Neri-Sottoli's overall Coppa Italia win under fire
Savio wants result held until investigation is complete
The Coppa Italia, a series of Italian races ranked HC or 1, wrapped up with the GP Bruno Beghelli today. Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani CSF) won the overall individual classification and, perhaps most importantly, the team classification went to Neri Sottoli, who beat Bardiani CSF by a single point. The top overall team in the series is given a wildcard invitation to the Giro d'Italia the following season, but Neri Sottoli's win has come under question by the competing team managers.
Androni Giocattoli manager Gianni Savio said that his team appealed to the cycling league for the Coppa Italia to void the rankings until an investigation into alleged non-compliance with the regulations is completed.
"If [irregularities] are found, it would lead to a recalculation of the points for the championship," Savio said to Tuttobiciweb.it. Savio himself was heard by the judges, but said he could not go into detail. The objections reportedly stem from a April 16 decision by the Italian Olympic Committee that related to foreign athletes competing in ongoing Italian sport competitions. Riders in the series would be required to have residency in Italy, and it is unclear if the one foreign rider from Neri Sottoli who scored points - Brazilian Rafael Andriato, who was fourth in the GP Bruno Beghelli and 50 total points in the series - meets this requirement.
"If the infringement is established, our team would go from third to second place," Savio said, something that would be important to his Venezuelan backers. "You should know that the title of runner up in South America has far greater significance than in Italy. I would like to point out that this request is outside the discussion of wild cards for the Giro d'Italia - the ethical assessments for this are up to RCS Sport."
Neri Sottoli's Matteo Rabottini, third in the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition control on August 8, 2014, but the validity of his results is apparently not part of the investigation.
2014 Coppa Italia individual rankings
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 243 | pts |
2 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 178 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 165 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 121 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 113 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 108 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 106 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 93 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 82 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | 82 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 81 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 80 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Area Zero | 79 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale | 77 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky | 67 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | 67 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | 63 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 61 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 61 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha | 60 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Davide Vigano’ (Ita) Caja Rural | 60 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Fabio Chinello (Ita) Area Zero | 59 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 59 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia | 55 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 53 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 50 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 50 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 47 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 47 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | 47 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia | 45 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 45 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida | 40 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | 38 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale | 37 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | 36 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 36 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 35 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 34 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Team Idea | 32 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 32 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 28 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 26 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 26 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 25 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 25 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | 24 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 24 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | 23 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 23 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida | 22 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale | 19 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Andrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 18 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 18 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | George Bennet (NZl) Cannondale | 18 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | 18 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 18 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 17 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Matteo Busato (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani | 17 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Area Zero | 16 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 16 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) Nazionale Italiana | 15 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida | 13 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 12 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Luca Chirico (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani | 11 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia | 11 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | 10 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 10 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | 10 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani-CSF | 9 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Gianmarco Di Francesco (Ita) Vega-Hotsand | 8 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Karel Hnik (Cze) MTN-Qhubeka | 8 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Vega-Hotsand | 7 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo | 5 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Silvio Giorni (Ita) Area Zero | 5 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 5 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Merhawi Kudus (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | 5 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
79 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 5 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia | 5 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 5 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Luca Benedetti (Ita) Amore & Vita | 5 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
83 | Luca Gasparini (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani | 5 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
84 | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Marchiol | 4 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Nippo | 2 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
86 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 1 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Col) Colombia | 1 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
88 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | 1 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
89 | Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 1 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
90 | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani | 1 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
91 | Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 1 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
92 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale | 1 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
93 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Marchiol | 1 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
94 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
95 | Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Area Zero | 1 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
96 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 1 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
97 | Alessio Camilli (Ita) Vega-Hotsand | 1 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Neri Sottoli | 576 | pts |
2 | Bardiani-CSF | 575 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lampre-Merida | 460 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Androni Giocattoli | 442 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Colombia | 322 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Cannondale | 317 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | MTN-Qhubeka | 231 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
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