52nd Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi - 1.2

Italy, June 2, 2006

2005 Results Results Past winners

Lloyd climbs to victory in Italy

Matthew Lloyd has climbed to victory in an elite category race in Italy to add to the South Australia.com-AIS team's already successful season. The team combined perfectly to pave the way for Lloyd, 23, to hit the finish line alone in the 162km Trofeo Alcide de Gasperi, which started in Bassano del Grappa and finished in Trento

The course included several tough climbs but Lloyd made his winning move on the last of the final 3 laps of a very hilly finishing circuit in Trento. Second place went to Russian, Alezandr Filippov (Gruppo Lupi) four seconds behind Lloyd, with third going to Italian, Davide Malacarne (Zalf) at twelve seconds.

It is Lloyd's second win for the season coming after his victory on the fifth stage of last month's Tour of Japan.

Results - 162 km

1 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS        4.02.20 (40.209 km/h)
2 Alexander Filippov (Rus) Lupi Sammarinese             0.04
3 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Zalf Desiree Fior              0.12
4 Maurizio Girardini (Ita) Zalf Desiree Fior
5 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Unidelta
6 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lucchini
7 Emanuele Fornasier (Ita) Marchiol Ima Famila Liquigas Site
8 Gregory Da Ros (Ita) Marchiol Ima Famila Liquigas Site
9 Muradjan Khalmuratov (Uzb) Lucchini
10 Zoltan Remak (Slo) Nivo Betone Express

Courtesy of www.ciclonews.it

Past winners

2005 Devid Garbelli (Ita) Concrete San Marco Caneva     
2004 Daniele Colli (Ita) Zalf Desirée Fior               
2003 Emanuele Sella (Ita) GS Zalf Désirée Fior
2002 Andrea Sanvido (Ita) Team Parolin
2001 Mario Pafundi (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex