Belletti wins Coppi e Bartali opener

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Manuel Belletti (Southeast) won the bunch sprint to take the first leader's jersey of the 2015 Settimana Coppi & Bartali, a 99.5km circuit around Gatteo. The Italian topped Grega Bole (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) and Patrick Clausen (Team Trefor-Blue Water) in the dash to the line.

The day began with a five-man breakaway, but without a real hope of staying clear. Matthias Krizek (Felbermayr Simplon Wels), Gianfranco Zilioli (Androni), Bruno Maltar (Meridiana Kamen), Adrien Niyonshuti (MTN Qhubeka) and Davide Ballerini (Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani), who gained five minutes but then were reeled in thanks to Team Sky.

Zilioli was the last man standing, but was caught with 23 km to go. Although Sky did much of the work, it was Southeast who put the effort in at the right time, delivering Belletti to the victory.

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