2021 Coppa Ugo Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze
(1.1), Italy
74th edition: Monday, October 11, 2021
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Lissone - Lissone, 180 km
Alexey Lutsenko wins ahead of Matteo Trentin. Sirotti photo
Weather at the start/finish city of Lissone at 2:45 PM, local time: 19C (66F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast
The race: Here's the report from winner Alexey Lutsenko's Astana-Premier Tech team.
Two days after Il Lombardia, where Alexey Lutsenko crashed out of the race, he turned his disappointment into motivation to take an amazing win in Lissone at Coppa Agostoni.
With 60 kilometres to go, the reduced bunch caught the breakaway and with Samuele Battistella working hard for his leader Lutsenko the group was able to stay away. On the last ascent of the day, Lutsenko and five other riders launched an attack and opened a small gap.
The race lit up as Matteo Trentin attacked and only Lutsenko was able to follow. The two riders had a 20-second gap with 10 kilometres to go but worked well together and were able to stay away to battle for the win. Lutsenko stayed on the wheel of Trentin and waited until 150 metres to go before launching his sprint. With a powerful ride, Alexey Lutsenko took an amazing win after 180 punchy kilometres.
“I am so happy with this win. Two years I ago I took second and today I was concentrated the whole time. I think I learned from the mistakes in the past. In the finale, we worked well together and then I waited until the final metres to launch my sprint. I had good legs and I am happy that everything worked out. Tomorrow I will take it easy before having my last race for the season.” – Alexey Lutsenko
“Of course we are super happy. Saturday wasn`t our day at all so it is great for Alexey and also for the team to have won today. The team, especially Samuele did a great job for Alexey and coming into the final kilometres Alexey rode a great race, was focused, smart and active. He waited for the perfect moment and finished it off perfectly.” – Stefano Zanini
“This is a very important victory for Kazakhstan and for all the fans of our team. We heartily congratulate Alexey, as well as all the riders and staff who helped him in this race. Once again Alexey proved that he is a true leader, capable of winning beautiful victories at the World Tour level. I think with this result he raised the morale of the team on the eve of the new season, which is also very important,” – Nurlan Smagulov, president of Kazakhstan Cycling Federation
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Complete results:
180 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.581 km/hr
| 1 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana-Premier Tech | 4hr 19min 44sec |
| 2 | Matteo Trentin | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 3 | Alessandro Covi | UAE Team Emirates | @ 12sec |
| 4 | Simone Velasco | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo-Kometa | s.t. |
| 6 | Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 7 | Lorenzo Rota | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 8 | Ben Tulett | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 9 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar | s.t. |
| 10 | Mattia Bais | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 11 | Andrea Garosio | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 12 | Odd Christian Eiking | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 13 | Simone Ravanelli | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 14 | Ben Hermans | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 15 | Remy Rochas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 16 | Lorenzo Fortunato | Eolo-Kometa | s.t. |
| 17 | Guillaume Martin | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 18 | Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:21 |
| 19 | Rein Taaramae | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 20 | Louis Vervaeke | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:31 |
| 21 | Stefano Oldani | Nazionale Italiana | 4:15 |
| 22 | Cristian Scaroni | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 23 | Mark Christian | Eolo-Kometa | 6:51 |
| 24 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 25 | Samuele Battistella | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 26 | Raul Colombo | Work Service | s.t. |
| 27 | Francesco Gavazzi | Eolo-Kometa | s.t. |
| 28 | Davide Orrico | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
| 29 | Einer Rubio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 30 | Davide Botta | Nazionale Italiana | 6:53 |
| 31 | Ruben Fernandez | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 32 | Marc Soler | Movistar | 9:44 |
| 33 | Reto Hollenstein | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
| 34 | Vegard Stake Laengen | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 35 | Jhonatan Restrepo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 36 | Dario Cataldo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 37 | Marco Tizza | Amore & Vita | s.t. |
| 38 | Simon Geschke | Cofidis | 11:03 |
| 39 | Filippo Conca | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
| 40 | Pavel Kochetkov | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 41 | Petr Vakoc | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 42 | Artem Nych | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 43 | Davide Bais | Eolo-Kometa | s.t. |
| 44 | Thomas Champion | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 45 | Rodrigo Contreras | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 46 | Francesco Carollo | MG.K VIS VPM | s.t. |
| 47 | Alberto Dainese | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
| 48 | Edoardo Zardini | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
Course map. Monza, at the bottom of the map, is just northeast of Milan.
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Coppa Agostoni photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The evergreen Alejandro Valverde finished ninth.
Here they come... Alexey Lutsenko ahead of Matteo Trentin and the pack 12 seconds back
Alexey Lutsenko get the win ahead of Matteo Trentin.
Alessandro Covi wins the field sprint.
Winner Alexey Lutsenko just after finishing the race.
