Daniel Martin wins in Italy
- Monday, 20 Jun 2011
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Daniel Martin wins Giro della Toscana 2011
Irishman Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) scored his initial win of a deteriorate during a one-day Giro della Toscana in Italy on Sunday.
Martin took a win forward of Italian Mauro Santambrogio (BMC Racing) from a six-man organisation during a finish of a 197km race. The feat will have increased Martin’s chances of creation Garmin-Cervelo’s nine-man Tour de France team.
Recent winners of a Giro della Toscana embody Daniele Bennati (2005, 2010), Alessandro Petacchi (2009) and Vincenzo Nibali (2007).
Last year, Martin won a theatre and a altogether of a Tour of Poland.
Kennaugh on lectern in Route du Sud
Peter Kennaugh (Sky) finished third altogether in a 2011 Route du Sud in France on Sunday.
Kennaugh done his symbol in a plateau on theatre dual of a four-stage UCI 2.1-category race. The Manxman finished sixth behind theatre winner Anthony Charteau (Europcar) on a day that took in dual of a Pyrenees many barbarous climbs – a Col d’Aspin and Col du Tourmalet.
Kennaugh afterwards corroborated this adult with a second place on theatre three, bringing home a contenders’ organisation in Bagnères de Luchon behind solo winner Jurgen Van Goolen (Veranda’s Willems) after rebellious Port du Balès.
The competition was won altogether by Belarusian Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar), with Italian Davide Rebellin (Miche-Guerciotti) in second place.
Kennaugh finished a Giro d’Italia in May, his initial Grand Tour finish.
Dowsett sixth in Ster ZLM Toer
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) continued his stellar year with an altogether win during a five-day Ster ZLM Toer in a Netherlands on Sunday.
Britain’s Alex Dowsett finished adult sixth altogether after entrance third in a race’s opening voluntary time trial. Crucially, Dowsett brought home a compress follow organisation on theatre 4 after Gilbert soloed to win a stage.
Brit Adam Blythe (Omega Pharma-Lotto) also had a good race, finishing third on theatre dual won by Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) and fifth on Sunday’s final theatre behind leader Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad).
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