GP Citta' di Rio Saliceto e Correggio - 1.3

Italy, July 20, 2002

Results Past winners

Photography

Images courtesy of Manuela Kofler

Mariano Piccoli and Alberto Loddo (Lampre-Daikin) look the part in their pink and blue team strip
Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) obviously a fan of the hairstyle of the captain of the English soccer team
Steffen Weigold (Gerolsteiner) has got a bit of the bed-head hairdo himself, but no where near that of his team-mate Fabian Wegmann
Artour Babaitsev (Team Nürnberger) and Saulius Ruskys (Gerolsteiner) chat about life as a pro cyclist
Former Classics guru Franco Ballerini, now Italian National Coach, appears happy to be cruising around in casual clothing nowadays
Daniele Bennati (Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo) looking Italo-cool in his Zebra-clad outfit
"Il grillo" (the cricket), Paolo Bettini (Mapei-QuickStep) ready to spring into action
Lorenzo Cardellini's (Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo) Specialized bike is eyed by a Mapei mechanic
Daniele Contrini (Gerolsteiner) happy to pose for a photo
Alessandro Brendolin (Formaggi Trentini) and Fabiano Fontanelli (Mercatone Uno) cruise around before the start
Thomas Grönqvist (Amore e Vita Beretta) goes for a wander
What's Uwe Hardter (Gerolsteiner) thinking behind those dark sunglasses?
The lads from Team Lampre enjoy their chill-out session
Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) looking very trim
Alberto Loddo (Lampre-Daikin) opts for the comfort of the team car - he could even be thinking about driving away...
Cesare Di Cintio and Simone Masciarelli (Acqua e Sapone-Cantina Tollo) line up before the start
Plenty of time for posing before the real action begins
The peloton make their way out of the start village at a leisurely pace

Results

1 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno          4.30.00 (39.756 km/h)
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean-Delatour                0.12 
3 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi  
4 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport  
5 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre-Daikin  
6 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Cage Maglierie  
7 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago  
8 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago  
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone  
10 Gian Mario Ortenzi (Ita) Mercatone Uno

Past winners

2001 Andrus Aug
2000 Eddy Serry (Ita)
1999 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita)
1998 Federico Colonna (Ita)
1997 Federico Colonna (Ita)
1996 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita)
1995 Luca Pavanello (Ita)
1994 Andrea Tafi (Ita)