2017 Trofeo Laigueglia (HC), Italy
54th edition: Sunday, February 12, 2017
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Laigueglia - Laigueglia, 192.5 km
Fabio Felline gets a great solo win in Laigueglia
The race: Here's the story from winner Fabio Felline's Trek-Segafredo team.
Fabio Felline, racing with the Italian National team, soloed to the win in the 54th edition of Trofeo Laigueglia, Sunday. Felline launched the winning attack on the final climb and held off the chase for the last 10 kilometers, to take the win in his first race of the season.
"I am very happy," Felline said. "This is an area where I trained a lot when I was young, and my parents and fan club were at the finish. It is never easy to win a professional race and to win here, in front of them, is very special."
The 192.5-kilometer race ended with three local laps that included a steep two-kilometer climb (10% average gradient) creating a natural selection and whittling the peloton to a select group by the last lap. On the third and final ascent with 11 kilometers remaining, Felline accelerated and immediately opened a gap. By the top of the two-kilometer climb he had 14 seconds, and in the run-in to the line he stretched it to 30 seconds; enough time to savor the victory in his first race start of 2017.
"On the final climb I was waiting for someone to attack, but no one did so I decided to go," explained Felline. "When I looked behind me, no one was on my wheel, and so I went à bloc.
"I knew that if I was à bloc then they would also be à bloc behind me. I was told I had 20 seconds when I arrived to the final flat kilometers. I think it was 30 seconds, or 25 at the finish, but it doesn't matter; what matters is to get the win."
"It has been more than a year since I have won a race, and for me my goal for 2017 was to win again. To do it in my very first race gives me a lot of moral for the rest of the season."
A small group arrived to contest the minor places 25 seconds later. Romain Hardy (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) and Mauro Finetto (Delko Marseille Provence KTM) rounded out the podium in second and third places respectively.
Trek-Segafredo director Adriano Baffi attended the race to offer support to Felline from the sidelines, and had this to say about the race: "It was good to see Fabio control the race, and control his attack at the end. He deserved this victory. He showed good numbers in training, but we didn't know what he would do out on the road in a race. But he confirmed that he is where he wants to be and all his hard work has paid off."
"I want to say a special thanks to Adriano," added Felline. "He was on the climb handing me bottles and telling me I looked good. To hear that, in the race, from someone who knows me very well really gave me motivation."
Results:
192.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.283 km/hr
| 1 | FELLINE Fabio | ITALY | 4hr 54min 1sec |
| 2 | HARDY Romain | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | @ 25sec |
| 3 | FINETTO Mauro | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | s.t. |
| 4 | TRENTIN Matteo | ITALY | s.t. |
| 5 | GAUTIER Cyril | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 6 | GAVAZZI Francesco | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 7 | VICHOT Arthur | FDJ | s.t. |
| 8 | MOHORIC Matej | UAE ABU DHABI | s.t. |
| 9 | CATTANEO Mattia | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 10 | COMBAUD Romain | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | @ 29sec |
| 11 | FRAPPORTI Marco | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | 35 |
| 12 | GENIEZ Alexandre | AG2R LA MONDIALE | @ 1min 19sec |
| 13 | ROVNY Ivan | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 14 | CORBEL Erwann | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 15 | CALMEJANE Lilian | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 16 | VANTOMME Maxime | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | s.t. |
| 17 | PACHER Quentin | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | s.t. |
| 18 | CHEREL Mikael | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 19 | POLANC Jan | UAE ABU DHABI | 1'46 |
| 20 | ARISTI Mikel | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | 2'08 |
| 21 | ISTA Kevyn | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | 2'22 |
| 22 | GRIVKO Andrey | ASTANA | 2'42 |
