2022 Coppa Ugo Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze (1.1), Italy
75th edition: Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Lissone - Lissone, 193 km
Sjoerd Bax takes the race with the grand old man Alejandro Valverde just behind him. Sirotti photo
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Weather at the start/finish city of Lissone at 1:45 PM, local time: 17C (63F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 68% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from fourth-place Davide Formolo's UAE Team Emirates.
Davide Formolo had to overcome a flat tyre in the final of the Coppa Agostoni to come back to take 4th place in the 1-day classic on the hilly course starting and finishing in Lissone (193km).
Having been very active in the attacks to form the initial group, Formolo, clearly showing good condition, fought his way back to the leading group after a puncture forced him to stop inside -10km to go. The Italian bravely battled back and landed just outside the podium in the bunch gallop.
Sjoerd Bax (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sprinted home to victory from the nine rider group which formed at -40km to go containing Formolo, with Marc Hirchi and Diego Ulissi in the reduced peloton behind.
Formolo: “It was a really hard race with attacking all day. The plan was for me to follow the moves and I ended up in the winning break. At 9km to go I had a puncture and when I saw that they started to push on when I stopped I thought it was over. The effort to get back on was the hardest moment of the day.
"In the end we arrived in a small bunch sprint but the legs were heavy and there were faster guys there. I would have liked more but the condition is good and it’s a positive sign for the races to come.”
On Saturday the racing continues in Italy with the Giro dell’Emilia.
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Complete results:
193 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.933 km/hr
| 1 | Sjoerd Bax | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 4hr 57min 26sec |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar | s.t. |
| 3 | Andrea Piccolo | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 4 | Davide Formolo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 6 | Guillaume Martin | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 7 | Rigoberto Uran | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 9 | Enric Mas | Movistar | @ 7sec |
| 10 | Stefano Oldani | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:40 |
| 11 | Kobe Goossens | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 12 | Simon Yates | BikeExchange-Jayco | 1:43 |
| 13 | Corbin Strong | Israel-Premier Tech | 1:56 |
| 14 | Umberto Marengo | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 15 | Andreas Kron | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 16 | José Joaquin Rojas | Movistar | s.t. |
| 17 | Simone Velasco | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 18 | Davide Bais | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 19 | Davide Villella | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 20 | Matteo Jorgenson | Movistar | s.t. |
| 21 | Alexis Vuillermoz | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 22 | Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 23 | Pierre Latour | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 24 | Alessandro Covi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 25 | Marco Tizza | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | s.t. |
| 26 | Laurens Huys | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 27 | Odd Christian Eiking | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 28 | Sean Quinn | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 29 | Ion Izagirre | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 30 | Filippo Fiorelli | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 31 | Filippo Conca | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 32 | Stefan de Bod | Astana Qazaqstan | s.t. |
| 33 | Jason Osborne | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 34 | Simone Petilli | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 35 | Benjamin Thomas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 36 | Einer Rubio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 37 | Lorenzo Fortunato | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 38 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 39 | Santiago Umba | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 40 | Carl Fredrik Hagen | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 41 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 42 | Mark Padun | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 43 | Ruben Fernandez | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 44 | Carlos Barbero | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 45 | Alessandro de Marchi | Israel-Premier Tech | 2:02 |
| 46 | Dylan Teuns | Israel-Premier Tech | 2:07 |
| 47 | Cristian Scaroni | Astana Qazaqstan | 2:11 |
| 48 | Rémy Rochas | Cofidis | 2:45 |
| 49 | Jon Agirre | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 50 | Andrea Pasqualon | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 8:18 |
| 51 | Samuele Zoccarato | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 52 | Giovanni Carboni | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 53 | Andrea Garosio | Biesse-Carrera | s.t. |
| 54 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 55 | Remy Mertz | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | s.t. |
| 56 | Marco Murgano | Team Corratec | s.t. |
| 57 | Anders Foldager | Biesse-Carrera | s.t. |
| 58 | Diego Sevilla | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 59 | Victor De La Parte | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 60 | Calum Johnston | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 61 | Hector Carretero | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 62 | Edward Ravasi | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 63 | Jefferson Cepeda | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 64 | Francesco Gavazzi | EOLO-Kometa | s.t. |
| 65 | Alberto Bettiol | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 66 | Lawson Craddock | BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
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Course map. Monza, at the bottom of the map, is just northeast of Milan. I believe the riders will do four laps of the top loop, in red.
Coppa Agostoni profile
2022 Coppa Agostoni photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
At the rider presentation ceremony before the start of the race, Enric Mas & Alejandro Valverde. Note that as a former world champion Valverde gets to wear rainbow cuffs and collar.
Team Qhubeka
Gianni Savio and his Drone Hopper Androni team. I sure hope he can pull a rabbit out of his hat and find sponsors for his team next year.
Dylan Teuns heads to the start.
Vincenzo Nibali attacks.
Traffic jam on a climb
Cofidis rider Guillaume Martin
The day belongs to Sjoerd Bax.
Simon Yates finishes
Pierre Latour just after the race.
The podium, from left: Alejandro Valverde (2nd), Sjoerd Bax (1st) & Andrea Piccolo (3rd).
The winner of the 75th edition: Sjoerd Bax.
