VF GROUP BARDIANI-CSF FAIZANÈ: GIRO D’ABRUZZO. FINAL STAGE. DOUBLE TOP 10 FOR POZZOVIVO.
Domenico Pozzovivo seizes the tenth position in the concluding stage of the Giro d'Abruzzo, also finishing tenth overall: "I was hoping for a Top 5, now I'm getting ready for the Giro."
The VF Group Bardiani-CSF Faizanè concludes this Giro d’Abruzzo with the double Top 10 achieved by Domenico Pozzovivo. The athlete born in ’82, captain of the team in this race, secured a placement in the top ten in the final stage with arrival in L’Aquila, also claiming the tenth position in the general classification.
His Statement:”It has been a positive Giro d’Abruzzo for the team because we secured a win with Zanoncello. Regarding the general classification, I was hoping for a result closer to a Top 5. There is still time to improve our condition in preparation for the Giro d’Italia, and we approach the next two weeks with optimism and confidence.”
In this Giro d’Abruzzo, the team has achieved 4 Top 10 finishes and 1 victory in the first stage with Enrico Zanoncello.
RESULTS-STAGE 4:
1) Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates) in 4h13’13”
2) George Bennett (Israel-Premier Tech) +01″
3) Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) s.t.
4) Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) +39″
5) Yannis Voisard (Tudor) s.t.
6) Adrien Maire (TDT-Unibet) s.t.
7) Giovanni Carboni (JCL Team Ukyo) s.t.
8) Florian Samuel Kajamini (MBH Bank Colpack Ballan) s.t.
9) Valerio Conti (Corratec-Vini Fantini) s.t.
10) Domenico Pozzovivo (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
FINAL CLASSIFICATION:
1) Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) in 16h13’20”
2) Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates) +31″
3) George Bennett (Israel-Premier Tech) +34″
4) Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +1’02”
5) Yannis Voisard (Tudor) +1’20”
6) Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) +1’21”
7) Paul Double (Team Polti Kometa) +1’39”
8) Marco Brenner (Tudor) +2’18”
9) Giovanni Carboni (JCL Team Ukyo) +2’54”
10) Domenico Pozzovivo (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) +3’07”