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Stage 1 Quaranta upstages Giro establishment
By Mike Price
 MODICA, Sicily, May 15 - Ivan
Quaranta took the favorites by surprise with victory in the opening stage of the Giro
d'Italia on Saturday.
On a day when Italy expected Mario Cipollini to record his 26th Giro stage success, the
big Tuscan was upstaged by his compatriot in a sprint finish to the 175 km leg from
Agrigento.
A fight to the finish was anticipated between Cipollini and in-form Dutchman Jeroen
Blijlevens, but Quaranta outflanked them after a tricky downhill approach to the chequered
flag.
He led over the final 150 metres, resisting a late lunge that brought Blijlevens almost
level as Cipollini fought hard for third place.
MODICA, Sicily, May 15 - Leading placings in the 175-km first
stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race between Agrigento and Modica on Saturday:
| Stage 1 1. Ivan Quaranta (Italy) Mobilvetta 4 hours
38 minutes 51 seconds
2. Jeroen Blijlevens (Netherlands) TVM
3. Mario Cipollini (Italy) Saeco
4. Guido Trenti (U.S.) Cantina Tollo
5. Romans Vainsteins (Latvia) Vini Caldirola
6. Gabriele Missaglia (Italy) Lampre
7. Fabrizio Guidi (Italy) Polti
8. Fabiano Fontanelli (Italy) Mercatone Uno
9. Angel Edo (Spain) Kelme
10. Endrio Leone (Italy) Liquigas
11. Gerrit Glomser (Austria) Navigare
12. Stefano Garzelli (Italy) Mercatone Uno
13. Andrei Teteriouk (Kazakhstan) Liquigas
14. Orlando Gomes (Portugal) Banesto
15. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) Lampre
16. Giuliano Figueras (Italy) Mapei
17. Gabriele Balducci (Italy) Navigare
18. Paolo Savoldelli (Italy) Saeco
19. Davide Rebellin (Italy) Polti
20. Andrea Noe (Italy) Mapei all same time as the winner |
Overall standings:
1. Quaranta 4 hours 38 minutes 39 seconds
2. Blijlevens 4 seconds behind
3. Massimo Apollonio (Italy) Vini Caldirola 6 seconds
4. Cipollini 8
5. Paolo Valoti (Italy) Mobilvetta same time 6. Trenti 12
7. Vainsteins
8. Missaglia
9. Guidi
10. Fontanelli
11. Edo
12. Leoni
13. Glomser
14. Garzelli
15. Teteriouk
16. Gomes
17. Camenzind
18. Figueras
19. Balducci
20. Savoldelli all same time |
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