Ulissi wins Coppa Sabatini
Lampre-Merida rider claims uphill sprint
Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) continued to show his end of season form and potential as one of the next generation of Italian Classics riders, winning the Coppa Sabatini race in Peccioli, Tuscany.
Ulissi won Milan-Turin exactly a week ago and hopes to end the season with further success at the Giro dell'Emilia and GP Beghelli at the weekend.
Ulissi finished off some excellent team work by the Lampre-Merida team. The pink and blue jersey-clad squad rode on the front for almost all of the race and chased down the six-rider break of the race that included South Africa's Jacques Janse van Rensburg (MTN-Qhubeka). Lampre-Merida brought everything back together with two laps of the finishing circuit remaining.
Michele Scarponi protected Ulissi during the final lap and then the 24 year-old Tuscan surged out of the final corner on the uphill finish to beat Andrea Pasqualon (Bardiani Valvole- CSF Inox) and talented Italian stagiaire Davide Villella (Cannondale).
It was Ulissi's fifth win of the season.
"We controlled the race because we knew this finish suited me perfectly. The team rode for me all day and then it was up to me at the finish," Ulissi said in the post-race press conference.
"I went early because I was worried that some one might surprise us and or I'd get blocked in.
“I think I did a good sprint but I saw them coming up near the line and that's why I kept going all the way, to make sure I won. I didn’t want to lose after the work the lads did and in a race that is so close to my home."
Ulissi promised to work for Scarponi at the Giro dell'Emilia that ends with a similar uphill finish near Bologna on Saturday. The following day’s GP Beghelli will be his last race of the 2013 season.
"My season will end at about five o'clock on Sunday. I'm on form and it's been a good end of season but I've ridden about 80 days of racing and it's time to take a break."
1 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 4:48:42 |
2 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Andrea Zordan (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Axel Domont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:19 |
29 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:24 |
31 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Androni Giocattoli | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Donato De Ieso (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Davide Gabburo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Andrea Di Corrado (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:03:50 |
57 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:05:15 |
58 | Enrico Rossi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Nicolò Martinello (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
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