Pozzato claims Coppa Agostoni victory

Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) claimed victory at the Coppa Agostoni, the opening race of the Trittico Lombardo, with a well-timed sprint in Lissone. The Italian saw off the challenge of Simone Ponzi (Astana) and Marco Zamparella (Utensilnord) to claim his second victory of the season.

“It was about time,” said Pozzato, who won the Trofeo Laigueglia in February but then fell well short of expectations in the spring classics. “I messed up the spring completely, but for the past two months I’ve been working very well.”

Traffic tailbacks in Monza meant that the start of the race was delayed by some 45 minutes and the race distance was reduced by 29 kilometres in order to maintain the original finishing schedule. The day’s early break featured Irish champion Matt Brammeier (Champion System), Nicola Dal Santo (Ceramica Flaminia), Alberto Cecchin (Nippo-De Rosa), Tim Mertens (Topsport Vlaanderen) and Louis Meintjes (MTN-Qhubeka), who built up a maximum advantage of four minutes before the three WorldTour teams in the race – Lampre, Astana and Katusha – began chasing in earnest.

They would be swept up on the finishing circuit, however, as the impressive Fabio Aru (Astana) sprang into action with a fierce acceleration on the climb of Colle Brianza with 47km to go. The young Sardinian was again on the offensive on the Giovenzana, ultimately helping to form an eight-man group on the front that also featured Davide Rebellin (CCC Polsat), Davide Mucelli, Ivan Rovny (Ceramica Flaminia), Kritjian Durasek (Lampre-Merida), Edoardo Zardini (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox), Patrick Facchini (Androni-Venezuela) and Patrik Sinkewitz (Meridiana).

Aru’s fireworks were not quite finished, however, and the 23-year-old delivered another smart attack on the final climb of the Lissolo, punching his way clear of his fellow escapees. With 27km still to race, however, he quickly realised that it was impossible to stay clear alone and he duly waited for his breakaway companions on the technical descent.

At that point, it appeared as though the eight leaders would dispute the win as they held an advantage of almost two minutes over the main peloton, but a concerted chase from Vini Fantini-Selle Italia and Lampre-Merida helped to bring the gruppo back into contention on the approach to the finish.

With four kilometres remaining, the gap was down to just ten seconds, and while Facchini and Mucelli put up fierce resistance as far as the red kite, the race ultimately came down to a sprint finish, where Pozzato emerged to take the win and – perhaps – make a case for a spot on the Italian national team at the world championships in Florence. “I’m certainly interested, but Paolo Bettini will decide,” he said.

