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Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) has soloed to victory in Pontedecimo, Italy.

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) has soloed to victory in Pontedecimo, Italy. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Nibali celebrates his first victory of the 2009 season.

Nibali celebrates his first victory of the 2009 season. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) won the Giro dell'Appennino.

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) won the Giro dell'Appennino. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Vincenzo Nibali rides solo over La Bocchetta en route to victory.

Vincenzo Nibali rides solo over La Bocchetta en route to victory. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The Giro dell'Appennino podiuim: (L-R) Leonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni), Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Marco Marzano (Lampre-NGC).

The Giro dell'Appennino podiuim: (L-R) Leonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni), Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Marco Marzano (Lampre-NGC). (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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.

Results
1Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas4:48:33
2Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli0:00:47
3Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre
4Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross
5Massimo Giunti (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross
6Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto
7Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce
8Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
9Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
10Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk0:01:01
11Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan
12Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre0:01:05
13Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
14Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
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 Brakes
20Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross
21Cristiano Salerno (Ita) LPR Brakes
22Donato Cannone (Ita) Betonexpressz 2000 - Limonta
23Edwin Andres Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) Miche - Silver Cross
24Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld
25Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas
26Yauheni Sobal (Blr) Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan
27Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Team Utensilnord
28Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld0:06:39
29Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas
30Emanuele Vona (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk
31Andrea Moletta (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross
32Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
33Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
34Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
35Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce
36Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce
37Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld
38Andrea Pagoto (Ita) Team Utensilnord
39Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
40Fabio Taborre (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
41Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
42Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas
43Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
44Fabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto0:10:21
45Tobias Eggli (Swi) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica
46Davide Torosantucci (Ita) Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan
47Sören Nissen (Den) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's
48Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD-Sport-Donetsk
49Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
50Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - Mcdonald's0:13:13
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