Rosa wins Milan-Turin
Italian beats Majka with late attack
Diego Rosa continued Astana's run of form in the late-season series of Italian one-day races, with victory at Milan-Turin. Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) came home in second after giving chase on the final climb while Rosa's teammate Fabio Aru took third place.
Astana took control of the bunch on the first of two late ascents of the Superga, setting a fast pace to bring back a number of speculative attacks, before shedding more off the back on the descent. The Kazakh team looked confident going into the final kilometres and, after nullifying yet more attacks, Rosa launched his move on the final climb with just over three kilometres to go.
There was some indecision in the bunch as to who would chase, and Wout Poels (Team Sky) finally made a move. After realising that this move was a dangerous one, Majka set off in chase. He caught Poels easily but Rosa was too far up the road already and he would have to settle for second. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) looked good for third heading into the final kilometre but was caught and passed by Aru, clearly delighted for the victory of his teammate and domestique.
"Today was a really nice race for me. I'm from Torino and there were lots of people here for me. The team is really strong at the moment. This is a very beautiful victory and in Torino it is perfect," Rosa said after the stage. "Normally I work for the team but today was a good opportunity for me. Now I will look forward to Lombardia."
How it happened
The 156-rider peloton rolled out of San Giuliano Milanese just after midday as the series of Italian one-day races continued ahead of Il Lombardia this weekend. The race saw a number of riders returning to action after length layoffs, notably Richie Porte, who has been out of competition since the end of the Tour de France. Tre Valli Varesine winner Vincenzo Nibali wouldn't be riding, however.
Led by Movistar and Astana, the peloton kept them at close quarters and the gap never grew much more than that. The two teams looked eager to ensure the race came back together before the finish and set a blistering pace on the front. With 40 kilometres remaining the five out front had 3:26 but less than 10 kilometres later that had been cut down by two minutes. The catch seemed inevitable by then and despite a last-gasp surge from Malaguti it was gruppo compatto with 26km remaining.
With the break safely back in their ranks, Team Sky took the front of the peloton with world time trial champion Vasil Kiryienka using his turn of speed to shed a few riders. Following his teammates' lead Leopold Konig attacked on the final ascent of the Superga before the finish. In the form of Paolo Tiralongo, Astana claimed responsibility for chasing down the Czech rider and brought him back.
The bunch, still led by Astana, had been severely diminished by the time they reached the flat again with only around 30 riders remaining. The ceasefire ended when they hit the bottom of the Superga once again. Matteo Montaguti (AG2R-La Mondiale) ignited things, swiftly followed by Majka. The Polish rider didn't get too far before they were both brought back.
There were a number of speculative moves but it was Rosa that made the most effective with just under three kilometres to go. Having already dragged back another move, Majka went to the front to drag him back. The Tinkoff-Saxo rider had no initial reaction when Poels went with two kilometres remaining but managed to peg him back and set off in chase of Rosa.
Inside the barriers, Rosa could almost smell the finish line and victory. He put in one final dig to avoid getting caught and had plenty of time to celebrate as he crossed the line.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 4:27:51 |
2 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:16 |
3 | Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:18 |
4 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:00:20 |
5 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 0:00:23 |
6 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:32 |
7 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:00:36 |
10 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:39 |
11 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:42 |
12 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:44 |
13 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:00:46 |
14 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:51 |
15 | Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:52 |
16 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Team Sky | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:56 |
18 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:02 |
19 | George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:09 |
20 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:11 |
21 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:01:15 |
22 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:18 |
23 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha | 0:01:19 |
24 | Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:42 |
25 | Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:01:46 |
27 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:01:50 |
29 | Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:01:59 |
30 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | 0:02:02 |
31 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:02:16 |
33 | Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:24 |
34 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:02:31 |
35 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr | 0:02:34 |
36 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:02:37 |
37 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:02:41 |
38 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:49 |
39 | Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky | 0:02:58 |
40 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | 0:03:05 |
41 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:03:25 |
43 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky | 0:03:38 |
44 | Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:55 |
45 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | 0:04:04 |
46 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Southeast Pro Cycling | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Rodolfo Andres Torres Agudelo (Col) Colombia | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | 0:04:37 |
52 | Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:04:41 |
53 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) IAM Cycling | 0:04:44 |
54 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling | 0:04:48 |
55 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:04:52 |
56 | Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:04:54 |
57 | Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) | 0:05:22 |
59 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:05:27 |
60 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:05:29 |
61 | Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:05:40 |
62 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:05:50 |
64 | Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ.fr | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:06:43 |
66 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:06:57 |
67 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:07:07 |
68 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | 0:07:16 |
69 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:07:18 |
70 | Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) Colombia | 0:08:03 |
71 | Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Lampre-Merida | 0:08:09 |
72 | Ramirez Chacon Brayan Stiven (Col) Colombia | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Carlos Mario Ramirez Botero (Col) Colombia | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:08:40 |
81 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Michele Viola (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:09:46 |
83 | Alessio Taliani (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:09:48 |
84 | Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:09:50 |
85 | Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 0:10:18 |
86 | Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:10:39 |
87 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Timo Roosen (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | 0:11:07 |
90 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Androni Giocattoli | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Gang Xu (Chn) Lampre-Merida | 0:11:11 |
98 | Szymon Rekita (Pol) Trek Factory Racing | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Antonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:11:35 |
100 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka | 0:11:44 |
102 | Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:16:16 |
DNF | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Varon Castillo Felix Alejandro (Col) Colombia | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Colombia | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN - Qhubeka | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuele Conti (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Fedi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Ponzi (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Corentin Cherhal (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frank Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek Factory Racing | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
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