The Trittico Lombardo, the trio of races in Lombardy that has traditionally served as an important stepping stone towards the Worlds, continues on Thursday with the Coppa Bernocchi at Legnano, before the Tre Valli Varesine on Friday.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida4:58:15
2Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 2 - Cell 2
4Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 3 - Cell 2
5Ivan Rovny (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 4 - Cell 2
6Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 5 - Cell 2
7Davide Mucelli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 6 - Cell 2
8Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 7 - Cell 2
9Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) KatushaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team EuropcarRow 9 - Cell 2
11Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 12 - Cell 2
14Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVeloRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jan Hirt (Cze) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Rémi Pauriol (Fra) SojasunRow 19 - Cell 2
21Patrick Facchini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 20 - Cell 2
22Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 21 - Cell 2
23Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:19
24Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida0:00:26
26Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:01:00
27Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia0:03:30
28Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Robbie Squire (USA) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) RusVeloRow 29 - Cell 2
31Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 30 - Cell 2
32Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 33 - Cell 2
35Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 34 - Cell 2
36Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:03:32
39Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Russian Federation0:05:59
40Sergey Shilov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 39 - Cell 2
41Mikhail Antonov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 40 - Cell 2
42Aleksey Rybalrin (Rus) Russian FederationRow 41 - Cell 2
43Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 42 - Cell 2
44Jan Polanc (Slo) RadenskaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Alessio Camilli (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) ColombiaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 47 - Cell 2
49Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 48 - Cell 2
50Brice Feillu (Fra) SojasunRow 49 - Cell 2
51Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 51 - Cell 2
53Pavel Brutt (Rus) KatushaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Petr Ignatenko (Rus) KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Fabien Schmidt (Fra) SojasunRow 55 - Cell 2
57Julien El Fares (Fra) SojasunRow 56 - Cell 2
58Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team EuropcarRow 58 - Cell 2
60Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN-QhubekaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Duber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (Col) ColombiaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Alexander Foliforov (Rus) HelicoptersRow 63 - Cell 2
65Eugeny Shalunov (Rus) Russian FederationRow 64 - Cell 2
66Federico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 65 - Cell 2
67Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 66 - Cell 2
68Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 67 - Cell 2
69Eduard Vorganov (Rus) KatushaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Andrea Zordan (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:07:18
72Matteo Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest0:07:53
73Etienne Tortelier (Fra) Sojasun0:12:58
74Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) ColombiaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 74 - Cell 2
76Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 75 - Cell 2
77Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jérémie Galland (Fra) SojasunRow 77 - Cell 2
79Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) LokosphinxRow 78 - Cell 2
80Matteo Di Serafino (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 79 - Cell 2
81Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Russian FederationRow 82 - Cell 2
84Andrea Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 83 - Cell 2
85Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 84 - Cell 2
86Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-FondriestRow 85 - Cell 2
87Viktor Manakov (Rus) RusVelo0:16:07
88Alexander Serov (Rus) RusVeloRow 87 - Cell 2
89Sergey Chernetski (Rus) KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 89 - Cell 2
91Yonathan Monsalve (Ven) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Kévin Reza (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 91 - Cell 2
93Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 92 - Cell 2
94Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 93 - Cell 2
95Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) MTN-QhubekaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 95 - Cell 2
97Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 96 - Cell 2
98Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 97 - Cell 2
99Dion Smith (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-QhubekaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 100 - Cell 2
102David Lelay (Fra) SojasunRow 101 - Cell 2
103Jim Songezo (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & VitaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Alex Kirsch (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tom Thill (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Pit Schlechter (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 109 - Cell 2
111Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 110 - Cell 2
112Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Jang Chan Jae (Kor) Champion System Pro Cycling Team 16',22"Row 112 - Cell 2
114Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) ColombiaRow 113 - Cell 2
115Meron Russom (Eri) MTN-QhubekaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Antonio Testa (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVeloRow 117 - Cell 2
119Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Mikhall Ignatiev (Rus) KatushaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) KatushaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 122 - Cell 2
124Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise 19',43"Row 123 - Cell 2
125Maxwell Stuart Durtshi (USA) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Christophe Kern (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 125 - Cell 2
127Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 126 - Cell 2
128Daniel Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek Continental TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
DNSMatthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
DNSDmitry Sokolov (Rus) LokosphinxRow 129 - Cell 2
ABDavide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 130 - Cell 2
ABLuca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 131 - Cell 2
ABDavide Malacarne (Ita) Team EuropcarRow 132 - Cell 2
ABCarlos Julian Quintero (Col) ColombiaRow 133 - Cell 2
ABJeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) ColombiaRow 134 - Cell 2
ABBartolomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 135 - Cell 2
ABMateusz Novak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 136 - Cell 2
ABMikhail Akimov (Rus) HelicoptersRow 137 - Cell 2
ABYannick Talabardon (Fra) SojasunRow 138 - Cell 2
ABGennady Tatarinov (Rus) RusVeloRow 139 - Cell 2
ABMart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
ABMatt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
ABGregor Gazvoda (Slo) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
ABStijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 143 - Cell 2
ABMuhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
ABPreben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 145 - Cell 2
ABKin San Wu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
ABZico Waeytens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 147 - Cell 2
ABSimone Campagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 148 - Cell 2
ABGabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 149 - Cell 2
ABAnton Mikailov (Isr) Amore & VitaRow 150 - Cell 2
ABBattista, Antonio Di (Ita) Amore & VitaRow 151 - Cell 2
ABDaniel Holloway (USA) Amore & VitaRow 152 - Cell 2
ABAlessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 153 - Cell 2
ABNiv Libner (Isr) Amore & VitaRow 154 - Cell 2
ABViesturs Lukesevics (Lat) Amore & VitaRow 155 - Cell 2
ABMarco Zanotti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.euRow 156 - Cell 2
ABEugenio Bani (Ita) Amore & VitaRow 157 - Cell 2
ABEnrico Rossi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 158 - Cell 2
ABMassimo Demarin (Cro) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 159 - Cell 2
ABAlberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 160 - Cell 2
ABLuka Grubic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
ABPavel Ptashkin (Rus) LokosphinxRow 162 - Cell 2
ABEndi Sirol (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team0:19:43

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Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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