Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2017: Stage 1a Results

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The sprint was close but Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) got it (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) is the first leader of the race (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) prepares to celebrate his win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The Coppi e Bartali peloton rolls out for stage 1b in Gatteo (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie) signs on (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) was back in action at the Coppi e Bartali race (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The Team Wiggins riders sign on (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Elia Viviani (Team Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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South African national champion Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Dimension Data) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The Fortuneo - Vital Concept team (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Manuel Senni swapped his BMC colours for the Italian nation team (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) in the attack of the stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Filippo Pozzato (Wilier-Selle Italia) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The break of the stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Cannondale-Drapac lead the peloton (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) beats compatriot Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Laurent Pichon (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) won the morning road race stage at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali race in Italy.

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The Frenchman was part of the break that formed after 30km of the 97km stage. He and compatriot Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) dropped the other riders in the move on the last climb with 16km to go and then held off the chasers to fight for victory.

Elia Viviani (Team Sky) won the sprint for third.

Later in the day the riders will face a 13.3km team time trial from Gatteo a mare to Gatteo.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Laurent Pichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept	2:08:34
2	Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
3	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky	0:00:19
4	Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
5	Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini
6	Frantisek Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
7	Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
8	Filippo Fortin (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team
9	Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
10	Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac
11	Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
12	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Minsk Cycling Club
13	Nicola Genovese (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord
14	Dmitrii Strakhov (Rus) Lokosphinx
15	Fabio Tommassini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord
16	Jonathan Lastra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
17	Dmitrii Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx
18	Jaime Roson (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
19	Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
20	Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky
21	Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie
22	Davide Orrico (Ita) San Sangemini - MG K Vis
23	Alexander Evtushenko (Rus) Lokosphinx
24	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
25	Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
26	Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie
27	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Italy
28	Egan Bernal (Col) Androni Giocattoli
29	Michele Gazzara (Ita) San Sangemini - MG K Vis
30	Omar Fraile (Spa) Dimension Data
31	Sebastian Schšnberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
32	Manuel Senni (Ita) Italy
33	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
34	Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
35	Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team
36	Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) San Sangemini - MG K Vis
37	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie
38	Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie
39	Josip Rumac (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project
40	Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina
41	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
42	Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini
43	Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky
44	Daniel Savini (Ita) Italy
45	Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
46	Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli
47	Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data
48	Alexander Aranburu (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
49	Yonder Godoy (Ven) Wilier Triestina
50	Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
51	Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
52	Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
53	Antonio Di Sante (Ita) GM Europa Ovini
54	Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Italy
55	Ildar Arslanov (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
56	Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
57	Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF
58	Stanislau Bazhkou (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
59	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
60	Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors
61	Paolo Toto (Ita) San Sangemini - MG K Vis
62	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) San Sangemini - MG K Vis
63	Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data
64	Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
65	Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini
66	Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini
67	Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
68	Paolo Baccio (Ita) Italy
69	Nicolas Samparisi (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord
70	Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
71	Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo - Vini Fantini
72	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
73	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Direct Energie
74	Scott Davies (GBr) Team Wiggins
75	Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac
76	Daniel Andres Rozo Velez (Col) Bicicletas Strongman
77	Nicola Conci (Ita) Italy
78	Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest	00:00:33
79	Oleksandr Prevar (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team	00:00:34
80	Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
