var race = "Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (2009)"; 

var stages = new Array();

var cyclingnews_results_base_url = "http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/g-p-beghelli-1-1/results";

var event_description = '&laquo; <a href=http://www.gsemilia.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159:il-percorso&catid=49:2009&Itemid=70>Race Details<\/a>';

var event_date = "October 11th";

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


var stage = {"stage": "", "photos" : [{"img": "050-PIC67890865.jpg", "desc": "Robert Gesink and Cadel Evans on stage with the event organizers acknowledging the crowd. Gesink won the previous day's Giro dell'Emilia and Evans is, of course, the new world champ"}, {"img": "200-PIC67379265.jpg", "desc": "A fish eye view of the 300m Zappolino climb ascended eight times on the circuits around Monteveglio, Italy. Total distance 195 km."}, {"img": "230-PIC67392710.jpg", "desc": "Remember Emmanuelle Sella? Yes, he's back racing. He was in main break that formed at km 25. The break was unsuccessful and Sella didn\'t finish the race although his teammate would win it"}, {"img": "250-PIC67404257.jpg", "desc": "A castle in Vignola"},  {"img": "265-PIC67417788.jpg", "desc": "A group of ten dangerous riders, here lead by  Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) formed on the closing circuits. They had  a 1 minute lead, but it wouldn't hold. Paolini did well to finish 4th, the only rider in this break to finish near the top."},  {"img": "268-PIC67396710.jpg", "desc": "Francesco Ginanni (Diquigiovanni) trying desperately to stay with the break"}, {"img": "262-PIC67397802.jpg", "desc": "Alexander Vinokourov (Astana), Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) and Simon Clarke (ISD) caught the escapees before the final Zappolino climb."}, {"img": "260-PIC67415780.jpg", "desc": "Over the top of Zappolino for a final time, Damiano Cunego leads the peloton just 50m back of the 3 final escapees"},  {"img": "300-PIC67846187.jpg", "desc": "Vinokourov's break was once again unsuccessful today and a bunch sprint ensued led by Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD"}, {"img": "310-PIC67366489.jpg", "desc": "But, Spain\'s Francisco Jose Ventoso of CarmioOro - A-Style nipped Visconti at the line"}, {"img": "320-PIC67368845.jpg", "desc": "Ventoso starts his turn signal or victory salute"},  {"img": "266-PIC67766215.jpg", "desc": "Chris Horner in his first weekend back racing would finish 56th, but with the same time as the winner", "height":1511}, {"img": "550-PIC67375964.jpg", "desc": "Podium Fiesta!"}, {"img": "552-PIC67916434.jpg", "desc": "Visconti hopes his new electric bike will help him improve on his string of recent second place finishes"}, {"img": "560-PIC67385653.jpg", "desc": "The 2009 GP Beghelli podium: L-to-R, 2nd Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD, 1st Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro - A-Style, 3rd Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce"}]};
stages.push(stage);