Martin triumphs in Tre Valli Varesine
Second win for Irish rider this month
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Transitions) continued his rich vein of form by taking a splendid victory at the Tre Valli Varesine one-day race in Italy. The Irishman escaped with Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) a kilometre from the line on the drag up to the finish in Varese and dropped him in the final push to the finish.
A select group of 30 riders were together as they reached the last lap of the finishing circuit and there was a flurry of attacks. On the final climb of the Bobbiate, Marco Pinotti (HTC-Columbia) attacked first and he was followed by Leonardo Bertagnolli (Androni Giocattoli) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini). When this trio were brought back, Pozzovivo made his move. The in-form Martin countered comfortably and then got a gap on the Italian in the closing 500 metres to secure a fine victory.
The podium was rounded out by Jerome Baugnies (Topsport Vlaanderen), while Cunego and Italian champion Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) were among the chasers behind, finishing in fifth and seventh place respectively.
Martin is on fire at the moment. He won a stage and the overall classification at the recent Tour of Poland and also finished third overall at the Brixia Tour in Italy in July, which was won by Pozzovivo.
The race was marred by a crash involving Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) and several other riders. The former Giro d’Italia winner was taken to hospital with facial injuries and a suspected fracture to the wrist.
Martin was understandably delighted with his victory.
“In the first part of the race, I didn’t feel good at all, maybe because I was at a party on Saturday” he joked afterwards. “But in the last three laps, something changed.”
The Tre Valli Varesine was not the first time that the Garmin-Transitions rider has performed strongly in Italy this season. He impressed at the Brixia Tour recently, and he was a revelation on the Zoncolan stage of the Giro d’Italia in May.
“I love Italy. As an amateur I won two stages of the Giro della Valle d’Aosta and here the cycling fans are the most knowledgeable and the most respectful of the riders”, Martin said.
He also hinted at his ambitions of winning in Italy again later in the season, when asked how he compares to Irish greats of years gone by.
“Sean Kelly won the Tour of Lombardy, and that’s one of my favourite races,” Martin said. “If I could be a mix of him and my uncle Stephen (Roche), it wouldn’t be bad…”
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions | 4:51:20 |
2 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 0:00:06 |
3 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:12 |
4 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jure Golcer (Slo) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:00:50 |
18 | Jose Antonio De Segovia Botella (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:01:22 |
19 | Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Manuel Calvente Gorbas (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Andrea Tonti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Miche | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Davide Torosantucci (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Giairo Ermeti (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Acqua & Sapone | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | José Sarmiento Tunarrosa Cayetano (Col) Acqua & Sapone | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Davide Bonuccelli (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | 0:01:46 |
57 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Daniel Diaz (Arg) Footon-Servetto | 0:02:40 |
60 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:03:05 |
61 | Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) CDC - Cavaliere | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:03:30 |
DNF | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cole House (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Federico Rocchetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Goss (AUS) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aleksej Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryder Hesjeedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ran Margalio (Isr) Footon-Servetto | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pedro Merino (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergio Carrasco Garcia (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Montenegro Jorge (Arg) Andalucia - Cajasur | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pablo Torres Muino (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oleg Berdos (Mda) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Damiano Caruso (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matteo Montagutti (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Solari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jones Wurf Cameron (Aus) Androni Giocattoli | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emanuele Sella (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jure Kocjan (Slo) CarmioOro NGC | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Quadranti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aristide Ratti (Ita) CarmioOro NGC | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Fournet-Fayard (Fra) CarmioOro NGC | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Santo Anza (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo De Negri Pier (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Mirenda G. (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) ISD - Neri | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Ascani (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Davide D'Angelo (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Domenico Loria (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Zanasca (Ita) Price - Custom Bikes | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Campagnaro (Ita) Miche | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leopoldo Rocchetti (Ita) Miche | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leonardo Pinizotto (Ita) Miche | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Krzysztof Szczawinski (Pol) Miche | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukr) Miche | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Androni Giocattoli | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Noe (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
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