Viviani wins the Coppa Bernocchi

Elia Viviani (Cannondale) claimed victory in the Coppa Bernocchi after unleashing a devastating sprint finish to see off the challenge of Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) and Simone Ponzi (Neri Sottoli) in Legnano.

"I wanted to this win and the team gave me fundamental support to do so," Viviani said afterwards. "Sabatini and Sagan forced the pace for me on the Piccolo Stelvio because I knew I had good legs."

Viviani has been linked with a move to Team Sky instead of the merged Cannondale-Slipstream squad in 2015, and his last race in lime green looks set to be the Memorial Pantani on Saturday. Indeed, it will be the final outing of Viviani's season, as he has not been selected for the world championships in Ponferrada.

"It's a pity that I've shown myself a bit late to the national coach [Davide] Cassani and I haven't been able to earn a place in the pre-selection," he said.

Cassani was on hand at the Coppa Bernocchi, the first race of the Trittico Lombardo, and he will have been heartened by the performance of the man expected to lead Italy in Ponferrada, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). In his first appearance since winning the Tour de France, the Sicilian finished in the leading group of 21 riders that contested the win.

The race began at a blistering pace, with some 48 kilometres covered in the first hour alone as Caleb Ewan (Australia), Juan Pablo Valencia (Colombia), Kenny De Ketele (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) and Jaroslaw Marycz (CCC Polsat) broke clear of the peloton.

The quartet broke up but later reunited on the earlier of the seven laps over the climb of the Piccolo Stelvio, and they established a maximum lead of ten minutes over the peloton before the Astana and Cannondale squads set about leading the chase.

Ivan Basso was among those working on the front for Cannondale in the service of Viviani and Peter Sagan, and by the last ascent of the Piccolo Stelvio, the front group had been reduced to just 22 riders. Nibali, Pozzato and Sagan were among them, along with Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida), who was making his first appearance since he was cleared to return to action following his adverse analytical finding for salbutamol at the Giro d’Italia.

Ewan and Valencia were the final survivors from the day’s early break and they were swept up on the final approach to Legnano with just 15 kilometres remaining. In the run-in to the finish, Nibali set Italian hearts aflutter by launching a couple of attacks, and then putting in long turns on the front to ensure that the select leading group stayed clear.

In the finishing straight, Sagan sacrificed himself for Viviani, and the Cannondale fast man duly unleashed a ferocious sprint to take victory ahead of Pozzato and Ponzi. "I thought I could beat Viviani and I was convinced I would when Sagan went, but Viviani did a great sprint," Pozzato said, according to Tuttobici.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale4:27:06
2Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Simone Ponzi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 2 - Cell 2
4Davide Vigano (Ita) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 3 - Cell 2
5Fabio Chinello (Ita) Area Zero Pro TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sergey Lagutin (Rus) RusveloRow 5 - Cell 2
7Peter Sagan (Svk) CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 7 - Cell 2
9Tiago Machado (Por) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 8 - Cell 2
10Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 9 - Cell 2
11Mauro Finetto (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 10 - Cell 2
12Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) RusveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 12 - Cell 2
14Fabio Taborre (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 14 - Cell 2
16Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) ColombiaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Robert Power (Aus) AustraliaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:04
19Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:00:06
20Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:10
22Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia0:00:11
24Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:00:15
25Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale0:00:17
26Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 25 - Cell 2
27Grega Bole (Slo) Vini Fantini Nippo0:00:21
28Ivan Balykin (Rus) RusveloRow 27 - Cell 2
29Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 28 - Cell 2
30Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 29 - Cell 2
31Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) RusveloRow 31 - Cell 2
33Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 32 - Cell 2
34Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Vega - HotsandRow 33 - Cell 2
35Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 34 - Cell 2
36Jack Haig (Aus) AustraliaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 37 - Cell 2
39Alex Clements (Aus) AUSRow 38 - Cell 2
40Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 39 - Cell 2
41Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 40 - Cell 2
42Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 41 - Cell 2
43Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) ColombiaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Rafael Andriato (Bra) Neri SottoliRow 43 - Cell 2
45Davide Martinelli (Ita) ItalyRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Team IdeaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 46 - Cell 2
48Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 47 - Cell 2
49Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 49 - Cell 2
51Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 50 - Cell 2
52Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 51 - Cell 2
53Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 52 - Cell 2
54Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGARow 53 - Cell 2
55Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusveloRow 54 - Cell 2
56Matteo Montaguti (Ita) ItalyRow 55 - Cell 2
57Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) MG Kvis - TrevigianiRow 56 - Cell 2
58Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 57 - Cell 2
59Ricardo Pichetta (Ita) Team IdeaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe GobertRow 59 - Cell 2
61Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 61 - Cell 2
63Luca Paolini (Ita) ItalyRow 62 - Cell 2
64Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) ItalyRow 63 - Cell 2
65Andrea Fedi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 64 - Cell 2
66Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 66 - Cell 2
68Marcin Mrozek (Pol) Androni GiocattoliRow 67 - Cell 2
69Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp - Endura0:00:31
70Andrea Zordan (Ita) Androni Giocattoli0:00:35
71Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:00:58
72Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team0:01:08
73Caleb Ewan (Aus) Australia0:01:29
74Andrea Piechele (Ita) Bardiani CSF0:01:35
75Sogenzo Jim (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) RusveloRow 75 - Cell 2
77Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne - Seche EnvironnementRow 76 - Cell 2
78Ivan Basso (Ita) CannondaleRow 77 - Cell 2
79Alberto Bettiol (Ita) CannondaleRow 78 - Cell 2
80Fabio Sabatini (Ita) CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise0:01:38
83Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) ColombiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Gianluca Leonardi (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team0:01:46
85José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team Netapp - EnduraRow 84 - Cell 2
86Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team0:01:54
87Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alan Marangoni (Ita) CannondaleRow 87 - Cell 2
89Roman Katyrin (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 89 - Cell 2
91Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:02:38
92Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA0:02:52
95Silvio Giorni (Ita) Area Zero Pro Team0:03:17
96Simone Consonni (Ita) ItalyRow 95 - Cell 2
97Riccardo Donato (Ita) MG Kvis - Trevigiani0:03:45
98Sergey Klimov (Rus) Rusvelo0:04:07
99Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:04:22
100Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFSeid Lizde (Ita) ItalyRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFAlexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFRuslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Pelucchi (Ita) ItalyRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFFederico Zurlo (Ita) ItalyRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFHarry Carpenter (Aus) AustraliaRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFRobert-Jon Mccarthy (Aus) AustraliaRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFNicholas Schultz (Aus) AustraliaRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Vaccher (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Spokes (Aus) AustraliaRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFMichel Koch (Ger) CannondaleRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Galviz (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni GiocattoliRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFMirko Tedeschi (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFStefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Monsalve (Ven) Neri SottoliRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFGiorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Neri SottoliRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSFRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - BaloiseRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFNick Dougall (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFTsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) MTN - QhubekaRow 123 - Cell 2
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