May 19, 2006 – Here are the results from Stage 12 — Livorno-Sestri Levante, 171 km — at the Giro d’Italia.

Results

1 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 3.55.53 (42.987 km/h)
2 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.05
3 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare
4 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
5 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare
6 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni
7 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.03
8 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram
9 Joerg Ludewig (Ger) T-Mobile Team
10 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

GC After Stage 12

1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 44.31.52
2 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.48
3 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.26
4 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 4.21
5 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni 5.31
6 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5.38
7 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6.36
8 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 6.37
9 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 6.54
10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
11 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 7.13
12 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 7.33
13 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 8.17
14 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8.28
15 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 8.37
16 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic 9.17
17 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni 9.19
18 Andrea Noe’ (Ita) Liquigas 9.24
19 Francisco J. Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 9.43
20 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole 9.44

May 22, 2003 – Today's tough stage of the Giro saw Pink Jersey wearer Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) take the race into his own hands attacking hard in the final 3K to take the stage. With the win, Simoni puts more time into Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola-SO.DI); Simoni finished 34  seconds in front of Garzelli, who tried in vain to follow him all the way to the summit, along with none other than Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno/Scanavino). Pantani's ride confirms the comeback story of El Pirato, and with the news he won't be riding the Tour…certainly must be a relief for Lance  Armstrong (USPS).

Stage 12:

1. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team  Saeco                       5.10.30 (36.328
km/h)
2. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini  Caldirola-SO.DI               0.34
3. Francesco Casagrande (Ita)  Lampre                         0.39
4. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)  Landbouwkrediet-Colnago           0.42
5. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno –  Scanavino             0.43
6. Julio A. Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche  Panaria-Fiordo     1.05
7. Andrea Noe' (Ita)  Alessio                                 1.07
8. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini  Caldirola-SO.DI                 1.20
9. Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa  Bortolo                1.30
10. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa  Bortolo                          1.31

Overall:

1. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team  Saeco                      57.20.18
2. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini  Caldirola-SO.DI               0.44
3. Andrea Noe' (Ita)  Alessio                                 2.23
4. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)  Landbouwkrediet-Colnago           3.00
5. Francesco Casagrande (Ita)  Lampre                         4.14
6. Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu)  Lampre                             4.20
7. Georg Totschnig (Aut)  Gerolsteiner                        4.42
8. Franco Pellizotti (Ita)  Alessio                           4.49
9. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno –  Scanavino             5.56
10. Pavel Tonkov (Rus)  CCC-Polsat                            6.37