Rebellin captures Giro dell'Emilia victory

Davide Rebellin (CCC Polsat Polkowice) rolled back the years to win the Giro dell'Emilia on Saturday, beating Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) and Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) into second and third, respectively.

The race began with a flurry of attacks and after five kilometres, a group of 23 had forged clear of the peloton. Too large and with little cohesion, they were reeled in after an hour of racing.

It wasn’t until a group containing Zilioli (Androni-Venezuela), Sergey Firsanov (RusVelo) and Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (MTN – Qhubeka) did the peloton ease up, allowing a counter attack of 27 to also move clear. There were too many dangerous names in the second group, with Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge), Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida), Rebellin, Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Moser present.

After two hours of racing, the peloton had brought the counter attack to heel, allowing for Zilioli, Firsanov and Janse Van Rensburg to press on and extend their advantage to five minutes after 110 kilometres of racing.

The trio’s peaked at eight minutes on the first ascent of the Santa Lucia before the peloton final awoke from the autumnal malaise and set about reducing the deficit. Slowly they chipped away, taking thirty seconds by the time the race entered the final 50 kilometres as Firsanov pushed clear of his tiring companions.

At the head of the peloton, Lampre and Cannondale controlled the pace duties. On the second ascent of the Santa Lucia, David Villella (Cannondale), Madrazo, Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Bardiani - CSF), Pellizotti, Rebellin and Louis Meintjes (MTN-Qhubeka) distanced the rest of the field by thirty seconds.

After the top of the second ascent, Zilioli had 47 seconds on his two previous breakaway companions with Rebellin’s group at 2:30. Firsanov was quickly absorbed by the peloton, with Janse Van Rensburg soon to follow.

Inside the final 10 kilometres and with just one final ascent of the climb to come, Zilioli still held a slender advantage over the chasers with Pellizotti, Bongiorno, Zardini, Rebellin and Mandrazo at the head of affairs.

Zilioli had all of 25 seconds as he raced under the five kilometres to go banner. Mandrazo was the first rider to attack from the select chase group with Bongiorno and Rebellin keen to counter. Rebellin, the freshest of the lot, was able to push on and passed Mandrazo, even managing to hold off a late surge from Pellizotti.

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice4:56:56
2Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga0:00:11
3Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela0:00:15
4Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Csf0:00:27
5Francesco Man Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Csf0:00:32
6Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale0:00:36
7Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela0:01:45
8Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga0:01:47
10Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 9 - Cell 2
11Louis Meintjes (Rsa) Mtn - QhubekaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia0:01:54
13Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre - Merida0:01:55
14Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - Merida0:02:08
15François Bidard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:02:20
16Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Csf0:02:27
17Dennis Van Niekerk (Rsa) Mtn - Qhubeka0:02:32
18Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga0:02:49
19Francis De Greef (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:04:20
20Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 19 - Cell 2
21David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga0:04:23
22Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale0:04:42
23Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustama (Col) Caja Rural - Seguros Rga0:04:43
24Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Team Idea0:05:32
25Francesco Failli (Ita) Neri Sottoli0:05:49
26Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli0:05:50
27Jacques Janse Van Rens (Rsa) Mtn - Qhubeka0:07:10
28Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:08:31
29Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) Rusvelo0:08:43
30Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) RusveloRow 29 - Cell 2
31Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team0:08:47
32Yonattah Monsalve (Ven) Neri Sottoli0:09:06
33Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Vega - Hotsand0:09:09
34Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Team Idea0:09:11
35Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudel (Col) Colombia0:09:12
36Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Mg Kvis - Wilier0:09:51
37Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CsfRow 36 - Cell 2
38Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Csf0:09:52
39Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 38 - Cell 2
DNSMaciej Paterski (Pol) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFDamiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 40 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Conti (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFManuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Dodi (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 43 - Cell 2
DNFElia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 44 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Basso (Ita) CannondaleRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFKristijan Koren (Slo) CannondaleRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Longo Borghini (Ita) CannondaleRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFMatej Mohoric (Slo) CannondaleRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Moser (Ita) CannondaleRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Villella (Ita) CannondaleRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2R La MondialeRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFAlexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFMarcin Mrozek (Pol) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFEmanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFTiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - VenezuelaRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFStefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CsfRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFAngelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani CsfRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CsfRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFSamuele Conti (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Fedi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFGiuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Taborre (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFGiorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Mihaylov (Bul) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFMateusz Taciak (Pol) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Honkisz (Pol) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFLukasz Owsian (Pol) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Kurek (Pol) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFBartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) Ccc Polsat PolkowiceRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFKarol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural - Seguros RgaRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural - Seguros RgaRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Vigano' (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RgaRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFRobinson Eduar Chalapud Gome (Col) ColombiaRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFOFabio Andres Duarte Areval (Col) ColombiaRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFJarlinson Pantano (Col) ColombiaRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFDuber Armando Quintero Artun (Col) ColombiaRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFJuan Pablo Valencia (Col) ColombiaRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFSergey Lagutin (Rus) RusveloRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFSergey Klimov (Rus) RusveloRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFIlnur Zakarin (Rus) RusveloRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Balykin (Rus) RusveloRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFSergey Firsanov (Rus) RusveloRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFTimofey Kritskiy (Rus) RusveloRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFFerekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) Mtn - QhubekaRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFKarel Hnik (Cze) Mtn - QhubekaRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFAdrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Mtn - QhubekaRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFTsgabu Gebrem Grmay (Eth) Mtn - QhubekaRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFJérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFMirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFRicardo Pichetta (Ita) Team IdeaRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Collodel (Ita) Team IdeaRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Pettiti (Ita) Team IdeaRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Gadda (Ita) Team IdeaRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Baggio (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFAlfredo Balloni (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFNicola Dal Santo (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFAlfonso Fiorenza (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Taschin (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFLoris Paoli (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Merolese (Ita) Nankang - FondriestRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Antonini (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Zanardini (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFAlberto Cecchin (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Lunardon (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFRaffaello Bonusi (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Vaccher (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Nibali (Ita) Marchiol EmisferoRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFCesare Ciommi (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFAlessio Lanzano (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFGianni Franco D'intino (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFEmiliano Faieta (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Giampaolo (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFNicola Gaffurini (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Riccardi (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Chinello (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFSilvio Giorni (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFGianluca Leonardi (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFGianluca Mengardo (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Pasqualon (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Petilli (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Tecchio (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Busato (Ita) Mg Kvis - WilierRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Delle Stelle (Ita) Mg Kvis - WilierRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFMattia Frapporti (Ita) Mg Kvis - WilierRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Chirico (Ita) Mg Kvis - WilierRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFAndrei Nechita (Rou) Mg Kvis - WilierRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFRicardo Tomas Creel (Usa) Mg Kvis - WilierRow 133 - Cell 2

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