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Klöden moves into lead at Tirreno-Adriatico as Bono takes stage 6
Lampre’s Matteo Bono won the 162km sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race between San Benedetto del Tronto and San Giacomo-Monti della Laga on Monday.
German Andreas Klöden(Astana) grabbed the overall race lead after he finished the stage in ninth place. Bono, who has only two professional seasons under his belt and claimed the first win of his professional career, set the pace on the final 11km climb to San Giacomo-Monti della Laga. The 23-year-old Lampre rider kicked into action with four kilometers to the line and left the breakaway group, which had formed at 27km and included compatriots Enrico Gasparotto and Giovanni Visconti, in his wake.
Bono eventually crossed the finish line at the 1105-meter summit 32 seconds ahead of Gasparotto with Visconti 41 seconds back.
The battle for the leader's jersey turned in favor of Klöden after Gerolsteiner's Stefan Schumacher, who started the day overall leader, finished down in 19th place 25 seconds off Klöden's pace.
Klöden now leads the field by a mere three seconds over T-Mobile's Kim Kirchen and third-placed Alexandre Vinokourov at 12 seconds with the two stages remaining.
Results
1. Matteo Bono (I),Lampre 162km in 4:25:07 (36.663kph)
2. Enrico Gasparotto (I), Liquigas, 0:32.
3. Giovanni Visconti (I), Quick Step, 0:41.
4. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr), Tinkoff, 0:45.
5. Stephan Goubert (Fra), AG2R, 0:51
6. Riccardo Ricco (I), Saunier Duval, 1:32.
7. Kim Kirchen (Lux), T-Mobile, 1:37.
8. Michele Scarponi (I), Acqua&Sapone, 1:39.
9. Andreas Klöden (G), Astana, 1:43.
10. Janez Brajkovic (SLO, )Discovery Channel , 1:49.Overall
1. Andreas Klöden (G), Astana 23 h 52:44.
2. Kim Kirchen (Lux), T-Mobile 0:03.
3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kz), Astana, 0:12.
4. Stefan Schumacher (G), Gerolsteiner, 0:22.
5. Janez Brajkovic (Slo), Discovery Channel, 0:30.
6. Jens Voigt (G), CSC, 0:33.
7. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr), Tinkoff, 0:54.
8. Evgeni Petrov (Rus), Tinkoff, 0:58.
9. Michele Scarponi (I), Acqua&Sapone, 0:59.
10. Michael Boogerd (Nl), Rabobank, 1:11.
