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Giovanni Visconti (ISD) throws his bike for the stage win. (Image credit: Tour de Slovenie)
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Italian Giovanni Visconti took victory number one for the season Friday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He accelerated ahead of Slovenians Grega Bole (Amica Chips-Knauf) and Jure Kocjan (CarmioOro - A-Style) at the end of Tour de Slovénie stage two.

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Team ISD positioned Visconti for the final 1000 metres of 10-percent gradient. Teammate Alessandro Proni was the last to work and finished with 400 metres remaining. Italy's Marco Bandiera (Lampre-NGC) attacked immediately, but Visconti used Bole to launch for his win.

Visconti is preparing for a repeat of his 2007 Italian Championship win next weekend in Imola.

Dane Jacob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) continues to lead the Tour de Slovénie, which continues tomorrow with a stage to Kravavec. The race ends Sunday with a stage from Sent Jerne to Novo Mesto.

Results
1Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD3:13:05
2Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenia
3Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A-Style0:00:02
4Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:00:03
5Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:00:04
6Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
7Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
8Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD
9Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare
10Blaz Furdi (Slo) Sava
11Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - NGC
12Eugenio Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura
13Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:00:10
14Harald Starzengruber (Aut) ELK Haus
15Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil
16Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Centri della Calzatura
17Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD
18Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas
19Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil
20Gasper Svab (Slo) Sava
21Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank0:00:17
22Martin Schöffmann (Aut) ELK Haus0:00:20
23Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:00:22
24Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare
25Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus
26Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
27Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus
28Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
29Matej Stare (Slo) Sava
30Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank
31Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Croatia
32Lasse Bochmann (Den) Team Saxo Bank
33Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC
34Matija Kvasina (Cro) Croatia0:00:27
35Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenia
36Dmitri Nikandrov (Rus) Centri della Calzatura
37Luka Rakusa (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije
38Francesco Tizza (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style0:00:30
39Diego Milan Jimenez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:00:37
40Rok Jerse (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:00:41
41Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author
42Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
43Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Slovenia0:00:52
44Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:00:54
45Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:00:56
46Bostjan Rezman (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
47Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Croatia
48Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas
49Alain Van Der Velde (Ned) Centri della Calzatura
50Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:01:00
51Markus Eibegger (Aut) ELK Haus0:01:06
52Stefan Rucker (Aut) ELK Haus
53Domen Hribar (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:01:12
54Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro - A-Style
55Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil
56Nik Burjek (Slo) Sava0:01:17
57Vladimir Kerkez (Slo) Sava0:01:19
58Jan Valach (Svk) ELK Haus
59Uros Silar (Slo) Sava
60Dejan Bajt (Slo) Sava
61Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
62Erik Poljanec (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
63Jure Golcer (Slo) Slovenia
64Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC
65Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank
66Aristide Ratti (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style0:01:25
67Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas0:01:28
68Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD
69Simone Stortoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare
70Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare
71Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
72Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
73Miha Svab (Slo) Adria Mobil
74Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
75Luca Zanasca (Ita) Centri della Calzatura
76Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
77Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - NGC
78Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - NGC
79Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas
80Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
81Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
82Nejc Kosir (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
83Blaz Zun (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
84Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil
85Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
86Frantisek Padour (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
87Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
88Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
89Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:01:49
90Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:02:00
91Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare
92Jure Zagar (Slo) Adria Mobil0:02:23
93Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil0:02:31
94Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) ISD
95Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD
96Emanuele Vona (Ita) ISD
97Bjorn Thurau (Ger) ELK Haus0:03:54
98Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas0:04:13
99Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:04:43
100Borja Jelic (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:06:09
101Deni Banicek (Cro) Croatia
102David Demanuele (Cro) Croatia
103Gregor Lah (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:06:14
104Simon Novak (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije
105Zvonimir Pokupec (Cro) Croatia
106Robert Jenko (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:06:22
107Primoz Segina (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije
108Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas0:06:27
109Cristiano Benenati (Ita) ISD
110Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style
111Jan Tratnik (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:06:30
112Uros Murn (Slo) Adria Mobil0:06:46
113Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura0:06:58
114Luca Fioretti (Ita) Centri della Calzatura
115Marjan Perkovic (Cro) Croatia0:07:10
116Alan Majersic (Slo) Slovenia0:07:33
117Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style
118Rok Tehovnik (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:08:28
119Silvano Valcic (Cro) Croatia0:08:54
120Blaz Bonca (Slo) Sava0:09:07
DNFSimone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre - NGC
DNSKarsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank

