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88th Giro dell'Emilia - 1.HC

Italy, October 8, 2005

2004 Results    Results    Past winners

Late season form for Simoni

Gilberto Simoni (Lampre)
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With an attack with one kilometre to go, Gilberto Simoni (Lampre-Caffita) has won the 88th edition of the Giro dell'Emilia. Simoni, a winner of this race in 2000, was the strongest rider in the finale, and led home Frank Schleck (Team CSC) by six seconds, and Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) by eight. Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) was fourth, showing that his season isn't quite finished yet.

"I was thinking about today for a long time," said Simoni. "I've always liked this race. To win it you don't have to be only a climber, you also have to be very attentive, especially when it is raining like today.

"I felt I was in good condition in the Vuelta a Espaņa. Today I wanted to do the race and from the first climb I attacked. CSC team caught me several times but I didn't surrender and now I'm very happy I did it. I won. but all the team did great moves all day with the break of Marzano and the attack of Cunego on the San Luca, it is a great day for all of us."

The podium (L to R):
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Directeur sportif Giuseppe Martinelli was very satisfied with his rider's performance: "In the last 40 km, Gilberto made all the selection. He is in great condition and it is clear now he will be our leader for Giro di Lombardia: he is able to fight with Bettini and Di Luca."

Simoni is fine with that: "I want to make a great end of season. Now I'll be in Piemonte and Lombardia, there will be fights and I'll be there!

How it unfolded

The peloton
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The race started in wet conditions with 154 riders, and the first serious attack was by Iņigo Chaurreau (AG2R), who escaped after 45 km and wasn't seen again until the climb of Monzuno (km 120). A dangerous group of 16 formed on the climb, containing a strong CSC presence: Andrea Peron, Frank Schleck, Carlos Sastre and Nicki Sorensen, along with Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze), Marco Marzano and Gorazd Stangelj (Lampre Caffita), Juan Miguel Mercado (Quick Step), Pieter Weening (Rabobank), Andrea Noč and Vladimir Miholjevic (Liquigas-Bianchi), Luca Mazzanti and Sergiy Matveyev (Panaria), Ivan Fanelli (Team LPR) and Vladimir Efimkin (Team Barloworld-Valsir).

Sastre led over the top of the climb, but on the descent, Efimkin attacked and had gained 30 seconds on the break, that had been caught by a few counter-attacking riders. Simoni was one of these, and on the first of four climbs of Santuario di San Luca, he attacked and took Sastre with him. By the time they had reached the finish line for the first time, they had been joined by Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Solari and Celestino (Domina Vacanze), Cunego (Lampre), Mercado (Quick.Step), Miholjevic (Liquigas) and Mazzanti (Panaria). Schleck and Arekeev also made contact, and the winning group had been formed.

Gilberto Simoni (Lampre)
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Simoni was on a good day, and kept forcing on the Santuario di San Luca, which averaged 10 percent for 1.9 km with a maximum gradient of 18 percent. On the last lap, Simoni managed to crack the rest and with one kilometre to go, he got clear of Schleck and Celestino, who took the minor placings.

Tomorrow, the GS Emilia will organise its final race of the season, the 9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli, which starts at 11:00 in Monteveglio (Bologna).

Photography

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Results - 194 km

1 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                          5.13.50 (37.09 km/h)
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     0.06
3 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             0.08
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               0.16
5 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                    
6 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                              0.22
7 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas-Bianchi                       0.40
8 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Quick Step                      0.49
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              1.29
10 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                   1.34
11 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Caffita                              2.25
12 Andrea Noe' (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                                  
13 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                      2.39
14 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                2.54
15 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               3.04
16 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Team L.P.R.                     3.53
17 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                  3.57
18 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Caffita                                
19 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi                             3.59
20 Antonio Quadranti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                 4.03
21 Santo Anza (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil                     4.23
22 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          4.49
23 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Fassa Bortolo                         4.56
24 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                   5.11
25 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                   5.21
26 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                    5.28
27 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2r Prevoyance                            7.02
28 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli-3C Casalinghi    9.37
29 Ivan Degasperi (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                    

Starters: 154
Classified: 29

Past winners

2004 Ivan Basso (Ita) CSC
2003 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com     
2002 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 
2001 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 
2000 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre
1999 Michael Boogerd (Ned)
1998 Mirko Celestino (Ita) 
1997 Alexandre Gontschenkov (Rus)
1996 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1995 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1994 Francesco Casagrande (Ita)
1993 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1992 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1991 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1990 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1989 Dimitry Konychev (Rus)
1988 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1987 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra)
1986 Hubert Seiz (Swi)
1985 Acacio Da Silva (Por)
1984 Ezio Moroni (Ita)
1983 Cesare Cipollini (Ita)
1982 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1981 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) 
1980 Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita)
1979 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1978 Bernt Johansson (Swe)
1977 Mario Beccia (Ita)
1976 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1975 Enrico Paolini (Ita)
1974 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1973 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1972 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1971 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1970 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1969 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1968 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1967 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1966 Carmelo Preziosi (Ita)
1965 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1963 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1962 Bruno Mealli (Ita)
1961 Diego Ronchini (Ita)
1960 Pierino Baffi (Ita)
1959 Ercole Baldini (Ita)
1958 Diego Ronchini (Ita)
1957 Bruno Monti (Ita)
1956 Bruno Monti (Ita)
1955 Nino Defilippis (Ita)
1954 Nino Defilippis (Ita)
1953 Gino Bartali (Ita)
1952 Gino Bartali (Ita)
1951 Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1950 Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1949 Virgilio Salimbeni (Ita)
1948 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1947 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1946 Adolfo Leoni (Ita)
1943 Nedo Logli (Ita)
1942 Adolfo Leoni (Ita)
1941 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1940 Osvadlo Bailo (Ita)
1939 Serafino Biagioni (Ita)
1938 Carrado Ardizzoni (Ita)
1937 Cesare Del Cancia (Ita)
1936 Giuseppe Olmo (Ita)
1935 Aldo Bini (Ita)
1934 Marco Cimatti (Ita)
1931 Glauco Servadei (Ita)
1930 Mario Bonetti (Ita)
1929 Allegro Grandi (Ita)
1928 Alfonso Piccin (Ita)
1927 Domenico Piemontesi (Ita)
1925 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1924 Pietro Linari (Ita)
1923 Michele Gordini (Ita)
1922 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1921 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1920 Giovanni Brunero (Ita)
1919 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1918 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1917 Angelo Gremo (Ita)
1914 Ezio Corlaita (Ita)
1913 Alfonso Calzolari (Ita)
1912 Ugo Agostoni (Ita)
1911 Clemente Canepari (Ita)
1910 Luigi Ganna (Ita)
1909 Eberardo Pavesi (Ita)


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