Ruffoni wins Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
Pozzato takes second place, Keukeleire third
Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani-CSF) won the Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli on Sunday ahead of Filippo Pozzato (Wilier Trestina-Southeast) and Jens Keukeleire (Orica-BikeExchange).
“Most of the credit for today’s win belongs to my teammates” said Ruffoni. “Our goal in the morning was to create the right conditions for a sprint and I was the appointed leader, but the finale was a really hard challenge for my legs. When the peloton split, we were 35 riders in the leading group. Orica started an incredible forcing to put the sprinters out of the game. Teammates supported me on the final steep climb, then took me in the leading positions. I had to sprint at least in third position I would take the win. Simion and Colbrelli managed the final km in the best way. At 250 Sonny [Colbrelli] was first and I was second. At 150 meters I opened the gas and crossed the line."
The men's 196.3km race started and finished in Montegeglio, and is a series of end-of-season races held in Italy. An initial breakaway included seven riders: Christian Eiking (FDJ), Yuma Koishi (Nippo-Vini Fantini), Diego Rubio (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA), Alberto Nardin (Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec), Artur Ershov (Gazprom - RusVelo), Thierry Hupond (Delko Marseille Provence Ktm) and Andrea Ruscetta (GM Europe).
Rubio and Nardin were the last remaining of the breakaway with 1:40 minutes ahead of the field with 55km to go. But that gap was cut in half, down to 55 seconds with under 40km to the line.
Ten kilometres later, the field was completely back together, which led the way for a large 12-rider breakaway to set off but with several riders from Orica-BikeExchange in that move, it was doomed to fail, and the field was back together with 13km to go.
More attacks came from Kristian Sbaragli and Jaco Venter, while Nick Dougall and Ryan Gibbons tried to bridge across. But the main field reeled in all breakaway attempts in the closing kilometres as team with sprinters hunted the stage win.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 4:25:21 |
2 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Simone Consonni (Ita) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GOrica-BikeExchangert | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:02 |
16 | Grega Bole (Slo) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:00:05 |
26 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GOrica-BikeExchangert | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) | 0:00:13 |
32 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:00:16 |
34 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | 0:00:37 |
35 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:00:46 |
37 | Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:01:21 |
38 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 0:03:11 |
39 | Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:28 |
40 | Ivan Balykin (Rus) GM Europa Ovini | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Miguel Angel Benito Diez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Rick Zabel (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Maxime Cam (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Rémy Rochas (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre - Merida | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Rafael Andriato (Bra) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Romain Combaud (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Oliviero Troia (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 0:03:34 |
78 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GOrica-BikeExchangert | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Jorge Arcas Pena (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek-Segafredo | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Tinkoff Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Cyrille Gautier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | 0:03:43 |
112 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | 0:06:44 |
113 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) | 0:06:46 |
114 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:06:51 |
DNF | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Trek-Segafredo | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) FDJ | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Dimension Data | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - Merida | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nurbolat Kulimbetov (Kaz) | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Taylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Floris Gerfs (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Riccardo Minali (Ita) | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Martínez (Col) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina-Southeast | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frédéric Brun (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sylwester Szmyd (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rossano Mauti (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Fortin (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Federico Burchio (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | José Alberto Marquez Moreno (Spa) GM Europa Ovini | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GOrica-BikeExchangert | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marinus Cornelis Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GOrica-BikeExchangert | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe GOrica-BikeExchangert | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
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