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46th Trofeo Laigueglia - 1.1

Italy, February 21, 2009

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Ginanni takes Laigueglia over Pozzato

By Gregor Brown

Italy's Francesco Ginanni (Diquigiovanni-Androni) wins the Trofeo Laigueglia
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Francesco Ginanni of Diquigiovanni-Androni won the 46th Trofeo Laigueglia Saturday along the waterfront in Italy's Liguria region. The Italian benefited from an escape of teammate Michele Scarponi to conquer Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) and Enrico Rossi (Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce) in the sprint.

"It is a great victory, and I am happy to have crossed the line of Laigueglia ahead of some of the most talented riders," said Ginanni to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Scarponi aided Ginanni with an escape that forced the other teams to spend energy in their chase. Scarponi's move ended in the final kilometre of the 176.1-kilometre race.

Davide Rebellin, recent winner of two stages of the Vuelta a Andalucía, led-out for teammate Ginanni in the sprint of around 25 riders. The Corsa Ligure was the team's 11th win so far this season.

Ginanni captured his first win of his second year as a professional. He recently placed fourth in the GP Etruschi. Last year he won four races in total.

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Results - 176.1km

1 Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    4.33.02 (38,699km/h)
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha                                                     
3 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                                
4 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) CarmioOro - A-Style                                  
5 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                
6 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                 
7 Steve Cummings (GBr) Barloworld                                                   
8 Simon Clarke (Aus) Amica Chips-Knauf                                              
9 Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross                                          
10 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                              
11 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD                                                      
12 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
13 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross                                        
14 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                              
15 Ben Hermans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator                                   
16 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross                                     
17 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                      
18 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas                                                      
19 Rodrigo García (Spa) Miche - Silver Cross                                        
20 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                   
21 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Amica Chips-Knauf                                       
22 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                                     
23 Chris Froome (Ken) Barloworld                                                    
24 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                                  
25 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                         
26 Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD                                                            
27 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                    
28 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD                                                      0.16
29 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                    0.21
30 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
31 Sergey Klimov (Rus) Katusha                                                  0.25
32 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       0.44
33 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          1.07
34 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                  
35 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                 
36 Anders Lund (Den) Saxo Bank                                                      
37 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  
38 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                             
39 Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                 
40 Dmitry Grabovskiy (Ukr) ISD                                                      
41 Ben Swift (GBr) Katusha                                                          
42 Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare                                              
43 Jure Kocjan (Slo) CarmioOro - A-Style                                            
44 Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare                                         
45 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                                    
46 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator                               
47 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                           
48 Piergiorgio Camussa (Ita) Team Piemonte                                          
49 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                                  
50 Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Centri della Calzatura                                  
51 Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo                              
52 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                                
53 Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld                                                    
54 Antonio D'Aniello (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                          
55 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Fuji-Servetto                                              
56 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha                                                      
57 Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli                
58 Iker Camaño (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                                  
59 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto                                           
60 Sören Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita-McDonald's                                       
61 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha                                                        
62 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC                                               
63 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Katusha                                                      
64 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto                                                
65 Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                  
66 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
67 Luca Zanasca (Ita) Centri della Calzatura                                        
68 Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator                                 5.06
69 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto                                                
70 Simone Bruson (Ita) Team Piemonte                                                
71 Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator                          
72 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
73 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator                                 
74 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare                                      
75 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                   
76 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas                                              
77 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg-Corratec                                       
78 Edwin Andrés Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche - Silver Cross                       
79 Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce                        
80 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                                           
81 Kasper Klostergård (Den) Saxo Bank                                               
82 Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare                                           
83 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                  
84 Alexander Serov (Rus) Katusha                                                    
85 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini                                
86 Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) CSF Group-Navigare                                    
87 Daniele Colli (Ita) CarmioOro - A-Style                                          
88 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
89 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld                                                
90 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
91 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Team Corratec                                              
92 Javier Mejías (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                                                
93 Maxim Belkov (Rus) ISD                                                           
 
Number of starters: 179

Past winners

2008 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                        
2007 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems               
2006 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
2005 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
2004 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
2003 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
2002 Danilo Di Luca (Ita)
2001 Mirko Celestino (Ita)
2000 Daniele Nardello (Ita)
1999 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita)
1998 Pascal Chanteur (Fra)
1997 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1996 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel)
1995 Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1994 Rolf Sorensen (Den)
1993 Lance Armstrong (USA)
1992 Sammy Moreels (Bel)
1991 Pascal Richard (Swi)
1990 Rolf Sorensen (Den)
1989 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1988 Paolo Cimini (Ita)
1987 Gilbert Glaus (Swi)
1986 Mauro Longo (Ita)
1985 Ron Kiefel (USA)
1984 Giuseppe Petito (Ita)
1983 Claudio Torelli (Ita)
1982 Teo De Rooy (Ned)
1981 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1980 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1979 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1978 Knut Knudsen (Nor)
1977 Freddy Maertens (Bel)
1976 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1975 Giambattista Baronchelli (Ita)
1974 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1973 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1972 Wilmo Francioni (Ita)
1971 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1970 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1969 Claudio Michelotto (Ita)
1968 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1967 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1966 Antonio Bailetti (Ita)
1965 Marino Vigna (Ita)
1964 Guido Neri (Ita)