Meintjes wins finale stage 4 and overall title at Coppi e Bartali

Louis Meintjes (MTN-Qhubeka) won the finale stage 4 and the overall title at the 2015 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali on Sunday. The young rider won the final stage ahead of Damiano Cunego (Nippo-Vini Fantini) and Davide Rebellin (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) in Roccapelago.

The victory bumped him up into the overall win ahead of the previous day's race leader and stage 2 winner Ben Swift (Team Sky). 

"This win really means a lot to me," Meintjes said. "It's my first win in Europe and I have to thank the whole team who supported me at this race. They were always there and it makes me really proud. I hope this win also motivates people to help us and Qhubeka putting more kids on bikes in Africa."

An initial move that included Primoz Roglic (Adria Mobil) and Sam Spokes (Drapac) formed and the pair gained 3:30 minutes on the field. It was the Bardiani-CSF team that put on the race from the peloton behind. With 40km to go, the break was almost reeled back in, and there were only 15 riders left in the front group.

Meintjes attacked on the final climb of the day and caught the pair of breakaway riders, one at a time. He was alone at the front of the race with 20km the finish line and was able to hold a steady gap of over a minute to take the stage win and the overall victory. 

"The team did really well today," said team director Alex Sans Vega. "We were going for the stage win, but to also take the overall is brilliant. Our plan was to attack with 40 kilometers to go. And Louis was just phenomenal. He attacked on the steepest climb of the day and then just rode off. It was just a perfect day for us."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka3:54:24
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:01:12
3Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 2 - Cell 2
4Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 3 - Cell 2
5Matija Kvasina (Cro) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:01:15
6Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky0:01:17
7Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 6 - Cell 2
8Freddy Montana (Col) Movistar Team0:01:23
9Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:02:22
10Francesco Reda (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD0:02:30
11Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky0:02:31
12Antonio Santoro (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:02:33
13Yonattah Monsalve (Ven) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Simone Stortoni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:02:37
15Primoz Roglic (Slo) Adria Mobil0:02:46
16Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Italian National Team0:03:20
17Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:03:26
18Simone Petilli (Ita) Unieuro Wilier0:03:30
19Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:04:44
21Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:05:19
22Diego Ochoa (Col) Movistar TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 22 - Cell 2
24Antonino Parrinello (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:05:29
26Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Roth - Skoda0:05:38
27Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:05:54
28Domen Novak (Slo) Adria Mobil0:06:26
29Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka0:07:17
30Valerio Conti (Ita) Italian National Team0:07:59
31Ildar Arslanov (Rus) RusVelo0:08:00
32Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 31 - Cell 2
33Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team0:08:07
34Cristian Talero (Col) Movistar Team0:08:13
35Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:08:44
36Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil0:09:31
37Gianni Moscon (Ita) Italian National Team0:12:41
38Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Italian National TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Soren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:13:40
40Simone Ponzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:14:21
41Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 40 - Cell 2
42José Hernández (Col) GM Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jure Golcer (Slo) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 43 - Cell 2
45Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 44 - Cell 2
46Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 45 - Cell 2
47Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - QhubekaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 47 - Cell 2
49Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 48 - Cell 2
50Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 49 - Cell 2
51Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVeloRow 50 - Cell 2
52Andrea Vaccher (Ita) Roth - SkodaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Patrick Clausen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:14:54
54Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:15:27
55Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 54 - Cell 2
56Nico Brüngger (Swi) Roth - SkodaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Adriano Brogi (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 58 - Cell 2
60Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMPRow 59 - Cell 2
61Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 60 - Cell 2
62Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:15:57
64Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia0:17:29
65Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia0:17:50
66Enea Cambianica (Swi) Meridiana Kamen Team0:18:40
67Brayan Stiven Ramirez Chacon (Col) Colombia0:19:24
68Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling0:20:12
69Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:21:33
70Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:22:41
71Aleksandr Komin (Rus) RusVeloRow 70 - Cell 2
72Omar Alber Mendoza Cardona (Col) Movistar Team0:22:43
73Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:24:12
74Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 73 - Cell 2
75Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 74 - Cell 2
76Thomas Nybo Riis (Den) Team Trefor - Blue WaterRow 75 - Cell 2
77Davide Ballerini (Ita) Unieuro WilierRow 76 - Cell 2
