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Pavel Brutt (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) was caught out by the final attack. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Geraint Thomas (Sky) was in the break but missed the final selection. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) attacks and is marked by Peter Sagan and Oscar Gatto (obscured) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Emanuelle Sella, Pavel Brutt and Peter Sagan made up the podium in the Clasica Sarda (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Emanuell Sella (Androni Giocattoli) reacts to Brutt's attack (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) puts in the race-winning move at the Classica Sarda (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Sella, Brutt and Sagan on the podium (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Emanuelle Sella (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) celebrates as he heads to the win. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
The peloton rolls out for the Classica Sarda. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Pavel Brutt (Katusha) has a dig (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Everyone wave (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Clasica Sarda podium: Sella, Brutt and Sagan (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Favilli and Cunego exchange their thoughts on the sprint (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Constantino Zaballa (Miche) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Elia Favilli (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Jonathan Monsalve (Androni Giocattoli) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Brutt crosses the line (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - ISD) sprints against Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Brutt gave it everything during his final surge (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sagan leads the chasers home (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) celebrates his win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The sign-on was near the archeological ruins of Barumini (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Clasica Sarda peloton (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The race rolls out (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
RadioShack and BMC riders sign on (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The race leaves the archeological site of Barumini (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The chasers roll on (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
it was another hard day in the saddle in Sardinia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Many in the chasing peloton climbed off at the feed (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli team lead the chase (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) out of the saddle (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The break goes through the feed zone (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Pavel Brutt (Katusha) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Pavel Brutt of Katusha won the 34th edition of the Classica Sarda one-day race after being part of a successful escape group.
The Russian took his first win of the season by a narrow margin ahead of Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli), with Giro di Sardegna winner Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale ) third.
A 22-man escape group got away only 11km into the race and stayed away until the end. At one point the break had a lead of ten minutes.
With ten km to go, the group had shrunk to 12 riders: Vincenzo Nibali, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), Robert Kiserlovski (Astana), Damiano Cunego, Francesco Gavazzi, (Lampre-ISD), Emanuele Sella, Robert Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli), Oscar Gatto, Elia Favilli (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli), Pavel Brutt (Katusha), Tino Zaballa (Miche) and Geraint Thomas (Great Britain).
Attack followed attack in the finale. Sella took the lead near the finish but Brutt caught and passed him to win by two seconds. Sagan led the remains of the group over the finish line three seconds later.
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Brief Results 1 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 4:50:26 2 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:02 3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:05 4 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD Row 3 - Cell 2 5 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli Row 4 - Cell 2 6 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0:00:11 7 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 0:00:12 8 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Miche - Guerciotti 0:00:16 9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:30 10 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli 0:00:39 11 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD Row 10 - Cell 2 12 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:02:38 13 Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack Row 12 - Cell 2 14 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team Row 13 - Cell 2 15 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:02:43 16 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 0:02:48 17 Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack 0:03:16 18 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team Row 17 - Cell 2 19 Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:03:19 20 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli Row 19 - Cell 2 21 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:21
