31st Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Internazionale U26 - 2.6

Italy, June 12- 24, 2001

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Stage 10 - June 22: Cetraro Marina-Pizzo Calabro, 134 km

Eddy Merckx boy wins in Pizzo Calabro

Frattini faces the last two stages in Sicily

Belgian rider Jan Kuyckx of the Eddy Merckx Boys team has won the tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia Elite U26, from Cetraro Marina to Pizzo Calabro over 136 km. In the sprint, he surprised the other riders who had jumped on the right of the road. He went on the other side to win with a powerful kick.

Kuyckx's win is also partly Italian. He races for the Eddy Merckx Boys team which is managed by Valerio Piva, the former professional rider who now lives in Riemst near Liegi.

"Eddy Merckx calls us every day to see how we are doing," Kuyckx said before the presentations, "Tonight he'll have nice surprise."

Tomorrow the Giro crosses from the Italian mainland to Sicily for the final two stages. The race will be decided by just a few seconds. Eight riders are within two minutes of the leader Davide Frattini, with his teammate Andriss Reiss second at 22 seconds and Denis Bondarenko third at 37 seconds.

It will be an fight right to the end. Tomorrow's stage over 176km from Messina to Catania is expected to cause a few sparks with the climb of the Portella Mandrazzi. The climb is 87km from the finish but the tough gradient will mean that Frattini will have to give it everything to defend his pink jersey.

Report courtesy of race organisers/www.giroelite.com

Results

1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys                                2.53.56
2 Patrizio Gambazza (Ita) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Sterilton
3 Luca Solari (Ita) G.S. San Pellegrino Bottoli Artoni
4 Gian Luca Cavalli  (Ita) G.S. Vezza Brunero Boeris
5 Vladimiro Tarallo (Ita) Mcs Bedogni B.Team Anico Monsum.
6 Wolodimir Starchik (Ukr) Team Parolin Fis Uniconfort
7 Claudio Pizzoferrato (Ita) S.C. Cer.Che Pagnoncelli Fmb Perrel
8 Salvatore Tribisonna (Ita) S.C. Reda Baggioni Mulinari
9 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's
10 Agostino Andreis (Ita) G.S. Vezza Brunero Boeris                   0.06
11 Alessandro Rastelli (Ita) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Sterilton
12 Sergey Krushevskiy (Uzb) Nazionale Uzbekistan
13 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) U.C. Trevigiani Mapei Cassamarca
14 Roland Pichler (Ita) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's
15 Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's
16 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior
17 Giuseppe Ricca (Ita) Cycling Team Casprini Pitti Shoes
18 Giacomo  Cariulo (Ita) Cycling Team Casprini Pitti Shoes
19 Andrei Karpatchev (Rus) G.S. Luigi Maserati Synclean
20 Vladimir Goussev (Rus) Russian National Team
21 Balazs Rohtmer (Hun) V.C.A. S. Paolo Saeco Colzi Pratesi
22 Denis Bondarenko (Rus) G.S. Resine Ragnoli Garda Rifra P.
23 Stijn Vanstraelen (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys
24 Andris Reiss (Lat) Velo Club Sintofarm Feralpi
25 Santo Anza' (Ita) S.C. Zoccorinese Vellutex/Team Casini
26 Davide Frattini (Ita) Velo Club Sintofarm Feralpi
27 Damiano Giannini  (Ita) S.C. Cer.Che Pagnoncelli Fmb Perrel
28 Francesco Magni  (Ita) Cycling Team Eternedile
29 Andrea Moletta (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior
30 Sergiy Avdejev (Ukr) S.C. Zoccorinese Vellutex/Team Casini
31 Frederik Willems (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys
32 Salvatore Scamardella (Ita) S.C. Zoccorinese Vellutex/Team Casini
33 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) V.C. Aran Cucine Cantina Tollo
34 Stefano Brunelli (Ita) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's            0.12
35 Ivan De Nobile  (Ita) V.C. Aran Cucine Cantina Tollo
36 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior                  0.17
37 Samuel Rouyer (Fra) Credit Agricole
38 Fabio Mazzer  (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior
39 Andrei Minachkine (Rus) Mcs Bedogni B.Team Anico Monsum.           0.20
40 Alexandre Bajenov (Rus) G.S. Impruneta Cotto Ref.Pol Valdarno
41 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Velo Club Sintofarm Feralpi
42 Federico Berta (Ita) G.S. Resine Ragnoli Garda Rifra P.
43 Valentino Moscatelli (Ita) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Sterilton
44 Emil Arnel (Swe) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Sterilton
45 Nicola Pavone (Ita) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Sterilton
46 Alexandru Sabalin (Mda) Moldavian National Team
47 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Credit Agricole
48 Maurizio Biondo  (Ita) Cycling Team Casprini Pitti Shoes
49 Matteo Torresi (Ita) V.C. Aran Cucine Cantina Tollo                0.28
50 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior

