Vincenzo Nibali wins back-to-back national titles

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) took his second Italian national championships in as many years with a fine performance on Saturday, distancing his rivals on the final climb of the race with a series of strong attacks after his Astana team had laid the groundwork.

The reining Tour de France champion won ahead of Francesco Reda (Team Idea) and Diego Ulissi (Lampre Merida) who both followed Nibali’s aggressive pace but were unable to hold the Astana rider on the final climb. Despite a dogged performance from Reda, Nibali pushed clear for the final and deciding time with less than three kilometres remaining.

Reda hung on for second with Ulissi settling for third, while Gianfranco Zilioli (Androni), Davide Rebellin (CCC Sprandi) and Domenico Pozzovio (AG2r) led home the chase group.

With the early break reeled in Astana began to stamp their authority on the race, lining out the reduced peloton with Nibali sat just ahead of his rivals.

When Nibali put the hammer down for the first time only Reda and Ulissi were able to respond, with a chase group containing Rebellin and Pozzovivo quickly forming. However they were unable to claw the trio back and on the final climb Nibali broke the final resistance from Reda and Ulissi.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team4:57:38
2Francesco Reda (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD0:00:13
3Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:29
4Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:01:17
5Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 4 - Cell 2
6Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:25
7Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:01:48
8Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:57
9Mauro Finetto (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:02:10
10Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:02:15
11Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:02:29
12Simone Stortoni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:02:49
13Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:03:15
14Michele Gazzarra (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:03:26
15Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:03:56
16Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 180:04:05
17Ivan Basso (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:04:29
18Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:04:38
19Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:04:54
20Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:05:02
21Davide Vigano (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 20 - Cell 2
22Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD0:05:09
23Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Bora-Argon 180:05:24
24Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:06:13
25Simone Ponzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:07:25
26Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 25 - Cell 2
27Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:07:40
28Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:07:48
29Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP0:08:00
30Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:08:13
31Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Roth - Skoda0:08:34
32Marco Tizza (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 31 - Cell 2
33Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge0:08:45
34Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:08:48
35Marco Canola (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:58
37Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka0:09:04
38Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:09:16
39Antonio Parrinello (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia0:09:18
DNFValerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFDario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFMichele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFNiccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 43 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 44 - Cell 2
DNFMattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFRoberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFSacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFLiam Bertazzo (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Busato (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFGiorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Dal Col (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFElia Favilli (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Fedi (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFFrancesco Gavazzi (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Wackermann (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFMirko Tedeschi (Ita)Row 57 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFOscar Gatto (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFAlberto Nardin (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Zordan (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Viola (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFRiccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFMattia Pozzo (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Malaguti (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFIuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFGiacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Manfredi (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFSonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Giampaolo (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Muffolini (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Santoro (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFEmiliano Faieta (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Capelli (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Pettiti (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFGiorgio Bocchiola (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFAdriano Brogi (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Ciavatta (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFSilvio Giorni (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFMarco D'urbano (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Cavasin (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Fortin (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFFederico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFManuele Boaro (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Tosatto (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFRino Zampilli (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMPRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Delle Stelle (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFDanilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFGiacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory RacingRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFCristiano Monguzzi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Pelucchi (Ita) IAM CyclingRow 107 - Cell 2

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