Report Coppi e Bartali – Peter Kennaugh wins stage and leads overall

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On a tough mountain stage in Coppi e Bartali, Swift loses time but Peter Kennaugh wins and takes over at the top of GC

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Report Coppi e Bartali – Peter Kennaugh wins stage and leads overall

The Manxman attacked heading over the final climb and saw off the challenge from Manuel Bongiorno to move into a 42 second race lead.

A tough climbing day saw Swift battle hard but relinquish the lead, yet it was Kennaugh who took up the mantle in style, making his way into an elite group the penultimate time over the day’s featured climb – the Ville di Monte Tiffi. Heading into the finish with Bongiorno, the pair continued to attack one another but Kennaugh timed his efforts to perfection.

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“It’s was just nice to finish it off,” he told TeamSky.com. “When everyone rides the way they do and it’s down to you to go for it at the end to get the win, it’s not so much a relief, but more a nice feeling to get my first win.”

“It was a nice stage as well and it was good to finish it off for the boys.”

“Bongiorno’s team were riding really hard on the climb each lap. We sat behind them with the boys and we took it up with two to go. (Ian) Boswell did a really good job and then Sebastian and Cataldo. Sebastian really set the tone for the final. On the penultimate lap he thinned it out from maybe 40 or 50 guys to about 10. Cataldo took me half-way up the final time and that’s when I made my move.”

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2014

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“The pace was already that high that when I went I didn’t feel great as I was already quite close to my limit. When Bongiorno came across he attacked me but I just rode within myself and caught him on the descent.”

“Tomorrow is a sprint stage so hopefully we can stay out of trouble there. Obviously anything can happen. Then the time trial is 9km and it has a slightly uphill finish which should suit me. There’s still a long way to go and I’ll give it everything.”

Stage 2
1 KENNAUGH Peter Team Sky 04:20:14
2 BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel Bardiani – CSF 00:02
3 RABOTTINI Matteo Neri Sottoli 00:48
4 CATALDO Dario Team Sky 00:50
5 PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson Team Colombia 00:52
6 PELLIZOTTI Franco Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela 00:53
7 MUCELLI Davide Meridiana Kamen Team
8 CARUSO Damiano Cannondale 00:54
9 ROSA Diego Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela
10 FIRSANOV Sergey RusVelo

95 VIVIANI Elia Cannondale 22.01
99 SWIFT Ben Team Sky

OVERALL
1 KENNAUGH Peter Team Sky 06:58:05
2 BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel Bardiani – CSF 00:42
3 CATALDO Dario Team Sky 01:00
4 RABOTTINI Matteo Neri Sottoli 01:15
5 CARUSO Damiano Cannondale 01:24
6 FIRSANOV Sergey RusVelo 01:28
7 PELLIZOTTI Franco Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela 01:30
8 VALLS FERRI Rafael Lampre – Merida 01:42
9 PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson Team Colombia 01:46
10 ROSA Diego Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela 02:24

80 SWIFT Ben Team Sky 22:05

 

 

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