2018 Gran Piemonte/Giro del Piemonte (HC), Italy
102nd edition: Thursday, October 11, 2018
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Racconigi - Stupinigi, 191 kilometers
The race is Sonny Colbrelli's
The race: Here is the organizer's report.
Italy’s Sonny Colbrelli of Bahrain-Merida concluded his 2018 season with a victory at the GranPiemonte eight months after he opened it with a powerful stage win at the Dubai Tour. He outsprinted Frenchman Florian Sénéchal from Quick-Step Floors and his compatriot Davide Ballerini in front of the spectacular hunting palace of Stupigini. Ballerini’s result secured success for his Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec team in the Ciclismo Cup.
The winner, Sonny Colbrelli said in the post-race press conference: “With 2km to go, I realized the bunch was split and I told my team-mate Kristjan Koren to ride as hard as he could after the last curve because we knew that Androni and Bardiani had good lead out trains. When he gave me the way with 500 metres to go, [Paolo] Simion [of Bardiani-CSF] took the lead and I decided to launch my sprint at 350 metres even though it meant a very long sprint. The final stretch seemed to be never ending although I was able to deal with the gap I straight away got for myself.
“For sure, this victory is dedicated to my baby girl due to be born in about ten days from now. She’ll be named Vittoria! It’s been a season of many second places, including some at a very high level, so it’s nice to finish it off with a win.”
Florian Senechal, second, said: “Second is a good result but I think it was possible for me to win today because when Sonny [Colbrelli] launched his sprint from more than 300 metres, I looked to the left side. After that, I was coming back fast but too late. I’m happy… but not completely happy. I said this morning that I was mostly afraid of crashing but I wasn’t scared. I’m from the north of France and I’m used to racing in Belgium on bad roads. We train for that at Quick-Step and we are used to sprinting with different riders. We have Viviani, Gaviria, Hodeg, Jakobsen… we’re full of sprinters, so every race that comes down to sprint, we go for it.”
Davide Ballerini, third, said: “In reality, I had to lead Manuel [Belletti] out and I started doing it but in the last curve, a gap was created behind me. When I looked back at 500 metres to go, I saw a Katusha – Alpecin rider [Jhonathan Restrepo] behind me and Sonny launched his sprint. He took an advantage of ten meters straight away and I couldn’t close it. But my third place helps secure the final victory as a team in the Ciclismo Cup. That’s what we’ve been looking for since the beginning of the year.”
Complete Results:
191 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.936 km/hr
| 1 | COLBRELLI Sonny | Bahrain-Merida | 4hr 20min 50sec |
| 2 | SÉNÉCHAL Florian | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 3 | BALLERINI Davide | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 4 | RESTREPO Jhonatan | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 5 | MINALI Riccardo | Astana | s.t. |
| 6 | BELLETTI Manuel | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 7 | PFINGSTEN Christoph | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 8 | GUARDINI Andrea | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 9 | PEÁK Barnabás | Quick-Step Floors | @ 2sec |
| 10 | VELASCO Simone | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 11 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 12 | KEUKELEIRE Jens | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 13 | ROSA Diego | Sky | s.t. |
| 14 | GOLDSTEIN Omer | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 15 | KULIKOVSKIY Alexandr | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 16 | SMIT Willie | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 17 | GANNA Filippo | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 18 | SIMION Paolo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 19 | MONK Cyrus | EF Education First-Drapac | s.t. |
| 20 | VERMOTE Julien | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 21 | HONORÉ Mikkel | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 22 | TIVANI German | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 23 | ROJAS José Joaquín | Movistar | s.t. |
