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Giro d'Italia 2000 (Italy) - 3,707km
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Results / Diary Stage 17 Stage Route Details

McCartney's Seek Further Glory

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Tayeb Braikia - 8th
Danish Linda McCartney Foods rider Tayeb Braikia gave the team another top-ten placing in this epic race finishing 7th in the final bunch gallop to the line, placing 8th on the stage.
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Czech Jan Svorda (Lampre-Daikin) won the sprint but was beaten to the win by the heroic Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano (Vitalicio Seguros) who attacked at the InterGiro sprint with just under 100km to go, and like McCartney's own hero Dave McKenzie nearly two weeks ago, he held of the chasing pack to take the victory by just 24 seconds.
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British star Max Sciandri was once again showing the distinctive McCartney colours at the front after he was involved in a four man move. Unfortunately for him and his escapees the chase behind was too organised and they were caught on the finishing circuit in the beautiful city of Genoa.

Aussie team-mate Dave McKenzie was next to try his luck for the McCartney machine but the team were once again thwarted by the advancing peloton. Spaniard Gonzalez de Galdeano was not so unlucky, the win was his, and he even had time to celebrate with 500 metres to go!
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On Friday the race enters France via the Alps to finish in Briancon with the brutal Col d'Izoard mountain pass standing in the riders way. Maybe then we will have a good idea who will win the first edition of this great race in the new millennium. Francesco Casagrande (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec) keeps Italian flags flying for now, but anyone down to at least 7th place has a chance to grab overall glory, perhaps previous winners Gotti (Team Polti) or Tonkov (Mapei-Quick Step) will take their chance, only time will tell.

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Stage 17 - 31.05.00: Meda - Genova - 236km 

  1. A G de Galdeano (Vitalicio Seguros)      5.23.02
  2. J Svorada (Lampre-Daikin)              @    0.24
  3. D Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo)
  8. Tayeb Braikia
 27. Ciaran Power
 30. Maximilian Sciandri
 65. Maurizio De Pasquale
 99. Björnar Vestöl
125. David McKenzie                         @    1.46

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Points:

  1. A G de Galdeano (Vitalicio Seguros)        33pts
  2. J Svorada (Lampre-Daikin)                  21pts
  3. D Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo)                 19pts
  8. Tayeb Braikia                               8pts
 14. Maurizio De Pasquale                        4pts

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InterGiro:

  1. A G de Galdeano (Vitalicio Seguros)      3.09.35
  2. D Contrini (Liquigas-Pata)             @    0.00
  3. Maurizio De Pasquale
 57. Maximilian Sciandri
 72. David McKenzie 
102. Ciaran Power 
106. Björnar Vestöl  
123. Tayeb Braikia 

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Teams:

  1. Vitalicio Seguros                       16.09.54
  2. Rabobank                               @    0.24
  3. Fassa Bortolo
  6. Linda McCartney Foods Pro Cycling Team
  
  
Teams Points:
 
  1. Fassa Bortolo                              35pts
  2. Saeco - Valli & Valli                      25pts
  3. Vitalicio Seguros                          20pts
  7. Linda McCartney Foods Pro Cycling Team     13pts
  
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Overall:
  
  1. F Casagrande (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec)  82.28.41
  2. S Garzelli (Mercatone Uno-Albacom)     @    0.33
  3. G Simoni (Lampre-Daikin)               @    0.57
 72. Maximilian Sciandri                    @ 1.26.44
116. Maurizio De Pasquale                   @ 2.23.58 
118. Tayeb Braikia                          @ 2.26.58
121. David McKenzie                         @ 2.28.46
127. Ciaran Power                           @ 2.40.48
133. Björnar Vestöl                         @ 2.55.47 

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Points Overall:

  1. D Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo)                137pts
  2. F Guidi (La Francaise des Jeux)           110pts
  3. J Svorada (Lampre-Daikin)                 104pts
 27. David McKenzie                             33pts
 30. Tayeb Braikia                              32pts
 43. Maximilian Sciandri                        22pts
 45. Ciaran Power                               22pts
 62. Maurizio De Pasquale                       10pts
 
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Mountains Overall:

  1. J J G Pico (Nectar-Selle Italia)           41pts
  2. F Casagrande (Vini Caldirola-Sidermec)     36pts
  3. K Kroon (Rabobank)                         31pts
 29. David McKenzie                              3pts
 
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InterGiro Overall:

  1. F Guidi (La Francaise des Jeux)         53.10.07
  2. D Konyshev (Fassa Bortolo)             @    1.28  
  3. D Ferrari (Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport)  @    1.46 
  9. Maurizio De Pasquale                   @    2.48 
 16. David McKenzie                         @    3.00
 64. Maximilian Sciandri                    @    3.30
114. Ciaran Power
130. Tayeb Braikia 
133. Björnar Vestöl 

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Teams Overall:

  1. Mapei - Quick Step                     247.18.25
  2. Vitalicio Seguros                      @    2.54
  3. Fassa Bortolo                          @    4.52
 18. Linda McCartney Foods Pro Cycling Team @ 4.54.07
 
 
Teams Points Overall:

  1. Fassa Bortolo                             382pts
  2. Team Polti                                307pts
  3. Lampre - Daikin                           253pts
 14. Linda McCartney Foods Pro Cycling Team    134pts
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