Marco Pinotti (Columbia-HTC) ended his year on a high note on Sunday when he powered to a convincing victory in the GP Citta di Stresa time trial. Pinotti completed the 33.8-kilometre course 1:05 ahead of Alessandro Raisoni (CarmioOro - A-Style) while Ivan Basso (Liquigas) finished third 1:29 behind Pinotti.
"It was a good win," Pinotti said. "The time trial course was simple. It went out and back alongside a lake, so I really gave it everything on the second half. That's where I made the difference.
"Taking a victory on home soil in Italy as a way to round off the year is a nice feeling. It's a good way to start my winter holidays!"
Pinotti recognised that finishing well over a minute ahead of his closest rival was "a big gap. But a lot of the guys did the Giro di Lombardia the day before, and maybe that affected them. I myself was worried after not performing so well there, but things went completely the other way for me today and I managed to win."
| 1 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | 0:40:48 |
| 2 | Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) CarmioOro - A-Style | 0:01:05 |
| 3 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 0:01:29 |
| 4 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas | 0:01:52 |
| 5 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 0:02:13 |
| 6 | Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD | 0:02:36 |
| 7 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 0:02:39 |
| 8 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | 0:02:51 |
| 9 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:02:53 |
| 10 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 0:03:13 |
| 11 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld | 0:03:29 |
| 12 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 0:03:42 |
| 13 | Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 0:03:59 |
| 14 | Marco Cattaneo (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini | 0:04:00 |
| 15 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas | 0:04:26 |
| 16 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:28 |
| 17 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | 0:04:36 |
| 18 | Santo Anzà (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf | 0:04:41 |
| 19 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini | 0:04:52 |
| 20 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld | 0:05:22 |
| 21 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 0:05:27 |
| 22 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC | 0:07:02 |
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