Sagan sprints to Camaiore victory
Slovak beats Ulissi and Nocentini in Tuscany
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) continued his fine start to the season by sprinting to victory to win the G.P. Camaiore, beating Diego Ulissi (Lampre Merida) and Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r-La Mondiale) into second and third.
A select twelve-man group formed on the final of six ascensions of Monte Pitoro, featuring Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Michele Scarponi (Lampre Merida) and Denis Menchov (Katusha), but they were unable to shake Sagan, and once Nibali’s attack on the descent was snuffed out, there was an air of inevitability about the finish.
Aided by teammate Moreno Moser, Sagan duly delivered in the sprint, powering away to claim a convincing win ahead of Ulissi and Nocentini. It was the Slovak’s third victory of 2013 and a start reminder of his abilities just over two weeks before Milan-San Remo.
“It was a win that had a great contribution from my teammates,” Sagan said afterwards. “I could feel my condition improve lap after lap, and I took some morale from that. When it all came back together on the last climb, Moser was exceptional in closing down the attacks and bringing it to a group finish,” Sagan said. “At that point, it came down to me to bring out my best and win.”
The race was illuminated early on by a break featuring Taylor Phinney (BMC), Stefano Agostini (Cannondale), Maxim Belkov (Katusha) and Alessandro Proni (Vini Fantini Selle Italia and Pedro Paulinho (Ceramica Flaminia). They built up a lead of six minutes at one point, but the repeated climbs of Monte Pitoro took their toll and they were swept up after spending the opening 167 kilometres off the front of the bunch.
The stage was then set for a frenetic final lap, with Italian champion Franco Pellizotti (Androni-Venezuela) opening the attacking on Monte Pitone with a fierce attack. When he was brought to heel, Darwin Atampuma and Francesco Reda went on the offensive, but Cannondale’s Moreno Moser was active in tracking the moves, and ultimately Scarponi led Sagan, Stefano Garzelli (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) and a select leading group over the summit.
Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) had been dropped by that point, but the Luxembourger did succeed in finishing his race, the first time he has done so since Liège-Bastogne-Liège last April.
With three wins under his belt already, Sagan is an early favourite to shine in the spring classics, but before that, he has another important Italian appointment on his agenda on Saturday at Strade Bianche.
“Camaiore was the right race to get back into my rhythm and improve my condition,” said Sagan. “I really like Strade Bianche and I’d like to get a good result there. It’s a special race, similar to a Belgian classic, and so you need a bit of luck to come through. I don’t want to raise expectations too much: we’ll see how I feel on Saturday and how the race pans out.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 4:17:34 |
2 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Mauro Santanbrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Francesco Reda. (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:40 |
14 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Utensilnord ORA24.eu | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Federico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord ORA24.eu | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Andre Fernando Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Aamets Txurruka Ansol (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Omar Fraile Matarran (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord ORA24.eu | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Francesco Manu Bongiorno. (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Damiano Caruso. (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:00 |
51 | Francisco Javier Moreno Allue (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Jeffry Johan Romero Corredo (Col) Colombia | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Matteo Fedi. (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtad (Col) Colombia | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Carlos Julian Quintero Norena (Col) Colombia | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural | 0:01:20 |
63 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Sylvain Georges (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Stijn Steels (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Katusha | 0:01:50 |
75 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Srefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:03:50 |
79 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Ylven Sthefano Agostini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Dmichael Rodriguez Galin (Col) Colombia | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard | 0:05:30 |
92 | Christophe Premont (Bel) Crelan-Euphony | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodri (Rus) Lokosphinx | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Javier Francesco Aramendia Loren (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord ORA24.eu | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Yannick Eljssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
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