20th Trofeo Pina e Mario Bazzigalupi - 1.6

Italy, May 18, 2002

2000 Results Results Past winners

Klasa wins in tribute to first victor

Giuseppe Pagnoncelli won the first edition of the Bazzigaluppi, so it's fitting that the twentieth edition went to a rider on the team of which Pagnoncelli is patron: the Czech Peter Klasa.

Klasa out-sprinted Gabriele Bosisio of Team Aurora after an eventful 173km.

Mexican rider Sanchez started the action with an escape; he was soon joined by a group including Gavazzi, Macias, Gorfrey, Dyudya and Akoulintchev. This break built up a gap of 25 seconds before being caught at Castello d'Agogna.

The final selection came after 50km, when a group of 25 moved away from the main body of the race. At first it looked like the peloton would catch them, but the tight corners of the 30-lap finishing circuit demolished the rhythm of the pursuers, and splintered the lead group.

With one lap remaining it was down to six riders: Klasa, Bosisio, Cappa, Murro, Yakuschev and Dyudya. At the finish, Klasa was the one with the answers and the power.

Results - 173 km

1 Peter Klasa (Cze) Pagnoncelli                   3.56.00 (43.983 km/h)
2 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Team Aurora
3 Luca Cappa (Ita) Gs San pellegrino                 0.03
4 Cristian Murro (Ita) Team Aurora
5 Stanislav Jakuschev (Ita) Safi
6 Volodymyr Djudja (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team
7 Lee Godfrey (Aus) Australia-NZ                     1.00
8 Oleksandor Symonenko (Ukr) Ukrainian National Team 1.15
9 Matteo Nervi (Ita) Viris Vigevano
10 Simone Dell'Acqua (Ita) Gs San Pellegrino

Past winners

2001 Simone Cadamuro (Ita)