World Cycling Championships, Switzerland

Under 23 Men's ITT


Under-23 men's individual time trial, 31.6km:

(restricted to riders Under-23 and who do not ride for a 
professional team)

 1. Luca Sironi (Italy) 		  	37.51.89 
 2. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy)           	38.44.38
 3. Andreas Kloeden (Germany)             	38.49.39
 4. Nathan O'Neill (Australia)            	39.32.58
 5. Marcel Gono (Australia)               	39.59.86
 6. Boris Nitchipourenko (Russia)         	40.09.84
 7. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Columbia)  	40.17.27
 8. Jacques Peeters (Netherlands)         	40.27.02
 9. Jorg Jaksche (Germany)                	40.27.14
10. Paul Manning (Britain)               	40.31.42
11. Laszlo Bodrogi (Hungary)             	40.43.53
12. Anthony Langella (France)            	40.44.60
13. Olexander Klymenko (Ukraine)         	40.46.58
14. Marcus Ljungqvist (Sweden)           	40.47.75
15. Andrei Hauptmann (Slovenia)          	40.54.82
16. Zachary Conrad (U.S.)                	40.56.12
17. Michael Nielsen (Denmark)            	40.57.85
18. Tim Jones (Zimbabwe)                 	40.58.43
19. Alex Aeschbach (Switzerland)         	41.15.99
20. Aitor Gonzalez (Spain)               	41.20.44

22. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) 			3:39  behind

25. Christian Vandevelde (USA) 			3:45 

29. Christopher Jenner (Nzl) 			4:04 

32. Mark Walters (Can) 				4:10 

43. Scott Gyton (Nzl) 				4:58 

45. Scott Hamilton (Irl) 			5:21 

48. Daisaku Takahashi (Jpn) 			6:42 

49. Hiroshi Sakaguchi (Jpn) 			6:51 

52. Ian Smith (Blz) 				8:54 

Report

Sironi's victory, his first in a time trial, was almost a local success. He lives in Lecco by Lake Como, 16 kms from the course, and often trains in the Lugano area.

``This was only my fourth time trial but I have had seven road race wins this season,'' said Sironi who has already signed a contract with a professional team for next year.

He was second in the Italian time trial championship and was runner-up in a time trial stage of the William Tell Grand Prix, three seconds slower than the Swiss professional winner, Oscar Camenzind.

Sgambelluri has also landed a professional team place following his overall victory in the amateur Giro d'Italia.