2020 Memorial Marco Pantani (1.1), Italy
17th edition: Sunday, August 20, 2020
Memorial Marco Pantani podium history | 2019 edition | 2021 edition
Castrocaro Terme-Cesenatico, 199.8 km
Fabio Felline wins in Cesenatico
Weather at the finish city of Cesenatico at 2:06 PM, local time: 26C (78F), fair, with the wind from the west at 34 km/hr (21 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain/thunderstorms.
The race: Here's the report from winner Fabio Felline's Team Astana.
After 199km Astana rider Fabio Felline sprints to his first win of the season, taking the victory after a demanding day in the saddle, while Manuele Boaro represented Astana Pro Team in the day´s breakaway.
The 17th edition of the one-day race took the riders from Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole over almost 200 kilometers to Cesenatico. The circuit included three times the climb Montevecchio before the race headed towards the final laps.
The race was marked by many attacks and counter attacks. Manuele Boaro was quite active at the front of the race, presenting the Astana Pro Team colors.
On the final laps, the breakaway was caught and a bunch sprint was set up. The Kazakh team started to form their lead-out for their sprinter Fabio Felline. In an exciting and fast finale, the Italian rider sprinted to his first win of the season.
- What can I say, it is such a relief to take this win. My last win was some time ago, therefore I am so happy to have won today. I want to say thanks to the team for doing such an amazing job, bringing me into position. But also to our main sponsor Samruk-Kazyna for their trust in me. It was a long and demanding day, but we worked very well together and took control of the race. Heading into the finale, the guys brought me into position and I waited for the perfect moment to go and then I just went. I am super happy with my result as it shows that all the hard work of the last few months has paid off. I had a change in my program after my crash at Strade Bianche, we changed my race calendar and taking the win here gives me confident for my upcoming races as well.– Fabio Felline
- We are very happy, Fabio and also the whole team worked hard today and deserved the victory. It was a long day in the saddle and approaching the finale, the boys started to form the lead-out for Fabio. He rode a great race and stayed in a good position heading into the finale. It was a nice victory and I am really happy with our performance today.- Giuseppe Martinelli
Complete Results:
146 starters, 40 classified finishers
199.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.251 km/hr
| 1 | Fabio FELLINE | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 5hr 5min 25sec |
| 2 | Ethan HAYTER | TEAM INEOS | s.t. |
| 3 | Aleksandr RIABUSHENKO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 4 | Jacopo MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
| 5 | Andrea PASQUALON | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | s.t. |
| 6 | Carlos BARBERO | NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
| 7 | Simone VELASCO | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 8 | Alessandro FEDELI | NIPPO DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 9 | Raffaele RADICE | SANGEMINI TREVIGIANI MG.K VIS | s.t. |
| 10 | Filippo ZANA | BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE' | s.t. |
| 11 | Marco TIZZA | AMORE E VITA | P: | s.t. |
| 12 | Antonio DI SANTE | SANGEMINI TREVIGIANI MG.K VIS | s.t. |
| 13 | Johnatan CAÑAVERAL | GIOTTI VICTORIA | s.t. |
| 14 | Miguel FLOREZ | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | s.t. |
| 15 | Felix DOPCHIE | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 16 | Eliot LIETAER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 17 | Luca CHIRICO | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | s.t. |
| 18 | Julen AMEZQUETA | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 19 | Ivan ROVNY | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 20 | Dimitri PEYSKENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 21 | Jhon ATAPUMA | COLOMBIA TIERRA DE ATLETAS GW B | s.t. |
| 22 | Delio FERNANDEZ | NIPPO DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 23 | Lorenzo ROTA | VINI ZABU KTM | s.t. |
| 24 | Mattia BAIS | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | s.t. |
| 25 | Giovanni VISCONTI | VINI ZABU KTM | s.t. |
| 26 | Mauro FINETTO | NIPPO DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 27 | Jan BAKELANTS | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | s.t. |
| 28 | Jhonatan NARVAEZ | TEAM INEOS | s.t. |
| 29 | Valerio CONTI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 30 | Jefferson CEPEDA | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 31 | Benjamin KING | NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM | s.t. |
| 32 | Domen NOVAK | BAHRAIN-MCLAREN | s.t. |
| 33 | Brandon Smith RIVERA | TEAM INEOS | @ 16sec |
| 34 | Nikita STALNOV | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 26 |
| 35 | Simone RAVANELLI | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | 27 |
| 36 | Nicola CONCI | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 43 |
| 37 | Manuele BOARO | ASTANA PRO TEAM | 49 |
| 38 | Edward RAVASI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 50 |
| 39 | Alessandro COVI | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1:58 |
| 40 | Luca WACKERMANN | VINI ZABU KTM | s.t. |