Cadel Evans of Lotto Wins Coppi e Bartali
Evans wins Coppi e Bartali
ROME, March 29, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Lotto rider Cadel Evans won the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali which finished with the fifth and final stage over 169.1km from Castellarano to Sassuolo on Saturday.
Emanuele Sella won the final stage by holding off the fast charging Stefano Garzelli and Vincenzo Nibali at the finish.
Sella surprised everyone by breaking for home with just over one kilometre still to ride.
Garzelii and Nibali were trying to overhaul Evans in the overall standings but the Australian held on to win by 17sec from Garzelli with Nibali third at 1min 15sec.
Evans, who finished second at last year’s Tour de France, took charge of the race by winning Thursday’s third stage in the mountains over 191km from Scandiano to Pavullo.
He took more than 30sec out of then leader Garzelli in that stage and held his advantange through two more days to be crowned champion.
Results from the fifth and final stage of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali over 174km from Castellarano to Sassuolo on Saturday:
1. Emanuele Sella (ITA) CSF 4hr 17min 15sec (40.606 kph),
2. Stefano Garzelli (ITA) Acqua & Sapone at 02sec,
3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas same time,
4. Massimo Giunti (ITA) Miche s.t.,
5. Angel Rubiano Chávez (COL) Centri Calzatura s.t.
Final standings
1. Cadel Evans (AUS) Lotto 20hr 19min 18sec,
2. Stefano Garzelli (ITA) Acqua & Sapone at 17,
3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas 1.15,
4. Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti 2.05,
5. Emanuele Sella (ITA) CSF 2.06
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