42nd Giro Friuli Venezia Giulia - 2.6

Italy, June 4-8, 2003

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Stage 2 - June 5: Tolmezzo-Erto, 142 km

Australian Team Report

By Brian Stephens, AIS U23 manager

The second stage of the Giro Friuli was supposed to be the toughest and we didn't have the best of days. None of the team was able to go with the front group of 40 over the big climb of Monte Rest. However Aussie, Dave McPartland (Bibanese) was, and finished 24th and moved to 16th on the GC. Bernie Sulzberger finished outside the time limit and will not start tomorrow. The stage was won by Massimiliano Maisto fro Podenzana. Our team will now concentrate on stage results.

Results

1 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) Italfine Juvenes               4.07.42 (37.788 km/h)
2 Drasutis Stundzya (Ltu) Modall Faresin 
3 Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Marchiol Famila Site Frezza Safi
4 Domenico Puzzovivo (Ita) Concrete Fntinel Caneva            0.03
5 Giacomo Cariulo (Ita) Grassi Vannucci
6 Stefano Boggia (Ita) Vezza Brunero                          0.09
7 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Faresin Modal
8 Guido Balbis (Ita) Olio Vezza Brunero
9 Maxym Rudenko (Rus) Italfine
10 Manuele Mori (Ita) Grassi Vannucci
...
24 David McPartland (Aus) Bibanese                            0.56
50 Bruce McIntosh (Aus) San Dona                             11.05
66 Lee Godfrey (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia                14.32
69 Peter Dawson (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia              
119 Ashely Hutchinson (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia         20.42
121 Brendan Cato (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia             
149 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia        44.00

General classification after stage 2 

1 Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Marchiol Famila Site Frezza Safi  4.33.41 (38.366 km/h)
2 Giacomo Cariulo (Ita) Grassi Vannucci                       0.53
3 Stefano Boggia (Ita) Team Olio Vezza                        0.59
4 David George (RSA) South Africa                             1.04
5 Manuele Mori (Ita) Grassi Vannucci                          1.06
6 Guido Balbis (Ita) Olio Vezza                               1.09
7 Ryan Cox (RSA) South Africa                                 1.12
8 Domenico Puzzovivo (Ita) Concrete Fantinel Caneva           1.17
9 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) L'Edile                            1.30
10 Drasutis Stundzya (Ltu) Faresin Modal
...
16 Dave McPartalnd (Aus) Bibanese                             2.10
48 Bruce McItnosh (Aus) San Dona                             13.49
51 Peter Dawson (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia               15.15
52 Lee Godfrey (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia                15.29
109 Brendan Cato (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia              23.49
110 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) AIS Mapei Aqua Australia         23.51

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