| 24 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 25 | SOBRERO Matteo | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 26 | KOBERNYAK Evgeny | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 27 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 28 | LAMMERTINK Maurits | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 29 | MAIKIN Roman | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 30 | BRESCIANI Michael | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 31 | BENFATTO Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:12 |
| 32 | KOREN Kristijan | Bahrain-Merida | 0:14 |
| 33 | SHAW James | Lotto-Soudal | 0:16 |
| 34 | ROSSKOPF Joey | BMC | 0:17 |
| 35 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | Movistar | s.t. |
| 36 | GOLAŚ MichaL | Sky | s.t. |
| 37 | MARCATO Marco | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:27 |
| 38 | VAN ZYL Johann | Dimension Data | 0:32 |
| 39 | OVETT Freddy | BMC | s.t. |
| 40 | PETILLI Simone | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 41 | ZEITS Andrey | Astana | s.t. |
| 42 | FRAPPORTI Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 43 | GASPAROTTO Enrico | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 44 | ALBANESE Vincenzo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 45 | EVANS Alexander | BMC | s.t. |
| 46 | BETTIOL Alberto | BMC | s.t. |
| 47 | KULIKOV Vladislav | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 48 | KNEES Christian | Sky | s.t. |
| 49 | GAROSIO Andrea | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 50 | BRESCHEL Matti | EF Education First-Drapac | s.t. |
| 51 | LAGUTIN Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 52 | STANNARD Ian | Sky | s.t. |
| 53 | QUINTANA Dayer | Movistar | s.t. |
| 54 | HENAO Sebastián | Sky | s.t. |
| 55 | TEUNS Dylan | BMC | s.t. |
| 56 | GRIVKO Andrey | Astana | s.t. |
| 57 | DE MARCHI Alessandro | BMC | 0:37 |
| 58 | SERRY Pieter | Quick-Step Floors | 0:39 |
| 59 | NIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 60 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 61 | GONÇALVES José | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 62 | STALNOV Nikita | Astana | s.t. |
| 63 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 64 | CARRETERO Héctor | Movistar | s.t. |
| 65 | GAVAZZI Francesco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 66 | FRAPPORTI Marco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 67 | ANACONA Winner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 68 | BADILATTI Matteo | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 69 | TONELLI Alessandro | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 70 | ZACCANTI Filippo | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 0:44 |
| 71 | CUMMINGS Steve | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 72 | MODOLO Sacha | EF Education First-Drapac | s.t. |
| 73 | SÁNCHEZ Luis León | Astana | s.t. |
| 74 | BETANCUR Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 75 | GEBREMEDHIN Awet | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 76 | MORI Manuele | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:48 |
| 77 | HIRT Jan | Astana | s.t. |
| 78 | RAGGIO Luca | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 79 | RAVASI Edward | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:03 |
| 80 | ROTA Lorenzo | Bardiani-CSF | 1:35 |
| 81 | CAPECCHI Eros | Quick-Step Floors | 1:45 |
| 82 | CASTRILLO Jaime | Movistar | s.t. |
| 83 | SHALUNOV Evgeny | Gazprom-RusVelo | 1:50 |
| 84 | MAESTRI Mirco | Bardiani-CSF | 2:06 |
| 85 | PIRARD Maxim | Bahrain-Merida | 3:11 |
2018 Gran Piemonte map
And the race profile
Photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Before the race starts Androni Giacottoli is presented.
Here they come...
The race is Sonny Colbrelli's
Sebastian Henao looks worse for the day's wear
Alessandro de Marchi finishes about a half-minute after the Colbrelli group.
Race winner Sonny Colbrelli
The podium, from left: Florian Senechal (2nd), Sonny Colbrelli (1st) & Davide Ballerini (3rd)
Start list with back numbers, October 10, 2018:
