May 22, 2006 – Here are some results from the Giro today:

Stage 15

1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 4.15.42 (44.583 km/h)
2 Olaf Pollack (Ger) T-Mobile Team
3 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
4 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
5 Axel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramica Panaria-Navigare
6 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
8 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni
9 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux
10 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital


Overall

1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 59.44.07
2 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.27
3 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5.30
4 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni 7.35
5 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8.00
6 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 8.01
7 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 8.14
8 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8.35
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 8.58
10 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 10.36

May 24, 2003 – Today saw the first time trial of the Tour of Italy, taking the riders on a hilly 42.5 km ride, from Merano to Bolzano. Although there is still a week of racing ahead, with one more time trial and a few tough moutain passes, Gilberto Simoni (Saeco) is looking comfortable on top, especially considering he has extended his lead over Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola-SO.DI) to almost two minutes. Today's stage was won by Spanish time trialist extraordinaire Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Fassa Bortolo), followed by Swede Magnus Backstedt (Team fakta-Pata Chips) and the Ukranian machine Serguei Gontchar (De Nardi-Colpack).

Giro D'Italia Stage 15
1.Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 54.33 (46.746
km/h)
2. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta-Pata Chips 0.51
3. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack 1.22
4. Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1.23
5. Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) CCC-Polsat 1.30
6. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.36
7. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco 1.40
8. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 1.41
9. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com
10. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.52

Overall:
1. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco 66.41.52
2. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI 1.58
3. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 4.05
4. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio 5.16
5. Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre 6.11
6. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 6.47
7. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 6.57
8. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack 9.38
9. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio 9.42
10. Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno – Scanavino 10.11