Coppa Bernocchi win aids Paolini's cause

Italian Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) won the Coppa Bernocchi today in Legnano, Italy, ahead of German's Danilo Hondo (PSK Whirlpool) and Italy's Enrico Gasparotto (Lampre-NGC). Brit Steve Cummings (Barloworld) finished fourth in the sprint ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas.

"The race was fast and uncontrolled from the start, but we took it in hand," said Paolini. "Thanks to the team, they believed in me to the end. To win near home is nice, where I have lots of friends."

The 91st edition of the Coppa Bernocchi, 199.3 kilometres, started and ended in Legnano. It featured five climbs up the Morazzone.

The winning escape went free on the penultimate climb with Cummings and Thomas, Gasparotto and Enrico Magazzini (Lampre), Hondo, Paolini, Mauro Finetto (CSF Group-Navigare) and Alessandro Proni (ISD).

Thomas worked for teammate and last year's winner Cummings in the final kilometres, but Gasparotto and the others marked him. Hondo then initiated the final sprint that Paolini successfully closed for the win.

The race is an important race for selection in Italy's World Championships team. Team director Franco Ballerini will select the team September 14, 13 days before the race.

It was Paolini's second win of the season, after a stage in April's Settimana Lombarda.

Mauro Santambrogio (Lampre-NGC) won Tuesday's Tre Valli Varesine and finished second in yesterday's Coppa Agostoni, the first two of three races that make up the Trittico Lombardo. He won the overall classification thanks to his results. 

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Results
1Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo4:23:48
2Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 1 - Cell 2
3Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 2 - Cell 2
4Steven Cummings (GBr) BarloworldRow 3 - Cell 2
5Geraint Thomas (GBr) BarloworldRow 4 - Cell 2
6Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C.)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 6 - Cell 2
8Alessandro Proni (Ita) ISD0:02:23
9Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISDRow 8 - Cell 2
10Diego Caccia (Ita) BarloworldRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 10 - Cell 2
12Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro - A-StyleRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro - A-StyleRow 12 - Cell 2
14Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Centri della CalzaturaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ivan Santaromita (Ita) LiquigasRow 14 - Cell 2
16Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Amore & Vita - McDonald's0:05:23
18Bernardo Riccio (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini DocceRow 17 - Cell 2
19Roberto Ferrari (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese ViniRow 18 - Cell 2
20Zsolt Der (Srb) Centri della CalzaturaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Michele Merlo (Ita) BarloworldRow 20 - Cell 2
22Davide D'angelo (Ita) Centri della CalzaturaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Matic Strgar (Slo) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 22 - Cell 2
24Domenico Loria (Ita) Centri della CalzaturaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 24 - Cell 2
26Maciej Paterski (Pol) LiquigasRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 26 - Cell 2
28Marcello Pavarin (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Honorio Machado (Ven) Betonexpressz 2000 - LimontaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 30 - Cell 2
32Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 31 - Cell 2
33Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Nazionale Elettronica New Slot - HadimecRow 33 - Cell 2
35Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 34 - Cell 2
36Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK HausRow 35 - Cell 2
37Michael Baer (Swi) Nazionale Elettronica New Slot - HadimecRow 36 - Cell 2
38Claudio José Casas (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 38 - Cell 2
40Diego Alejandro Tamayo Martinez (Col) Carmiooro - A-StyleRow 39 - Cell 2
41Frantisek Padour (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 40 - Cell 2
42Elias Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 41 - Cell 2
43Artur Krol (Pol) Centri della CalzaturaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 43 - Cell 2
45Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Centri della CalzaturaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Serguei Gretchyn (Ukr) Amore & Vita - McDonald'sRow 45 - Cell 2
47Fabio Negri (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese ViniRow 46 - Cell 2
48Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 47 - Cell 2
49Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK HausRow 48 - Cell 2
50Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 49 - Cell 2
51Krzysztof Szczawinski (Pol) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle ItaliaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Centri della CalzaturaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita - McDonald'sRow 53 - Cell 2
55Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team KatushaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jakub Danacik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 55 - Cell 2
57Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita - McDonald'sRow 56 - Cell 2
58Olegs Melehs (Lat) Meridiana - Kalev Chocolate TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) ELK HausRow 58 - Cell 2
60Simon Clarke (Aus) ISDRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christoph Sokoll (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 60 - Cell 2
62Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) LiquigasRow 61 - Cell 2
63Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) ISDRow 62 - Cell 2
64Danilo Andrenacci (Ita) Nazionale Elettronica New Slot - HadimecRow 63 - Cell 2
65Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.Row 64 - Cell 2
66Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 65 - Cell 2
67Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 66 - Cell 2
68Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 67 - Cell 2
69Iker Camano (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 68 - Cell 2
70Marco Corsini (Ita) Team CorratecRow 69 - Cell 2
71Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 70 - Cell 2
72Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team KatushaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro - A-StyleRow 72 - Cell 2
74Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 73 - Cell 2
75Ivan Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmprRow 74 - Cell 2
76Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Alessandro Fantini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 76 - Cell 2
78Markus Eibegger (Aut) ELK HausRow 77 - Cell 2
79Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese ViniRow 78 - Cell 2
80Pavel Zitta (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - AuthorRow 79 - Cell 2
81Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) OrbeaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 81 - Cell 2
83Kjell Carlström (Fin) LiquigasRow 82 - Cell 2
84Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISDRow 83 - Cell 2
85Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) BarloworldRow 84 - Cell 2
86Hector Gonzalez (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese ViniRow 87 - Cell 2
89Maxim Belkov (Rus) ISDRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sergio Lagana (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese ViniRow 89 - Cell 2
91Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK HausRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jan Valach (Svk) ELK HausRow 91 - Cell 2
93Roberto Antonio Richeze (Arg) Betonexpressz 2000 - LimontaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Luca Pierfelici (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe MokamboRow 94 - Cell 2
96Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 95 - Cell 2
97Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 97 - Cell 2
99Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) BarloworldRow 98 - Cell 2
100Pedro Merino Criado (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Andrea Moletta (Ita) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle ItaliaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 101 - Cell 2
103Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni GiocattoliRow 102 - Cell 2
104Marco Frapporti (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 103 - Cell 2
105Rodrigo Garcia Rena (Spa) Miche - Silver Cross - Selle ItaliaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Fabio Terrenzio (Ita) Carmiooro - A-StyleRow 105 - Cell 2
107Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini DocceRow 106 - Cell 2
108Simone Stortoni (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 107 - Cell 2
109Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni GiocattoliRow 108 - Cell 2
110Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Team CorratecRow 109 - Cell 2
111Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) LiquigasRow 110 - Cell 2
112Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 111 - Cell 2
113Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini DocceRow 112 - Cell 2
114Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni GiocattoliRow 113 - Cell 2
115Eddy Serri (Ita) Meridiana - Kalev Chocolate TeamRow 114 - Cell 2

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