Coppa Agostoni - giro della Brianza 2011: Results

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) wins the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Riders await the start of the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Fortunato Baliani (d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo) climbs past the Madonna del Ghisallo chapel. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) prevails at the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) beats Simone Ponzi and Oscar Gatto. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) sprints to victory at the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) is enjoying a fine summer. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) after finishing 3rd at the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Simone Ponzi (Liquigas-Cannondale) finished in second place. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Simone Ponzi (Liquigas-Cannondale), Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) on the podium at the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) celebrates on the podium in Lissone. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) was the strongest in the sprint at the Coppa Agostoni. (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) won the Coppa Agostoni with a well-executed sprint on Wednesday. The young Italian has reaped a rich seam of form in recent weeks, and he had too much for Simone Ponzi (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) in the group finish in Lissone.

Modolo was at the front end of the peloton when the race split on the Madonna del Ghisallo after just 60km, and remained part of the decisive 35-man group which formed in the final 80km. Davide Torasantucci (D'Angelo & Antenucci – Nippo) and Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale) broke clear in the closing stages of the race, but were swallowed up in the finale, and the scene was set for Modolo’s winning sprint.

Full Results
1	Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	5:01:15
2	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
3	Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
4	Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
5	Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana
6	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
7	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Geox-TMC
8	Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
9	Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
10	Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo
11	Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
12	Davide Rebellin (Ita) Miche - Guerciotti
13	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
14	Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
15	Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
16	Edoardo Girardi (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
17	Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
18	Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
19	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana
20	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ
21	Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
22	Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Pro Team Astana
23	Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team
24	Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
25	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
26	Davide Torosantucci (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo	0:00:11
27	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli	0:00:15
28	Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	0:00:17
29	Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:22
30	Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team	0:00:26
31	Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone	0:03:15