Gesink strikes again at the Giro dell'Emilia
Dutchman beats Dan Martin and Michele Scarponi on uphill finish
Robert Gesink of Rabobank took his third victory of the season, wining the Giro dell'Emilia for the second consecutive year. He won the uphill finish fought out between a front group of 14-riders on the last climb of San Luca overlooking Bologna. Gesink finished one second ahead of Daniel Martin (Garmin-Transitions) and nine seconds ahead of Michele Scarponi (Diquigiovanni-Androni).
The group, which included Ricardo Ricco (Vacansoleil) and Vuelta a Espana winner Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas), got away on the final of four laps of the tough finishing circuit. Martin was very active in the lead group on the climb and Ricco’ looked to have a good chance of victory but struggled in the final kilometre.
The early part of the race was marked by break from Ran Margaliot (Footon Servetto), Sebastian Fournet Fayard (CarmioOro NGC) and Eugenio Loria (CDC Cavaliere), who built up a lead of nearly 11 minutes. After they were caught again, there were a number of break attempts which met with varying success.
1 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 4:49:14 |
2 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:01 |
3 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:09 |
4 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:11 |
5 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:00:13 |
6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox | 0:00:16 |
7 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:00:24 |
8 | Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:00:40 |
9 | Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:50 |
10 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) ISD - Neri | 0:00:54 |
11 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:14 |
12 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:17 |
13 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Chris Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:26 |
15 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:33 |
17 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:37 |
21 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:45 |
23 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:02:10 |
32 | Luca Zanasca (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:18 |
36 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | 0:02:25 |
37 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:02:30 |
38 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Thomas Danielson (Usa) Garmin - Transitions | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Androni Giocattoli | 0:03:02 |
42 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:03:08 |
43 | Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:03:15 |
46 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | 0:03:36 |
48 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:04:31 |
51 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | 0:05:30 |
54 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | 0:06:08 |
56 | Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox | 0:07:59 |
57 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Miche | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | G. Luca Mirenda (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Francesco Tizza (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Davide Bonuccelli (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Oleg Berdos (Mda) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur-Sojasun | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Luciano Barindelli (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
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