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Time trial: Stresa 33.8km

Pinotti wins GP Stresa time trial

By:
Cycling News
Published:
October 18, 2009, 12:11,
Updated:
October 18, 2009, 22:28

Italian Champ closes season with win over Raisoni and Basso

Italian champion Marco Pinotti (Columbia)

Italian champion Marco Pinotti (Columbia)

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Marco Pinotti (Columbia-HTC) ended his year on a high note on Sunday when he powered to a convincing victory in the GP Citta di Stresa time trial. Pinotti completed the 33.8-kilometre course 1:05 ahead of Alessandro Raisoni (CarmioOro - A-Style) while Ivan Basso (Liquigas) finished third 1:29 behind Pinotti.

"It was a good win," Pinotti said. "The time trial course was simple. It went out and back alongside a lake, so I really gave it everything on the second half. That's where I made the difference.

"Taking a victory on home soil in Italy as a way to round off the year is a nice feeling. It's a good way to start my winter holidays!"

Pinotti recognised that finishing well over a minute ahead of his closest rival was "a big gap. But a lot of the guys did the Giro di Lombardia the day before, and maybe that affected them. I myself was worried after not performing so well there, but things went completely the other way for me today and I managed to win."

Results
1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC 0:40:48  
2 Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) CarmioOro - A-Style 0:01:05  
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 0:01:29  
4 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas 0:01:52  
5 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 0:02:13  
6 Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD 0:02:36  
7 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas 0:02:39  
8 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 0:02:51  
9 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-NGC 0:02:53  
10 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 0:03:13  
11 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 0:03:29  
12 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0:03:42  
13 Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 0:03:59  
14 Marco Cattaneo (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini 0:04:00  
15 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 0:04:26  
16 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:04:28  
17 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 0:04:36  
18 Santo Anzà (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf 0:04:41  
19 Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini 0:04:52  
20 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 0:05:22  
21 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 0:05:27  
22 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC 0:07:02