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.
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | 4:48:33 |
| 2 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:47 |
| 3 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Massimo Giunti (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk | 0:01:01 |
| 11 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre | 0:01:05 |
| 13 | Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto | 0:01:17 |
| 16 | Bruno Rizzi (Ita) Team Utensilnord | 0:01:29 |
| 17 | Francesco Tizza (Ita) CarmioOro - A-Style | 0:03:48 |
| 18 | Philipp Mamos (Ger) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's | 0:03:57 |
| 19 | Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) LPR Brakes | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Donato Cannone (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - Limonta | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Edwin Andres Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche - Silver Cross | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Yauheni Sobal (Blr) Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Team Utensilnord | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld | 0:06:39 |
| 29 | Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Emanuele Vona (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Andrea Moletta (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) CSF Group Navigare | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Team Utensilnord | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Fabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 0:10:21 |
| 45 | Tobias Eggli (Swi) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Davide Torosantucci (Ita) Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Sören Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group Navigare | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's | 0:13:13 |
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