30th Giro Ciclistico d'Italia Elite/Under 23 - 2.6

Italy, June 9 - 18, 2000

Stage 7 - June 15: Recoaro Terme - Lago Santo, 146 km

Pellizotti wins toughest leg

Stage 7 was the hardest of the tour with 3 cat 1 climbs and the finish on the last one. The 25's were again in use with very steep sections on the last 2 climbs. Scott Davis had one of his best days, staying in contact with the leader untill close to the finish. The lead did not change.

Results

1 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Trevignani Mapei   4.13.13 (34.121 km/h)
2 Renzo Mazzoleni (Ita) Pagnoncelli
3 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) MG Aqua 			0.34
4 Francesco Magni (Ita) Reda 			1.06
5 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Trevignani Mapei 	1.25
6 Bianchi Ramon (Ita) Aqua Mg Mema		1.28
7 Gigli Matteo (Ita) Valdarno		 	1.40
8 Ginestri Giancarlo (Ita) Zalf Fior		1.52
9 Gainitdinov Dmitri (Rus) San Paolo		1.55
10 Lucchini Claudio (Ita) Zoccorinese Vellutex	2.07
11 Sabaliauskas Marius (Lit) Sintofarm		2.13
12 Parfimovitch Dmitri (Rus) Fis Parolin	2.15
13 Pidgornyy Ruslan (Ukr) Zoccorinese Vellutex	2.40
14 Petrov Eugeny (Rus) Sanpellegrino		3.15
15 Morini Federico (Ita) Olio Vezza		3.26
...
29 Scott Davis (Aus) Australian National 	8.07
46 Brad Davidson (Aus) Brunero 		       22.06
81 Mark Roland (Aus) Australian National       24.19
91 Michael Rogers (Aus) Australian National

General classification after stage 7:

1 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Trevigiani Mapei   23.35.29
2 Renzo Mazzoleni (Ita) Pagnoncelli 		1.04
3 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Trevigiani Mapei 	1.05
4 Marius Sabalauskas (Ltu) Sintofarm 		1.52
5 Ramon Bianchi (Ita) MG Aqua 			3.48
...
30 Scott Davis (Aus) Australian National       28.04
41 Brad Davidson (Aus) Brunero 	42.01
80 Michael Rogers (Aus) Australian National  1.10.04
81 Mark Roland (Aus) Australian National     1.11.36

Thanks to Brian Stephens for the reports & results