Riccardo Ricco' is happy in the Tour of Austria. He won the second stage and he is now leading the overall standings

Riccardo Ricco' important success for the Tour of Austria. The Cobra won the second stage alone reaching the finish line at the top of the hill Kitzbüheler and he is now ,leading of overall standings. The final attack of Riccò took place two and a half kilometers from the end, with him at that point of the slope were only Emanuele Sella and Sergio Pardilla, then come in that order arrival. In the general classification Donato Cannone is ninth and Andrea Noe' id tenth confirming a close-knit team that wants to win the race: "Winning will not be easy but we all believe in the ultimate success of Riccò and Ceramica Flaminia - said team manager Roberto Marrone" .

Riccardo Ricco' is the fourth personal success this season: So far it had won the third stage of the Giro del Trentino and the second and fifth stage of the Settimana Lombarda.

From tomorrow, the Tour of Austria offers other challenges very challenging, especially Wednesday, July 7, with another uphill finish, this time Josefs-Hohe, the last major pitfall awaits Riccò Saturday with the 26 km individual time trial.

Roma, 5 luglio 2010