2022 Tre Valli Varesine (1.Pro), Italy
101st edition: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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Busto Arsizio - Varese, 196.3 kilometers
Tadej Pogacar just beats Sergio Higuita and Alejandro Valverde. Sirotti photo
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Weather at the finish city of Varese at 1:25 PM, local time: 19C (67F), mostly cloudy, With the wind from the south at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: Pavel Sivakov (INEOS Grenadiers) did not start.
Here's the report from winner Tadej Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates:
After the 2nd place obtained on Saturday in the Giro dell’Emilia, Tadej Pogačar upped the ante again to snatch victory at Tre Valli Varesine.
The UAE Team Emirates rider added his name to the roll of honor of the winners of the prestigious Italian race by sprinting from a select group of 20 riders, at the end of a race controlled perfectly by the Emirati team.
The last step on the ascent of Montello reduced the group of favourites to 25 athletes, among whom Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) hit out for glory , but nothing stuck and the sprint was won in style by Pogačar, with his 15th win of the season (45th victory for UAE Team Emirates), followed by Sergio Higuita (Bora-hansgrohe) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).
Here's another shot of the finish. Sirotti photo
Pogačar: “I am very happy for the victory. It was a very fast race, the team worked well to keep the group together in the final, especially Diego Ulissi was exceptional: the sprint was the best option for me in the final stages of the race, everything went perfectly.
"It is a good performance ahead of Il Lombardia: it will be more difficult than last year, but we will try as always to give our best. ”
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Results:
196.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.522 km/hr
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates | 4hr 36min 59sec |
| 2 | Sergio Higuita | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar | s.t. |
| 4 | Pierre Latour | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 5 | Benoît Cosnefroy | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 6 | Adam Yates | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 7 | Bauke Mollema | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 9 | Jesus Herrada | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | Rigoberto Uran | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 11 | Rudy Molard | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 12 | Thomas Gloag | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 13 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 14 | Guillaume Martin | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 15 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 16 | Romain Bardet | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 17 | Rémy Rochas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 18 | Neilson Powless | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 19 | Aleksandr Vlasov | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 20 | Michael Storer | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 21 | Sam Oomen | Jumbo-Visma | @ 3sec |
| 22 | Enric Mas | Movistar | s.t. |
| 23 | Robert Gesink | Jumbo-Visma | 0:13 |
| 24 | Kévin Vauquelin | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:24 |
| 25 | Carlos Rodriguez | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 26 | Einer Rubio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 27 | Clement Berthet | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:57 |
| 28 | Simone Velasco | Astana Qazaqstan | 1:11 |
| 29 | Louis Barré | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 30 | Attila Valter | Groupama-FDJ | 1:13 |
| 31 | Kenny Elissonde | Trek-Segafredo | 1:14 |
| 32 | Clément Champoussin | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 33 | Filippo Zana | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 34 | Ivan Sosa | Movistar | s.t. |
| 35 | Stefano Oldani | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:22 |
| 36 | Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:24 |
| 37 | Jan Bakelants | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 38 | Roger Adriá | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 39 | Ion Izagirre | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 40 | Lorenzo Fortunato | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 41 | David De La Cruz | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 42 | Esteban Chaves | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 43 | Alessandro De Marchi | Israel-Premier Tech | 1:28 |
| 44 | Laurens Huys | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 1:37 |
| 45 | Warren Barguil | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:40 |
| 46 | Andrea Piccolo | EF Education-EasyPost | 2:51 |
| 47 | Jay Vine | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 3:01 |
| 48 | Matteo Fabbro | BORA-hansgrohe | 3:37 |
| 49 | Davide Formolo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 50 | Giulio Ciccone | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 51 | Davide De Pretto | BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
| 52 | Thymen Arensman | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 53 | Sjoerd Bax | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 54 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 55 | Mark Padun | EF Education-EasyPost | 3:50 |
| 56 | Simone Petilli | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 4:26 |
| 57 | Quentin Pacher | Groupama-FDJ | 4:54 |
| 58 | Davide Villella | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 59 | Jonathan Lastra | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 60 | Alan Jousseaume | TotalEnergies | 5:33 |
| 61 | Per Strand Hagenes | Jumbo-Visma | 5:52 |
| 62 | Marco Brenner | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 63 | Andreas Kron | Lotto Soudal | 6:29 |
| 64 | Joao Almeida | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 65 | Luca Covili | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 66 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 67 | Odd Christian Eiking | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 68 | Giovanni Aleotti | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 69 | Michel Ries | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 70 | Rafal Majka | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 71 | Frederik Wandahl | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 72 | Alessandro Fancellu | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 73 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 74 | Daniel Martinez | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 75 | Giulio Pellizzari | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 76 | Mark Donovan | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 77 | Giovanni Carboni | Equipo Kern Pharma | 6:32 |
| 78 | Asbjørn Hellemose | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 79 | Simone Ravanelli | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 80 | Mattia Bais | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 81 | Carl Fredrik Hagen | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 82 | Chris Harper | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 83 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 84 | Wilco Kelderman | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 85 | Victor De La Parte | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 86 | Viktor Verschaeve | Lotto Soudal | 7:00 |
| 87 | Alessandro Pinarello | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | 8:07 |
| 88 | Andrea Vendrame | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 89 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 90 | Geoffrey Bouchard | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 91 | Rick Pluimers | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 92 | Simon Geschke | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 93 | Marco Tizza | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | s.t. |
| 94 | Tanel Kangert | BikeExchange-Jayco | 9:04 |
| 95 | Matteo Jorgenson | Movistar | s.t. |
| 96 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 9:21 |
| 97 | Carlos Barbero | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 98 | Santiago Umba | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | 10:23 |
| 99 | Erik Fetter | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 100 | Carlos Garcia | Equipo Kern Pharma | 10:33 |
| 101 | Andreas Leknessund | Team DSM | 10:58 |
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