Torino 27.05 17:33 - For the second day in a row, Team CSC's Ivan Basso took a beautiful stage victory in the Giro d'Italia. Basso won Friday's 34-kilometer time trial between Chieri and Torino, while team mate David Zabriskie finished third. Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) increased his lead to more than two minutes on Gilberto Simoni (Lampre) in the general classification.
Today represents more than a stage victory. It is a mile stone in my career. Previously time trials have always been my Achilles heel, but now I have evolved to the extent, that I'm able to win in this discipline. I have taken a great leap forward both physically and mentally, and all the hard work, I've done together with Bjarne, has yet again paid off. I still have a lot to learn as a rider, but at least now I can say, that I'm moving in the right direction, said a happy Ivan Basso.