| 23 | BAGIOLI Nicola | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 24 | VENDRAME Andrea | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | 2'43 |
| 25 | EIKING Odd Christian | FDJ | s.t. |
| 26 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 27 | RODOLFO Torres | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | 2'54 |
| 28 | JAUREGUI QuentinALM | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 3'15 |
| 29 | FILOSI Iuri | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 30 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | TIROL CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
| 31 | ANDERSON Ryan | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 32 | DELFOSSE Sébastien | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | s.t. |
| 33 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo | NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | s.t. |
| 34 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 35 | BRUTT Pavel | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | 3'41 |
| 36 | NAESEN Lawrence | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | 4'29 |
| 37 | ULISSI Diego | UAE ABU DHABI | 4'38 |
| 38 | TOTÒ Paolo | SANGEMINI - MG. K VIS | s.t. |
| 39 | CONTI Valerio | UAE ABU DHABI | s.t. |
| 40 | BRESCHEL Matti | ASTANA | s.t. |
| 41 | KIRSCH Alex | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | s.t. |
| 42 | BUSATO Matteo | WILIER TRIESTINA | s.t. |
| 43 | ZAMPARELLA Marco | AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP | s.t. |
| 44 | DI GREGORIO Remy | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | 8'02 |
| 45 | BERNARDINETTI Marco | AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP | s.t. |
| 46 | RODRIGUEZ Cristian | WILIER TRIESTINA | 9'10 |
| 47 | ZARDINI Edoardo | BARDIANI CSF | s.t. |
| 48 | BOEM Nicola | BARDIANI CSF | s.t. |
| 49 | PARRINELLO Antonio | GM EUROPA OVINI | s.t. |
| 50 | GAZZARA Michele | SANGEMINI - MG. K VIS | s.t. |
| 51 | DENZ Nico | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 52 | PERRY Benjamin | ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | 10'16 |
| 53 | HENTTALA Joonas | TEAM NOVO NORDISK | s.t. |
| 54 | TURRIN Alex | WILIER TRIESTINA | s.t. |
| 55 | KOSHEVOY Ilia | WILIER TRIESTINA | s.t. |
| 56 | GENOVESE Nicola | D'AMICO UTENSILNORD | s.t. |
| 57 | GAFFURINI Nicola | SANGEMINI - MG. K VIS | s.t. |
| 58 | ROTA Lorenzo | BARDIANI CSF | s.t. |
| 59 | BALLERINI Davide | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 60 | CARLINI Ettore | D'AMICO UTENSILNORD | s.t. |
| 61 | CACCIOTTI Andrea | UNIEURO TREVIGIANI - HEMUS 1896 | s.t. |
| 62 | EL FARES Julien | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | s.t. |
| 63 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrei | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 64 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas | DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | s.t. |
| 65 | WARNIER Antoine | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | s.t. |
| 66 | MASNADA Fausto | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 67 | FEILLU Brice | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 68 | TALIANI Alessio | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 69 | PINEAU Cedric | FDJ | s.t. |
| 70 | BARBIN Enrico | BARDIANI CSF | s.t. |
| 71 | RIBLON Christophe | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 72 | JULES Justin | WB VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | s.t. |
| 73 | JARRIER Benoit | FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 74 | COURTEILLE Arnaud | FDJ | s.t. |
| 75 | HIVERT Jonathan | DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 76 | WACKERMANN Luca | BARDIANI CSF | s.t. |
| 77 | PACCHIARDO Davide | GM EUROPA OVINI | s.t. |
| 78 | SAVITCKII Ivan | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | 11'37 |
2017 Trofeo Laugueglia photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Thomas Voeckler signs in
Matteo Trentin (right) with Stefano Garzelli. Garzelli won, among other races, the 2000 Giro d'Italia, 1998 Tour de Suisse & 2010 Tirreno-Adriatico.
The Italian team at the start. Here in western Oregon, police cars do not look like that.
The warm clothing the Amore & Vita boys are wearing attest to the cool seaside morning
Everyone is ready to race
The peloton gets started
Winner Fabio Felline has plenty of time to sit up and celebrate.
