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8th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali - 2.1

Italy, March 25-29, 2008

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Stage 5 - March 29: Castellarano - Sassuolo, 169.1km

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• Emanuele Sella (Group Navigare) snuck away at the end, to win by a couple of seconds.
• Sella celebrates as the sprint for second is in full swing behind him.
• Colombian Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez smiles as he pedals up the hill.
• Sella liked to have the ability to cross the line celebrating.
• Alessandro Spezialetti races hard.
• Spezialetti hydrates during his break so he wouldn't falter, but eventually he did get caught.
• Marco Pinotti (High Road) leads the bunch
• Lotto was all there for Evans and even Australian champion Matthew Lloyd put himself into the work force.
• Stefano Garzelli tried to shake Cadel Evans on the final stage.
• But Evans wasn't gonna have any of it and stayed on the Italian's wheel.
• Evans in the leader's jersey while Garzelli has the mountain's shirt.
• A little split in the peloton but it came back together.

Stage 4 - March 28: Rio Saliceto - Finale Emilia, 184.4km

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• Gilberto Simoni (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) adjusts his glasses at the start.
• Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo), second overall, looks forward to the start of stage four
• Race leader Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) talks with Francesco Moser.
• The escape with Daniel Schorn (Elk Haus-Simplon) at the rear with Andrea Pagoto (CSF Group Navigare) leading Artur Krol (Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan).
• Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) working in the finale.
• Italian Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas), 27, wins stage four of the 8th Coppi e Bartali ahead of Italian Mattia Gavazzi (Preti Mangimi) (r) and German Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) (l).
• Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) delighted with the win.
• Italy's Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) tops the podium for the day with Italian Mattia Gavazzi (Preti Mangimi) and German Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) (l & r).

Stage 3 - March 27: Scandiano - Pavullo, 199.4km

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• Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) takes the overall lead.
• A thrilled Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) after winning stage three of the Coppi e Bartali.
• Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) gives a smile.
• Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) crosses the line for third.
• Evans gives a one-two punch by taking the stage win and the overall.
• Overnight race leader Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) crosses the line for second.
• Australian Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), 32, wins stage three of the 8th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali and takes the overall lead.
• Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) climbing away on the Valico di Gaiato
• Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) tries to limit his losses to Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), who moved free on the Valico di Gaiato.
• Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) after crossing the line.
• Italian Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) crosses the line
• Niklas Axelsson (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) had a good day out.
• Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) kisses his wedding ring after winning stage three.

Stage 2 - March 26: Castel San Pietro Terme - Faenza, 175.6km

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• Race leader Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) at the start of the day.
• A woman hands out promotional items at the start.
• Paride Grillo (CSF Group Navigare) rolls out for the start.
• Stage two starts.
• Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) rides in defence of team-mate and overall leader Francesco Chicchi.
• The Italian countryside near Modena.
• Niklas Axelsson (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) takes a solo win after attacking at 1500 metres.
• Niklas Axelsson (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli), 35, has made the most of recent form by winning the stage two of the 8th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali.
• Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) leads home the sprint for second.
• Italian Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) battles for second on the stage and overall honours.
• Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) takes the race lead from Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas).

Stage 1b - March 25: Misano - Misano, 11.8km

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• The Liquigas team stormed to victory in the team time trial.
• With two wins in one day, Liquigas has put Francesco Chicchi in the lead by six seconds.
• The Silence-Lotto team finished fifth.
• The AG2R-La Mondiale team struggled, finishing 28 seconds behind
• Evans leads the Silence-Lotto squad.
• The Lampre squad finished 17 seconds down.

Stage 1a - March 25: Riccione - Riccione, 95.2km

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• Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) gets the sprint win on the first half-stage.
• Matteo Montaguti (Lpr Brakes), Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas) and Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group-Navigare) are mountains, overall and points leaders, respectively.
• Chicchi salutes after his sprint victory.
• The breakaway of Matteo Montaguti (LPR) and Piergiorgio Camussa (NGC Medical) didn't stand a chance when Lampre hit the front.
• Lampre heads to the fore to set up the sprint.
• Danilo Napolitano (Lampre) sits in waiting for the sprint.
• Miguel Martinez (Amore & Vita - McDonald's)
• Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangimi on the podium for his second place.
• Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) wears the number of defending champion.
• Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas
• Marco Marzano (Lampre) sitting in the bunch waiting his turn to chase.
• Gruppo compatto.
• Some shiny De Rosa bikes of the LPR Brakes team.
• Piergiorgio Camussa (NGC Medical - OTC) in the breakaway
• Giordano Montanari (Ita) Nippo - Endeka
• Luca Mazzanti (Tinkoff)
• Grillo returned to racing after crashing his BMW over the holidays.
• Paride Grillo (CSF Group Navigare)
• Sylvester Szmyd (Lampre) helps the chase.
• Boris Shpilevsky (Preti Mangimi)
• Maurio Richeze (CSF Group-Navigare) took the points classification.