2018 Milano-Torino (HC), Italy
99th edition: Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Milano (Magenta) - Torino (Superga), 200 km
Thibaut Pinot wins the 99th edition of Milano-Torino
The race: Here's the organizer's summary.
Four and half months after pneumonia ruined his chances of finishing on the Giro d’Italia podium, France’s Thibaut Pinot of Groupama-FDJ claimed the first Italian classic of his career. He rode away 1.2km before the finish at Superga after his team-mate David Gaudu crashed along with Miguel Angel “Superman” Lopez who won Milano-Torino two years ago. Newly crowned World Champion Alejandro Valverde rounded out the podium.
Thibaut Pinot said in the post-race press conference: “Our tactic was to control all the breakaways in the finale. David [Gaudu] caught a good group on the flat, then I asked him to climb as fast as possible. When he gave me the way, Lopez was looking behind. Their crash cut my legs for a little while but I couldn’t wait so I gave it all till the finish. I said after La Vuelta that I wanted to have the best possible of the season. I don’t calculate which races I want to win. I actually want to win all the races in Italy because they’re all very nice in my mind. It’s hard to choose between the stage races and the one-day races, but in my mind, Milano-Torino is the nicest Italian semi-classic. I remain hungry for winning until Saturday’s Il Lombardia but that will be another story.”
Miguel Angel Lopez, second, said: “The truth is that I was feeling very well but the crash happened and I have to be content with the second place. It happened in an instant while I looked behind because Alejandro Valverde was in a bit of a crisis. At the same moment, Pinot’s team-mate [David Gaudu] made a move to right and took me down. After that, I missed the win by very little. I really wanted to win Milano-Torino for the second time, but that’s how it happened… This was my last race of the season. It’s nice to finish on a good note.”
Alejandro Valverde, third, said: “I’m happy to be on the podium of Milano-Torino. I knew it would have been very difficult to win. Above all, I felt great in the first hill so I’ve wanted to break the race and enjoy the racing but for winning it, it would have been better to stay covered a bit more. However, I had fun! Thibaut Pinot was very strong, so was Miguel Angel Lopez. Without his crash, it would have been a more competitive battle between those two. My result today gives me confidence for Il Lombardia on Saturday. To win it? I don’t know. But I’ve got good legs.”
Complete Results:
146 starters, 109 classified finishers
200 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.313 km/hr
| 1 | PINOT Thibaut | Groupama-FDJ | 4hr 43min 36sec |
| 2 | LÓPEZ Miguel | Astana | @ 10sec |
| 3 | VALVERDE Alejandro | Movistar | 0:28 |
| 4 | CATTANEO Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 0:36 |
| 5 | REICHENBACH Sébastien | Groupama-FDJ | 0:38 |
| 6 | KELDERMAN Wilco | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 7 | POZZOVIVO Domenico | Bahrain-Merida | 0:41 |
| 8 | FUGLSANG Jakob | Astana | s.t. |
| 9 | ARU Fabio | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:43 |
| 10 | BERNAL Egan | Sky | 0:45 |
| 11 | CARTHY Hugh | EF Education First-Drapac | s.t. |
| 12 | FORMOLO Davide | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:48 |
| 13 | MAJKA Rafał | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:59 |
| 14 | YATES Adam | Mitchelton-Scott | 1:02 |
| 15 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 16 | MARTIN Dan | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:13 |
| 17 | WELLENS Tim | Lotto-Soudal | 1:15 |
| 18 | HERMANS Ben | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 19 | BARGUIL Warren | Fortuneo-Samsic | 1:27 |
| 20 | GAUDU David | Groupama-FDJ | 1:38 |
| 21 | MARTÍNEZ Daniel | EF Education First-Drapac | 1:41 |
| 22 | CICCONE Giulio | Bardiani-CSF | 2:00 |
| 23 | TIZZA Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 2:25 |
| 24 | STETINA Peter | Trek-Segafredo | 2:33 |
| 25 | POLANC Jan | UAE-Team Emirates | 2:37 |
| 26 | DÍAZ José Manuel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 27 | ZEITS Andrey | Astana | s.t. |
| 28 | HAMILTON Chris | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 29 | SERRY Pieter | Quick-Step Floors | 2:49 |
| 30 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 31 | CARBONI Giovanni | Bardiani-CSF | 2:53 |
| 32 | LAMBRECHT Bjorg | Lotto-Soudal | 3:01 |
| 33 | SOSA Iván | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 34 | NIEVE Mikel | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 35 | DE MARCHI Alessandro | BMC | 3:13 |
| 36 | VELASCO Simone | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 3:16 |
| 37 | MONFORT Maxime | Lotto-Soudal | 3:19 |
