Coppa Bernocchi win aids Paolini's cause
Luca Paolini closer to place on Italian worlds team
Italian Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) won the Coppa Bernocchi today in Legnano, Italy, ahead of German's Danilo Hondo (PSK Whirlpool) and Italy's Enrico Gasparotto (Lampre-NGC). Brit Steve Cummings (Barloworld) finished fourth in the sprint ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas.
"The race was fast and uncontrolled from the start, but we took it in hand," said Paolini. "Thanks to the team, they believed in me to the end. To win near home is nice, where I have lots of friends."
The 91st edition of the Coppa Bernocchi, 199.3 kilometres, started and ended in Legnano. It featured five climbs up the Morazzone.
The winning escape went free on the penultimate climb with Cummings and Thomas, Gasparotto and Enrico Magazzini (Lampre), Hondo, Paolini, Mauro Finetto (CSF Group-Navigare) and Alessandro Proni (ISD).
Thomas worked for teammate and last year's winner Cummings in the final kilometres, but Gasparotto and the others marked him. Hondo then initiated the final sprint that Paolini successfully closed for the win.
The race is an important race for selection in Italy's World Championships team. Team director Franco Ballerini will select the team September 14, 13 days before the race.
It was Paolini's second win of the season, after a stage in April's Settimana Lombarda.
Mauro Santambrogio (Lampre-NGC) won Tuesday's Tre Valli Varesine and finished second in yesterday's Coppa Agostoni, the first two of three races that make up the Trittico Lombardo. He won the overall classification thanks to his results.
1 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 4:23:48 |
2 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Barloworld | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C.) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD | 0:02:23 |
9 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Diego Caccia (Ita) Barloworld | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A-Style | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Centri della Calzatura | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita - McDonald's | 0:05:23 |
18 | Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Zsolt Der (Srb) Centri della Calzatura | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Davide D'angelo (Ita) Centri della Calzatura | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Matic Strgar (Slo) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della Calzatura | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Honorio Machado (Ven) Betonexpressz 2000 - Limonta | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Nazionale Elettronica New Slot - Hadimec | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Michael Baer (Swi) Nazionale Elettronica New Slot - Hadimec | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Claudio José Casas (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Diego Alejandro Tamayo Martinez (Col) Carmiooro - A-Style | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Frantisek Padour (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Elias Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Artur Krol (Pol) Centri della Calzatura | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Centri della Calzatura | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Serguei Gretchyn (Ukr) Amore & Vita - McDonald's | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Fabio Negri (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Krzysztof Szczawinski (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Centri della Calzatura | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita - McDonald's | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - McDonald's | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Olegs Melehs (Lat) Meridiana - Kalev Chocolate Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) ELK Haus | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Christoph Sokoll (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) ISD | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Danilo Andrenacci (Ita) Nazionale Elettronica New Slot - Hadimec | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Marco Corsini (Ita) Team Corratec | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro - A-Style | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Ivan Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampr | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Alessandro Fantini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) ELK Haus | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Pavel Zitta (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Orbea | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Barloworld | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) ISD | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Sergio Lagana (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK Haus | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jan Valach (Svk) ELK Haus | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Roberto Antonio Richeze (Arg) Betonexpressz 2000 - Limonta | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Luca Pierfelici (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Pedro Merino Criado (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Andrea Moletta (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Rodrigo Garcia Rena (Spa) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Fabio Terrenzio (Ita) Carmiooro - A-Style | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Team Corratec | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Eddy Serri (Ita) Meridiana - Kalev Chocolate Team | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
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