General classification after stage 10

1 Davide Frattini (Ita) Velo Club Sintofarm Feralpi               32.24.38
2 Andris Reiss (Lat) Velo Club Sintofarm Feralpi                      0.22
3 Denis Bondarenko (Rus) G.S. Resine Ragnoli Garda Rifra P.           0.37
4 Sergey Krushevskiy (Uzb) Nazionale Uzbekistan                       1.10
5 Gian Luca Cavalli  (Ita) G.S. Vezza Brunero Boeris                  1.32
6 Francesco Magni  (Ita) Cycling Team Eternedile                      1.33
7 Luca Solari (Ita) G.S. San Pellegrino Bottoli Artoni                1.34
8 Damiano Giannini  (Ita) S.C. Cer.Che Pagnoncelli Fmb Perrel         1.56
9 Emil Arnel (Swe) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Sterilton         2.14
10 Wolodimir Starchik (Ukr) Team Parolin Fis Uniconfort               2.33
11 Sergiy Avdejev (Ukr) S.C. Zoccorinese Vellutex/Team Casini         2.42
12 Balazs Rohtmer (Hun) V.C.A. S. Paolo Saeco Colzi Pratesi           3.06
13 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) V.C. Aran Cucine Cantina Tollo             4.10
14 Andrea Moletta (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior                      4.25
15 Federico Berta (Ita) G.S. Resine Ragnoli Garda Rifra P.            4.46
16 Vladimir Goussev (Rus) Russian National Team                       6.38
17 Giuseppe Ricca (Ita) Cycling Team Casprini Pitti Shoes             7.19
18 Andrei Karpatchev (Rus) G.S. Luigi Maserati Synclean               7.25
19 Salvatore Cirasola (Ita) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Steri    7.27
20 Santo Anza' (Ita) S.C. Zoccorinese Vellutex/Team Casini            7.53
21 Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's               9.21
22 Giacomo  Cariulo (Ita) Cycling Team Casprini Pitti Shoes           9.40
23 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) U.C. Trevigiani Mapei Cassamarca          12.41
24 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior                 14.50
25 Claudio Pizzoferrato (Ita) S.C. Cer.Che Pagnoncelli Fmb Perrel    15.31
26 Roland Pichler (Ita) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's             15.49
27 Jan Chrobak (Cze) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior                        17.05
28 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Russian National Team                      17.47
29 Frederik Willems (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys                           17.49
30 Yohann Charpenteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          18.45
31 Andrei Minachkine (Rus) Mcs Bedogni B.Team Anico Monsum.          19.03
32 Ivan De Nobile  (Ita) V.C. Aran Cucine Cantina Tollo              19.53
33 Agostino Andreis (Ita) G.S. Vezza Brunero Boeris                  20.35
34 Ivan Chtchegolev (Rus) Russian National Team                      21.08
35 Lorenzo Cardellini  (Ita) S.C. Reda Baggioni Mulinari             22.38
36 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's         22.44
37 Alexandru Sabalin (Mda) Moldavian National Team                   23.29
38 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Velo Club Sintofarm Feralpi                 26.23
39 Luca Nardello (Ita) G.S. Luigi Maserati Synclean                  27.23
40 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior                28.34
41 Salvatore Scamardella (Ita) S.C. Zoccorinese Vellutex/Team Casino 28.41
42 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys                             30.05
43 Stefano Brunelli (Ita) G.S. Mg Boy's Aqua-Aqua Mg Boy's           30.33
44 Fabiano Ferrari (Ita) Team Parolin Fis Uniconfort                 32.09
45 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Credit Agricole                             32.43
46 Alessandro Donati  (Ita) V.C. Aran Cucine Cantina Tollo           32.45
47 Alexandre Bajenov (Rus) G.S. Impruneta Cotto Ref.Pol Valdarno     33.57
48 Alessandro Rastelli (Ita) G.S. Podenzano Italfine- Juvenes Ster   36.24
49 Massimiliano Martella (Ita) G.S. Vezza Brunero Boeris             36.25
50 Fabio Mazzer  (Ita) G.S. Zalf Euromobil Fior                      36.56