Tour De France 2005 : Guerini takes victory on stage 19
Guerini takes victory on stage 19
Italian Giuseppe Guerini clinched a surprise victory in the 19th stage of the Tour de France.The T-Mobile rider produced a devastating attack with just over a kilometre remaining and the three alongside him were unable to respond.
Frenchman Sandy Casar finished second in the shortest road stage of the Tour, ahead of Franco Pellizotti of Italy.
Oscar Pereiro came fourth to force his way into the overall top 10, with Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the pack.
The American, heading for his seventh Tour de France victory on Sunday, has a lead of two minutes 46 seconds over Italian Ivan Basso.
He will look to tighten his stranglehold on Saturday in what will be his last ever time trial before his retirement.
'I probably have five more hours in my career as a cyclist. I'm not terribly sad about that,' said the 33-year-old.
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