CYCLE: Verbrugghe wins Giro stage as Heppner retains lead

From: AAP Sports News (Australia) | Date: May 20, 2002 | Copyright information

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CYCLE: Verbrugghe wins Giro stage as Heppner retains lead

LIDO DI CAMAIORE, Italy, May 19 Reuters - Belgian road cyclist Rik Verbrugghe won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia from Viareggio to Lido di Camaiore in Tuscany today.

The Lotto team rider broke away on the stage's final climb, 18 kilometres from the finish, and came home alone, 58 seconds ahead of German Raphael Schweda of the Coast team and Cristian Moreni of Alessio.

All three riders were part of a 10-rider group that broke away 60km from the finish.

German Jens Heppner of Telekom ...

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