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Start list with back numbers, Sept 28, 2022:
| ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN | |
| 1 | NIBALI Vincenzo |
| 2 | DE BOD Stefan |
| 3 | FELLINE Fabio |
| 4 | MOSCON Gianni |
| 5 | ZEITS Andrey |
| 6 | SCARONI Cristian |
| 7 | VELASCO Simone |
| COFIDIS | |
| 11 | MARTIN Guillaume |
| 12 | ROCHAS Rémy |
| 13 | FERNANDEZ Rubén |
| 14 | HERRADA Jesús |
| 15 | IZAGIRRE Ion |
| 16 | THOMAS Benjamin |
| 17 | VILLELLA Davide |
| EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | |
| 21 | URAN Rigoberto |
| 22 | QUINN Sean |
| 23 | PADUN Mark |
| 24 | NAKANE Hideto |
| 25 | EIKING Odd Christian |
| 26 | BETTIOL Alberto |
| 27 | PICCOLO Andrea |
| INTERMARCHÉ-WANTY-GOBERT | |
| 31 | POZZOVIVO Domenico |
| 32 | DELACROIX Théo |
| 33 | TAARAMAE Rein |
| 34 | PASQUALON Andrea |
| 35 | PETILLI Simone |
| 36 | HUYS Laurens |
| 37 | GOOSSENS Kobe |
| ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | |
| 41 | FUGLSANG Jakob |
| 42 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
| 43 | PUPPIO Antonio |
| 44 | HAGEN Carl Fredrik |
| 45 | STRONG Corbin |
| 46 | TEUNS Dylan |
| 47 | WOODS Michael |
| LOTTO SOUDAL | |
| 51 | BARBERO Carlos |
| 52 | CONCA Filippo |
| 54 | KRON Andreas |
| 55 | MALECKI Kamil |
| 57 | VAN GILS Maxim |
| BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO | |
| 61 | YATES Simon |
| 62 | COLLEONI Kevin |
| 63 | GRMAY Tsgabu |
| 64 | CRADDOCK Lawson |
| 65 | HOWSON Damien |
| 66 | KANGERT Tanel |
| 67 | SMITH Dion |
| MOVISTAR | |
| 71 | ROJAS Jose |
| 72 | ARCAS Jorge |
| 73 | JORGENSON Matteo |
| 74 | MAS Enric |
| 75 | RUBIO Einer |
| 76 | VALVERDE Alejandro |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 81 | KLUCKERS Arthur |
| 82 | COVI Alessandro |
| 83 | FORMOLO Davide |
| 84 | HIRSCHI Marc |
| 85 | BENNETT George |
| 86 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 87 | ULISSI Diego |
| ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | |
| 91 | STANNARD Robert |
| 92 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| 93 | BOGNA Alex |
| 94 | BAX Sjoerd |
| 95 | OLDANI Stefano |
| 96 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 97 | OSBORNE Jason |
| BARDIANI-CSF-FAIZANE' | |
| 101 | BATTAGLIN Enrico |
| 102 | COVILI Luca |
| 103 | EL GOUZI Omar |
| 104 | FIORELLI Filippo |
| 105 | GABBURO Davide |
| 106 | RASTELLI Luca |
| 107 | ZOCCARATO Samuele |
| DRONE HOPPER-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 111 | MARENGO Umberto |
| 112 | BAIS Mattia |
| 113 | BISOLTI Alessandro |
| 114 | RESTREPO Jhonatan |
| 115 | RAVANELLI Simone |
| 116 | UMBA Abner |
| 117 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| EOLO-KOMETA | |
| 121 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo |
| 122 | RAVASI Edward |
| 123 | PIETROBON Andrea |
| 124 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 125 | MONTOLI Andrea |
| 126 | BAIS Davide |
| 127 | SEVILLA Diego |
| BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES WB | |
| 131 | TIZZA Marco |
| 132 | DESMARETS Julien |
| 133 | LIVYNS Arjen |
| 134 | MEENS Johan |
| 135 | MERTZ Rémy |
| 136 | PAQUOT Tom |
| 137 | PEYSKENS Dimitri |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| 141 | BARRENETXEA Jon |
| 142 | CEPEDA Jefferson |
| 143 | ETXEBERRIA Josu |
| 144 | GARCIA Jhojan |
| 145 | JOHNSTON Calum |
| 146 | NICOLAU Joel |
| 147 | LOPEZ Andoni |
| EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | |
| 151 | AGIRRE EGAÑA Jon |
| 152 | ARRIETA Igor |
| 153 | CARRETERO Hector |
| 154 | GARCÍA Carlos |
| 155 | LÓPEZ Jordi |
| 156 | CARBONI Giovanni |
| 157 | PARRA José |
| TOTALENERGIES | |
| 161 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis |
| 162 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu |
| 163 | CABOT Jeremy |
| 164 | DE LA PARTE Victor |
| 165 | LATOUR Pierre |
| 166 | OURSELIN Paul |
| 167 | JOUSSEAUME Alan |
| TEAM CORRATEC | |
| 171 | AMELLA Matteo |
| 172 | BALDACCINI Davide |
| 173 | MURGANO Marco |
| 174 | SCHLEUNIGER Nicola |
| 175 | OLIVERO Simone |
| 176 | ZOBRIST Manuel |
| 177 | STÖCKLI Jan |
| BIESSE-CARRERA | |
| 181 | GAROSIO Andrea |
| 182 | BELLERI Michael |
| 183 | BONELLI Alessio |
| 184 | FOLDAGER Anders |
| 185 | MOTTA Alessandro |
| 186 | NORDAL Mattias |
| 187 | VILLA Giacomo |
| TEAM QHUBEKA | |
| 191 | GUASCO Matteo |
| 192 | ARAYA Nahom |
| 193 | BIRHANE Yohannes |
| 194 | IACCHI Alessandro |
| 195 | MENEGOTTO Jacopo |
| 196 | MOSCA Raffaele |
| 197 | STEDMAN Travis |
| MG.K Vis-COLORS FOR PEACE-VPM | |
| 201 | CAROLLO Francesco |
| 202 | DOUBLE Paul |
| 203 | STEDMAN Max |
| 204 | GRANGER Ben |
| 205 | HOEKS Daan |
| 206 | MARTINELLI Edoardo |
| 207 | KINGSTON Matthew |