Mountain 1 - Suhi Dol (Cat 2.) km. 53
1Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura6pts
2Luca Fioretti (Ita) Centri della Calzatura4
3Uros Silar (Slo) Sava2

Mountain 2 - Trešcak (Cat. 3), km. 124
1Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD3pts
2Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank2
3Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD1

Sprint 1 - Škofjalok, km 25
1Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - NGC5pts
2Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura3
3Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author1

Sprint - Vrhnika, km 71,5
1Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura5pts
2Luca Fioretti (Ita) Centri della Calzatura3
3Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank1

Sprint 3 - Grosuplje, km. 114
1Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura5pts
2Cristiano Benenati (Ita) ISD3
3Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) ISD1

Teams
1ISD9:39:29
2Lampre - N.G.C0:00:15
3Sava0:00:22
4Centri Della Calzatura0:00:27
5Team Saxo Bank0:00:29
6ELK Haus0:00:38
7Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:00:49
8Slovenian National Team0:01:05
9CSF Group - Navigare0:01:06
10PSK Whirlpool - Author0:01:12
11Liquigas0:01:14
12Adria Mobil0:01:18
13Carmiooro - A Style0:01:30
14Croatian National Team0:01:31
15Motomat Delo Revije0:02:06
16Radenska Kd Financial Point0:02:11

General classification after stage 2
1Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank9:40:43
2Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil0:02:04
3Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:03:06
4Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD0:03:10
5Gasper Svab (Slo) Sava
6Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:03:18
7Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas0:03:24
8Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD0:03:59
9Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD0:04:08
10Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:04:22
11Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank0:04:35
12Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:04:40
13Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
14Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC
15Lasse Bochmann (Den) Team Saxo Bank
16Matija Kvasina (Cro) Croatia0:04:45
17Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Croatia0:05:00
18Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas0:05:46
19Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenia0:07:51
20Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:08:00
21Blaz Furdi (Slo) Sava0:08:01
22Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
23Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Centri della Calzatura0:08:07
24Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil
25Martin Schöffmann (Aut) ELK Haus0:08:17
26Matej Stare (Slo) Sava0:08:19
27Rok Jerse (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:08:38
28Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas0:08:53
29Jure Golcer (Slo) Slovenia0:09:16
30Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:09:25
31Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - NGC
32Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:09:46
33Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A-Style0:09:54
34Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:09:57
35Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:09:59
36Luka Rakusa (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:10:22
37Francesco Tizza (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style0:10:29
38Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Slovenia0:10:51
39Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:10:59
40Uros Silar (Slo) Sava0:11:18
41Simone Stortoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:11:24
42Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:11:27
43Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:13:35
44Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus0:13:53
45Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus
46Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
47Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:14:12
48Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas
49Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:14:25
50Jan Tratnik (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:14:27
51Stefan Rucker (Aut) ELK Haus0:14:37
52Markus Eibegger (Aut) ELK Haus
53Jan Valach (Svk) ELK Haus0:14:50
54Vladimir Kerkez (Slo) Sava
55Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:14:59
56Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
57Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style0:17:32
58Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:17:51
59Luca Zanasca (Ita) Centri della Calzatura0:18:23
60Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Croatia0:19:03
61Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style0:23:22
62Eugenio Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura0:23:35
63Harald Starzengruber (Aut) ELK Haus0:23:41
64Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:23:53
65Dmitri Nikandrov (Rus) Centri della Calzatura0:23:58
66Diego Milan Jimenez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:24:08
67Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:24:12
68Bostjan Rezman (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:24:27
69Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil0:24:43
70Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro - A-Style
71Nik Burjek (Slo) Sava0:24:48
72Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author0:24:50
73Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC
74Dejan Bajt (Slo) Sava
75Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank
76Aristide Ratti (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style0:24:56
77Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD0:24:59
78Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas
79Miha Svab (Slo) Adria Mobil
80Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - NGC
81Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
82Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
83Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil
84Frantisek Padour (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
85Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
86Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
87Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
88Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:25:31
89Emanuele Vona (Ita) ISD0:26:02
90Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) ISD
91Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD
92Bjorn Thurau (Ger) ELK Haus0:27:25
93Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenia0:27:36
94Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:28:14
95Domen Hribar (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:28:21
96Erik Poljanec (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:28:28
97Blaz Zun (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:28:37
98Nejc Kosir (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
99Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
100Jure Zagar (Slo) Adria Mobil0:29:32
101Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil0:29:40
102Borja Jelic (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije
103Cristiano Benenati (Ita) ISD0:29:58
104Uros Murn (Slo) Adria Mobil0:30:17
105Alain Van Der Velde (Ned) Centri della Calzatura0:30:24
106Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura0:30:29
107Marjan Perkovic (Cro) Croatia0:30:41
108Silvano Valcic (Cro) Croatia0:32:25
109Gregor Lah (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:33:23
110Simon Novak (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije
111Zvonimir Pokupec (Cro) Croatia
112Robert Jenko (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:33:31
113Primoz Segina (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije
114Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas0:33:36
115Luca Fioretti (Ita) Centri della Calzatura0:34:07
116Deni Banicek (Cro) Croatia0:35:35
117David Demanuele (Cro) Croatia
118Rok Tehovnik (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:35:37
119Blaz Bonca (Slo) Sava0:36:16
120Alan Majersic (Slo) Slovenia0:36:59

