Giro della Toscana: Guillaume Martin wins stage and overall in Volterra

Guillaume Martin (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) continued his fine run of recent form by claiming overall victory at the Giro della Toscana after soling to victory on the hilltop finish at Volterra at the end of stage 2.

Martin punched his way clear of his fellow escapees with a little over a kilometre to go on the stiff cobbled climb to the finish, and he quickly established a winning advantage. The Frenchman crested the summit in the heart of Volterra with a lead of 10 seconds over Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida), while Mattia Cattaneo (Androni Giocattoli) took third.

Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) crossed the line in 7th place on the stage as part of the main peloton, just ahead of Egan Bernal (Androni Giocattoli). The Dimension Data team of stage 1 winner Steve Cummings rode prominently in a bid to defend the Briton's overall lead, but Martin's stage win was enough to move him to the top of the general classification.

The 24-year-old Martin finished 23rd in a solid Tour de France debut in July, and has enjoyed considerable success in the weeks since his maiden Grand Tour. The Frenchman has now clocked up five victories since mid-August, following his stage win at the Tour du Limousin and a stage win and final overall victory at the Tour du Gevaudan last week.

In Tuscany on Wednesday, Martin was part of the decisive break that formed on the final lap of the finishing circuit around Volterra, tracking the move of Michele Gazzara (Sangemini - Mg. K Vis) and Pavel Brutt (Gazprom-Rusvelo) in the company of Cattaneo, Enrico Gasparotto (Bahrain-Merida), Matteo Bono (UAE-Team Emirates) and Matteo Busato (Wilier).

In the frantic closing kilometres, others, including Visconti and Anthony Delaplace (Fortuneo-Oscaro) succeeded in bridging across to the Martin group, which had in turn caught Federico Zurlo (UAE-Team Emirates), a survivor of the day's early break.

When Visconti launched a fierce attack with a little over three kilometres to go, only Martin, Delaplace and Cattano could follow, and they approach the base of the final climb towards Volterra with a lead of 40 seconds over the main peloton, which featured Nibali, Bernal and Cummings.

Once the road gradient began to pitch up in earnest, it was soon apparent that Martin was the strongest of the escapees, and he forged clear outside the final kilometre. He managed his advantage well thereafter to claim stage victory.

A disappointed Visconti led the chasers home, 10 seconds behind Martin. Cattaneo beat Fabricio Ferrari (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Delaplace to third, while Marco Canola (Nippo-Vini Fantini) came home just ahead of Nibali, Bernal and the other overall favourites.

