Nibali nails Appennino win

Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) gave an indication of his form ahead of the Tour de France with victory in the Giro dell'Appennino Wednesday. He attacked from nearly 50 kilometres out to win the race solo in Pontedecimo, Italy, 47 seconds ahead of Leonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni) and Marco Marzano (Lampre-NGC).

I have tried a similar action other times this season, but until now I was not able to pull off the win," said Nibali.

He dedicated the win to his grandmother, Carmela. She died in April when Nibali was at Spain's País Vasco stage race.

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Results
1Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas4:48:33
2Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli0:00:47
3Marco Marzano (Ita) LampreRow 2 - Cell 2
4Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche - Silver CrossRow 3 - Cell 2
5Massimo Giunti (Ita) Miche - Silver CrossRow 4 - Cell 2
6Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini DocceRow 6 - Cell 2
8Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group NavigareRow 7 - Cell 2
9Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group NavigareRow 8 - Cell 2
10Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk0:01:01
11Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Centri Della Calzatura-PartizanRow 10 - Cell 2
12Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre0:01:05
13Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni GiocattoliRow 12 - Cell 2
14Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni GiocattoliRow 13 - Cell 2
15Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto0:01:17
16Bruno Rizzi (Ita) Team Utensilnord0:01:29
17Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro - A-Style0:03:48
18Philipp Mamos (Ger) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's0:03:57
19Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR BrakesRow 18 - Cell 2
20Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Miche - Silver CrossRow 19 - Cell 2
21Cristiano Salerno (Ita) LPR BrakesRow 20 - Cell 2
22Donato Cannone (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - LimontaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Edwin Andres Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche - Silver CrossRow 22 - Cell 2
24Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) BarloworldRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ivan Santaromita (Ita) LiquigasRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yauheni Sobal (Blr) Centri Della Calzatura-PartizanRow 25 - Cell 2
27Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Team UtensilnordRow 26 - Cell 2
28Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld0:06:39
29Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) LiquigasRow 28 - Cell 2
30Emanuele Vona (Ita) ISD-Sport-DonetskRow 29 - Cell 2
31Andrea Moletta (Ita) Miche - Silver CrossRow 30 - Cell 2
32Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 31 - Cell 2
33Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) CSF Group NavigareRow 33 - Cell 2
35Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini DocceRow 34 - Cell 2
36Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini DocceRow 35 - Cell 2
37Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) BarloworldRow 36 - Cell 2
38Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Team UtensilnordRow 37 - Cell 2
39Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fabio Taborre (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni GiocattoliRow 39 - Cell 2
41Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 40 - Cell 2
42Oliver Zaugg (Swi) LiquigasRow 41 - Cell 2
43Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 42 - Cell 2
44Fabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto0:10:21
45Tobias Eggli (Swi) Hadimec - Nazionale ElettronicaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Davide Torosantucci (Ita) Centri Della Calzatura-PartizanRow 45 - Cell 2
47Sören Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald'sRow 46 - Cell 2
48Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD-Sport-DonetskRow 47 - Cell 2
49Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group NavigareRow 48 - Cell 2
50Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's0:13:13

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