| 38 | FLÓREZ Miguel | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 3:23 |
| 39 | ELISSONDE Kenny | Sky | 3:29 |
| 40 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Fortuneo-Samsic | 3:35 |
| 41 | BOU Joan | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 3:37 |
| 42 | DOMBROWSKI Joe | EF Education First-Drapac | 3:49 |
| 43 | TEUNS Dylan | BMC | 4:03 |
| 44 | SÁNCHEZ Luis | Astana | s.t. |
| 45 | RAGGIO Luca | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 46 | HIRT Jan | Astana | 4:05 |
| 47 | ANACONA Winner | Movistar | 4:28 |
| 48 | COSTA Rui | UAE-Team Emirates | 4:30 |
| 49 | MASNADA Fausto | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 4:29 |
| 50 | MAISON Jérémy | Fortuneo-Samsic | 4:38 |
| 51 | FERNANDES José | EF Education First-Drapac | 4:45 |
| 52 | SANTAROMITA Ivan | Nippo-Vini Fantini | 4:59 |
| 53 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 5:01 |
| 54 | HONORÉ Mikkel | Quick-Step Floors | 5:03 |
| 55 | GONÇALVES José | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 56 | HENAO Sergio | Sky | 5:06 |
| 57 | SPREAFICO Matteo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 5:08 |
| 58 | BENOOT Tiesj | Lotto-Soudal | 5:58 |
| 59 | NIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | 6:15 |
| 60 | SENNI Manuel | Bardiani-CSF | 6:24 |
| 61 | VISCONTI Giovanni | Bahrain-Merida | 6:25 |
| 62 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 63 | ZAKARIN Ilnur | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 64 | ŠPILAK Simon | Katusha-Alpecin | 6:39 |
| 65 | DE LA CRUZ David | Sky | 7:09 |
| 66 | MAS Enric | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 67 | OVETT Freddy | BMC | 7:12 |
| 68 | SOLER Marc | Movistar | 8:48 |
| 69 | PEDRERO Antonio | Movistar | 8:50 |
| 70 | ROSSKOPF Joey | BMC | 9:35 |
| 71 | KOSHEVOY Ilia | Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia | 9:41 |
| 72 | HINDLEY Jai | Team Sunweb | 10:00 |
| 73 | MOSCON Gianni | Sky | s.t. |
| 74 | SAVINI Daniel | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 75 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 76 | VENDRAME Andrea | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 77 | CARRETERO Héctor | Movistar | s.t. |
| 78 | SUTHERLAND Rory | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 79 | WACKERMANN Luca | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 80 | HENAO Sebastián | Sky | s.t. |
| 81 | KENNAUGH Peter | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 82 | RIVERA Kevin | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 83 | LAMMERTINK Maurits | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 84 | ZACCANTI Filippo | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 85 | GESBERT Élie | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 86 | QUINTANA Dayer | Movistar | s.t. |
| 87 | FEILLU Brice | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 88 | SMIT Willie | Katusha-Alpecin | 11:22 |
| 89 | PLAZA Rubén | Israel Cycling Academy | 11:49 |
| 90 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu | Groupama-FDJ | 15:45 |
| 91 | CARUSO Damiano | BMC | s.t. |
| 92 | ROSA Diego | Sky | s.t. |
| 93 | CAPECCHI Eros | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 94 | MAGNUSSON Kim | EF Education First-Drapac | s.t. |
| 95 | BAGIOLI Andrea | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 96 | BONNAMOUR Franck | Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. |
| 97 | DIDIER Laurent | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 98 | GAROSIO Andrea | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 99 | CONCI Nicola | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 100 | SHAW James | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 101 | STORER Michael | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 102 | GOLDSTEIN Omer | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 103 | STALNOV Nikita | Astana | s.t. |
| 104 | GANNA Filippo | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 105 | VINCENT Léo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 106 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 107 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 108 | ORSINI Umberto | Bardiani-CSF | 16:13 |
| 109 | EVANS Alexander | BMC | 16:23 |
2018 Milano-Torino map & profile
2018 Milano-Torino map
2018 Milano-Torino profile
2018 Milano-Torino photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Groupama-FDJ is preseneted during the starting ceremonies.
New world champion Alejandro Valverde awaits the start of the race
Riders ascend the Superga hill.
Bob Jungels leads a group up the Superga hill
Thibaut Pinot finishes alone. Nice win.
Miguel Lopez finished second, ten seconds later.
Winner Thibaut Pinot
The podium, from left: Miguel Lopez (2nd), Thibaut Pinot (1st) & Alejandro Valverde (3rd).