A close bunch sprint for 2nd, won by Romain Hardy
Winner Fabio Felline salutes the crowd from the winner's podium
2017 Trofeo Laigueglia map and profile
2017 Trofeo Laigueglia map
2015 Trofeo Laigueglia race profile
2017 Trofeo Laiguelgia start list with back numbers, February 11, 2017:
| WILIER-SELLE ITALIA | |
| 1 | AMEZQUETA MORENO Julen |
| 2 | BUSATO Matteo |
| 3 | TURRIN Alex |
| 4 | GODOY Yonder |
| 5 | KOSHEVOY Ilia |
| 6 | MOSCA Jacopo |
| 7 | POZZATO Filippo |
| 8 | RODRÍGUEZ MARTIN Cristian |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 11 | CHEREL Mickaël |
| 12 | DENZ Nico |
| 13 | DUVAL Julien |
| 14 | GAUTIER Cyril |
| 15 | GENIEZ Alexandre |
| 16 | LATOUR Pierre |
| 17 | JAUREGUI Quentin |
| 18 | RIBLON Christophe |
| ASTANA | |
| 21 | BIZHIGITOV Zhandos |
| 22 | BRESCHEL Matti |
| 23 | GRIVKO Andriy |
| 24 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy |
| 25 | MINALI Riccardo |
| 26 | MOSER Moreno |
| 28 | TLEUBAYEV Ruslan |
| FDJ | |
| 31 | COURTEILLE Arnaud |
| 32 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu |
| 33 | CIMOLAI Davide |
| 34 | MANZIN Lorrenzo |
| 35 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 36 | VICHOT Arthur |
| 37 | VINCENT Leo |
| 38 | PINEAU Cedric |
| UAE ABU DHABI | |
| 41 | ULISSI Diego |
| 42 | CONTI Valerio |
| 43 | DURASEK Kristijan |
| 44 | MOHORIC Matej |
| 45 | MORI Manuele |
| 46 | PETILLI Simone |
| 47 | POLANC Jan |
| 48 | RAVASI Edward |
| ITALY | |
| 51 | BETTIOL Alberto |
| 52 | FELLINE Fabio |
| 53 | LIZDE Seid |
| 54 | FIASCHI Tommaso |
| 55 | ROSA Massimo |
| 56 | CARBONI Giovanni |
| 57 | ROMANO Francesco |
| 58 | TRENTIN Matteo |
| GAZPROM - RUSVELO | |
| 61 | ARSLANOV Ildar |
| 62 | BRUTT Pavel |
| 63 | NYCH Artem |
| 64 | ROVNY Ivan |
| 65 | SOLOMENNIKOV Andrey |
| 66 | SAVITSKY Ivan |
| 67 | VOROBYEV Anton |
| 68 | ZAKARIN Aydar |
| DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM | |
| 71 | ARISTI GARDOKI Mikel |
| 72 | COMBAUD Romain |
| 73 | DI GREGORIO Rémy |
| 74 | EL FARES Julien |
| 75 | FINETTO Mauro |
| 76 | MARTINEZ Yannick |
| 77 | PACHER Quentin |
| 78 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| NIPPO - VINI FANTINI | |
| 81 | DE NEGRI Pier Paolo |
| 82 | FILOSI Iuri |
| 83 | ITO Masakazu |
| 84 | KOBAYASHI Marino |
| 85 | KOISHI Yuma |
| 86 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
| 87 | NAKANE Hideto |
| 88 | STACCHIOTTI Riccardo |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 91 | BALLERINI Davide |
| 92 | TALIANI Alessio |
| 93 | CATTANEO Mattia |
| 94 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 95 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 96 | MASNADA Fausto |
| 97 | TORRES AGUDELO Rodolfo Andres |
| 98 | VENDRAME Andrea |
| FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT | |
| 101 | DANIEL Maxime |
| 102 | BOUET Maxime |
| 103 | DELAPLACE Anthony |
| 104 | GERARD Arnaud |
| 105 | JEANNESSON Arnold |
| 106 | PICHON Laurent |
| 107 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo |
| 108 | FEILLU Brice |
| AQUA BLUE SPORT | |
