Baccaille repeats as champion
Team Valdarno rider takes 12th national title of career
Monia Baccaille (Team Valdarno) won Italy's elite women's road championship for the second straight year after winning a sprint from an 11-rider lead group. Baccaille bested Alessandra D'Ettorre (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) and Lorena Foresi (Safi - Pasta Zara) in the 137km championship race to take the 12th national championship of her career.
"Between road and track, I arrived at my twelfth Italian title, but this kind of emotion you never get used to," said Baccaille. "I have to thank [teammate] Tatiana Guderzo, who today has sacrificed for me and whose support was essential to return to wearing this jersey."
The lead group of 11 riders formed after 66km of racing and finished the day more than four minutes ahead of the nearest chaser and nearly 10 minute ahead of the peloton. Valentina Bastianelli (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) made a strong attack on the final circuit, but was absorbed on the Asolo ascent. The lead group remained together through to the finish where the 26-year-old Baccaille sprinted to victory.
1 | Monia Baccaille (Team Valdarno) | 3:44:31 |
2 | Alessandra D'Ettorre (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Lorena Foresi (Safi - Pasta Zara) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Valentina Bastianelli (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Francesca Tognali (Vaiano Solaristech) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Gloria Presti (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Alessandra Borchi (Gauss RDZ Ormu) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Marta Tagliaferro (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jennifer Fiori (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | 0:00:05 |
10 | Alice Donadoni (Gauss RDZ Ormu) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Laura Bozzolo (Team Valdarno) | 0:00:11 |
12 | Federica Primavera | 0:04:01 |
13 | Odette Bertolin (Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo) | 0:07:09 |
14 | Silvia Valsecchi (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Tatiana Guderzo (Team Valdarno) | 0:09:58 |
16 | Giada Borgato (Gauss RDZ Ormu) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Ilaria Rinaldi | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Safi - Pasta Zara) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Simona Frapporti (Vaiano Solaristech) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Francesca Faustini (Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Eleonora Suelotto (Gauss RDZ Ormu) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Alessia Quarta | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Luisa Tamanini (Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Chiara Vanni (Vaiano Solaristech) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Tania Belvederesi (Team Valdarno) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Eva Lechner | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Laura Basso | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Elena Berlato (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Valentina Carretta (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Giulia Lazzerini (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Martina Corazza (Team Valdarno) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Serena Mensa (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Noemi Cantele (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Samantha Galassi (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Barbara Guarischi (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
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