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4th Giro della Liguria - 2.3Italy, February 13-15, 2004Main Page Results Previous Stage Next Stage Stage 2 - February 14: Andora criterium 88 kmHamburger wins shortened stageThe second stage of the already shortened Giro della Liguria was changed to an 88 kilometre criterium held on a 2.2 kilometre circuit in Andora. 136 riders contested the 40 lap race, which saw a break of nine riders escape at the halfway point and stay clear to win. The break contained Bo Hamburger (Acqua & Sapone), Kirk O'Bee (Navigators), Mariano Piccoli (Lampre), Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner), Luis Perez (Cofidis), Yaroslav Popovych (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago), Paul Van Hyfte (Vlaanderen-T Interim), Stefano Boggia (Icet) and Daniele Masolino (Team LPR), and quickly gained a lead of 30", which turned out to be enough to ensure its success. With less than a kilometre to go, Bo Hamburger launched the winning move and managed to hold off American Kirk O'Bee (Navigators) by 2 seconds, with Daniele Masolino (Team LPR) taking third. The Giro della Liguria will finish tomorrow with a 134 kilometre stage between Mignanego and Arenzano, including three climbs of the Passo dei Giovi (470m) at km 6, km 43 and km 80. PhotographyImages by Fotoreporter Sirotti
Results1 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo 1.53.10 (46.657 km/h) 2 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators 0.02 3 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team LPR 4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 5 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 Stefano Boggia (Ita) Icet 7 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 8 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 9 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis 10 Daniele Della Tommasina (Ita) Team Nippon |
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