| 111 | DUNNE Conor |
| 112 | GATE Aaron |
| 113 | KONING Peter |
| 114 | KREDER Michel |
| 115 | NORDHAUG Lars Petter |
| 116 | WATSON Calvin |
| WB-VERANCLASSIC AQUALITY PROTECT | |
| 121 | DELFOSSE Sébastien |
| 122 | ISTA Kevin |
| 123 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 124 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 125 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 126 | VANTOMME Maxime |
| 127 | WARNIER Antoine |
| 128 | JULES Justin |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| 131 | PERRY Benjamin |
| 132 | NEILANDS Krists |
| 133 | LEMUS DAVILA Luis Enrique |
| 134 | RÄIM Mihkel |
| 135 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 136 | TUREK Daniel |
| 137 | WILLIAMS Tyler |
| 138 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| 141 | ANDERSON Ryan |
| 142 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 143 | CHAVANEL Sylvain |
| 144 | GRELLIER Fabien |
| 145 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 146 | HUREL Tony |
| 147 | PICHOT Alexandre |
| 148 | VOECKLER Thomas |
| BARDIANI CSF | |
| 151 | ANDREETTA Simone |
| 152 | BARBIN Enrico |
| 153 | BOEM Nicola |
| 154 | ROTA Lorenzo |
| 155 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| 156 | VELASCO Simone |
| 157 | WACKERMANN Luca |
| 158 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| NOVO NORDISK | |
| 161 | PERON Andrea |
| 162 | GIOUX Romain |
| 163 | HENTTALA Joonas |
| 164 | KAMSTRA Brian |
| 165 | LOZANO RIBA David |
| 166 | MEJIAS LEAL Javier |
| 167 | PLANET Charles |
| 168 | VAN IJZENDOORN Rik |
| UNIEURO TREVIGIANI - HEMUS 1896 | |
| 171 | ZAHIRI Abderrahim |
| 172 | ALMEIDA João |
| 173 | CACCIOTTI Andrea |
| 174 | CHOLAKOV Stanimir |
| 175 | MOLTENI Marco |
| 176 | RAVANELLI Simone |
| 177 | VEGA MERODIO Sergio |
| 178 | VIEL Mattia |
| AMORE & VITA - SELLE SMP | |
| 181 | BERNARDINETTI Marco |
| 182 | CELANO Danilo |
| 183 | ELORZA PAGALDAI Mikel |
| 184 | FICARA Pierpaolo |
| 185 | HALILAJ Redi |
| 186 | GALARRETA David |
| 187 | MIRALLES RIGO Josep |
| 188 | ZAMPARELLA Marco |
| GM EUROPA OVINI | |
| 191 | BROGI Adriano |
| 192 | IAFRATI Mirko |
| 193 | LANDER Sebastian |
| 194 | PACCHIARDO Davide |
| 195 | PARRINELLO Antonio Casimir |
| 196 | ROTONDI Matteo |
| 197 | RUSCETTA Andrea |
| 198 | DI SANTE Antonio |
| SANGEMINI MGKVIS OLMO VEGA | |
| 201 | BERNARDINI Simone |
| 202 | GAFFURINI Nicola |
| 203 | GAZZARA Michele |
| 204 | MARINOZZI Alessandro |
| 205 | ORRICO Davide |
| 206 | SALVIETTI Niccolò |
| 207 | PRANDINI Paolo |
| 208 | TOTÒ Paolo |
| TIROL CYCLING TEAM | |
| 211 | BRKIC Benjamin |
| 212 | FORTIN Filippo |
| 213 | WACHTER Alexander |
| 214 | GAMPER Patrick |
| 215 | KRIZEK Matthias |
| 216 | KUEN Maximilian |
| 217 | SALVADOR Enrico |
| 218 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| D'AMICO - UTENSILNORD | |
| 221 | CARLINI Ettore |
| 222 | SIMONCINI Samuele |
| 223 | GENOVESE Nicola |
| 224 | MERLINO Marcello |
| 225 | PETRINI Francesco |
| 226 | RAFFAELE Angelo |
| 227 | SAMPARISI Nicolas |
| 228 | TOMMASSINI Fabio |