ROME, March 22, 2011 – Italian Emanuele Sella of the Androni team is
the leader of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali following the first two stages in
Riccione on Tuesday.

Compatriot Manuel Belletti of the Colnago team won the opening stage 1a
over 81km in a sprint finish before Sella’s Androni team won a 15.6km team
timetrial, leaving him in the overall lead.

Stage 1a (81km)
1. Manuel Belletti (ITA/Colnago) 1hr 57min 35sec, 2. Andrea Grendene
(ITA/Team Type 1) same time, 3. Volodymyr Bileka (UKR/Amore & Vita) s.t., 4.
Ariel Richeze (ARG/d’Angelo & Antenucci) s.t., 5. Michele Merlo (ITA/De Rosa)
s.t.

Stage 1b (15.6km team timetrial)
1. Androni Giocattoli 18min 32sec, 2. Lampre at 5sec, 3. FDJ same time, 4.
Colnago 13, Adria Mobil 15

Overall
1. Emanuele Sella (ITA/Androni) 2hr 16min 07sec, 2. Jackson Rodriguez
(VEN/Androni), 3. Jose Serpa (COL/Androni), 4. Angel Vicioso (ESP/Androni), 5.
José Rujano (VEN/Androni)

Article: AFP