The stage had been animated by an early escape featuring Martin's Wanty-Groupe Gobert teammate Danilo Napolitano, as well as Fabricio Ferrari, Josu Zaballa (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Federico Zurlo (UAE-Team Emirates) Matthias Krizek (Tirol Cycling), Igor Boev (Gazprom-Rusvelo), Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani-CSF) and Jacopo Mosca (Wilier). They spent over 100 kilometres at the front and gained a maximum advantage of almost five minutes before Dimension Data and Bahrain-Merida began to peg them back ahead of the finale.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert4:03:10
2Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:00:10
3Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:13
4Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:15
5Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro0:00:18
6Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:00:26
7Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Egan Bernal (Col) Androni Giocattoli0:00:28
9Maxime Bouet (Fra) Team Fortuneo - OscaroRow 8 - Cell 2
10Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniel Martinez (Col) Wilier TriestinaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 11 - Cell 2
13Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 12 - Cell 2
14Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:33
15Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team0:00:36
16Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 16 - Cell 2
18Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 17 - Cell 2
19Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 19 - Cell 2
21Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier TriestinaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Team Fortuneo - OscaroRow 21 - Cell 2
23Cristian Rodriguez (Spa) Wilier TriestinaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 23 - Cell 2
25Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team EmiratesRow 24 - Cell 2
26Ettore Carlini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord0:00:45
27Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:48
28Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 27 - Cell 2
29Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 28 - Cell 2
30Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:00:52
32Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 31 - Cell 2
33Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 32 - Cell 2
34Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team EmiratesRow 33 - Cell 2
35Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates0:00:56
36Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:00:58
37Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina0:01:05
38Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:11
39Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier TriestinaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:01:18
41Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:19
42Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 41 - Cell 2
43Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:01:32
44Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 43 - Cell 2
45Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data0:02:33
46Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:02:37
48Brice Feillu (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro0:02:40
49Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:02:50
50Federico Canuti (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord0:03:37
51Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina0:03:46
52Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:04:51
53Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:05:14
54Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:06:20
55Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:06:50
56Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:09:38
57Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team EmiratesRow 56 - Cell 2
58Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:13:16
59Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 58 - Cell 2
60José Manuel Díaz (Spa) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 59 - Cell 2
61Enrico Salvador (Ita) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 61 - Cell 2
63Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 62 - Cell 2
64Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 63 - Cell 2
65Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 64 - Cell 2
66Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 65 - Cell 2
67Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 66 - Cell 2
68Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension DataRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension DataRow 68 - Cell 2
70Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Andrea Garosio (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 71 - Cell 2
73Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team EmiratesRow 72 - Cell 2
74Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension DataRow 73 - Cell 2
75Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 74 - Cell 2
76Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension DataRow 76 - Cell 2
78Patrick Gamper (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 78 - Cell 2
80Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 79 - Cell 2
81Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFSonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFMark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension DataRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFRyan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension DataRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFEugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier TriestinaRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFJakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier TriestinaRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFPier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFMarino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFGiacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFFrancesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFDan Craven (Nam) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFGuy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFFabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFDylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 98 - Cell 2
DNFOscar Pelegri Ferrandis (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 99 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b FondriestRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFArmindo Fonseca (Fra) Team Fortuneo - OscaroRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFArnaud Gerard (Fra) Team Fortuneo - OscaroRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Vachon (Fra) Team Fortuneo - OscaroRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Fortin (Ita) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFMarkus Wildauer (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFAngelo Raffaele (Ita) D'Amico UtensilnordRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFAngelo Vitiello (Ita) D'Amico UtensilnordRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Bernardini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFNiccolo' Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 109 - Cell 2
DNSAndrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 110 - Cell 2
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Final general classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert8:25:01
2Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:00:10
3Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:13
4Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:00:14
5Egan Bernal (Col) Androni Giocattoli0:00:16
6Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro0:00:18
7Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:21
8Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:00:26
9Maxime Bouet (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro0:00:28
10Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 9 - Cell 2
11Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 11 - Cell 2
13Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:00:36
14Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 14 - Cell 2
16Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 16 - Cell 2
18Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 18 - Cell 2
20Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team EmiratesRow 19 - Cell 2
21Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Team Fortuneo - OscaroRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ettore Carlini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord0:00:45
23Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy0:00:48
24Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli0:00:57
26Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:01:01
27Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension DataRow 27 - Cell 2
29Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:01:03
30Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina0:01:05
31Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:01:07
32Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:01:18
33Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli0:01:19
34Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:20
35Brice Feillu (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Oscaro0:02:40
36Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:02:50
37Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:03
38Daniel Martinez (Col) Wilier Triestina0:03:16
39Cristian Rodriguez (Spa) Wilier Triestina0:03:24
40Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier TriestinaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Federico Canuti (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord0:03:37
42Darwin Atapuma (Col) UAE Team Emirates0:03:40
43Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:04:07
44Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:04:20
45Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team0:05:21
46Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:05:25
47Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates0:07:24
48Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina0:07:39
49Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:08:00
50Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data0:09:01
51Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo0:09:08
52Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:09:38
53Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates0:09:47
54Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina0:10:14
55Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:11:19
56Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:11:42
57Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:12:26
58Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data0:13:04
59Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:13:16
60Marko Kump (Slo) UAE Team EmiratesRow 59 - Cell 2
61Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 61 - Cell 2
63Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 62 - Cell 2
64Andrea Garosio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:13:25
65Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 64 - Cell 2
66Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:13:31
67Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:16:04
68José Manuel Díaz (Spa) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 67 - Cell 2
69Patrick Gamper (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 69 - Cell 2
71Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 70 - Cell 2
72Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 71 - Cell 2
73Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 72 - Cell 2
74Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension DataRow 74 - Cell 2
76Enrico Salvador (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team0:19:44
77Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension DataRow 76 - Cell 2
78Guy Niv (Isr) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 77 - Cell 2
79Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension DataRow 78 - Cell 2
80Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 79 - Cell 2
81Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – RusveloRow 80 - Cell 2

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