Gatto gallops to Giro della Romagna victory
Ponzi and Battaglin complete podium










Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) won his fourth race of the season on Sunday with a sprint victory in the Giro della Romagna. The 26-year-old Italian prevailed in a 41-rider field sprint with Simone Ponzi (Liquigas-Cannondale) finishing in second while stagiaire Enrico Battaglin (Colnago-CSF Inox) secured third, his first podium appearance in the professional ranks.
A six man break containing Fabio Taborre (Acqua & Sapone), Luca Mazzanti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli), Paolo Bailetti (De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia), Simone Stortoni (Colnago-CSF Inox), Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (d'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) and Stefan Schumacher (Miche-Guerciotti) was swept up with 800 metres remaining, setting up the bunch sprint finale in Lugo.
1 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 4:46:10 |
2 | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Claudio Corioni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Vladislav Borisov (Rus) Amore & Vita | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rafai Chtioui (Tun) Acqua & Sapone | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Miche - Guerciotti | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Paolo Bailetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja Rural | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Miche - Guerciotti | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Diego Alejandro Tamayo Martinez (Col) WIT | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Edoardo Girardi (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Davide Torosantucci (Ita) d'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Alberto Contoli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Luca Zanasca (Ita) WIT | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Matteo Di Serafino (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | José Ochoa Alvarado (Mex) Androni Giocattoli | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 0:00:21 |
43 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:35 |
44 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Giuseppe Di Salvo (Ita) Miche - Guerciotti | 0:02:40 |
48 | Leopoldo Rocchetti (Ita) Miche - Guerciotti | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:03:10 |
50 | Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Anton Kaniuk (Ukr) Amore & Vita | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Morgan Schmitt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD | 0:03:50 |
56 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Caja Rural | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Thomas Tiozzo (Ita) Lampre - ISD | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jan Polanc (Slo) Radenska | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
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