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Del Nero concluded in great style the Giro di Sardegna, where he finished 4th as Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) claimed overall honours; meanwhile, the G.P. Dell¡ Insubria saw Swedish Kessiakoff fight into the break of the day for 150 km before getting chased down, just like De la Fuente did before a gruelling Ginanni (Diquigiovanni) returned to winning manners

FUJI-SERVETTO ON LEAD ROLES AT SWITZERLAND AND ITALY

Italy's Francesco Ginanni from Diquigiovanni claimed the win at the 1st ever held Gran Premio dell'Insubria, a UCI 1.1 race covered around the Swiss city of Lugano on Saturday. Ginanni took the win with his great speed after 173 kilometers, in a race where FUJI-SERVETTO's guise was seen thanks to the efforts of the Swedish rider Fredrik Kessiakoff. Kessiakoff, along with Ronny Scholz (Milram) and David Loosli (Lampre), kept ahead of the peloton for 150 kilometers before eventually being caught by the pack at the 3-km mark. Nevertheless, individual efforts from the Boys in Blue did not finish there, as David de la Fuente made a late move a kilometer after the neutralisation, with veteran Davide Rebellin ending the Spaniard's short adventure and leading the sprint for his teammate Ginanni.

Giro di Sardegna
At the Giro di Sardegna, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) secured his GC win at the last stage of the Italian course in Carbonia-Cagliari, 143 km.

For FUJI-SERVETTO, Spaniard Jesus del Nero culminated a strong performance with his 4th position overall, only seconds short to a podium place.

Team director Josean Fernandez, Matxin, analyzed the final outcome of the Sardinian course:
“Even though a fourth place always gives you a bittersweet flavor, I leave these beautiful lands with a satisfying impression, as the team always tried to be protagonist of the race. After Del Nero climbed up to the 5th place of the GC, we made an attempt to break the race as long as there was a climb to get the sprinters out of sight, but the field's level over here, with Bennati, Petacchi and such kinds, has been really high. Besides, the route was a bit weird, as the two hardest climbs of the course weren't into the roadbook, and that leaves you no chance to plan a good strategy. But, as I stated before, we've been aggresive and did everything at our reach to look for a win, and that's enough for me.”

Two competitions await FUJI-SERVETTO to take part in on Sunday, as the 63th Gran Premio di Lugano (178 km, starting at 11.30 CET) closes a nice week-end at Switzerland while the Clásica de Almería (169 km, starting at 12.30 CET) gets the races once again on Spanish turf.


RESULTS:
27th GIRO DI SARDEGNA
5th stage:
1. Alessandro Petacchi (LPR) 3.33.00
2. Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) s.t.
3. Manuel Belletti (Diquigiovanni) s.t.
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15. Jesús del Nero (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t.
28. Iker Camaño (FUJI_SERVETTO) s.t.
39. Alberto Benítez (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t.
44. Ricardo Serrano (FUJI-SERVETTO) s.t.
70. Javier Megías (FUJI-SERVETTO) 0.59
ABN. Josep Jufre (FUJI-SERVETTO)
ABN. Boris Shpilevsky (FUJI-SERVETTO)


General Clasification:
1. Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) 20.14.17
2. Oscar Gatto (ISD) 0.12
3. Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) 0.16
4. Jesús del Nero (FUJI-SERVETTO) 0.18
5. Giovanni Visconti (ISD) s.t.
…
34. Javier Megías (FUJI-SERVETTO) 6.29
36. Iker Camaño (FUJI_SERVETTO) 10.02
38. Alberto Benítez (FUJI-SERVETTO) 12.23
43. Ricardo Serrano (FUJI-SERVETTO) 13.23