Giro dell'Appennino 2012: Results

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Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli -Venezuela) takes the win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD) on the attack (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Stefano Pirazzi (Colnago - CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Jose' Serpa (Androni Giocattoli -Venezuela) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Federico Rocchetti (Utensilnord - Namend) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Luis Felipe Laverde (Colombia - Coldeportes) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Claudio Masnata, Fabio Felline and Gianni Savio (Androni Giocattoli -Venezuela) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli -Venezuela) sprints for the line (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago - CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The leaders head to Genova (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago - CSF), Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli -Venezuela) and Francesco Reda (Acqua & Sapone) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Andrea Palini (Team Idea) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) won the sprint of about 20 riders at the end of the Giro dell'Appenino, with Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago - CSF Inox) and Francesco Reda (Acqua & Sapone) coming in second an third. After a total of seven categorized climbs, the 22-year-old still found his top finishing speed while climbers such as Michele Scarponi (Lampre) launched unsuccessful attacks.

The mountainous course from Novi Ligure to Genova inevitably split up the field. After about 30 kilometres, a handful of riders got away: Enrico Rossi (Meridiana - Karmen), Andrea Palini (Team Idea), Federico Rocchetti (Utensilnord), Marco Canola (Colnago-CSF), Matthias Brändle (NetApp), Marko Kump (Adria Mobil).

The group did not last long however, as the Passo della Bocchetta after 130 kilometres saw the field come back on the remaining three escapists (Canola, Rocchetti and Brändle). A mighty counter-attack saw Michele Scarponi (Lampre), Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) and Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) take the trio back, while about 20 riders formed a chase group behind.

Felline's Androni teammates put on the pace and while the trio had 40 seconds advantage on the penultimate climb of Castagnola, they managed to reel them back in with ten kilometres to go, setting up the sprint. A confident Felline did not wait long on the finishing straight and led the group home in front all the way, making it impossible for anyone to come round him.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	4:50:47
2	Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox
3	Francesco Reda (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
4	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
5	Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team Netapp
6	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
7	Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Adria Mobil
8	Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil
9	Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD
10	Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
11	Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia - Coldeportes
12	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox
13	Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox
14	Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Team Idea
15	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone
16	Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox	0:00:04
17	Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
18	Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:07
19	Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:12
20	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD	0:00:13
21	Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	0:00:22
22	Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox	0:00:29
23	Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Acqua & Sapone	0:01:18
24	Matej Mugerli (Slo) Adria Mobil
25	Henry Frusto (Ita) Team Nippo
26	Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia - Coldeportes
27	Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
28	Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Utensilnord Named
29	Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
30	Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale
31	Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia - Coldeportes
32	Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil
33	Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
34	Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named	0:01:22
35	Luca Barla (Ita) Team Idea	0:05:10
36	Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
37	Marc De Maar (AHo) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
38	Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone
39	Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia - Coldeportes
40	Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita
41	David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
42	Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10
43	Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD
44	Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil
45	Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
46	Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp
47	Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp
48	Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia - Coldeportes
49	Stiven Fanelli (Ita) Utensilnord Named
50	Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team
51	Marco Canola (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox
52	Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox
53	Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
54	Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox
55	Enrico Rossi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team
56	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp
57	Maurizio Biondo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team
58	Javier Gonzalez Barrera (Col) Colombia - Coldeportes	0:07:27
59	Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Netapp	0:10:09
60	Paul Lang (Aut) WSA - Viperbike Kärnten
61	Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
62	Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Atlas Personal - Jakroo
63	Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
64	Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil
65	Jason Mccartney (USA) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
66	Blaz Bonca (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team
67	Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Utensilnord Named
68	Yovcho Yovchev (Bul) Amore & Vita
69	Tomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Team Nippo
70	Oleg Berdos (Mda) Utensilnord Named
71	Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Team Idea
72	Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
73	Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
74	Vincenzo Garofolo (Ita) Team Nippo
75	Aristide Ratti (Ita) Team Idea
76	Andrea Palini (Ita) Team Idea
77	Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
78	Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
79	Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
80	Davide Mucelli (Ita) Utensilnord Named