44th Trofeo Laigueglia - 1.1

Italy, February 20, 2007

2006 Results Results Past Winners

Ignatiev blossoms in Laigueglia

By Gregor Brown

Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) with time
Photo ©: Roberto Bettini

21 year-old Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) is making himself known in cycling. Only five days after snagging stage 3 of the Tour Méditerranéen, he has done it again with an equally impressive win in the 44th Trofeo Laigueglia.

With only four kilometres to go, after the majority of the field had been shelled on the 690-metre Passo Balestrino, the Russian put in a move with such force that it held until the end. He jammed his bike towards the finish, holding a nearly 10 second gap from Alassio to Laigueglia. The Olympic points race gold medallist took the Corsa Ligure win and secured his place among the early season danger-men.

Coming in on the heels of Ignatiev, was Tour Méditerranéen stage 6 winner Mirco Lorenzetto (Milram) and two-time Laigueglia winner Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas).

Photography

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Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net

Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) with time to spare over the chasing field.
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) with guns blazing.
Mirco Lorenzetto (Milram) upset with second spot; third Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas)
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) flashes V for victory.
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) happy with his well earned victory.
Omar Piscina and Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) satisfied with the teams' work.

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

The peloton ride along the coast.
Beautiful Italian scenery for the peloton of the Trofeo Laigueglia.
Cool waters below the peloton of the 2007 Trofeo Laigueglia.
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) celebrates
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) with his second win of the season.
Podium Mirco Lorenzetto (Milram), Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) and Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) (L-R) on the podium.
V for Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) ... a big victory in Laigueglia.
Omar Piscina joins Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) on the podium to celebrate.
José Rujano (Unibet.com) in Italy
Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) adjusts his team kit
The start
Group starts
Nice weather greets the riders
Peloton rolls along
Racing along the water.
Corning early on in the race.
Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) rolls along
Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval-Prodir) with team backing
Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval-Prodir) happy to be racing
Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval-Prodir) looks good
José Rujano (Unibet.com) in new team colours
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) corners
Saunier Duval-Prodir on the front
Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) is a two-time winner of the Laigueglia
Tyler Hamilton (Tinkoff Credit Systems) saw his teammate win.
Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) in new team colours
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) in an early season tester
Mirko Celestino (Milram) does his thing, attacks!
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) wins
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) does his victory salute
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) wins.
Mirco Lorenzetto (Milram) in second.
Mirco Lorenzetto (Milram) in the sprint for second
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) on the podium
Piscina and Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) on the podium
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) with the "Trofeo"

Images by Régis Garnier/www.velofotopro.com

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo) makes his come back in Italy.
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas).
Hubert Dupon (AG2R) and Julien Mazet (Astana) on the start.
Di Luca congratulates Ignatiev all riders.
Riders take to the start of the 183.3 kilometre race.
Garzelli in the bunch.
José Rujano (Unibet.com) and Paride Grillo (Ceramica Panaria-Navigare) in the bunch.
Ignatiev wins the Trofeo Laigueglia 2007.
The battle for the second place.
Ignatiev steps up to the podium.
Igantiev is congratulated by some locals.
The podium (L-R): Mirco Lorenzetto (Milram), Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas)

Results - 183.3 km

1 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems               4.35.05 (39.981 km/h)
2 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Milram                                  0.04
3 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                     
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                
6 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Miche                                         
7 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                          
8 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       
9 Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche                                          
10 Antonio D'Aniello (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia                         
11 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                                   
12 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                          
13 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance                           
14 Domenico Quagliarello (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia                     
15 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
16 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                  
17 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r Prévoyance                               
18 Luca Solari (Ita) Team LPR                                        
19 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                           
20 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen       
21 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                            
22 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                          
23 Luca Ascani (Ita) Aurum Hotels                                    
24 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                              
25 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        
26 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Aurum Hotels                                 
27 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux                          
28 José Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia        
29 Jure Golcer (Slo) Tenax-Salmilano                                 
30 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                    
31 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Milram                                        
32 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis                                      
33 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                  
34 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     
35 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
36 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                   
37 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                      
38 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram                                      
39 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                     
40 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram                                        
41 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                0.32
42 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      
43 Roberto Petito (Ita) Liquigas                                     
44 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas                                     0.40
45 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                    
46 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                       2.10
47 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           2.18
48 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team LPR                                  2.40
49 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                     
50 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Astana                                       
51 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
52 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         
53 Marco Osella (Ita) Kio-Ene-DMT                                    
54 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux                         
55 Roberto Traficante (Ita) Team LPR                                 
56 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis                                    
57 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana                                       
58 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Aurum Hotels                              
59 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux                              
60 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo               
61 Michal Golas (Pol) Unibet.com                                     
62 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis                                    
63 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                    
64 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Kio-Ene-DMT                                 
65 Christian Murro (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                             
66 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis                                     
67 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                 
68 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia                           
69 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                 8.20
70 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare                     
71 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo               
72 Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare              
73 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prévoyance                               
74 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                     
75 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                       
76 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen    
77 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                             
78 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    
79 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Volksbank                                
80 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                           
81 Miculà De Matteis (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                           
82 Maurizio Bellin (Ita) Team LPR                                    
83 Francesco Reda (Ita) OTC Doors-Lauretana                          
84 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Milram                                   
85 Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Team LPR                                     
86 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Milram                                       
87 Luca Celli (Ita) Team LPR                                         
88 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
89 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   
90 Dainius Kairelis (Ltu) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                    
91 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo              
92 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo             
93 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo    

Mountains

Passo del Ginestro, 39,8 km
1 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir
2 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Unibet.com
3 Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Tinkoff Credit System

Passo Del Ginestro, 81,6 Km
1 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir
2 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria - Navigare
3 Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez (Spa) Tinkoff Credit System

Passo Balestrino, 151,3 Km
1 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit System

Past winners

2006 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
2005 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
2004 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
2003 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
2002 Danilo Di Luca (Ita)
2001 Mirko Celestino (Ita)
2000 Daniele Nardello (Ita)
1999 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita)
1998 Pascal Chanteur (Fra)
1997 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1996 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel)
1995 Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1994 Rolf Sorensen (Den)
1993 Lance Armstrong (USA)
1992 Sammy Moreels (Bel)
1991 Pascal Richard (Swi)
1990 Rolf Sorensen (Den)
1989 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1988 Paolo Cimini (Ita)
1987 Gilbert Glaus (Swi)
1986 Mauro Longo (Ita)
1985 Ron Kiefel (USA)
1984 Giuseppe Petito (Ita)
1983 Claudio Torelli (Ita)
1982 Teo De Rooy (Ned)
1981 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1980 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1979 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1978 Knut Knudsen (Nor)
1977 Freddy Maertens (Bel)
1976 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1975 Giambattista Baronchelli (Ita)
1974 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1973 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1972 Wilmo Francioni (Ita)
1971 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1970 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1969 Claudio Michelotto (Ita)
1968 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1967 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1966 Antonio Bailetti (Ita)
1965 Marino Vigna (Ita)
1964 Guido Neri (Ita)