2023 Veneto Classic (1.1), Italy
3rd edition: Sunday, October 15, 2023
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Mel (Belluno) - Bassano del Grappa, 196.25 km
Davide Formolo takes a solo win in Bassano del Grappa
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Weather at the finish city of Bassano del Grappa at 1:40 PM, local time: 22C (71F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is a 16% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from winner Davide Formolo's UAE team Emirates.
UAE Team Emirates had the perfect end to the European calendar with victory in the Veneto Classic in Italy.
Formolo, who hails from nearby Verona had the dream scenario as he crossed the line with his hands raised to celebrate his second win of the season after taking the Coppa Agostoni in September. The win marks the record 56th triumph of the year for the squad.
Formolo: “In the end I went all-in on the last climb. I was always in the front throughout the race, paying attention to the moves that were going up the road, and then I emptied myself for the final part. I spoke with Hirschi with 10km to go and he told me to attack and he would follow anyone that tried to come across.It’s a beautiful end to the season and to do it close to my home roads is a real pleasure.”
Marc Hirschi continued his sensational end-of-season form to take 2nd, beating Filippo Zanna (Jayco-Alula) in the sprint to fill the podium spots.
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Complete results:
196.25 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.587 km/hr
| 1 | Davide Formolo | UAE Team Emirates | 4hr 30min 9sec |
| 2 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | @ 14sec |
| 3 | Filippo Zana | Jayco-AlUla | 0:16 |
| 4 | Andrea Vendrame | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:29 |
| 5 | Andreas Kron | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 6 | Samuele Battistella | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch | Lotto Dstny | 0:45 |
| 8 | Torstein Træen | Uno-X | 0:47 |
| 9 | Axel Laurance | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:53 |
| 10 | Filippo Fiorelli | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 11 | Vincenzo Albanese | EOLO-Kometa | 0:54 |
| 12 | Corbin Strong | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 13 | Walter Calzoni | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 14 | Gianluca Brambilla | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 15 | Franck Bonnamour | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 16 | Kévin Vauquelin | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:56 |
| 17 | Davide Piganzoli | EOLO-Kometa | 0:58 |
| 18 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 19 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 20 | Rafal Majka | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 21 | Stefano Oldani | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:31 |
| 22 | Jacopo Mosca | Lidl-Trek | 1:32 |
| 23 | Diego Sevilla | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 24 | Luca Covili | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | 1:35 |
| 25 | Alex Tolio | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 26 | Jakob Fuglsang | Israel-Premier Tech | 1:37 |
| 27 | Martin Marcellusi | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 28 | Natnael Tesfazion | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 29 | Davide De Cassan | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 30 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 31 | Alejandro Osorio | GW-Shimano-Sidermec | 1:41 |
| 32 | Anthony Delaplace | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:42 |
| 33 | Sebastien Reichenbach | Tudor Pro Cycling | 1:46 |
| 34 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X | 2:08 |
| 35 | Michael Matthews | Jayco-AlUla | 2:31 |
| 36 | Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 2:32 |
| 37 | Dorian Godon | Ag2r-Citroën | 3:15 |
| 38 | Brent Van Moer | Lotto Dstny | 3:19 |
| 39 | Anthon Charmig | Uno-X | 4:46 |
| 40 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Uno-X | 5:06 |
| 41 | Krists Neilands | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 42 | Jacob Eriksson | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 43 | Milan Menten | Lotto Dstny | 5:14 |
| 44 | Luca Mozzato | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 45 | Matteo Trentin | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 46 | Simon Guglielmi | Arkéa-Samsic | 5:16 |
| 47 | Benoît Cosnefroy | Ag2r-Citroën | 5:17 |
| 48 | Marco Frigo | Israel-Premier Tech | 6:49 |
| 49 | Erik Fetter | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 50 | Giacomo Garavaglia | Work Service-Vitalcare-Dynatek | 7:32 |
| 51 | Santiago Umba | GW-Shimano-Sidermec | 7:33 |
| 52 | Simon Pellaud | Tudor Pro Cycling | 7:42 |
| 53 | Riccardo Lucca | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 54 | Michael Belleri | Biesse-Carrera | 8:12 |
| 55 | Giacomo Villa | Biesse-Carrera | s.t. |
| 56 | Andrea D'Amato | Biesse-Carrera | s.t. |
| 57 | Nils Brun | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 58 | Kevin Bonaldo | Work Service-Vitalcare-Dynatek | s.t. |
| 59 | Arjen Livyns | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 60 | Pier Elis Belletta | Biesse-Carrera | 10:25 |
| 61 | Reto Hollenstein | Israel-Premier Tech | 10:29 |
| 62 | Carlo Favretto | General Store-Essegibi-F.Ili Curia | s.t. |
| 63 | Davide Gabburo | Green Project-Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 64 | Tsgabu Grmay | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 65 | Martin López | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 66 | Valentin Paret-Peintre | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 67 | Jimmy Janssens | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 68 | Francesco Carollo | MG.K Vis-Colors for Peace | s.t. |
| 69 | Welay Berhe | Jayco-AlUla | 11:16 |
| 70 | Joey Rosskopf | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 15:59 |
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Start list with back numbers, October 14, 2023.
