Gavazzi wins Giro della Toscana

Mattia Gavazzi (Androni Venezuela) won the Giro della Toscana after he out-sprinted Ivan Rovny (Ceramica-Flaminia) and Taylor Phinney (BMC) in Arezzo. It was the Italian’s second victory of the 2013 campaign after he won the final stage of the Tour de San Luis in January. 

The undulating race was run off at an average speed in excess of 42.5kph with nobody succeeding in breaking clear of the sizable front group on the finishing circuit and it all came down to a bunch finish.

Taylor Phinney opened his effort from distance after shutting down a late attack, but although he forced Gavazzi to open his sprint earlier than he had planned, the Androni-Venezuela man had enough in the tank to grab the win.

“Giairo Ermeti was my last man and his lead-out was anticipated so I was forced to go for a long sprint,” Gavazzi said. “But I’m feeling good and I’m hanging on well on the climbs too. At the Giro d’Italia, I want to win a stage and get to the finish in Brescia.”

For his part, Phinney was able to draw positives from his performances on the exacting course just one week shy of the Giro d’Italia. “I closed a bit of a gap to a guy who went early, with about 300 meters to go. I came around him with about 100 meters to go, but unfortunately, I didn't quite have enough gas to hold off Gavazzi and Rovny,” he said. “It's a really nice feeling to be back at the front of a race like that, though, especially since it was full gas all day, up and down."

Danilo Di Luca finished 6th in his second race with Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, for whom he signed last week after sitting out the early part of the season. Di Luca, who served a suspension for a positive test for CERA in 2009 is set to line up at the Giro d’Italia.

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Full Results
1Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli4:42:03
2Ivan Rovny (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 1 - Cell 2
3Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Matej Mugerli (Slo) Adria MobilRow 3 - Cell 2
5Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 4 - Cell 2
6Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sergey Klimov (Rus) RusVeloRow 6 - Cell 2
8Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 7 - Cell 2
9Federico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 9 - Cell 2
11Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 11 - Cell 2
13Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 12 - Cell 2
14Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 13 - Cell 2
15Matteo Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 14 - Cell 2
16Peter Kusztor (Hun) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 15 - Cell 2
17Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria MobilRow 16 - Cell 2
18Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) LokosphinxRow 17 - Cell 2
19Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 19 - Cell 2
21Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-QhubekaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVeloRow 22 - Cell 2
24Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) ColombiaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) RusVeloRow 24 - Cell 2
26Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 25 - Cell 2
27Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sergio Ferrari (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jarlinson Pantano (Col) ColombiaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 29 - Cell 2
31Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) ColombiaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria MobilRow 32 - Cell 2
34Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 33 - Cell 2
35Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 35 - Cell 2
37Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 36 - Cell 2
38Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:45
39Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 38 - Cell 2
40Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox0:01:01
41Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems0:01:11
42Meron Russom (Eri) MTN-QhubekaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 43 - Cell 2
45Floris Smeyers (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 44 - Cell 2
46Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-SharpRow 45 - Cell 2
47Marco Corti (Ita) ColombiaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Christopher Deguelle (Bel) Verandas WillemsRow 49 - Cell 2
51Mikhail Antonov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ilya Gorodnichev (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Enrico Rossi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 54 - Cell 2
56Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 55 - Cell 2
57Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 56 - Cell 2
58Robbie Squire (USA) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest0:01:43
59Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita0:01:51
60Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:02:21
61Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 60 - Cell 2
62Anton Mikailov (Isr) Amore & VitaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Igor Boev (Rus) RusVeloRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) RusVeloRow 64 - Cell 2
66Simone Campagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Alexander Serov (Rus) RusVeloRow 66 - Cell 2
68Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:02
69Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka0:04:25
71Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) ColombiaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 74 - Cell 2
76Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 76 - Cell 2
78Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 77 - Cell 2
79Kouhei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria MobilRow 79 - Cell 2
81Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Antonio Testa (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Lokosphinx0:06:02
84Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & VitaRow 83 - Cell 2
85David Boily (Can) Amore & VitaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 85 - Cell 2
87Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-SharpRow 86 - Cell 2
88Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 87 - Cell 2
89Will Routley (Can) Accent Jobs-WantyRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 90 - Cell 2

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