81	Jonathan Stil Millan Ayala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman
82	Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
83	Steven Calderon Porras (Col) Bicicletas Strongman
84	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
85	Andriy Vasylyuk (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team	00:00:40
86	James Knox (GBr) Team Wiggins
87	Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest
88	Jon Irisarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
89	Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
90	Kanstantsin Klimiankou (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
91	Kirill Pozdnyakov (Rus) Synergy Baku Cycling Project
92	Oscar Eduardo Sanchez Guarin (Col) Bicicletas Strongman	00:00:44
93	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	00:00:49
94	Ettore Carlini (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord	00:01:00
95	Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina	00:01:12
96	Samir Jabrayilov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	00:01:13
97	Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data	00:01:30
98	Federico Canuti (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord	00:01:42
99	Juan Sebastian Tamayo Martinez (Col) Bicicletas Strongman	00:02:16
100	Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team	00:03:23
101	Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini
102	Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Bicicletas Strongman
103	Massimo Rosa (Ita) Italy
104	Marco Molteni (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
105	Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
106	Patrick Gamper (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team	00:03:37
107	Josu Zabala (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
108	Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data
109	Zahiri Abderrahim (Mar) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
110	Justin Oien (USA) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
111	Rafael Reis (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
112	Dylan Kerfoot-Robson (GBr) Team Wiggins
113	Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team Sky
114	Sebastian Caro Monroy (Col) D'Amico Utensilnord
115	Brian Nauleau (Fra) Direct Energie
116	Christopher Latham (GBr) Team Wiggins
117	Marco Tizza (Ita) GM Europa Ovini
118	Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Direct Energie
119	Romain Hardy (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
120	Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data
121	Julen Amezqueta (Spa) Wilier Triestina
122	Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani CSF
123	Aristobulo Cala Cala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman
124	Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
125	Matteo Rotondi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini	00:04:53
126	Mattia Viel (Ita) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
127	Oleksandr Golovash (Ukr) Minsk Cycling Club
128	Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini
129	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
130	Siarhei Papok (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
131	Mihail Mihaylov (Bul) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
132	Andrea Ruscetta (Ita) GM Europa Ovini
133	Llibert Sendros Juve (Spa) Kolss Cycling Team
134	Adriano Brogi (Ita) GM Europa Ovini
135	Antonio Parrinello (Ita) GM Europa Ovini
136	Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF
137	Artem Samolenkov (Rus) Lokosphinx
138	Angelo Raffaele (ITA) D'Amico Utensilnord
139	Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
140	Marco Zamparella (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest
141	Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx
142	Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
143	Vasyl Malynivskyi (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team
144	Elgun Alizada (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project
145	Danilo Celano (Ita) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest
146	Benjamin Brkic (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
147	Redi Halilaj (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest
148	Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
149	Oleksandr Polivoda (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team
150	Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina
151	Simone Bernardini (ITA) Sangemini - MG. K Vis
152	Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina
153	Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF
154	Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
155	Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx
156	Davide Pacchiardo (Ita) GM Europa Ovini
157	David Lopez (Spa) Team Sky
158	Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
159	Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	00:06:13
160	Kanan Gahramanli (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project	00:06:34
161	Besmir Banushi (Alb) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest	00:00:47
162	Michael Thompson (GBr) Team Wiggins
163	Raman Ramanau (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
164	Aleh Ahiyevich (Blr) Minsk Cycling Club
165	Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
166	Enver Asanov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project
167	German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
168	Yovcho Yovchev (Bul) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest
169	Didier Alexander Sastoque Pulido (Col) Bicicletas Strongman
170	Uri Martins Sandoval (Mex) Amore & Vita - Selle SMP p/b Fondriest
171	Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
172	Alexander Wachter (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
173	Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
174	Andrii Bratashchuk (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team
175	Mamyr Stash (Rus) Lokosphinx
176	Mykhaylo Kononenko (Ukr) Kolss Cycling Team
177	Michael O'Loughlin (Irl) Team Wiggins
178	Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
179	William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
180	Niccolo' Salvietti (ITA) Sangemini - MG. K Vis
181	Sergio Vega Merodio (Spa) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
182	Jose Daniel Viejo Redondo (Spa) Unieuro Trevigiani - Hemus 1896
183	Michele Scartezzini (ITA) Sangemini - MG. K Vis
184	Taylor Phinney (USA) Cannondale-Drapac
185	Angelo Vitiello (Ita) D'Amico Utensilnord	00:08:15
186	Alessio Brugna (Ita) Italy
187	Ismail Iliasov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project
188	Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina
189	Oliver Wood (GBr) Team Wiggins
190	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo
191	Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
192	Sebastian Lander (Den) GM Europa Ovini
193	Leonardo Fedrigo (Ita) Team Wiggins
OOT	Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom Ð Rusvelo	00:13:24
OOT	Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF	00:13:30
DNF	Julian Arredondo (Col) Nippo - Vini Fantini