Colbrelli wins Memorial Marco Pantani
Bole and Chinello round out podium
Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF) claimed his team its 11th season victory at the Memorial Marco Pantani road race held in Cesenatico on Saturday. The Italian rider out-sprinted a 50-man lead group to take the win ahead of Grega Bole (Vini Fantini Nippo) and Fabio Chinello (Area Zero Pro Team).
“After the second place in Tre Valli Varesine, today I was really focused to win,” said Colbrelli. “[Edoardo] Zardini, [Stefano] Pirazzi and [Manuel] Bongiorno did stunning work for me. In the last kilometre, I waited for someone to launched the sprint and when [Mirko] Selvaggi (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) moved I took his wheel. With 200 to go, I went out and got the win.”
Colbrelli and his teammate Bongiorno were apart of a 20-rider group that split during the opening circuits of a 189.8km race. The main field held the gap at just under a minute with 15km to go, which allowed for second group of riders to bridge across, increasing the lead group to roughly 50 riders. Bongriorno put Cobrelli is a good position to sprint for the win.
“We wanted the win and we got it,” said Bardiani-CSF director Mirko Rossato. “This morning I saw the right concentration and all the guys gave a good performance. In the last part of the race, despite only Sonny and Manuel being in front, they raced perfectly.
“Colbrelli is still young but he’s already a guarantee for these types of hilly races. When he’s supported like today, he’s really hard to beat.”
Colbrelli and Zardini will next compete at the GP Industria & Commercio di Prato on Sunday before heading to the UCI Road World Championships with the Italian national team.
“In this moment, my shape is really good,” Calbrelli said. “This victory was so important for my morale and for the journey to Ponferrada.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 4:34:49 |
2 | Grega Bole (Slo) Vini Fantini Nippo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Fabio Chinello (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rafael Andriato De Mattas (Bra) Neri Sottoli | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) Nazionale Italiana | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Karel Hnik (Cze) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Team Idea | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Marchiol Emisfero | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Fabricio Ferrari Barcel (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Artyem Nych (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Dennis Van Niekerk (Rsa) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | José Joao Pimenta Costa M (Por) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team Netapp - Endura | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Vini Fantini Nippo | 0:00:22 |
41 | Heiner Parra Bustama (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | 0:00:26 |
42 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Neri Sottoli | 0:00:29 |
43 | Andrea Zordan (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0:00:31 |
44 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale | 0:00:47 |
45 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0:00:49 |
46 | Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Yonattah Monsalve (Ven) Neri Sottoli | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Nazionale Italiana | 0:01:10 |
53 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Nazionale Italiana | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | 0:01:42 |
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