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2008 Giro del Trentino Stage 1 Photos

Stage 1: Garzelli, Simoni, Di Luca and an eager autograph seeker. Garzelli was the top finisher (30th) among the three on the first stage.

Stage 1: Daniele Bennati demonstrates the correct technique for drinking on a bike. His fine form led to a respectable 17th on the day.

Stage 1: Di Luca leans over to get a better look at the cool paint job on Garzelli's helmet.

Stage 1: Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez was in Trento to get a serious workout. He finished 34th in the TT.

Stage 1: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas was tops among the GC contenders finishing 4th just 8 seconds behind...

Stage 1: Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukr) of NGC Medical-OTC Industrial won the 9.7 km TT in 11.08.97 (52.167 km/h)

Stage 1: Get a good look at the unheralded winner, Volodymyr Zagorodny

Stage 2: Serramenti PVC Diquigiovani's Gilberto Simoni and teammate pre-start in front of Lake Garda

Stage 2: Stefano Garzelli attacking on the flats

Stage 2: Stefano Garzelli celebrates the first of two wins on the week. Neither Bennati nor Bettini were in the hunt on the flattest (but not flat) stage at this year's GdT.

Stage 3: Vincenzo Nibali winding up his victory salute. He put 12 seconds on the GC contenders that finished in the next group.

Stage 3: Vincenzo Nibali delivers for Liquigas.

Stage 3: Vincenzo Nibali dons the leader's jersey with a healthy 27 second lead.

Stage 4: Climbers sprint finish: Juan Mauricio Soler, Fortunato Baliani (CSF), Diquigiovani rider and Stefano Garzelli infront of a second CSF rider

Stage 4: Let's face it... winning doesn't come easily

Stage 4: Stefano Garzelli wins again

Stage 4: Garzelli receives the winner's kisses for the second time on the week

Stage 4: Vincenzo Nibali didn't finish in the lead group on the last stage but didn't have to... he won the overall by 15 seconds

Stage 4: Your final 2008 Giro del Trentino podium

Final general classification
1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                   14.01.09
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua&Sapone-Caffe' Mokambo                   0.15
3 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                          0.31
4 Jure Golcer (Slo) LPR Brakes                                         0.33
5 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld                                  0.34
6 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                           0.43
7 Emanuele Sella (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                              0.48
8 Sylvester Szmid (Pol) Lampre                                         0.50
9 Jose Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovani                   0.51
10 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                          0.58
11 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Team Nippo Endeka                                  1.03
12 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovani                   1.06
13 Dainius Kairelis (Ltu) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini                    1.13
14 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Adria Mobil                                1.18
15 Franco Pelizzotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    1.27