var race = "82nd Giro di Toscana (2009)"; 

var stages = new Array();

var cyclingnews_results_base_url = "http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/03052009/58/petacchi-wins-tuscany.html";

var event_description = 'The <a href=http://www.cscarezzo.it/>Giro di Toscana</a> is a one day race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.';

var event_date = "May 3rd";

var stage = {"stage": "no prologue", "photos" : []};
stages.push(stage);


var stage = {"stage": "", "photos" : [{"img": "010-GdT-profile.jpg", "desc": "The rolling/hilly 195 km route through Tuscany", "height": 467}, {"img": "050-PIC26469828.jpg", "desc": "Sprinter Manuel Belletti was looking to diminish the black mark left on his Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli team this past week.", "height": 662}, {"img": "250-PIC26473366.jpg", "desc": "<i>Fuga</i>: A break forms on  the 300m ascent of <i>Valico della Scheggia</i> at km 100", "height": 662}, {"img": "255-PIC26484870.jpg", "desc": "Some of the names in the break included Franco Pellizotti (left), Giampaolo Caruso (front), Filippo Simeoni (rear), Przemyslaw Niemec (obscured), Manuele Mori (next to Pellizotti). Ominously, in the back are two sprinters Alessandro Petacchi and Manuel Belletti.", "height": 662}, {"img": "260-PIC26493509.jpg", "desc": "The best time to get your seat adjusted is when you start to drop off the back of the train ;-)", "height": 662}, {"img": "265-PIC26496388.jpg", "desc": "<i>Attacco</i>: The break disintegrates with Mauricio Soler  of Barloworld driving the pace near the top.", "height": 596}, {"img": "315-PIC26477826.jpg", "desc": "However, with the help of a teammate, Alessandro Petacchi chased back on over the final 80 km.", "height": 662}, {"img": "320-PIC26465872.jpg", "desc": "Petacchi practicing his victory salute for the upcoming Giro d'Italia", "height": 662}, {"img": "550-PIC26472792.jpg", "desc": "A lean-looking Petacchi scooping up some hardware"}, {"img": "560-PIC26476639.jpg", "desc": "The podium (L-to-R): 3rd Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua&Sapone, 1st Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes. 2nd Manuel Belletti (Ita) Diquigiovanni Androni", "height": 662}]};

stages.push(stage);