May 25, 2008 (Passo Fedaia/Marmolada, Italy)-Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare scored his second consecutive mountain stage win at the Giro today taking the 153km Stage 15 from Arabba to Passo Fedaia/Marmolada over Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare with Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott in third. Astana’s Alberto Contador Velasco, 6th today, took over the leader’s pink jersey. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) finished 49th today and is now 69th overall.

Results

1. Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 4.53.24 (31.492 km/h)
2. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 2.05
3. Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 2.11
4. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes 2.2
5. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 2.27
6. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
7. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 2.34
8. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto 3.18
9. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 3.22
10. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 3.27
11. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
12. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 3.49
13. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 5.07
14. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 5.1
15. Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 5.55
16. Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto 6.13
17. Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld 6.52
18. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 7.26
19. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 7.27
20. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 7.47
21. Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team CSC 8.34
22. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 8.48
23. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step 9.06
24. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
25. Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) CSF Group Navigare 9.45
26. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 9.54
27. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) LPR Brakes 9.57
28. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes 10.09
29. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road 10.15
30. Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 10.19
31. Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 10.45
32. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 11.05
33. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 11.47
34. Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana
35. Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) CSF Group Navigare 11.5
36. Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
37. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 14.27
38. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux
39. Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes 14.48
40. Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes
41. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana 15.17
42. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 16.59
43. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 17.34
44. Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 17.39
45. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 18.06
46. Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana 21.12
47. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
48. Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
49. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
50. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems
51. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
52. Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC
53. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux
54. Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Silence-Lotto
55. Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
56. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
57. Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
58. Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
59. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes
60. Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
61. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre
62. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
63. Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step
64. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne
65. Charles Wegelius (Gbr) Liquigas
66. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
67. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
68. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas
69. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
70. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 21.5
71. Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
72. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre 22.24
73. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld 22.57
74. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 23.34
75. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 25.28
76. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre 25.53
77. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
78. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 26.4
79. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 27.13
80. Paolo Bailetti (Ita) LPR Brakes 28
81. Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 28.25
82. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux 28.42
83. Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux 29
84. Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale 29.12
85. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
86. Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
87. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank 29.19
88. Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 29.39
89. Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 29.51
90. Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 30.48
91. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road 35.17
92. Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d’Epargne
93. Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram
94. Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto
95. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre
96. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
97. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence-Lotto
98. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
99. Steven Cummings (Gbr) Barloworld
100. Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road
101. André Greipel (Ger) Team High Road
102. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
103. Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank
104. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Barloworld
105. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
106. Julian Dean (Nzl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
107. Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
108. Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road
109. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
110. Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
111. Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
112. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
113. David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
114. Dionisio Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
115. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
116. Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC
117. Iker Camaño Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
118. Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step
119. David Millar (Gbr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
120. Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux
121. Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld
122. Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
123. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Team High Road
124. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
125. Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale
126. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d’Epargne
127. Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
128. Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step
129. Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
130. Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
131. Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
132. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road
133. Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram
134. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott
135. Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
136. Tiziano dall’Antonia (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
137. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
138. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road
139. Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
140. Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
141. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Team High Road
142. Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes
143. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
144. Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step
145. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram
146. Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
147. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
148. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
149. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
150. Timothy Gudsell (Nzl) Française des Jeux
151. Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes 35.39
152. Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram 35.42

GC after Stage 15

1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 68.06.43
2. Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 0.33
3. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes 0.55
4. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 1.18
5. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.2
6. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.26
7. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 2.27
8. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto 2.5
9. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 4.04
10. Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 4.41
11. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 4.44
12. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 5.58
13. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 6.26
14. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 8.35
15. Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team CSC 8.53
16. Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld 9.07
17. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) LPR Brakes 9.17
18. Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) LPR Brakes 12.16
19. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 12.25
20. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre 13.03
21. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step 16.21
22. Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux 17.33
23. Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 18.49
24. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 19.5
25. Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 20
26. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 20.35
27. Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) CSF Group Navigare 20.47
28. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step 23.54
29. Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 24.39
30. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux 25.14
31. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step 26.16
32. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne 28.44
33. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 28.47
34. Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 30.39
35. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 33.45
36. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road 33.55
37. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 34.05
38. Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) LPR Brakes 34.31
39. Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 34.43
40. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step 35.05
41. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 35.39
42. Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes 36.21
43. Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana 36.23
44. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 38.35
45. Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto 41.09
46. Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road 43.36
47. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 43.41
48. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 46.57
49. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 48.36
50. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d’Epargne 49.14
51. Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 49.2
52. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 50.11
53. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana 50.22
54. Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Silence-Lotto 52
55. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes 53.08
56. Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre 54.52
57. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
58. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road 55.44
59. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 57.26
60. Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana 58.2
61. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.02.46
62. Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.03.02
63. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank 1.07.11
64. Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.07.13
65. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1.09.49
66. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.10.23
67. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1.13.00
68. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre 1.16.16
69. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 1.16.18
70. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas 1.17.13
71. David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 1.17.29
72. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.17.42
73. Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.19.19
74. Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 1.24.44
75. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.24.45
76. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 1.25.08
77. Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.27.20
78. Iker Camaño Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 1.28.05
79. Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 1.28.38
80. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 1.29.39
81. Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 1.30.27
82. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld 1.30.31
83. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 1.30.43
84. Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.31.56
85. Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d’Epargne 1.33.42
86. Paolo Bailetti (Ita) LPR Brakes 1.34.09
87. Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 1.34.13
88. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 1.35.33
89. Charles Wegelius (Gbr) Liquigas 1.36.26
90. Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step 1.37.53
91. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 1.41.17
92. David Millar (Gbr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 1.42.35
93. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 1.43.17
94. Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC 1.44.12
95. Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes 1.45.47
96. Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.47.57
97. Tiziano dall’Antonia (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 1.48.54
98. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.52.25
99. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road 1.53.33
100. Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) CSF Group Navigare 1.53.48
101. Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 1.55.45
102. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre 1.55.50
103. Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 1.56.45
104. Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC 1.57.27
105. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 1.57.36
106. Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.58.27
107. Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 2.00.14
108. Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step 2.01.07
109. Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 2.01.22
110. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 2.01.31
111. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team High Road 2.01.49
112. Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 2.02.09
113. Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale 2.04.58
114. Dionisio Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.05.31
115. Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.06.53
116. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence-Lotto 2.07.45
117. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre 2.07.48
118. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.08.14
119. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Barloworld 2.08.16
120. Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale 2.08.52
121. Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2.09.36
122. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 2.10.08
123. Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 2.12.10
124. Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.12.11
125. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 2.12.35
126. Steven Cummings (Gbr) Barloworld 2.12.49
127. Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 2.13.56
128. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 2.15.30
129. Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) LPR Brakes 2.16.16
130. Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 2.18.27
131. Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld 2.18.48
132. Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.19.27
133. Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.19.34
134. Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram 2.23.35
135. Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road 2.24.14
136. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram 2.25.23
137. Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.30.24
138. Julian Dean (Nzl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 2.31.39
139. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Team High Road 2.35.26
140. Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.35.58
141. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 2.37.21
142. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Team High Road 2.40.07
143. André Greipel (Ger) Team High Road 2.40.24
144. Timothy Gudsell (Nzl) Française des Jeux 2.44.47
145. Nick Gates (Aus) Silence-Lotto 2.45.51
146. Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.48.21
147. Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 2.48.22
148. Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 2.48.37
149. Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.55.00
150. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott 2.58.17
151. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 2.58.27
152. Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram 3.08.38