Nizzolo wins Coppa Bernocchi
Italian beats Ruffoni and Simion
Italian champion Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) claimed victory in the Coppa Bernocchi, beating the Bardiani-CSF pairing of Nicola Ruffoni and Paolo Simion into second and third, respectively, in the bunch sprint in Legnano.
Nizzolo was competing as part of an Italian national selection that also included Olympic omnium gold medallist Elia Viviani, and victory was an important statement of his credentials as he bids to lead the squadra azzurra at next month’s World Championships road race in Doha.
The Coppa Bernocchi sets out from Legnano and tackles seven laps of a stiff circuit around Olona before a flat run-in to the finish, and while a bunch sprint was always a likely scenario, there was no shortage of willing attackers ahead of the repeated ascents of the so-called Piccolo Stelvio climb midway through the race.
The early exchanges were animated by an eight-man move featuring that gained a maximum advantage of four minutes over the peloton, but the Italian national team – and Nizzolo’s Trek teammate Eugenio Alafaci in particular – were prominent in pegging back the escapees, however, and all but two of their number were reeled in with 60 kilometres remaining.
Ricardo Vilela (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) and Vitaliy Buts (Kolss - BDC Team) were the two riders who resisted the peloton’s pursuit and their doggedness was rewarded when Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF), Francesco Gavazzi (Androni - Sidermec) and Matteo Busato (Wilier - Southeast) bridged across to form a five-man leading group.
That quintet stretched their lead out to 45 seconds by the final lap of the Olona circuit, though a counter-attack led by Davide Rebellin (CCC-Sprandi Polkowice) and tracked by dangerman Filippo Pozzato (Wilier-Southeast) increased the sense of urgency in the peloton, and the gap dropped accordingly.
With a shade under 30 kilometres remaining, Colbrelli accelerated and only Vilela could follow him, while behind, there was a flurry of attacks as riders looked to forge across to the leaders. Colbrelli and Vilela were joined by Mauro Finetto (Unieuro - Wilier), Mirko Selvaggi (Androni - Sidermec), Lorenzo Rota (Bardiani - CSF), Maciej Paterski (CCC Sprandi) and Antonio Di Sante (GM Europa Ovini) in the final 20 kilometres, but with Astana and Italy chasing behind, theirs was a losing battle.
The bunch came back together with 15 kilometres remaining, and from that point, it was clear that the sprinters would not be denied, as the Italian team ensured that there would be no late surprise of the kind delivered by Vincenzo Nibali in this race a year ago.
In the finishing straight, Nizzolo duly delivered a pitch-perfect sprint to take the honours ahead of the Bardiani-CSF pairing of Ruffoni and Simion, and the Coppa Bernocchi was his. The Trittico Lombard series of races continues on Thursday with the Coppa Agostoni and concludes with the Tre Valli Varesine on September 27.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Italian National Team | 4:25:53 |
2 | Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Gian Marco Di Francesco (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Roman Maikin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Dennis Paulus (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Marco Zanotti (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Italian National Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Marco Tizza (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Enrico Salvador (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Domingos André Maciel Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Italian National Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Paolo Totò (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Daniel Martínez (Col) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Marco Tecchio (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Peter Schulting (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Andrea Cacciotti (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Oleksandr Prevar (Ukr) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Michele Gazzarra (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jasper Ockeloen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Marcel Neuhauser (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Víctor De La Parte (Spa) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - Merida | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | David Belda Garcia (Spa) Team Roth | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Colin Stüssi (Swi) Team Roth | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Stefan De Bod (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team Roth | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Italian National Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Oliviero Troia (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:00:24 |
81 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:00:25 |
82 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:30 |
83 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:00:40 |
88 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | 0:00:54 |
89 | Andrei Solomennikov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Italian National Team | 0:01:08 |
91 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 0:01:12 |
92 | Simone Consonni (Ita) Italian National Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Italian National Team | 0:01:26 |
95 | Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 0:02:45 |
96 | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Andrii Bratashchuk (Ukr) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Evgeny Zverkov (Rus) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Nico Brüngger (Swi) Team Roth | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Oscar Pelegri Ferrandis (Spa) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Italian National Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nurbolat Kulimbetov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Lampre - Merida | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Federico Zurlo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rafael Andriato (Bra) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gilbert Eugène Ducournau (Ven) Wilier Trestina-Southeast | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grega Bole (Slo) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Serov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mamyr Stash (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frédéric Brun (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxime Cam (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Loubet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rik Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Roth | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valentin Baillifard (Swi) Team Roth | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Roth | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Roth | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | José Alberto Marquez Moreno (Spa) GM Europa Ovini | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Federico Borella (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Fortin (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Frangioni (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Turrin (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefano Moro (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Unieuro Wilier | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luis Mora (Ven) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giorgio Bocchiola (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Genovese (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pietro Di Genova (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Chinello (Ita) d'Amico Bottecchia | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Shameeg Salie (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Junrey A. Navarra (Phi) Dimension Data | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Dimension Data | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Rwa) Dimension Data | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niccolo' Salvietti (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Occhialini (Ita) Norda - Mg. K Vis | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Llibert Sendros Juve (Spa) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andriy Khripta (Ukr) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Volodymyr Dzhus (Ukr) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergiy Lagkuti (Ukr) Kolss-BDC Team | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Katzmayr (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Wachter (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Campigli (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergii Movchan (Ukr) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yukinori Hishinuma (Jpn) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Jabuka (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Uros Repse (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michele Viola (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mateo Frankovic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Van Luijk (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Derk Abel Beckeringh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Massimo Graziato (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
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