2014 Trofeo Melinda (1.1) Italy
Italian Road Championships
23rd edition: Saturday, June 28, 2014
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Malè - Fondo, 220.5 km
The Trofeo Melinda is also run as the Italian National Championships and the winner gets to wear the Italian Champion's tricolor jersey for a year.
Vincenzo Nibali wins the Trofeo Melinda and is the new Italian Road Champion. Photo ©Sirotti
The Race: With less than 20 kilometers to go, the day's early break had been hoovered up and the new lead group was almost 20 riders strong. Up the last ascent Vincenzo Nibali asserted himself, taking along only Cannondale rider Davide Formolo.
Nibali put Formolo to the sword in the sprint to win the 23rd edition of the Trofeo Melinda.
Since Nibali had not been able to win a race since the 2013 Giro d'Italia, many were wondering if the Sicilian rider still had what it takes. It would appear that he does.
When the Tour de France starts in Leeds on Saturday, July 5, Vincenzo Nibali will be there wearing the red, white and green jersey of the Italian champion.
Complete Results:
Winner's average speed: 38.809 km/hr
| 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana | 5hr 40min 54sec |
| 2 | Davide Formolo | Cannondale | |
| 3 | Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | @ 6 seconds |
| 4 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar | 7 |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | 12 |
| 6 | Daniel Oss | BMC | |
| 7 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Ag2r | 23 |
| 8 | Salvatore Puccio | SKY | 25 |
| 9 | Mauro Finetto | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | 29 |
| 10 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica-GreenEdge | 41 |
| 11 | Michele Scarponi | Astana | +2:33 |
| 12 | Gianfranco Zilioli | Androni Giocattoli | +3:31 |
| 13 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff-Saxo | +4:52 |
| 14 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani-CSF | |
| 15 | Matteo Busato | MG KVIS-Wilier | |
| 16 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | |
| 17 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 18 | Matteo Montaguti | Ag2r | |
| 19 | Antonio Santoro | Merdiana Kamen | |
| 20 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale | |
| 21 | Alessio Taliani | Androni Giocattoli | |
| 22 | Nicola Gaffurini | Vega-Hotsand | |
| 23 | Luca Dodi | Lampre-Merida | |
| 24 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | |
| 25 | Simone Ponzi | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | |
| 26 | Manuele Mori | Lampre-Merida | |
| 27 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar | |
| 28 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale | +4:59 |
| 29 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani-CSF | +6:14 |
| 30 | Mirko Tedeschi | Team Idea | |
| 31 | Alessandro Bisolti | Vini Fantini | |
| 32 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli | |
| 33 | Alessandro Bazzana | United Healthcare | +6:24 |
| 34 | Cesare Benedetti | NetApp-Endura | |
| 35 | Marco Tecchio | Area Zero | |
| 36 | Simone Petilli | Area Zero | |
| 37 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana | +7:12 |
| 38 | Marco Marcato | Cannondale | +7:18 |
| 39 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre-Merida | +11:20 |
| 40 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |
| 41 | Angelo Pagani | Bardiani-CSF | |
| 42 | Davide Villella | Cannondale | |
| 43 | Alfredo Balloni | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| 44 | Alessio Camilli | Vega-Hotsand | |
| 45 | Stefano Tonin | Area Zero | |
| 46 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | |
| 47 | Antonio Nibali | Marchiol Emisfero | +11:25 |
| 48 | Gianluca Mengardo | Area Zero | +16:08 |
| 49 | Silvio Giorni | Area Zero | |
| DNF | Omar Bertazzo | Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Matteo Di Serafino | Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Marco Frapporti | Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Antonio Parrinello | Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Nicola Testi | Androni Giocattoli | |
| DNF | Valerio Agnoli | Astana | |
| DNF | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana | |
| DNF | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana | |
| DNF | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana | |
| DNF | Paolo Colonna | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Marco Canola | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Andrea Manfredi | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Stefano Locatelli | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Andrea Piechele | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Donato De Ieso | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani-CSF | |
| DNF | Matteo Bono | Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF | Valerio Conti | Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF | Andrea Palini | Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF | Luca Wackermann | Lampre-Merida | |
| DNF | Ivan Basso | Cannondale | |
| DNF | Alberto Bettiol | Cannondale | |
| DNF | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale | |
| DNF | Alan Marangoni | Cannondale | |
| DNF | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | |
| DNF | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | |
| DNF | Giorgio Cecchinel | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | |
| DNF | Luigi Miletta | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | |
| DNF | Mattia Pozzo | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | |
| DNF | Fabio Taborre | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | |
| DNF | Mirko Tedeschi | Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo | |
| DNF | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha | |
| DNF | Luca Paolini | Katusha | |
| DNF | Davide Appollonio | Ag2r | |
| DNF | Adriano Malori | Movistar | |
| DNF | Pier Paolo De Negri | Vini Fantini | |
| DNF | Alessandro Malaguti | Vini Fantini | |
| DNF | Riccardo Stacchiotti | Vini Fantini | |
| DNF | Paolo Ciavatta | Area Zero | |
| DNF | Fabio Chinello | Area Zero | |
| DNF | Gianluca Leonardi | Area Zero | |
| DNF | Andrea Pasqualon | Area Zero | |
| DNF | Charly Petelin | Area Zero | |
| DNF | Matteo Spreafico | Team Idea | |
| DNF | Ricardo Pichetta | Team Idea | |
| DNF | Matteo Collodel | Team Idea | |
| DNF | Alessandro Pettiti | Team Idea | |
| DNF | Enrico Franzoi | Marchiol Emisfero | |
| DNF | Alberto Cecchin | Marchiol Emisfero | |
| DNF | Simone Antonini | Marchiol Emisfero | |
| DNF | Andrea Vaccher | Marchiol Emisfero | |
| DNF | Daniele Aldegheri | MG KVIS-Wilier | |
| DNF | Lorenzo Di Remigio | MG KVIS-Wilier | |
| DNF | Mattia Frapporti | MG KVIS-Wilier | |
| DNF | Nicola Dal Santo | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| DNF | Alfonso Fiorenza | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| DNF | Matteo Gozzi | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| DNF | Giacomo Forconi | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| DNF | Matteo Belli | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| DNF | Antonio Merolese | Nankang-Fondriest | |
| DNF | Gianni Franco D'Intino | Vega-Hotsand | |
| DNF | Sante Di Nizio | Vega-Hotsand | |
| DNF | Moreno Giampaolo | Vega-Hotsand | |
| DNF | Alessandro Riccardi | Vega-Hotsand | |
| DNF | Simone Stortoni | Amore & Vita | |
| DNF | Davide Vigano | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| DNF | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | |
| DNF | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | |
| DNF | Davide Mucelli | Merdiana Kamen | |
| DNF | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka |
Trofeo Melinda race day photos:
The Vega-Hotsand team is ready to race.
Sonny Colbrelli does some pre-race 'splainen.
The day's early break enjoys the slopes.
Astana and Cannondale work to catch the breakaway.
Vincenzo Nibali wins the 2014 Trofeo Melinda.
Nibali right after the sprint...
Matteo Rabottini finishes third.
Giovanni Visconti.
The winner, Vicenzo Nibali. Photo ©Sirotti
Vincenzo Nibali in his new Italian Champion's jersey with the rest of the podium. From left, Davide Formolo (Cannondale), Nibali, Mateo Rabbottini (Neri Sottoli). Photo ©Sirotti
Trofeo Melinda map and profile:
2014 Trofeo Melinda map
2014 Trofeo Melinda profile