Marco Zamparella (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP) claimed the 2017 Memorial Marco Pantani, winning a four-up sprint against Diego Ulissi (Italy) and the Androni-Giocattoli duo of Egan Bernal and Matteo Cattaneo.
The Italian was part of an original two-man breakaway that opened up a lead of five minutes, but he dropped Sebastian Schönberger (Tirol Cycling Team) on the Montevecchio climb in the final 50km.
It was on the climb that Bernal, Cattaneo, and Ulissi escaped from the peloton, initially in a six-man move before the other three fell away under the Androni duo's impetus.
They soon caught Zamparella and, despite Bahrain-Merida and Bora-Hansgrohe working in the peloton, their gap went up after the climb and stayed fairly steady thereafter. When they hit the finish line for four laps of a 5km finishing circuit, the gap was 1:35.
On the final lap it was clear it was between those four. While Androni had the numerical advantage, and Ulissi - winner of the recent GP de Montreal - was the favourite on paper, it was Zamparella the underdog who was quickest, even after his day-long breakaway efforts, the 29-year-old claiming a famous win for his team.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Zampraella (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP | 4:30:28 |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Italy | |
| 3 | Egan Bernal (Col) Androni Giocattoli | |
| 4 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:01 |
| 5 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 0:00:45 |
| 6 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Italy | |
| 7 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
| 8 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 9 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
| 10 | German Nicolas Tiviani Perez (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| 11 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 12 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
| 13 | Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 14 | Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros Rga | |
| 15 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
| 16 | Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Oscaro | |
| 17 | Eduard Prades (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 18 | Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP | |
| 19 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| 20 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 21 | Marco Tizza (Ita) Gm Europa Ovini | |
| 22 | Colin Chris Stussi (Swi) Roth-Akros | |
| 23 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 24 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Werkilil (Eri) Dimension Data | |
| 25 | Simone Velasco (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 26 | Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data) | |
| 27 | Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
| 28 | Felix Großschartner (Aut) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 29 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 30 | Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP | |
| 31 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 32 | Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| 33 | Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
| 34 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team | |
| 35 | Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP | |
| 36 | Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
| 37 | Alexander Aranburu (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 38 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 39 | Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| 40 | Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 41 | Sergei Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
| 42 | Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
| 43 | José Manuel Díaz (Spa) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 44 | Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:00 |
| 45 | Cristian Rodriguez (Spa) Wilier Triestina | |
| 46 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| 47 | Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 48 | Roland Thalmann (Swi) Roth-Akros | |
| 49 | Jon Irisarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 50 | Christopher Butler (Usa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 51 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | |
| 52 | Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
| 53 | Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 54 | Ettore Carlini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord | |
| 55 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
| 56 | Federico Canuti (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord | |
| 57 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| 58 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| 59 | Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | 0:01:11 |
| 60 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 61 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| 62 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina | |
| 63 | Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 64 | Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 0:01:22 |
| 65 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| 66 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | |
| 67 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Italy | |
| 68 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Italy | 0:02:24 |
| 69 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:05:08 |
| 70 | Marco Molteni (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| 71 | Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 72 | Zahiri Abderrahim (Mar) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| 73 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
| 74 | Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
| 75 | Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
| 76 | Danilo Celano (Ita) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 77 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) GM Europa Ovini) | |
| 78 | Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| 79 | Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Dimension Data | |
| 80 | Luca Covili (Ita) Amore & Vita-Selle SMP | |
| 81 | Anthony Rappo (Swi) Roth-Akros | |
| 82 | Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
| 83 | Lukas Jaun (Swi) Roth-Akros | |
| 84 | Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina | |
| 85 | Emerson Oronte (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 86 | Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
| 87 | Ion Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | |
| 88 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| 89 | Michal Paluta (Pol) Ccc Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 90 | Shane Archbold (Nzl) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 91 | Colin Joyce (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| DNF | Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
| DNF | Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Bahrain-Merida | |
| DNF | David Per (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
| DNF | Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-Merida | |
| DNF | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | |
| DNF | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| DNF | Leopold Konig (Cze) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| DNF | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| DNF | Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| DNF | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| DNF | Simone Andreetta (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| DNF | Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| DNF | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF | |
| DNF | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| DNF | Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
| DNF | Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier-Triestina | |
| DNF | Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| DNF | Aleksei Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| DNF | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
| DNF | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNF | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNF | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| DNF | Patrick Bosman (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Andreas Walzel (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Florian Gaugl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Andreas Hofer (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Christian Mager (Ger) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Dennis Paulus (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
| DNF | Simone Ponzi (Ita) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| DNF | Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| DNF | Kamil Malecki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| DNF | Dan Craven (Nam) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| DNF | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| DNF | Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| DNF | Hamish Schreurs (Nzl) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| DNF | Itamar Einhorn (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | |
| DNF | Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| DNF | Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Italy | |
| DNF | Manuel Senni (Ita) Italy | |
| DNF | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Markus Wildauer (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
| DNF | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Elia Ciabocco (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Andrea Genga (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Alessandro Marinozzi (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Paolo Prandini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Cristian Scaroni (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
| DNF | Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
| DNF | Mamyr Stash (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
| DNF | Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
| DNF | Mateo Frankovic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
| DNF | David Jabuka (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
| DNF | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
| DNF | Bruno Maltar (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
| DNF | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
| DNF | Adriano Brogi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
| DNF | Rossano Mauti (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
| DNF | Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) GM Europa Ovini | |
| DNF | Pietro Di Genova (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord | |
| DNF | Francesco Petrini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord | |
| DNF | Angelo Raffaele (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord | |
| DNF | Angelo Vitiello (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord | |
| DNF | Donovan Alonso Davila Cespedes (CRc) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| DNF | Dilmurodjon Siddikov (Uzb) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| DNF | Sergio Vega Merodio (Spa) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| DNF | Riccardo Cenghialta (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani-Hemus | |
| DNF | Morne Van Niekerk (RSA) Dimension Data | |
| DNF | Stefan De Bod (RSA) Dimension Data | |
| DNF | Samuel Mugisha (Rwa) Dimension Data | |
| DNF | Francesco Mancini (ita) (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP) | |
| DNF | Besmir Banushi (Alb) (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP) | |
| DNF | Marlen Zmorka (Ukr) (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP) | |
| DNF | Valentin Baillifard (Swi) Roth - Akros | |
| DNF | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Roth - Akros | |
| DNF | Damian Lüscher (Swi) Roth - Akros | |
| DNF | Matthias Reutimann (Swi) Roth - Akros | |
| DNF | Jesse Anthony (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| DNF | Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | |
| DNS | Uroš Repše (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team |
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