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10.04.2008/ Barloworlds Patrick Calcagni won todays 43rd edition of the GP Pino Cerami in Wasmuel, Belgium. The Swiss rider confidently won the sprint ahead of Italian Giovanni Visconti (Quickstep) and Belgian James Vanlandschoot (Mitsubishi - Jartazi).

 

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Patrick Calcagni won the sprint of the 30 men lead group. (© Sirotti)

Patrick Calcagni (Barloworld) won todays GP Pino Cerami. The Swiss rider won the sprint of a 30 men break away group after a race which was dominated by the Barloworld team.

Barloworld's Robert Hunter was part of a 150 km breakaway with team mate Daryl Impey and Estonian rider Janek Tombak (Mitsubishi-Jartazi), broke off at the first intermediate sprint; the trio was only caught with 40 km to go.

Several strong attacks were launched in the finale of the race, but there was always a Team Barloworld rider in the action, with first Christopher Froome and then Carlo Scognamiglio in the moves. A group of 30 riders, including Calcagni, broke away in the first lap of a local circuit with 15 kilometres to go and then the Swiss rider confidently won the sprint ahead of Italia's Giovanni Visconti (Quickstep) and Belgian rider James Vanlandschoot (Mitsubishi - Jartazi).

GP Pino Cerami winner Patrick Calcagni said: "Actually I started [the sprint, editor] very early and just continued to ride full gas.Suddenly I was at the front and I managed to keep that position."

Calcagni continued by saying: "I rode Gent - Wevelgem and my legs didn't really felt good at the start. In the sprint everything was ok again."

Quickstep's Giovanni Visconti said after the race: "I could have won. It was pretty close. It is already my third second place tis year. Maybe I should have started earlier."

Mitsubishi - Jartazi rider James van Landschoot said: "When we past the finish for the first time I was dropped by the peloton. I was even thinking about abandoning the race but I decided to continue the race and I came back to the group again. I started my sprint a bit to early."

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Results GP Pino Cerami 2008

1 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step
3 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
4 Paul Mouchraud (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metrople
5 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Sean Kelly Team

 

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