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
| DS: Giovanni Ellana | |
| 1 | BELLETTI Manuel |
| 2 | BALLERINI Davide |
| 3 | BENFATTO Marco |
| 4 | FRAPPORTI Mattia |
| 5 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 6 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 7 | VENDRAME Andrea |
| ASTANA | |
| DS: Stefano Zanini | |
| 11 | CHERNETSKY Sergey |
| 12 | GRIVKO Andriy |
| 13 | HIRT Jan |
| 14 | SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon |
| 15 | MINALI Riccardo |
| 16 | STALNOV Nikita |
| 17 | ZEITS Andrey |
| BAHRAIN-MERIDA | |
| DS: Alberto Volpi | |
| 21 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
| 22 | GAROSIO Andrea |
| 23 | GASPAROTTO Enrico |
| 24 | IZAGUIRRE Gorka |
| 25 | KOREN Kristjan |
| 26 | PIRARD Maxim |
| BARDIANI-CSF | |
| DS: Roberto Reverberi | |
| 31 | ALBANESE Vincenzo |
| 32 | BRESCIANI Michael |
| 33 | GUARDINI Andrea |
| 34 | MAESTRI Mirco |
| 35 | ROTA Lorenzo |
| 36 | SIMION Paolo |
| 37 | TONELLI Alessandro |
| BMC | |
| DS: Valerio Pina | |
| 41 | TEUNS Dylan |
| 42 | BETTIOL Alberto |
| 43 | DENNIS Rohan |
| 44 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
| 45 | EVANS Alexander |
| 46 | OVETT Freddy |
| 47 | ROSSKOPF Joey |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| DS: Jens Zemke | |
| 51 | FORMOLO Davide |
| 52 | BENEDETTI Cesare |
| 53 | BUCHMANN Emanuel |
| 54 | KONRAD Patrick |
| 55 | MAJKA Rafal |
| 56 | PFINGSTEN Christoph |
| 57 | POLJANSKI Pawel |
| GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
| DS: Paolo Rosola | |
| 62 | KULIKOV Vladislav |
| 63 | KULIKOVSKIY Alexandr |
| 64 | LAGUTIN Sergey |
| 66 | RYBALKIN Aleksey |
| 67 | SHALUNOV Evgeny |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: René Andrle | |
| 71 | HERMANS Ben |
| 72 | BADILATTI Matteo |
| 73 | DIAZ José |
| 74 | NEILANDS Krists |
| 75 | NIV Guy |
| 76 | PLAZA Ruben |
| 77 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| DS: Bart Leysen | |
| 81 | WELLENS Tim |
| 82 | BENOOT Tiesj |
| 83 | DE GENDT Thomas |
| 84 | KEUKELEIRE Jens |
| 85 | LAMBRECHT Bjorg |
| 86 | MONFORT Maxime |
| 87 | SHAW James Callum |
| MOVISTAR | |
| DS: Jose Garcia | |
| 91 | ANACONA Winner |
| 92 | BETANCUR Carlos |
| 93 | CARRETERO Hector |
| 94 | CASTRILLO Jaime |
| 95 | OLIVEIRA Nelson |
| 96 | QUINTANA Dayer |
| 97 | ROJAS Jose |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| DS: Mario Manzoni | |
| 101 | CANOLA Marco |
| 102 | BOU Joan |
| 103 | TIZZA Marco |
| 104 | GROSU Eduard |
| 105 | ZACCANTI Filippo |
| 106 | LOBATO uan Jose |
| 107 | PONZI Simone |
| QUICK-STEP FLOORS | |
| DS: Davide Bramati | |
| 111 | ASGREEN Kasper |
| 112 | CAPECCHI Eros |
| 113 | DE PLUS Laurens |
| 114 | HONORÉ Mikkel |
| 115 | PEAK Barnabas |
| 116 | SENECHAL Florian |
| 117 | SERRY Pieter |
| DIMENSION DATA | |
| DS Bingen Fernandez | |
| 121 | CUMMINGS Stephen |
| 122 | DAVIES Scott |
| 123 | DLAMINI Nicholas |
| 124 | O'CONNOR Ben Alexander |
| 125 | SOBRERO Matteo |
| 126 | VAN ZYL Johann |
| 127 | VERMOTE Julien |
| EF EDUCATION FIRST-DRAPAC | |
| DS: Fabrizio Guidi | |
| 131 | MODOLO Sacha |
| 132 | BRESCHEL Matti |
| 134 | DOMBROWSKI Joseph |
| 135 | NEVES José |
| 136 | MONK Cyrus |
| 137 | OWEN Logan |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| DS: Dmitriy Konychev | |
| 141 | ZAKARIN Ilnur |
| 142 | GONCALVES Jose |
| 143 | KISERLOVSKI Robert |
| 144 | LAMMERTINK Maurits |
| 145 | RESTREPO Jhonatan |
| 146 | SMIT Willie |
| 147 | SPILAK Simon |
| SKY | |
| DS: Matteo Tosatto | |
| 151 | STANNARD Ian |
| 152 | BERNAL Egan |
| 153 | DE LA CRUZ David |
| 154 | KNEES Christian |
| 155 | GOLAS Michal |
| 156 | ROSA Diego |
| 157 | HENAO Sebastian |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| DS: Mario Scirea | |
| 161 | GANNA Filippo |
| 162 | MARCATO Marco |
| 163 | MORI Manuele |
| 164 | PETILLI Simone |
| 165 | RAVASI Edward |
| 166 | SUTHERLAND Rory |
| 167 | TIVANI German |
| WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA | |
| DS: Luca Scinto | |
| 171 | ZARDINI Edoardo |
| 172 | FLOREZ Miguel |
| 173 | KOSHEVOY Ilia |
| 174 | RAGGIO Luca |
| 175 | RINALDI Nicolas |
| 176 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 177 | VELASCO Simone |