2021 Giro del Veneto (1.1), Italy
84th edition: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Cittadella - Padova, 168.8 km
Xandro Meurisse wins in Padua.
Weather at the finish city of Padova at 2:30 PM, local time: 18C (65F), fair, with the wind from the east at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from second-place Matteo Trentin's UAE Team Emirates.
Matteo Trentin edged closer to victory at the Giro del Veneto, coming away with a second place behind Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin-Fenix) in a well-timed late escape at the end of the 168km from Cittadella to Padova.
Trentin along with Meurisse and Jhonathan Restrepo (Androni) moved off the front with -6km to go and build a narrow lead on the chasing bunch of 25 riders behind, with the remaining members of the Emirati team working together to disrupt the chase.
Missing from the chase was Marc Hirschi, who was involved in a crash while on the attack with Alexey Lutsenko (Astana). The Swiss rider slid out while cornering on a descent but would remount and finish the race without any serious injury.
Trentin’s second place was backed up by Alessandro Covi who was close behind in 5th spot.
Trentin:”I think as a team we executed the tactics almost perfectly, just a pity Marc crashed in the downhill. After that myself, Ulissi, Covi and Formolo took it in turns to go on the attack and I managed to get up the road and finished second, again. It’s frustrating as it’s second time this week, but we’ll give it another go on Sunday.”
On Sunday the team will tackle the final race of their 2021 calendar at the Veneto Classic.
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Complete results:
168.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.248 km/hr
1 | Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Fenix | 3hr 54min 11sec |
2 | Matteo Trentin | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
3 | Alberto Dainese | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
4 | Simone Consonni | Cofidis | s.t. |
5 | Alessandro Covi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
6 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
7 | Jhonatan Restrepo | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
8 | Andrea Pasqualon | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
9 | Simone Velasco | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
10 | Davide Orrico | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
11 | Giovanni Carboni | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
12 | Luca Chirico | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
13 | Kristian Sbaragli | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
14 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
15 | Marco Tizza | Amore & Vita | s.t. |
16 | Mattia Bais | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
17 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
18 | Odd Christian Eiking | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
19 | Simone Ravanelli | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
20 | Alex Tolio | Zalf-Euromobil-Désiré | s.t. |
21 | Simone Petilli | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
22 | Andrea Garosio | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
23 | Ben Tulett | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
24 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
25 | Davide Formolo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
26 | Cristian Scaroni | Gazprom-RusVelo | @ 6sec |
27 | Lorenzo Fortunato | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
28 | Andrea Piccolo | Nazionale Italiana | 0:35 |
29 | Kevin Colleoni | Nazionale Italiana | 0:42 |
30 | Lorenzo Rota | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 2:30 |
31 | Elia Viviani | Cofidis | 4:28 |
32 | Fernando Barcelo | Cofidis | s.t. |
33 | Nicola Venchiarutti | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
34 | Jonas Rapp | Hrinkow Advarics | s.t. |
35 | Kevin Bonaldo | Team Qhubeka | s.t. |
36 | Davide Bais | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
37 | Marco Canola | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
38 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
39 | Davide Baldaccini | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
40 | Stijn Daemen | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
41 | Alex Raimondi | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
42 | Thomas Champion | Cofidis | s.t. |
43 | Filippo Fiorelli | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
44 | Francesco Gavazzi | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
45 | Riccardo Lucca | General Store-Essegibi | s.t. |
46 | Jan Bakelants | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
47 | Rodrigo Contreras | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
48 | Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
49 | Antonio Puppio | Team Qhubeka | s.t. |
50 | Petr Vakoc | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
51 | Samuele Battistella | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
52 | Riccardo Verza | Zalf-Euromobil-Désiré | s.t. |
53 | Federico Burchio | Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek | 8:47 |
54 | Emil Vinjebo | Team Qhubeka | s.t. |
55 | Lorenzo Visintainer | General Store-Essegibi | s.t. |
56 | Michael Konczer | Hrinkow Advarics | s.t. |
57 | Paolo Toto | Amore & Vita | s.t. |
58 | Francesco di Felice | MG.K vis-VPM | s.t. |
59 | Mattia Guasco | Team Qhubeka | s.t. |
60 | Petr Rikunov | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
61 | Giovanni Bortoluzzi | Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek | s.t. |
62 | Thomas Pesenti | Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli | s.t. |
63 | Francesco Zandri | Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek | s.t. |
64 | Davide de Pretto | Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli | s.t. |
65 | Luca Cretti | Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli | s.t. |
66 | Stefano di Benedetto | Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek | s.t. |
67 | Jacopo Cortese | MG.K vis-VPM | s.t. |
68 | Riccardo Stacchiotti | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
69 | Alexander Cepeda | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
70 | Mattia Bevilacqua | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
71 | Floris de Tier | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
72 | Ivan Rovny | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
73 | Attilio Viviani | Cofidis | s.t. |
74 | Luca Mozzato | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
75 | Edoardo Zardini | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
76 | Erik Fetter | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
77 | Paul Double | MG.K vis-VPM | s.t. |
78 | Jimmy Janssens | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
79 | Marco Frapporti | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
80 | Fabio Felline | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
81 | Samuele Zoccarato | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
82 | Fabio Sabatini | Cofidis | 11:52 |
83 | Nathan Haas | Cofidis | s.t. |
84 | Davide Martinelli | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
85 | Damiano Cima | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
86 | Luka Pajek | Hrinkow Advarics | s.t. |
87 | Manuele Boaro | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
88 | Luca Coati | Team Qhubeka | s.t. |
89 | Giacomo Garavaglia | Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek | s.t. |
90 | Alessio Acco | Zalf-Euromobil-Désiré | s.t. |
91 | Nicholas Agostini | General Store-Essegibi | s.t. |
92 | Riccardo Minali | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
93 | Stefan Kolb | Hrinkow Advarics | s.t. |
94 | Matteo Zurlo | Zalf-Euromobil-Désiré | s.t. |
95 | Pavel Kochetkov | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
96 | Timon Loderer | Hrinkow Advarics | s.t. |
97 | Samuele Zambelli | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
98 | Andrea Ghislanzoni | MG.K vis-VPM | s.t. |
99 | Marvin Hammerschmid | Hrinkow Advarics | s.t. |
100 | Sven Bystrom | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
101 | Alexandr Riabushenko | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
102 | Mattia Pinazzi | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
103 | Riccardo Tosin | General Store-Essegibi | s.t. |
104 | Edward Ravasi | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
105 | Marco Grendene | Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli | s.t. |
106 | Samuele Rivi | Eola-Kometa | s.t. |
107 | Lorenzo Milesi | Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli | s.t. |
108 | Simone Bevilacqua | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
109 | Daniel Pearson | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
110 | Christian Pase | Work Service-Marchiol-Dynatek | 11:56 |
111 | Francesco Carollo | MG.K vis-VPM | s.t. |
Giro del Veneto map & profile:
Map of the 2021 Giro del Veneto
Profile of the 2021 Giro del Veneto
2021 Giro del Veneto photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
Matteo Trentin before the race start.
The Vini Zabu team is presented as part of the starting ceremonies.
In the start city of Cittadella, the peloton awaits the signal to start the race.
The peloton leaves the fortified city of Cittadella.
A lovely day in Veneto.
A big pack makes it way through an Italian town.
The day's breakaway tries its luck.
Xandro Meurisse & Matteo Trentin duke it out for the win.
Xandro Meurisse takes the race.
Winner Xandro Meurisse just after the race finish.
The podium, from left: Matteo Trentin (2nd), Xandro Meurisse (1st) & Alberto Dainese (3rd).