7th GP Beghelli (51st Milano-Vignola) - 1.2

Italy, September 28, 2003

2002 Results Results Past winners

Photography

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Finish line photography can be a risky business
Paolini throws it on the line and beats Elmiger
Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) just gets the better of Martin Elmiger (Phonak) in the sprint
Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) even brought his own glass for the post-race victory celebrations
The secret to Luca Paolini's success is his post-race recovery mortadella
The podium (L to R): Martin Elmiger (2nd), Luca Paolini (1st) and Luca Mazzanti (3rd)

Images by Olympia Photo/www.olympiaphoto.com

Front on it's difficult to tell who won out of Paolini (L) and Elmiger (R)
Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) salutes after his win

Results

1 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon             4.21.46 (45.482 km/h)
2 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
3 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
4 Sergei Gonchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
5 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                      0.05
6 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio
7 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
8 Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
9 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
10 Bo Hamburger (Den) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé
11 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
12 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
13 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
14 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
15 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
16 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
17 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                        0.35
18 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                     0.52
19 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
20 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) CCC-Polsat
21 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski              0.48
22 Loyd Mondory (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                    1.19
23 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
24 Luis Filip Laverde (Col) Formaggi Trentini
25 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
26 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
27 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
28 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
29 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Team Saeco
30 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Tenax
31 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) iBanesto.com                 2.30
32 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Amore & Vita-Beretta               2.43
33 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
34 Matej Jurco (Svk) De Nardi-Colpack
35 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) CCC-Polsat                       2.45
36 Massimo Cigana (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Scanavino          2.50
37 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com
38 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
39 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com
40 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio
41 Allan Davis (Aus) O.N.C.E.-Eroski
42 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
43 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com
44 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio                        2.55
45 René Andrle (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                     5.30
46 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) Ag2r-Prevoyance
47 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre

Courtesy of Ronald Schipper

Past winners

2002 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
2001 Andrei Tchmil (Bel)
2000 Marco Serpellini (Ita)
1999 Michael Boogerd (Ned)
1998 Stefano Zanini (Ita)
1997 Stefano Zanini (Ita)
1996 Fabio Roscioli (Ita)
1995 Angelo Canzonieri (Ita)
1994 Angelo Lecchi (Ita)
1993 Alberto Elli (Ita)
1992 Andrej Teterijuk (Est)
1991 Silvio Martinello (Ita)
1990 Mario Cipollini (Ita)
1989 Adriano Baffi (Ita)
1988 Adriano Baffi (Ita)
1987 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1986 Roberto Visentini (Ita)
1985 Emanuele Bombini (Ita)
1984 Mario Beccia (Ita)
1983 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1982 Giovanni Mantovani (Ita)
1981 Gregor Braun (Ger)
1980 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1979 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1978 Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1977 Luciano Borgognoni (Ita)
1976 Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1975 Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1974 Enricvo Paolini (Ita)
1973 Marino Basso (Ita)
1972 Julien Van Lint (Bel)
1971 Marino Basso (Ita)
1970 Adriano Durante (Ita)
1969 Attilio Rota (Ita)
1968 Marino Basso (Ita)
1967 Rudi Altig (Ger)
1966 Adriano Durante (Ita)
1965 Guido De Rosso (Ita)
1964 Guido De Rosso (Ita)
1963 Adriano Durante (Ita)
1962 Vendramino Bariviera (Ita) 
1961 Willy Vannitsen (Bel)
1960 Alessandro Fantani (Ita)
1959 Adriano Zamboni (Ita)
1958 Adriano Zamboni (Ita)
1956 Pierino Baffi (Ita)
1952 Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita)


Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com