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 |
---|---|---|
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 | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Simone Consonni (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica-Scott | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:10 |
33 | Paolo Toto (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Androni - Sidermec - Bottecchia | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ben King (USA) Dimension Data | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Sky | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Pierre Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Gregory Daniel (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Liam Bertazzo (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Daniel Turek (Cze) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Marco Tizza (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-Scott | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Rudy Molard (Fra) FDJ | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Mathias Frank (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-Merida | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Francesco Romano (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Team UAE Emirates | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jérémy Maison (Fra) FDJ | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Rob Power (Aus) Orica-Scott | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Adriano Brogi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 0:00:24 |
104 | Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
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 | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wllier Trestina - Selle Italia | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Marco Molteni (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott | 0:02:45 |
124 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Dan Craven (Nam) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data | 0:03:26 |
138 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Christopher Butler (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Team UAE Emirates | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky | 0:03:30 |
145 | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Felix Großschartner (Aut) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott | 0:04:08 |
150 | Guy Nic (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Francesco Mancini (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
156 | Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:04:59 |
DNF | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale-Drapac | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moreno Moser (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Benardini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolo Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Martinez (Col) Wilier Triestina | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Besmir Banushi (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Lander (Den) GM Europa Ovini | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | João Almeida (Por) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Donovan Alonso Davila Cespedes (CRa) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Riccardo Cenghialta (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Viel (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Zahiri Abderrahim (Mar) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896 | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
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