32nd Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Internazionale U26 - 2.6

Italy, June 15 - 23, 2002

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Stage 7b - June 21: Strà - Strà, 64 km

Australian Team Report

By Brian Stephens, AIS U23 manager

The second of the day's stages was over 6 laps of a 10km flat circuit. There were plenty of attempts but no one was getting away from the fast moving bunch and it finished in a bunch sprint. This was won by Francesco Chicchi from from Trevigiani Mapei with our guys just in the bunch looking after the legs for tomorrow's time trial.

Results

1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Trevigiani Mapei                 1.15.44 (45.350 km/h)
2 Mauro Busato (Ita) F. Coppi Gazzera
3 Sergio Marinangeli (Ita) Calz. Montegranaro
4 Tommaso Caneschi (Ita) Grassi Mapei
5 Giulio Tomi (Ita) Impruneta
6 Bruno Bertolini (Ita) IMA Veneta Brugnotto Cucine
7 Antonio D.Aniello (Ita) Team Casprini
8 Roman Luhovyy (Ita) San Paolo Saeco
9 Simone Meda (Ita) Zalf Desirè Fior
10 Martin Van der Pluim (Ita) Olanda
...
51 Scott Davis (Aus) Australia          
58 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Marchiol Hit Casino's
65 Gene Bates (Aus) Australia          
67 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australia          
92 Dave McPartland (Aus) Australia                            0.24
94 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australia

General clasification after stage 7b

1 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Marchiol Hit Casino's            24.51.05 (41.597 km/h)
2 Fabio Quercioli (Ita) Grassi Mapei                           0.33
3 Scott Davis (Aus) Australia                                  0.42
4 Simone Guidi (Ita) Team Casprini                             0.47
5 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Baque Cafè                               0.53
6 Marco Bertini (Ita) Bedogni Fama                             1.33
7 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) Zalf Desirè Fior                    1.44
8 Dmitri Semov (Rus) Russia                                    1.55
9 Vladimir Goussev (Rus) Russia                                2.19
10 Cristian Tosoni (Ita) Sanpellegrino Bottoli Artoni          2.34
...
17 Gene Bates (Aus) Australia                                 11.10
56 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australia                             56.14
59 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australia                              57.44
85 Dave McPartland (Aus) Australia                          1.12.28