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Zirbel second at Argentina's Tour de San Luis

Published: Jan. 21, 2009
Zirbel at the 2008 Tour of Utah
Zirbel at the 2008 Tour of Utah
Photo: ©BenRossPhotography.com

Team Bissell's Tom Zirbel was second in Wednesday's third stage of Argentina's Tour de San Luis, a 19.8km individual time trial.

2009 Tour de San Luis
Stage 3: San Luis time trial
19.8km (12.3 miles)

Winner: Jorge Giacinti (Argentina-A)
Winner's average speed: 50.1 kph. ( 31.1 mph)
Sprints leader: Sebastian Haedo, 6 points; Ben Jacques-Maynes is second with 5 points
Mountains leader: Sebastian Haedo with 11 points. Brazil's Nazaret Prado is second with 10 points.
Best young rider (Under 25): Ignacio Pereyra (Argentina U23 team)
Team GC: Team Bissell

Zirbel, who was second in the U.S. professional time trial championships last year, came in 9 seconds behind Jorge Giancinti of the Argentina-A team. Zirbel's teammate Ben Jacques-Maynes was fourth; 2006 Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso was eighth.

The time trial moved Zirbel to seventh on GC. The race is now being led by Alfredo Lucero of Argentina.