78Roland Thalmann (Swi) Roth - SkodaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Stephan Rabitsch (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 82 - Cell 2
84Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 83 - Cell 2
85Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Cycling Team0:28:29
86Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 85 - Cell 2
87Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 86 - Cell 2
88Rostyslav Zhukovskyi (Ukr) Amore & Vita - Selle SMPRow 87 - Cell 2
89Filippo Fortin (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) RusVeloRow 89 - Cell 2
91Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 90 - Cell 2
92Uros Repse (Slo) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni GiocattoliRow 92 - Cell 2
94Josip Rumac (Cro) Adria MobilRow 93 - Cell 2
95Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 94 - Cell 2
96Davide Martinelli (Ita) Italian National TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Riccardo Donato (Ita) Italian National TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Marco Tecchio (Ita) Unieuro WilierRow 97 - Cell 2
99Marco Tizza (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 98 - Cell 2
100Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Unieuro WilierRow 99 - Cell 2
101Michele Gazzarra (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Seid Lizde (Ita) Italian National TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Unieuro WilierRow 102 - Cell 2
104Silvan Dietrich (Swi) Roth - SkodaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Giorgio Bocchiola (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Daniele Cavasin (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Antonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 106 - Cell 2
108Eugenio Bani (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMPRow 107 - Cell 2
109Bruno Maltar (Cro) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Manabu Ishibashi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 109 - Cell 2
111Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 110 - Cell 2
112Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 111 - Cell 2
113Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 112 - Cell 2
114Sebastian Lander (Den) Team Trefor - Blue WaterRow 113 - Cell 2
115Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Daniel Foder (Den) Team Trefor - Blue WaterRow 115 - Cell 2
117Frantisek Sisr (Cze) Team Dukla PrahaRow 116 - Cell 2
118Raffaele Radice (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFPhilip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Earle (Aus) Team SkyRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Galviz (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFNicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFLiam Bertazzo (Ita) Southeast Pro CyclingRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFSebastián Molano (Col) ColombiaRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Mario Ramirez Botero (Col) ColombiaRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFMamyr Stash (Rus) RusVeloRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFRoman Kustadinchev (Rus) RusVeloRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJef Van Meirhaeghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFOtto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Olsson (Swe) Team Trefor - Blue WaterRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Rasmussen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue WaterRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFAlessio Bottura (Ita) Roth - SkodaRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFGiacomo Tomio (Ita) Roth - SkodaRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFKlemen Stimulak (Slo) Adria MobilRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFJon Bozic (Slo) Adria MobilRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFMaurizio Damiano (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Malucelli (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandro Pettiti (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASDRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Muffolini (Ita) Mg.Kvis-VegaRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Lunardon (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMPRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFFabio Chinello (Ita) Unieuro WilierRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFRino Gasparrini (Ita) Unieuro WilierRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFMarco D'urbano (Ita) GM Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFWilson Fernand Cepeda Cuervo (Col) Movistar TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Biedermann (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFFrancesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFMiguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) ColombiaRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFVojtech Hacecky (Cze) Team Dukla PrahaRow 150 - Cell 2
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Final general classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka14:31:42
2Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky0:00:02
3Matija Kvasina (Cro) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:00:46
4Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:01
5Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:02:31
6Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky0:02:38
7Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:02:39
8Simone Stortoni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:03:12
9Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Italian National Team0:03:33
10Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia0:03:35
11Francesco Reda (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD0:04:09
12Yonattah Monsalve (Ven) Southeast Pro Cycling0:04:11
13Antonio Santoro (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:04:26
14Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:05:14
15Simone Petilli (Ita) Unieuro Wilier0:05:33
16Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:06:46
17Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky0:07:23
18Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - Qhubeka0:08:34
19Domen Novak (Slo) Adria Mobil0:09:02
