derganc (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
13. P. Gonzalez (Col) Aguardiente Nectar-Selle Italia
14. Daniele Righi (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
15. Marco Magnani (Ita) Alessio-Banca SMG
16. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
17. Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
18. Mario Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta Design-Rossin
19. Evgueni Seniouchkine (Blr) Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne
20. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo
21. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Alessio-Banca SMG
22. Tom Leaper (Aus) Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne
23. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
24. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
25. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
26. Giusvan Piovaccari (Ita) Cantina Tollo
27. Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
28. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Colpack                             10.00 

95 starters
28 classified

Past Winners

1911 Emanuel Garda (Ita)
1913 Giuseppe Pifferi (Ita)
1921 Angelo Gremo (Ita)
1922 Italo Lugli (Ita)
1926 Léonida Frascarelli (Ita)
1927 Alberto Temponi (Ita)
1929 (2) Léonida  Frascarelli (Ita)
1931 Luigi Barral (Ita)
1932 Learco Guerra (Ita)
1934 (2) Learco Guerra (Ita)
1935 (3) Learco Guerra (Ita)
1938 Giuseppe Olmo (Ita)
1939 Cino Cinelli (Ita)
1940 Gino Bartali (Ita)
1941 Olimpio Bizzi (Ita)
1942 Pierino Favalli (Ita)
1945 (2) Gino Bartali (Ita)
1948 Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1950 Luciano Ciancola (Ita)
1952 Giuseppe Minardi (Ita)
1953 Adolfo Grosso (Ita)
1954 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1955 (2) Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1956 Angelo Conterno (Ita)
1957 Giorgio Albani (Ita)
1958 Alfredo Sabbadin (Ita)
1959 Rino Benedetti (Ita)
1960 Dino Liviero (Ita)
1961 Livio Trape (Ita)
1962 Silvano Ciampi (Ita)
1963 Adriano Durante (Ita)
1964 Vito Taccone (Ita)
1965 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1966 Guido De Rosso (Ita)
1967 Dino Zandegu (Ita)
1968 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1969 Marino Basso (Ita)
1970 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1971 Claudio Micheletto (Ita)
1972 (2) Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1974 Marcello Bergamo (Ita)
1975 Giancarlo Bellini (Ita)
1976 Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1977 Enrico Paolini (Ita) National Championships
1978 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1979 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1980 (2) Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1981 Léonardo Mazzantini (Ita)
1982 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1983 (2) Francesco Moser (Ita)
1984 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1985 Daniele Caroli (Ita)
1986 Rolf Gölz (Ger)
1987 Giuseppe Petito (Ita)
1988 Adriano Baffi (Ita)
1989 Luciano Rabottini (Ita)
1990 Franco Ballerini (Ita)
1991 Dario Nicoletti (Ita)
1992 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1993 Stefano Della-Santa (Ita)

Mario Stiehl, Berlin keeps the past winners up to date