May 8, 2006 – Here are today’s results from the Giro:

1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5.14.43
2 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.02
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.06
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
7 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
8 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
9 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas

Overall

1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10.14.04
2 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.13
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.23
4 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.29
5 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.31
6 Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile Team
7 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux
8 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.32
9 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.33
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile Team 0.37

May 10, 2003 –  It has been a year since Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola-SO.DI) won Stage 2 of the 2002 Giro and took the pink jersey.  A few days later, Garzelli was positive for probenecid on the stage and served a year-long suspension.  Today the Italian won the stage, after just finishing his sentence.  Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) rode well to keep his pink jersey, with Garzelli now in second.

Stage 3:

1. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SoDi                 3.34.38
(39.136 km/h)
2. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                             0.02
3. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
4. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio
5. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
6. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
7. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco
8. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
9. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio
10. Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack

Overall:

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   13.37.08
2. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SoDi                    0.17
3. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre                             0.27
4. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
5. Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                      0.32
6. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio
7. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Team Saeco
8. Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                    0.39
9. Andrea Noe' (Ita) Alessio
10. Bo Hamburger (Den) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave