Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) claimed his first win of the season in Larciano as he won the GP Industria & Artigianato ahead of Patrick Sinkewitz (Meridiana) and his teammate Oscar Gatto.
Santambrogio’s Vini Fantini-Selle Italia squad took control of the race on the final climb of San Baronto and his new teammate Danilo Di Luca was prominent in setting the pace on the ascent. Approaching the summit, Santambrogio accelerated sharply and brought Sinkewitz clear of the peloton with him, while Steve Cummings (BMC) tried and failed to get across to them on the way down.
It soon became apparent that the two leaders would fight it out for the win, and when Sinkewitz overshot a bend two kilometres from the line, the way was paved for Santambrogio to take his maiden win for Vini Fantini-Selle Italia.
Sinkewitz recovered sufficiently to hang on for second place at 12 seconds, while Oscar Gatto prevailed in the eight-man sprint for third place two seconds later.
Danilo Di Luca, who only signed for Vini Fantini-Selle Italia on Thursday and who was riding his first race for over 200 days, finished 10th. The veteran, who was suspended after testing positive for CERA in 2009, is set to line up for the team at the Giro d’Italia.
| 1 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 4:49:21 |
| 2 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:00:12 |
| 3 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:00:14 |
| 4 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Simone Campagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | 0:00:30 |
| 12 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Matteo Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:00:40 |
| 15 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Caleb Fairly (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Federico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Lokosphinx | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Col) Colombia | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Floris Smeyers (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:01:30 |
| 27 | Sergey Klimov (Rus) RusVelo | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Alexander Rybakov (Rus) RusVelo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Matej Mugerli (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:50 |
| 40 | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:03:50 |
| 42 | Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (Col) Colombia | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Robbie Squire (USA) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:04:30 |
| 45 | Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Simon Pavlin (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Meron Russom (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) RusVelo | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Mikhail Antonov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:06:00 |
| 59 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs-Wanty | 0:08:30 |
| 60 | Alessio Camilli (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
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