60th GP Liberazione - 1.2

Italy, April 25, 2005

2004 Results Results Past winners

Australian team report

By Brian Stephens, AIS U23 team manager

Today, Monday 25th April, was the GP Liberazione in Rome. The is one of the biggest Under 23 races in Italy with the final laps being shown live on National TV. The Circuit is 6km long and the race is over 23 laps.

The AIS Mapei Aqua Australia team consisting celebrated a win by Chris Sutton being supported by James Meadley, Simon Clarke, Nic Sanderson and Matt Goss. The team overcame an earlier setback when Nic punctured and after a slow wheel change and help from James Meadley, failed to regain the fast moving bunch. Simon Clarke went with an early move which stayed clear until 5 laps to go. He continued to ride aggressively, helping to set up Chris. Chris attacked with just over 2km remaining and hung on for an impressive win

Results

1 Chris Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team         3.20.54 (41.221 km/h)
2 Riccardo Ricco' (Ita) G.C.Fausto Coppi Grassi
3 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Pedale Larigiano
4 Gianluca Massano (Ita) Podenzano Brunero
5 Stefano Basso (Ita) Marchiol Ima Famila
6 Manolo Zanella (Ita) Zalf Desiree Fior
7 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Team Parolin
8 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Czech Republic
9 Walter Proch (Ita) Gavardo Tecmor
10 Michal Golas (Pol) Norda Atala

Courtesy of italiaciclismo.net

Past winners

2004 Daniele Colli (Ita)
2003 Devid Garbelli (Ita) Bergamasca 1902
2002 Andrea Sanvido (Ita) Team Parolin Radio Birikina
2001 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex Casa Selezione
2000 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita)
1999 Marco Zanotti (Ita)
1998 Roberto Savoldi (Ita)
1997 Cristiano Citton (Ita)
1996 Davide Casarotto (Ita)
1995 Paolo Valoti (Ita)
1994 Alex Petersen (Den)
1993 Alesssandro Bertolini (Ita)
1992 Vassil Davidenko (URS)
1991 Andrea Solagna (Ita)
1990 Uwe Winter (Ger)
1989 Joachin Halupczok (Pol)
1988 Bernd Groene (Ger)
1987 Dimitri Konychev (URS)
1986 Mark Van Orsouw (Ned)
1985 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1984 Jorge Dominguez (Spa)
1983 Claudio Golinelli (Ita)
1982 Andrej Serediuk (Pol)
1981 Ivan Mitchenko (URS)
1980 Marco Cattaneo (Ita)
1979 Walter Delle Case (Ita)
1978 Henning Jorgensen (Den)
1977 Bob Downs (GBr)
1976 William Nickson (GBr)
1975 Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita)
1974 Cvijetiko Bilic (Yug)
1973 Ivan Trifonov (URS)
1972 Juri Osincev (URS)
1971 Giuseppe Matteis (Ita)
1970 Rudolf Labus (Cze)
1969 Pietro Mingardi (Ita)
1968 Attilio Rota (Ita)
1967 Carlo Galazzi (Ita)
1966 Jaroslav Kvapil (Cze)
1965 Ferruccio Manza (Ita)
1964 Carlo Storai (Ita)
1963 Antonio Toniolo (Ita)
1962 Antonio Toniolo (Ita)
1961 Teodoro Cerbella (Ita)
1960 Aurelio Bianchi (Ita)
1959 Romeo Venturelli (Ita)
1958 Remo Tamagni (Ita)
1957 Salvatore Morucci (Ita)
1956 Aurelio Cestari (Ita)
1955 Giancarlo Ceppi (Ita)
1954 Cleto Maule (Ita)
1953 Nazareno Venturini (Ita)
1952 Renzo Maurizi (Ita)
1951 Vincenzo Zucconelli (Ita)
1950 Donato Piazza (Ita)
1949 Alfio Benfenati (Ita)
1948 Bruno Fossa (Ita)
1947 Spartaco Rosati (Ita)
1946 Gustavo Guglielmetti (Ita)