Luis Leon Sanchez wins Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
Astana rider attacks in final 5km
Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) rolled back the years to win a tense Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli after a late attack inside the final 5 kilometres. The Spaniard was part of a strong group that formed on the final climb and attacked on the descent towards the line. His solo move caught the sprinters in the lead group off-guard and Sanchez quickly built up a 12 second lead. He held on to take his first win of the season while Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida) took second and Elia Viviani (Team Sky) finished in third.
The race came down to the final lap of a testing circuit with Astana, Team Sky, Bahrain Merida and Orica Scott amongst the main protagonists.
On the final Zappolino ascent, Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale Drapac) stretched out the field with Michael Albasini (Orica Scott) and Michael Valgren (Astana) paying close attention.
Sanchez and a number of other riders linked up with the leaders as the race crested the final climb with 8km remaining. It looked as though the group of around 10 riders would decide the race in a sprint finish but Sanchez had other ideas. With just under 5,000m to go he took off and established a lead of over ten seconds as hesitation swept through the field.
While there were a number of sprinters in the chase group they lacked support and teammates, and neither Colbrelli or Viviani were willing to lead a chase of Sanchez until it was too late.
The Team Sky rider attempted a late acceleration in a bid to mount a final chase but with the kilometre flag in sight Sanchez already knew that the win was his. He eventually crossed the line with a few seconds in hand on Colbrelli and Viviani. Albasini and Bettiol rounded out the top five.
Earlier the race had been marked by a number of breaks but with 50km left the peloton regrouped with around five laps of the testing circuit remaining.
AG2R and Dimension Data were two of the teams looking to spoil the party for the sprinters’ teams and launched several moves off the front. With 30km to go a dangerous group containing Nick Dougall (Dimension Data), Jarlinson Pantano (Trek Segafredo), Roger Kluge (Orica Scott) and several others slipped clear.
Team Sky and Bahrain Merida still had the numbers to chase and with just under 10km remaining the race was together once more. Albasini was the first to lift the pace on the final climb after some fine work from teammate, Chris Juul Jensen but the Swiss rider became a passenger as the winning move formed over the top of the climb and then Sanchez escaped to victory.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Luis León Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 4:27:30 |
2 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:06 |
3 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | |
4 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott | |
5 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | |
6 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
7 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
8 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
9 | Simone Consonni (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | |
10 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-Scott | |
11 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | |
12 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
13 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | |
14 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
15 | Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy | |
16 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
17 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | |
18 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
19 | Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
20 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team | |
21 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
22 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | |
23 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
24 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
25 | Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
26 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
27 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | |
28 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
29 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
30 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky | |
31 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | |
32 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:10 |
33 | Paolo Toto (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini | |
34 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
35 | Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
36 | Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | |
37 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
38 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | |
39 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
40 | Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
41 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | |
42 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
43 | Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
44 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
45 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | |
46 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
47 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
48 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
49 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Androni - Sidermec - Bottecchia | |
50 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team | |
51 | Ben King (USA) Dimension Data | |
52 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
53 | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Sky | |
54 | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina | |
55 | Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
56 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
57 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
58 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | |
59 | Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
60 | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
61 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | |
62 | Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
63 | Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
64 | Marco Tizza (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
65 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | |
66 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
67 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott | |
68 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
69 | Rudy Molard (Fra) FDJ | |
70 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
71 | German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
72 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | |
73 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
74 | Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | |
75 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida | |
76 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
77 | Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
78 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team | |
79 | Francesco Romano (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
80 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Team UAE Emirates | |
81 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | |
82 | Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ | |
83 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | |
84 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
85 | Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
86 | Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
87 | Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Israel Cycling Academy | |
88 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | |
89 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
90 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | |
91 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | |
92 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
93 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | |
94 | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
95 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | |
96 | Rob Power (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
97 | Adriano Brogi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
98 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
99 | Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ | |
100 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
101 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
102 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | |
103 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:24 |
104 | Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
105 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | 0:00:33 |
106 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:55 |
107 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:14 |
108 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina | 0:01:19 |
109 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:01:45 |
110 | Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac Pat's Veg Holistic Development Team | 0:02:09 |
111 | Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy | 0:02:33 |
112 | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
113 | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wllier Trestina - Selle Italia | |
114 | Marco Molteni (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
115 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
116 | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
117 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
118 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
119 | Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
120 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | |
121 | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
122 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
123 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott | 0:02:45 |
124 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | |
125 | Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
126 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
127 | Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
128 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
129 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | |
130 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | |
131 | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
132 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | |
133 | Dan Craven (Nam) Israel Cycling Academy | |
134 | Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | |
135 | Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
136 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
137 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | 0:03:26 |
138 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
139 | Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
140 | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
141 | Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
142 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | |
143 | Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
144 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | 0:03:30 |
145 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
146 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
147 | Felix Großschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
148 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | |
149 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott | 0:04:08 |
150 | Guy Nic (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | |
151 | Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
152 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
153 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
154 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
155 | Francesco Mancini (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | |
156 | Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:04:59 |
DNF | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | |
DNF | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | |
DNF | Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky | |
DNF | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | |
DNF | Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | |
DNF | Moreno Moser (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF | Simone Benardini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
DNF | Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
DNF | Nicolo Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
DNF | Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy | |
DNF | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
DNF | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
DNF | Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
DNF | Daniel Martinez (Col) Wilier Triestina | |
DNF | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
DNF | Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
DNF | Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
DNF | Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
DNF | Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
DNF | Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
DNF | Besmir Banushi (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
DNF | Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | |
DNF | Sebastian Lander (Den) GM Europa Ovini | |
DNF | Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
DNF | João Almeida (Por) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
DNF | Donovan Alonso Davila Cespedes (CRa) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
DNF | Riccardo Cenghialta (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
DNF | Mattia Viel (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | |
DNS | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
DNS | Zahiri Abderrahim (Mar) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 |

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