Points classification
1Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD29pts
2Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank25
3Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil21
4Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenia20
5Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point19
6Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD16
7Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare16
8Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A-Style16
9Alan Majersic (Slo) Slovenia15
10Gasper Svab (Slo) Sava14
11Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC14
12Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura13
13Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author12
14Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD12
15Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas10
16Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo10
17Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank9
18Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC7
19Primoz Segina (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije6
20Blaz Furdi (Slo) Sava6
21Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas6
22Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - NGC5
23Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - NGC5
24Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo5
25Eugenio Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura4
26Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil3
27Cristiano Benenati (Ita) ISD3
28Luca Fioretti (Ita) Centri della Calzatura3
29Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Croatia3
30Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil2
31Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank2
32Harald Starzengruber (Aut) ELK Haus2
33Rok Tehovnik (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije1
34Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank1
35Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank1
36Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author1
37Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) ISD1

U23 classification
1Blaz Furdi (Slo) Sava9:48:44
2Martin Schöffmann (Aut) ELK Haus0:00:16
3Jan Tratnik (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:06:26
4Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil0:16:42
5Nik Burjek (Slo) Sava0:16:47
6Dejan Bajt (Slo) Sava0:16:49
7Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas0:16:58
8Leopold Konig (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
9Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil
10Frantisek Padour (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author
11Bjorn Thurau (Ger) ELK Haus0:19:24
12Erik Poljanec (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:20:27
13Blaz Zun (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:20:36
14Nejc Kosir (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
15Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point
16Jure Zagar (Slo) Adria Mobil0:21:31
17Marjan Perkovic (Cro) Croatia0:22:40
18Silvano Valcic (Cro) Croatia0:24:24
19Gregor Lah (Slo) Motomat Delo Revije0:25:22
20Robert Jenko (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point0:25:30
21Deni Banicek (Cro) Croatia0:27:34
22Blaz Bonca (Slo) Sava0:28:15
23Alan Majersic (Slo) Slovenia0:28:58
24Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:24:47

Mountains classification
1Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank18pts
2Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil12
3Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Radenska KD Financial Point8
4Alan Majersic (Slo) Slovenia6
5Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura6
6Gasper Svab (Slo) Sava4
7Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus4
8Luca Fioretti (Ita) Centri della Calzatura4
9Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD3
10Dario David Cioni (Ita) ISD3
11Uros Silar (Slo) Sava2
12Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank2
13Bjorn Thurau (Ger) ELK Haus2

Teams classification
1Team Saxo Bank29:11:16
2ISD0:02:20
3Liquigas0:07:50
4Lampre - N.G.C0:07:55
5Sava0:10:23
6Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo0:12:08
7CSF Group - Navigare0:13:20
8Slovenia0:18:05
9Croatia0:19:41
10Carmiooro - A Style0:22:31
11PSK Whirlpool - Author0:25:44
12Adria Mobil0:25:53
13ELK Haus0:26:44
14Radenska Kd Financial Point0:27:46
15Motomat Delo Revije0:34:36
16Centri Della Calzatura0:39:57

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