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 1 | Marc Hirschi |
| 4 | Jan Christen |
| 5 | Davide Formolo |
| 6 | Rafal Majka |
| 7 | Matteo Trentin |
| AG2R-CITROËN | |
| 11 | Benoît Cosnefroy |
| 12 | Franck Bonnamour |
| 13 | Dorian Godon |
| 14 | Valentin Paret-Peintre |
| 15 | Valentin Retailleau |
| 16 | Andrea Vendrame |
| 17 | Jordan Labrosse |
| ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | |
| 21 | Kristian Sbaragli |
| 22 | Axel Laurance |
| 23 | Jimmy Janssens |
| 24 | Alex Bogna |
| 25 | Nicola Conci |
| 26 | Jason Osborne |
| 27 | Stefano Oldani |
| ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | |
| 31 | Simone Velasco |
| 32 | Leonardo Basso |
| 33 | Samuele Battistella |
| 34 | Manuele Boaro |
| 35 | Gianmarco Garofoli |
| 36 | Martin López |
| 37 | Cristian Scaroni |
| LIDL-TREK | |
| 41 | Nils Aebersold |
| 42 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier |
| 43 | Jacopo Mosca |
| 44 | Martin Pedersen |
| 45 | Natnael Tesfazion |
| 46 | Torn Teutenberg Tim |
| ARKÉA-SAMSIC | |
| 51 | Luca Mozzato |
| 52 | Jenthe Biermans |
| 53 | Anthony Delaplace |
| 54 | Clément Champoussin |
| 55 | Simon Guglielmi |
| 56 | Matis Louvel |
| 57 | Kévin Vauquelin |
| JAYCO-ALULA | |
| 61 | Welay Berhe |
| 64 | Tsgabu Grmay |
| 65 | Michael Matthews |
| 66 | Matteo Sobrero |
| 67 | Filippo Zana |
| EOLO-KOMETA | |
| 71 | Vincenzo Albanese |
| 72 | Erik Fetter |
| 73 | Francesco Gavazzi |
| 74 | Andrea Garosio |
| 75 | Davide Piganzoli |
| 76 | Davide De Cassan |
| 77 | Diego Sevilla |
| GREEN PROJECT-BARDIANI CSF-FAIZANÈ | |
| 81 | Luca Covili |
| 82 | Filippo Fiorelli |
| 83 | Riccardo Lucca |
| 84 | Alessandro Pinarello |
| 85 | Alex Tolio |
| 86 | Davide Gabburo |
| 87 | Martin Marcellusi |
| LOTTO DSTNY | |
| 91 | Frederik Frison |
| 92 | Andreas Kron |
| 93 | Arjen Livyns |
| 94 | Milan Menten |
| 95 | Florian Vermeersch |
| 96 | Brent Van Moer |
| ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | |
| 101 | Marco Frigo |
| 102 | Jakob Fuglsang |
| 103 | Krists Neilands |
| 104 | Reto Hollenstein |
| 105 | Domenico Pozzovivo |
| 106 | Nick Schultz |
| 107 | Corbin Strong |
| Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
| 111 | Gianluca Brambilla |
| 112 | Walter Calzoni |
| 113 | Marcel Camprubí |
| 114 | Corey Davis |
| 115 | Tom Devriendt |
| 116 | Mark Donovan |
| 117 | Joey Rosskopf |
| TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
| 121 | Nils Brun |
| 122 | Aloïs Charrin |
| 123 | Jacob Eriksson |
| 124 | Alexander Kamp |
| 125 | Simon Pellaud |
| 126 | Sebastien Reichenbach |
| UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
| 131 | Jonas Abrahamsen |
| 132 | Martin Urianstad Bugge |
| 133 | Fredrik Dversnes |
| 134 | Ådne Holter |
| 135 | Tobias Halland Johannessen |
| 136 | Anthon Charmig |
| 137 | Torstein Træen |
| GW-SHIMANO-SIDERMEC | |
| 141 | Alessandro Bisolti |
| 142 | Jhonatan Guatibonza |
| 143 | Andrés Mancipe |
| 144 | Alejandro Osorio |
| 145 | Jeferson Ruiz |
| 146 | Filippo Tagliani |
| 147 | Santiago Umba |
| MALOJA PUSHBIKERS | |
| 151 | Paul Rudys |
| 152 | Liam Bertazzo |
| 153 | Filippo Fortin |
| 154 | Felix Meo |
| 156 | Moritz Malcharek |
| BIESSE-CARRERA | |
| 161 | Nicoló Arrighetti |
| 162 | Michael Belleri |
| 163 | Elis Belletta Pier |
| 164 | Andrea D'Amato |
| 165 | Anders Foldager |
| 166 | Francesco Galimberti |
| 167 | Giacomo Villa |
| GENERAL STORE-ESSEGIBI-F.ILI CURIA | |
| 171 | Michele Berasi |
| 172 | Tommaso Bergagna |
| 173 | Lorenzo Peschi |
| 174 | Filippo D'Aiuto |
| 175 | Carlo Favretto |
| 176 | Omar Dal Cappello |
| 177 | Kevin Pezzo Rosola |
| MG.K VIS-COLORS FOR PEACE | |
| 181 | Davide Bauce |
| 182 | Francesco Carollo |
| 183 | Mattia Di Felice |
| 184 | Ben Granger |
| 185 | Matthew Kingston |
| 186 | Edoardo Martinelli |
| 187 | Anthoni Silenzi |
| WORK SERVICE-VITALCARE-DYNATEK | |
| 191 | Kevin Bonaldo |
| 192 | Manuel Capra |
| 193 | Giacomo Garavaglia |
| 194 | Samuele Mion |
| 195 | Danilo Pase Christian |
| 196 | Nicola Venchiarutti |
| 197 | Daniel Zanta |