85th Giro del Casentino - 1.7.2

Italy, July 22, 2001

Bernucci in (another) Vellutex 1-2-3

By Danilo Vigano

Zoccorinese Vellutex scored its second 1-2-3 win of the weekend, as Lorenzo Bernucci won the U23 Giro del Casentino. The Italian beat teammates Santo Anza and Yaroslav Popovych in a sprint, after the three had broken away with 40 km to go. It was 22 year old Bernucci's 6th win of the year.

Results - 152 km

1 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex Palazzago 3.42.00 (41.108 km/h)
2 Santo Anzą (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex Palazzago
3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Zoccorinese Vellutex Palazzago
4 Salvatore Tribisonna (Ita) Reda Baggioni                 5.20
5 Mario Pafundi (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex Palazzago
6 Salvatore Scamardella (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex Palazzago
7 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Grassi Mapei                        5.30
8 Gianluca Filippucci (Ita) Reda Baggioni
9 Mario Russo (Ita) Reda Baggioni                          8.44
10 Daniele Marziani (Ita) Grassi Mapei