Viviani wins the Coppa Bernocchi
Cannondale man beats Pozzato and Ponzi
Elia Viviani (Cannondale) claimed victory in the Coppa Bernocchi after unleashing a devastating sprint finish to see off the challenge of Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) and Simone Ponzi (Neri Sottoli) in Legnano.
"I wanted to this win and the team gave me fundamental support to do so," Viviani said afterwards. "Sabatini and Sagan forced the pace for me on the Piccolo Stelvio because I knew I had good legs."
Viviani has been linked with a move to Team Sky instead of the merged Cannondale-Slipstream squad in 2015, and his last race in lime green looks set to be the Memorial Pantani on Saturday. Indeed, it will be the final outing of Viviani's season, as he has not been selected for the world championships in Ponferrada.
"It's a pity that I've shown myself a bit late to the national coach [Davide] Cassani and I haven't been able to earn a place in the pre-selection," he said.
Cassani was on hand at the Coppa Bernocchi, the first race of the Trittico Lombardo, and he will have been heartened by the performance of the man expected to lead Italy in Ponferrada, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). In his first appearance since winning the Tour de France, the Sicilian finished in the leading group of 21 riders that contested the win.
The race began at a blistering pace, with some 48 kilometres covered in the first hour alone as Caleb Ewan (Australia), Juan Pablo Valencia (Colombia), Kenny De Ketele (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Jaroslaw Marycz (CCC Polsat) broke clear of the peloton.
The quartet broke up but later reunited on the earlier of the seven laps over the climb of the Piccolo Stelvio, and they established a maximum lead of ten minutes over the peloton before the Astana and Cannondale squads set about leading the chase.
Ivan Basso was among those working on the front for Cannondale in the service of Viviani and Peter Sagan, and by the last ascent of the Piccolo Stelvio, the front group had been reduced to just 22 riders. Nibali, Pozzato and Sagan were among them, along with Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida), who was making his first appearance since he was cleared to return to action following his adverse analytical finding for salbutamol at the Giro d’Italia.
Ewan and Valencia were the final survivors from the day’s early break and they were swept up on the final approach to Legnano with just 15 kilometres remaining. In the run-in to the finish, Nibali set Italian hearts aflutter by launching a couple of attacks, and then putting in long turns on the front to ensure that the select leading group stayed clear.
In the finishing straight, Sagan sacrificed himself for Viviani, and the Cannondale fast man duly unleashed a ferocious sprint to take victory ahead of Pozzato and Ponzi. "I thought I could beat Viviani and I was convinced I would when Sagan went, but Viviani did a great sprint," Pozzato said, according to Tuttobici.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale | 4:27:06 |
2 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Fabio Chinello (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Robert Power (Aus) Australia | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:04 |
19 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:06 |
20 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:00:10 |
22 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia | 0:00:11 |
24 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:00:15 |
25 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | 0:00:17 |
26 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vini Fantini Nippo | 0:00:21 |
28 | Ivan Balykin (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Vega - Hotsand | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jack Haig (Aus) Australia | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Alex Clements (Aus) AUS | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri Sottoli | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Italy | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Team Idea | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Italy | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) MG Kvis - Trevigiani | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Ricardo Pichetta (Ita) Team Idea | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Italy | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Italy | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) Androni Giocattoli | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp - Endura | 0:00:31 |
70 | Andrea Zordan (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:35 |
71 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:00:58 |
72 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:01:08 |
73 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Australia | 0:01:29 |
74 | Andrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:35 |
75 | Sogenzo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:01:38 |
83 | Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Gianluca Leonardi (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | 0:01:46 |
85 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:54 |
87 | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Roman Katyrin (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:38 |
92 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 0:02:52 |
95 | Silvio Giorni (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | 0:03:17 |
96 | Simone Consonni (Ita) Italy | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Riccardo Donato (Ita) MG Kvis - Trevigiani | 0:03:45 |
98 | Sergey Klimov (Rus) Rusvelo | 0:04:07 |
99 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:04:22 |
100 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Seid Lizde (Ita) Italy | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Italy | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Federico Zurlo (Ita) Italy | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Harry Carpenter (Aus) Australia | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert-Jon Mccarthy (Aus) Australia | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Australia | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Vaccher (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Australia | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carlos Galviz (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Neri Sottoli | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nick Dougall (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Miguel Angel Benito Diez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérôme Gilbert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Col) Colombia | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mikhail Akimov (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward Fabian Diaz Cardenas (Col) Colombia | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maksim Razumov (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evgeny Zverkov (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxim Pokidov (Rus) Itera - Katusha | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charly Petelin (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Team Idea | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Collodel (Ita) Team Idea | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Gadda (Ita) Team Idea | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianluca Mengardo (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Tecchio (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Pettiti (Ita) Team Idea | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Ciccanti (Ita) Vega - Hotsand | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) MG Kvis - Trevigiani | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cesare Ciommi (Ita) Vega - Hotsand | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sante Di Nizio (Ita) Vega - Hotsand | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) MG Kvis - Trevigiani | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emiliano Faieta (Ita) Vega - Hotsand | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rino Gasparrini (Ita) MG Kvis - Trevigiani | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Riccardi (Ita) Vega - Hotsand | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrei Nechita (Rom) MG Kvis - Trevigiani | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Baggio (Ita) Nankang-Fondriest | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Nankang-Fondriest | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Lunardon (Ita) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Belli (Ita) Nankang-Fondriest | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Miloš Borisavljevic (Srb) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Nankang-Fondriest | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giacomo Forconi (Ita) Nankang-Fondriest | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francesco Sedaboni (Ita) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Loris Paoli (Ita) Nankang-Fondriest | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Di Battista (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Vini Fantini Nippo | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yukinori Hishinuma (Jpn) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emanuele Sabatini (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Uri Martins (Mex) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Vini Fantini Nippo | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Gene Piccoli (Can) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA) Vini Fantini Nippo | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
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