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8th GP Chiasso - 1.1
Switzerland, February 25, 2006
2005 Results Results Past winners
Wielinga's long break succeeds
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Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) won the GP Chiasso, beating Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis) after an impressive 160 km breakaway.
"I really wanted to win today," Wielinga said. "I was up the front of the peloton right from the beginning, then, when the occasion arose, I made my move towards the breakaway along with Chavanel. We wanted to promote a group breakaway but we were alone. We worked together and when I realised that we were gaining on the rest of the group, I started thinking that, yes, I could go on to win the race."
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During the final lap Wielinga was told via radio that Rebellin had started his move from the chasers' group. At this point Wielinga made his final attack, remaining alone at the head of the race.
"There was no way I could have let such a golden opportunity slip past me," he added. "I did my best and it paid off. I'd like to dedicate this victory to myself, team and team manager Lefevere who strongly believes in me, giving me the chance to form part of this great team. We worked well together - the result speaks for itself."
Photography
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- Wielinga and Chavanel motoring up another climb
- Pietro Caucchioli (Credit Agricole) on the front
- Linus Gerdemann (T-Mobile) follows a wheel
- Serhiy Honchar (T-Mobile) in action
- Chavanel and Wielinga battle the rain
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) in action
- Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) in action
- Chavanel and Wielinga the men of the day
- Plenty of colour on a drab day
- Twisting through Chiasso
- The peloton comes up a climb
- Credit Agricole driving the chase
- Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues) sitting pretty
- Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) driving the break
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) zips up
- Davide Moncoutie (Cofidis) in the thick of it
- Filippo Simeoni (Naturino) in the wet
- Wielinga and Chavanel still away
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) with the training gear on
- Up we go again
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) puts the power down
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step)
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) and Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis)
- Credit Agricole takes the front
- Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) - none more golden.
- The peloton winds through narrow Swiss roads
- Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner)
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) working hard on the way to teh win.
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld)
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) wins the GP Chiasso
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) celebrates victory
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) celebrates victory
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) rolls home after a very grubby day at the office
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) looking muddy
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) muddied, but victorious
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) afterwards
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) on the podium
- The podium - Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) and Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis)
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- The broom wagon, in case you hadn't guessed...
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) looking satisfied with himself.
- Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis) finished third.
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) wishing he were somewhere else.
- The shoes of Olympic champion Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step).
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) looking pensive.
- British rider Jamie Burrow.
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Bianchi) is one tall boy!
- Pietro Caucchioli (Credit Agricole) drives his team's train.
- The peloton snake their way through Chiasso's narrow roads.
- The peloton make their way through the sleepy village of Chiasso.
- A muddied Gerolsteiner rider comes into the finish.
- Serhiy Honchar (T-Mobile) looking his usual aggressive self.
- South African Rodney Green (Barloworld) rides through a snow-lined road.
- Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile) won't be riding at his best until later in the season.
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) tried to chase down lone escapee Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step), but only managed second.
- Christophe Rinero (Saunier Duval-Prodir) looks satisfied with his effort.
- Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) stretches his legs.
- Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) scores the biggest win of his career, and the emotion shows.
- Dirty though delighted - Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step) looking thoroughly satisfied.
- The podium - (L to R) Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner, 2nd), Remmert Wielinga (Quick.Step, 1st) and Leonardo Bertagnolli (Cofidis, 3rd).
Results
1 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick.Step 4.38.07 2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.23 3 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis 0.25 4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 0.29 5 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre 0.30 6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 7 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole 8 Igor Astarloa (Esp) Barloworld 9 Luis Felip Laverde Jimenez (Col) Panaria 10 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile 11 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Credit Agricole 12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 13 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Ceramica Flaminia 14 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 15 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 16 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni 17 Mauro Facci (Ita) Barloworld 18 Giampaolo Chuela (Ita) Barloworld 19 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla Ramos (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.32 20 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 21 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 22 Moises Aldape Chavez (Mex) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 0.33 23 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.12 24 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 25 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team L.P.R. 1.21 26 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.22 27 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas 28 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 29 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 30 Leonardo Moser (Ita) Acqua Sapone 31 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 1.23 32 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic 33 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Miche 34 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 35 Leonardo Giordana (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 36 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 37 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.24 38 Rubens Bertogliato (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 39 Sergio Berbero (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni 40 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli-3C Casalinghi 1.44 41 Micula De Matteis (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 42 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 43 Christophe Lemevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 44 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 45 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 1.45 46 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 47 Roberto Petito (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 48 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Acqua Sapone 49 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 1.46 50 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.53 51 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 52 Dainius Kairelis (Ltu) Amore & Vita-McDonald's 1.55 53 Timothy Jones (Zim) Amore & Vita-McDonald's 1.56 54 Masimo Giunti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore Di Mare 2.31 55 Gene Bates (Aus) Team L.P.R. 3.32 56 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 4.07 57 Juan Pablo Magalanes Aranda (Mex) Team Androni Giocattoli-3C Casalinghi 4.49 58 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld 59 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Miche 5.34 60 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 61 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 62 Jamie Burrow (GBr) OTC Doors-Lauretana 5.35 63 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 64 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 65 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 66 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team L.P.R. 5.36 67 Andrea Noe (Ita) Liquigas 68 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 5.37 69 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) Team Tenax Salmilano 8.49 189 starters 69 finishers
Past winners
2005 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 2004 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi 2003 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Panaria 2002 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre 2001 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Liquigas-Pata 2000 Giuliano Figueras (Ita)