20Primoz Roglic (Slo) Adria Mobil0:10:07
21Grega Bole (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:12:16
22Freddy Montana (Col) Movistar Team0:13:47
23Soren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:14:00
24Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:14:30
25Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Roth - Skoda0:15:33
26Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team0:15:56
27Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:16:22
28Simone Ponzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:17:23
29Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:17:25
30Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia0:18:49
31Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia0:18:55
32Gianni Moscon (Ita) Italian National Team0:20:12
33Antonino Parrinello (Ita) d'Amico BottecchiaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:20:13
35Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:20:33
36Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 35 - Cell 2
37Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:21:00
38Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:21:44
39Ildar Arslanov (Rus) RusVelo0:21:47
40Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:21:56
41Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:22:48
42Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:23:02
43Jure Golcer (Slo) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:23:35
44Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:24:08
45Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil0:24:15
46Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Italian National Team0:24:41
47Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:26:37
48Samuel Spokes (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:29:16
49Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling0:29:18
50Diego Ochoa (Col) Movistar Team0:30:56
51Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:31:30
52Cristian Talero (Col) Movistar Team0:32:27
53Adriano Brogi (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia0:32:44
54Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP0:33:12
55Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka0:34:09
56Nico Brüngger (Swi) Roth - Skoda0:34:29
57Gregor Muhlberger (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:34:52
58Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:34:59
59Andrea Vaccher (Ita) Roth - Skoda0:35:08
60Brayan Stiven Ramirez Chacon (Col) Colombia0:36:17
61Arthur Van Overberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:37:31
62Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:37:38
63Roland Thalmann (Swi) Roth - Skoda0:38:24
64Patrick Clausen (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:39:13
65Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD0:39:22
66Stephan Rabitsch (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:40:11
67Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:41:22
68Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Unieuro Wilier0:41:27
69Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:41:32
70Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka0:42:04
71Davide Ballerini (Ita) Unieuro Wilier0:42:56
72Riccardo Donato (Ita) Italian National Team0:43:05
73Valerio Conti (Ita) Italian National Team0:43:48
74Davide Martinelli (Ita) Italian National Team0:44:35
75Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:45:35
76Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo0:45:44
77Marco Tizza (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD0:46:25
78Michele Gazzarra (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:46:29
79Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:46:56
80Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 79 - Cell 2
81Sebastian Lander (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water0:46:57
82Antonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:47:44
83Timothy Roe (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:47:53
84Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega0:48:32
85Frantisek Sisr (Cze) Team Dukla Praha0:49:32
86Daniele Colli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini0:50:17
87Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling0:50:32
88Filippo Fortin (Ita) GM Cycling Team0:50:35
89Marco Tecchio (Ita) Unieuro Wilier0:51:02
90Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN - Qhubeka0:51:07
91Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Drapac Professional Cycling0:51:31
92Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia0:52:06
93José Hernández (Col) GM Cycling Team0:52:14
94Enea Cambianica (Swi) Meridiana Kamen Team0:53:38
95Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling0:56:46
96Josip Rumac (Cro) Adria Mobil0:57:20
97Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Unieuro Wilier0:57:27
98Omar Alber Mendoza Cardona (Col) Movistar Team0:57:30
99Bruno Maltar (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team0:58:07
100Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) RusVelo1:00:11
101Aleksandr Komin (Rus) RusVelo1:00:15
102Silvan Dietrich (Swi) Roth - Skoda1:00:55
103Giorgio Bocchiola (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia1:05:06
104Thomas Nybo Riis (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water1:05:41
105Manabu Ishibashi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini1:06:01
106Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka1:06:06
107Raffaele Radice (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega1:06:46
108Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli1:08:02
109Daniel Foder (Den) Team Trefor - Blue Water1:08:46
110Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice1:09:21
111Daniele Cavasin (Ita) GM Cycling Team1:09:48
112Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Cycling Team1:10:08
113Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF1:12:23
114Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Mg.Kvis-Vega1:12:45
115Seid Lizde (Ita) Italian National Team1:12:59
116Uros Repse (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team1:15:10
117Eugenio Bani (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP1:15:29
118Rostyslav Zhukovskyi (Ukr) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP1:16:09

 

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