Neri-Sottoli's overall Coppa Italia win under fire

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GP Bruno Beghelli podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The Coppa Italia, a series of Italian races ranked HC or 1, wrapped up with the GP Bruno Beghelli today. Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani CSF) won the overall individual classification and, perhaps most importantly, the team classification went to Neri Sottoli, who beat Bardiani CSF by a single point. The top overall team in the series is given a wildcard invitation to the Giro d'Italia the following season, but Neri Sottoli's win has come under question by the competing team managers.

"If [irregularities] are found, it would lead to a recalculation of the points for the championship," Savio said to Tuttobiciweb.it. Savio himself was heard by the judges, but said he could not go into detail. The objections reportedly stem from a April 16 decision by the Italian Olympic Committee that related to foreign athletes competing in ongoing Italian sport competitions. Riders in the series would be required to have residency in Italy, and it is unclear if the one foreign rider from Neri Sottoli who scored points - Brazilian Rafael Andriato, who was fourth in the GP Bruno Beghelli and 50 total points in the series - meets this requirement.

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"If the infringement is established, our team would go from third to second place," Savio said, something that would be important to his Venezuelan backers. "You should know that the title of runner up in South America has far greater significance than in Italy. I would like to point out that this request is outside the discussion of wild cards for the Giro d'Italia - the ethical assessments for this are up to RCS Sport."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	243	pts
2	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	178	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	165	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	121	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	113	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	108	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	106	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	93	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice	82	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida	82	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida	81	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team	80	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Area Zero	79	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale	77	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky	67	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia	67	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale	63	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida	61	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	61	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha	60	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Davide Vigano’ (Ita) Caja Rural	60	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Fabio Chinello (Ita) Area Zero	59	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	59	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia	55	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida	53	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	50	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	50	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	47	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale	47	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale	47	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia	45	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	45	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida	40	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	38	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale	37	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek Factory Racing	36	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	36	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	35	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	34	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Team Idea	32	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	32	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	28	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	26	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	26	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Fabio Taborre (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	25	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	25	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida	24	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida	24	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale	23	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	23	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-Merida	22	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale	19	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Andrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	18	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	18	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	George Bennet (NZl) Cannondale	18	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky	18	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team	18	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	17	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Matteo Busato (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani	17	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Simone Petilli (Ita) Area Zero	16	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida	16	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Federico Zurlo (Ita) Nazionale Italiana	15	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida	13	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida	12	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Luca Chirico (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani	11	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia	11	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team	10	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Antonio Santoro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	10	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	10	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka	10	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani-CSF	9	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Gianmarco Di Francesco (Ita) Vega-Hotsand	8	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Karel Hnik (Cze) MTN-Qhubeka	8	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Vega-Hotsand	7	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Neri Sottoli - Yellow Fluo	5	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Silvio Giorni (Ita) Area Zero	5	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	5	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Merhawi Kudus (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka	5	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	5	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia	5	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida	5	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Luca Benedetti (Ita) Amore & Vita	5	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Luca Gasparini (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani	5	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Marchiol	4	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Nippo	2	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	1	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal (Col) Colombia	1	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia	1	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	1	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Liam Bertazzo (Ita) MG Kvis-Trevigiani	1	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu	1	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale	1	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	Simone Antonini (Ita) Marchiol	1	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team	1	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Area Zero	1	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka	1	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Alessio Camilli (Ita) Vega-Hotsand	1	Row 96 - Cell 3

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Neri Sottoli	576	pts
2	Bardiani-CSF	575	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Lampre-Merida	460	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Androni Giocattoli	442	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Colombia	322	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Cannondale	317	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	MTN-Qhubeka	231	Row 6 - Cell 3