Capecchi beats Cunego in Lugano

 Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) scored his season's first victory in the GP Citta di Lugano, sneaking away in a chaotic finale to claim the race win over Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) and Enrico Battaglin (Colnago-CSF Inox).

“I was looking for the win because I had seen some positive signs at Laigueglia,” Capecchi said afterwards. “The team tactic was to wait until the last lap, where I was assigned to try and attack. The terrain was suitable, it was just a question of finding the right moment.”

Capecchi attacked near the summit of the final climb, with 4km to ride. He quickly opened up a ten second lead, and then managed to hold onto a slender four-second advantage to the finish as the chasers fought out the sprint behind.

“I put my head down 100 metres from the top with the intention of creating a significant gap,” Capecchi explained. “I knew I was going well and that in the final kilometres I just needed to hang tough. It all worked out, and I’m really, really happy.”

Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) led the chase of Capecchi on the descent of the final climb, but when he took a tumble, it was left to Damiano Cunego to salvage his team's hard work by claiming the sprint for second ahead of the promising Enrico Battaglin.

“In the finale we were well placed, Michele was getting back up to Capecchi and behind them there was a line of riders, including myself and Diego Ulissi,” Cunego said. “Unfortunately, Scarponi’s crash slowed the pursuit of Capecchi and there was no time to catch up.”

Scarponi emerged from the accident unscathed but disappointed that Lampre-ISD missed out on the win. “I’m only consoled by the fact that I wasn’t injured,” he said. “After that, Damiano did well to get second place, but we deserved more.”

Capecchi’s win marks the second year in a row the Liquigas-Cannondale team has triumphed at the GP Lugano, which last year featured Ivan Basso on the top step of the podium. This time, Basso abandoned the race halfway through. “Important races are coming up which must help me improve my condition, I couldn’t run the risk of compromising that,” Basso said.

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale4:32:02
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:00:04
3Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 2 - Cell 2
4Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria MobilRow 3 - Cell 2
5Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni GiocattoliRow 4 - Cell 2
6Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 6 - Cell 2
8Francesco Reda (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 7 - Cell 2
9Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 8 - Cell 2
10Matej Mugerli (Slo) Adria MobilRow 9 - Cell 2
11Giuseppe De Maria (Ita) Team IdeaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:07
14Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 13 - Cell 2
15Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:15
16Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 15 - Cell 2
17Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Adria Mobil0:00:40
18Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 18 - Cell 2
20Marko Kump (Slo) Adria MobilRow 19 - Cell 2
21Marco Frapporti (Ita) Team IdeaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 21 - Cell 2
23Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Utensilnord NamedRow 22 - Cell 2
24Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jan Polanc (Slo) RadenskaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Aristide Ratti (Ita) Team IdeaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team NippoRow 28 - Cell 2
30Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Sergei Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 31 - Cell 2
33Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Utensilnord NamedRow 32 - Cell 2
34Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 33 - Cell 2
35Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 34 - Cell 2
36Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & SaponeRow 35 - Cell 2
37Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Team IdeaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria MobilRow 37 - Cell 2
39Sergey Pomoshnikov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Alexander Zdanov (Rus) Team NippoRow 39 - Cell 2
41Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Remo Schuler (Swi) Team VorarlbergRow 41 - Cell 2
43Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 42 - Cell 2
44Francisco Javier Moreno Allue (Spa) Androni GiocattoliRow 43 - Cell 2
45Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 45 - Cell 2
47Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 46 - Cell 2
48Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria MobilRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jan Tratnik (Slo) RadenskaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 49 - Cell 2
51Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 51 - Cell 2
53Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 52 - Cell 2
54Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Edward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 54 - Cell 2
56Di Lorenzo. Alberto (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 56 - Cell 2
58Chalapud Gomez. Robinson Eduardo (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 57 - Cell 2
59Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Team IdeaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Marcel Wyss (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 59 - Cell 2
61Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Team VorarlbergRow 60 - Cell 2
62Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 61 - Cell 2
63Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Dmitriy Mokrov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 64 - Cell 2
66Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 65 - Cell 2
67Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Sebastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 68 - Cell 2
70Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 69 - Cell 2
71Federico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord NamedRow 70 - Cell 2
72Simon Pavlin (Slo) Adria MobilRow 71 - Cell 2
73Marcel Aregger (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 72 - Cell 2
74Klemen Stimulak (Slo) RadenskaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 76 - Cell 2
78Junya Sano (Jpn) Team NippoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 79 - Cell 2
81Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 80 - Cell 2
82Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 82 - Cell 2
84Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 83 - Cell 2
85Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 84 - Cell 2
86Luca Dodi (Ita) Team IdeaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 86 - Cell 2
88Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 87 - Cell 2
89Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 88 - Cell 2
90Luca Barla (Ita) Team IdeaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Omar Bertazzo (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 90 - Cell 2
92Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 91 - Cell 2
93Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 92 - Cell 2
94Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 93 - Cell 2
95Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISDRow 94 - Cell 2
96Davide Mucelli (Ita) Utensilnord NamedRow 95 - Cell 2
97Luka Pibernik (Slo) RadenskaRow 96 - Cell 2
98Andrea Palini (Ita) Team IdeaRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFIvan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFMariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFDavid John Mclean (GBr) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFRoberto Cesaro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Hofer (Aut) Team VorarlbergRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFAljaz Hocevar (Slo) Adria MobilRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFHenry Frusto (Ita) Team NippoRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFPirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia - ColdeportesRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFGabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord NamedRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFStiven Fanelli (Ita) Utensilnord NamedRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFDmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Konrad (Aut) Team VorarlbergRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Bissinger (Ger) Team VorarlbergRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFTobias Jenny (Aut) Team VorarlbergRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFTomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Team NippoRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFHideto Nakane (Jpn) Team NippoRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFKohei Uchima (Jpn) Team NippoRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Baer (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Henggeler (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFBernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Erdin (Swi) Atlas Personal - JakrooRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFBlaz Bonca (Slo) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFLuka Grubic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Jenko (Slo) RadenskaRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFAndrej Rajsp (Slo) RadenskaRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFDoron Hekic (Slo) RadenskaRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFPatxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Utensilnord NamedRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFOleg Berdos (Mda) Utensilnord NamedRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFClaudio Corioni (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Gaugl (Aut) Team VorarlbergRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFFortunato Baliani (Ita) Team NippoRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFJaka Bostner (Slo) RadenskaRow 133 - Cell 2

 

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