20th Giro d'Oro - 1.5

Italy, June 23, 2002

2001 Results Results Past winners

Photography

Images courtesy of Manuela Kofler

Who me? - Evgeni Petrov (Mapei Quick Step-Espoirs) in a buoyant mood
Damiano Cunego (Saeco) looks like he's looking for his bike
Pascal Hungerbühler (LTA-quattroLogistics) appears to be searching for some pre-race snacks
Dmitriy Muravyev (Mapei Quick Step-Espoirs) strides confidently around the pre-race area
Uros Murn (Formaggi Trentini) gives a big smile to the camera
Two riders from Acqua & Sapone roll out at the start
Stefan Richner (LTA-quattroLogistics) a happy camper as the field roll out at the start
The two escapees still away on the fourth lap - Pascal Hungerbühler (LTA-quattroLogistics, left) and Robert Lockowski (Team Fakta, right)
The rest of the peloton in cruise mode on the fourth lap
Looks like it's starting to get a tad harder - the peloton now in single file on the fourth lap
Three riders from Formaggi Trentini at the head of the peloton on the fourth lap
Damiano Cunego (Saeco - Longoni Sport) raises his arms in victory as the winner of the 20th Giro d'Oro
Remmert Wielinga (DeNardi-PastaMontegrappa) winces in pain as he crosses the line for second place
Nicola Gavazzi (Saeco) looks like he's spent
Damiano Cunego (Saeco) gets smooched by the long-limbed podium girls

Results - 177 km

1 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco - Longoni Sport                 4.30.25
2 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei - Quick Step                     0.01
3 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi - Pasta Montegrappa           0.04
4 Fausto Dotti (Ita) Cage Maglierie                             0.22
5 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Cantina Tollo       0.30
6 Domenico Passuello (Ita) Colombia Selle Italia
7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco - Longoni Sport
8 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Colombia Selle Italia                 0.50
9 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Tacconi Sport - Emmegi
10 Valentino Fois (Ita) Mercatone Uno                           0.55
11 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Palmans - Collstrop                    1.06
12 Fabio Bulgarelli (Ita) De Nardi - Pasta Montegrappa          1.25
13 Lorenzo Di Silvestro (Ita) Tacconi Sport - Emmegi            1.28
14 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Tacconi Sport - Emmegi
15 Eugeni Petrov (Rus) Mapei - Quick Step
16 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Cage Maglierie                        1.45
17 Lorenzo Cardellini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Cantina Tollo      1.50
18 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Formaggi Trentini                      2.05
19 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Cantina Tollo
20 Scott Sunderland (Aus) EDS-fakta
21 Vitaly Kokorine (Rus) De Nardi - Pasta Montegrappa
22 Balazs Rohtimer (Hun) Amore & Vita - Beretta
23 Sergey Matveyev (Ukr) Panaria - Fiordo
24 Vooadymyr Duma (Ukr) Panaria - Fiordo                        3.00
25 Quentino Rodriguez (Por) CCC Polsat Television               3.20

Past winners

2001 Oscar Borlini (Ita)
2000 Alessandro Baronti (Ita)