Stage 7: S.Benedetto del Tronto - S.Benedetto del Tronto 176km
Fabian Cancellara victorious in Tirreno-Adriatico
Fabian Cancellara, final winner of Tirreno-Adriatico (Tim de Waele)
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara of the CSC team held on to win the 43rd edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico following Tuesday's seventh and final stage.
Italian Francesco Chicchi of Liquigas won the 176km run around San Benedetto del Tronto.
The 26-year-old Swiss, the current double world time-trial champion, kept hold of the leader's blue jersey and set himself up as one of the favourites for Saturday's Milan-San Remo.
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STAGE 7 RESULTS
| 1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita|Liquigas) | ||
| 2 Danilo Napolitano (Ita|Lampre) | ||
| 3 Mark Cavendish (GBr|High Road) | ||
| 4 Robbie McEwen (Aus|Silence-Lotto) | ||
| 5 Danilo Hondo (Ger|Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) | ||
| 6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg|CSF Group Navigare) | ||
| 7 Alexandre Usov (Blr|Ag2r-La Mondiale) | ||
| 8 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa|Caisse d'Epargne) | ||
| 9 Erik Zabel (Ger|Team Milram) | ||
| 10 Baden Cooke (Aus|Barloworld) | ||
| Final general classification | ||
| 1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi|Team CSC) |
