Formolo goes long to win Italian road title
By Cycling News
Bora-Hansgrohe rider attacked solo with 35km to go
Davide Formolo (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed a spectacular victory in the Italian road race championship on Sunday, attacking from range before going it alone on the final three laps in Borgo Val di Taro.
The reduced peloton came down 27 seconds later, led by Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida), with Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First) grabbing the final podium spot.
Formolo began his offensive some 60km from the finish, with five laps of the finishing circuit - punctuated by the climb to Strela - still to cover. Initially away with six others, he dominated the front of the race and left them behind on the descent of Strela with three laps still remaining.
“It was very hot, it must have been 40 degrees,” Formolo said, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. “I knew I had to invent something. I made a mistake counting the laps. I thought there were four left, but it was actually three, and that encouraged me.”
Formolo's lead was never great, but he never gave up, and there were question marks in the chase group. With a lead of 30 seconds heading into the last lap, the inevitable attacks came on the climb to Strela but nothing stuck and Formolo hardly ceded ground, negotiating the descent before finishing off a brilliant victory.
Second at Liege-Bastogne-Liege in April, Formolo came away disappointed from the Giro d'Italia, where he placed 15th overall. He took time out after the corsa rosa and will now hope the national title is a springboard for further success later in the season.
“Cycling is a sport of suffering, not of numbers,” Formolo said. “When you put a number on your back, you have to say, ‘Great, today I’m going to suffer, to hurt myself.’ If instead you start out stressed, you won’t go anywhere. You have to be happy in order to have the desire to suffer.”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 5:35:23 |
2 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:27 |
3 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First | |
4 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
5 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
6 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
7 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | |
8 | Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin | |
9 | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
10 | Marco Tizza (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir | |
11 | Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
12 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team | |
13 | Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir | |
14 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:30 |
15 | Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:34 |
16 | Davide Gabburo (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 0:01:53 |
17 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane | |
18 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Sovac | 0:04:57 |
19 | Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
20 | Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
21 | Andrea Cacciotti | |
22 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Ineos | |
23 | Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Ineos | |
24 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
25 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
26 | Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:05:52 |
27 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) D'Amico Um Tools | 0:06:20 |
28 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 0:06:54 |
29 | Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis | |
30 | Raul Colombo (Ita) Biesse Carrera | |
31 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
32 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert | 0:07:49 |
33 | Manuel Pesci | 0:08:33 |
34 | Ivan Martinelli (Ita) D'Amico Um Tools | |
35 | Francesco Romano (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
36 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 0:09:41 |
37 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | 0:10:26 |
38 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Team Ineos | 0:13:53 |
DNF | Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Team Colpack | |
DNF | Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | |
DNF | Andrea Garosio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
DNF | Emanuele Onesti (Ita) Giotti Victoria | |
DNF | Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Marco Landi | |
DNF | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | |
DNF | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane | |
DNF | Niccolo Salvietti | |
DNF | Angelo Raffaele (Ita) D'Amico Um Tools | |
DNF | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Monkey Town-A Block | |
DNF | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Filippo Fiorelli | |
DNF | Oscar Gatto (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
DNF | Simone Sterbini (Ita) Giotti Victoria | |
DNF | Matteo Busato (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF | Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir | |
DNF | Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
DNF | Alberto Amici (Ita) Biesse Carrera | |
DNF | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | |
DNF | Alessandro Pessot (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Francesco Messieri | |
DNF | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | |
DNF | Luca Raggio (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane | |
DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio | |
DNF | Jalel Duranti (Ita) Team Colpack | |
DNF | Mattia Bais (Ita) Cycling Team Friuli ASD | |
DNF | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Filippo Tagliani | |
DNF | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
DNF | Nicholas Cianetti | |
DNF | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Marco Marcato (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF | Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF | Leonardo Bonifazio (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis | |
DNF | Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Biesse Carrera | |
DNF | Riccardo Minali (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy | |
DNF | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Andrea Di Renzo | |
DNF | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | |
DNF | Massimo Rosa (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Filippo Zaccanti (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane | |
DNF | Giacomo Garavaglia (Ita) Team Colpack | |
DNF | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin | |
DNF | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data | |
DNF | Yuri Colonna | |
DNF | Michael Bresciani (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF | Riccardo Marchesini | |
DNF | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
DNF | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane | |
DNF | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis | |
DNF | Federico Burchio (Ita) D'Amico Um Tools | |
DNF | Edoardo Affini (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | |
DNF | Daniel Savini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Alessandro Frangioni | |
DNF | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF | Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM | |
DNF | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Simone Bevilacqua (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Filippo Rocchetti (Ita) Team Colpack | |
DNF | Lorenzo Friscia | |
DNF | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
DNF | Attilio Viviani | |
DNF | Luca Covili (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Leonardo Tortomasi | |
DNF | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
DNF | Davide Martinelli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | |
DNF | Umberto Marengo (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | |
DNF | Imerio Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane | |
DNF | Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis | |
DNF | Orlando Pitzanti (Ita) D'Amico Um Tools | |
DNF | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | |
DNF | Manuel Senni (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
DNF | Francesco Baldi | |
DNF | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
DNF | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Giotti Victoria | |
DNF | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | |
DNF | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM |
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