The podium, from left: Matteo Trentin (2nd), Alexey Lutsenko (1st) & Alessandro Covi (3rd)
Winner Alexey Lutsenko
Start list with back numbers, October 10, 2021
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 1 | RIABUSHENKO Aliaksandr |
| 2 | TRENTIN Matteo |
| 3 | BYSTROM Sven Erik |
| 4 | CONTI Valerio |
| 5 | COVI Alessandro |
| 6 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 7 | POLANC Jan |
| ASTANA-PREMIER TECH | |
| 11 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
| 12 | BOARO Manuele |
| 13 | CONTRERAS Rodrigo |
| 14 | FELLINE Fabio |
| 15 | BATTISTELLA Samuele |
| 16 | SOBRERO Matteo |
| COFIDIS | |
| 21 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 22 | CHAMPION Thomas |
| 23 | FERNANDEZ Rubén |
| 24 | GESCHKE Simon |
| 25 | LAFAY Victor |
| 26 | VIVIANI Elia |
| 27 | ROCHAS Rémy |
| ISRAEL START-UP NATION | |
| 31 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
| 32 | FROOME Christopher |
| 33 | GOLDSTEIN Omer |
| 34 | HAGEN Carl Fredrik |
| 35 | HERMANS Ben |
| 36 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto |
| 37 | HOLLYMAN Mason |
| INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | |
| 41 | PETILLI Simone |
| 42 | BAKELANTS Jan |
| 43 | BELLICAUD Jérémy |
| 44 | MINALI Riccardo |
| 45 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 46 | TAARAMAE Rein |
| 47 | ROTA Lorenzo |
| MOVISTAR | |
| 51 | CARRETERO Hector |
| 52 | CATALDO Dario |
| 53 | GONZALEZ Abner |
| 54 | SOLER Marc |
| 55 | RUBIO Einer |
| 56 | VALVERDE Alejandro |
| 57 | VILLELLA Davide |
| NAZIONALE ITALIANA | |
| 61 | CONCA Filippo |
| 62 | DAINESE Alberto |
| 63 | OLDANI Stefano |
| 64 | MOSCON Gianni |
| 65 | PICCOLO Andrea |
| 66 | BASSO Leonardo |
| 67 | BOTTA Davide |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| 71 | BAIS Mattia |
| 72 | MUÑOZ Daniel |
| 73 | RESTREPO Jhonatan |
| 74 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo |
| 75 | TESFATSION Natnael |
| 76 | RAVANELLI Simone |
| 77 | TAGLIANI Filippo |
| EOLO-KOMETA | |
| 81 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo |
| 82 | BAIS Davide |
| 83 | FETTER Erik |
| 84 | CHRISTIAN Mark |
| 85 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 86 | RAVASI Edward |
| 87 | ALBANESE Vincenzo |
| GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
| 91 | VELASCO Simone |
| 92 | CHERKASOV Nikolay |
| 93 | ROVNY Ivan |
| 94 | KOCHETKOV Pavel |
| 95 | STRAKHOV Dmitrii |
| 96 | SCARONI Cristian |
| 97 | NYCH Artem |
| VINI ZABU’ | |
| 101 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| 102 | BEVILACQUA Simone |
| 103 | FERRI Gregorio |
| 104 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 105 | PEARSON Daniel |
| 106 | TOSIN Riccardo |
| 107 | ORRICO Davide |
| BARDIANI-CSF-FAIZANE' | |
| 111 | CARBONI Giovanni |
| 112 | ZANOTTI Juri |
| 113 | GABBURO Davide |
| 114 | GAROSIO Andrea |
| 115 | MONACO Alessandro |
| 116 | SAVINI Daniel |
| 117 | FIORELLI Filippo |
| ALPECIN-FENIX | |
| 121 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| 122 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 123 | DE TIER Floris |
| 124 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 125 | TULETT Ben |
| 126 | VAKOC Petr |
| AMORE E VITA | |
| 131 | APPOLLONIO Davide |
| 132 | PIRAZZI Stefano |
| 133 | TIZZA Marco |
| 134 | TOTO' Paolo |
| 135 | ZUBAR Vladislav |
| 136 | CASSARA' Giacomo |
| 137 | BENEDETTI Mattia |
| WORK SERVICE-MARCHIOL-DINATEK | |
| 141 | BORTOLUZZI Giovanni |
| 142 | BURCHIO Federico |
| 143 | COLOMBO Raul |
| 144 | DI BENEDETTO Stefano |
| 145 | GARAVAGLIA Giacomo |
| 146 | PASE Christian Danilo |
| 147 | ZANDRI Francesco |
| MG.K VIS VPM | |
| 151 | CAROLLO Francesco |
| 152 | CORTESE Jacopo |
| 153 | DI FELICE Francesco |
| 154 | DI GUGLIELMO Fabio |
| 155 | GHISLANZONI Andrea |
| 156 | DOUBLE Paul |
| 157 | SALVIETTI Niccoló |
| D'AMICO UM TOOLS | |
| 161 | BILYI Maksim |
| 162 | ISLAMI Besnik |
| 163 | NASTASI Daniel |
| 164 | NESI Nicolas |
| 165 | ROBERTI Luca |
| 166 | SMARZARO Daniel |
| 167 | QUARTUCCI Lorenzo |