Italian team rider Fabio Felline won the 54th Trofeo Laigueglia in Italy on Sunday. The 26-year-old, who is contracted to Trek-Segafredo, attacked with 15km to go and soloed to victory on the one-day UCI European Tour race with Frenchman Romain Hardy (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) and fellow Italian Mauro Finetto (Delko-Marseille Provence KTM) 25 seconds behind in second and third respectively.
“I am very happy,” Felline said. “This is an area where I trained a lot when I was young, and my parents and fan club were at the finish. It is never easy to win a professional race and to win here, in front of them, is very special.”
The 192.5-kilometer race ended with three local laps that included a steep 2km climb with 10 percent average gradient, which created a natural selection and whittled the peloton to a select group by the last lap. On the third and final ascent with 11 kilometers remaining, Felline accelerated and immediately opened a gap. By the top of the 2km climb he had 14 seconds, and in the run-in to the line he stretched it to 30 seconds; enough time to savor the victory in his first race start of the season.
“On the final climb I was waiting for someone to attack, but no one did so I decided to go,” explained Felline. “When I looked behind me, no one was on my wheel, and so I went à bloc.
“I knew that if I was à bloc then they would also be à bloc behind me. I was told I had 20 seconds when I arrived to the final flat kilometers. I think it was 30 seconds, or 25 at the finish, but it doesn’t matter; what matters is to get the win.”
“It has been more than a year since I have won a race, and for me my goal for 2017 was to win again. To do it in my very first race gives me a lot of moral for the rest of the season.”
Results
- 1. Fabio FELLINE, ITALY, in 4:54:01
- 2. Romain HARDY, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT, at :25
- 3. Mauro FINETTO, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :25
- 4. Matteo TRENTIN, ITALY, at :25
- 5. CYRIL GAUTIER, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at :25
- 6. Francesco GAVAZZI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at :25
- 7. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ, at :25
- 8. Matej MOHORIC, UAE ABU DHABI, at :25
- 9. Mattia CATTANEO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at :25
- 10. Romain COMBAUD, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at :29
- 11. Marco FRAPPORTI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at :35
- 12. Alexandre GENIEZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 1:19
- 13. Ivan ROVNY, GAZPROM-RUSVELO, at 1:19
- 14. Erwann CORBEL, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT, at 1:19
- 15. Lilian CALMEJANE, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 1:19
- 16. Maxime VANTOMME, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 1:19
- 17. Quentin PACHER, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 1:19
- 18. Mikael CHEREL, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 1:19
- 19. Jan POLANC, UAE ABU DHABI, at 1:46
- 20. Mikel ARISTI GARDOKI, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 2:08
- 21. Kevin ISTA, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 2:21
- 22. Andrey GRIVKO, ASTANA PRO TEAM, at 2:42
- 23. Nicola BAGIOLI, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI, at 2:42
- 24. Andrea vendrame, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at 2:43
- 25. Odd Christian EIKING, FDJ, at 2:43
- 26. Sylvain CHAVANEL, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 2:43
- 27. Torres agudelo RODOLFO, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at 2:44
- 28. Quentin JAUREGUI, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 3:15
- 29. Iuri FILOSI, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI, at 3:15
- 30. Sebastian SCHÖNBERGER, TIROL CYCLING TEAM, at 3:15
- 31. Ryan ANDERSON, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 3:15
- 32. Sébastien DELFOSSE, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 3:15
- 33. Pier Paolo DE NEGRI, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI, at 3:15
- 34. Dmitriy GRUZDEV, ASTANA PRO TEAM, at 3:15
- 35. Pavel BRUTT, GAZPROM-RUSVELO, at 3:41
- 36. Lawrence NAESEN, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 3:49
- 37. Diego ULISSI, UAE ABU DHABI, at 4:38
- 38. Paolo TOTÒ, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS, at 4:38
- 39. Valerio CONTI, UAE ABU DHABI, at 4:38
- 40. Matti BRESCHEL, ASTANA PRO TEAM, at 4:38
- 41. Alex KIRSCH, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 4:38
- 42. Matteo BUSATO, WILIER TRIESTINA, at 4:38
- 43. Marco ZAMPARELLA, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,RE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST, at 4:38
- 44. Remy DI GREGORIO, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 8:02
- 45. Marco BERNARDINETTI, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,RE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST, at 8:02
- 46. Cristian RODRIGUEZ MARTIN, WILIER TRIESTINA, at 9:07
- 47. Edoardo ZARDINI, BARDIANI-CSF, at 9:07
- 48. Nicola BOEM, BARDIANI-CSF, at 9:07
- 49. Antonio PARRINELLO, GM EUROPA OVINI, at 9:07
- 50. Michele GAZZARRA, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS, at 9:07
- 51. Nico DENZ, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 9:07
- 52. Benjamin PERRY, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY, at 10:12
- 53. Joonas HENTTALA, TEAM NOVO NORDISK, at 10:12
- 54. Alex TURRIN, WILIER TRIESTINA, at 10:12
- 55. Ilia KOSHEVOY, WILIER TRIESTINA, at 10:12
- 56. Nicola GENOVESE, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD, at 10:12
- 57. Nicola GAFFURINI, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS, at 10:12
- 58. Lorenzo ROTA, BARDIANI-CSF, at 10:12
- 59. Davide BALLERINI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at 10:12
- 60. Ettore CARLINI, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD, at 10:12
- 61. Andrea CACCIOTTI, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896, at 10:12
- 62. Julien EL FARES, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 10:12
- 63. Andrei SOLOMENNIKOV, GAZPROM-RUSVELO, at 10:12
- 64. Evaldas SISKEVICIUS, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM, at 10:12
- 65. Antoine WARNIER, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 10:12
- 66. Fausto MASNADA, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at 10:12
- 67. Brice FEILLU, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT, at 10:12
- 68. Alessio TALIANI, ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC, at 10:12
- 69. CEDRIC PINEAU, FDJ, at 10:12
- 70. Enrico BARBIN, BARDIANI-CSF, at 10:12
- 71. Christophe RIBLON, AG2R LA MONDIALE, at 10:12
- 72. Justin JULES, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT, at 10:12
- 73. Benoit JARRIER, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT, at 10:12
- 74. Arnaud COURTEILLE, FDJ, at 10:12
- 75. Jonathan HIVERT, DIRECT ENERGIE, at 10:12
- 76. Luca WACKERMANN, BARDIANI-CSF, at 10:12
- 77. Davide PACCHIARDO, GM EUROPA OVINI, at 10:12
- 78. Ivan SAVITSKIY, GAZPROM-RUSVELO, at 11:38
- DNF Julen AMEZQUETA, WILIER TRIESTINA
- DNF Yonder GODOY, WILIER TRIESTINA
- DNF Jacopo MOSCA, WILIER TRIESTINA
- DNF Filippo POZZATO, WILIER TRIESTINA
- DNF Julien DUVAL, AG2R LA MONDIALE
- DNF Zhandos BIZHIGITOV, ASTANA PRO TEAM
- DNF Riccardo MINALI, ASTANA PRO TEAM
- DNF Moreno MOSER, ASTANA PRO TEAM
- DNF Ruslan TLEUBAYEV, ASTANA PRO TEAM
- DNF Davide CIMOLAI, FDJ
- DNF Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ
- DNF Lorrenzo MANZIN, FDJ
- DNF Léo VINCENT, FDJ
- DNF Kristijan ÐURASEK, UAE ABU DHABI
- DNF Manuele MORI, UAE ABU DHABI
- DNF Simone PETILLI, UAE ABU DHABI
- DNF Edward RAVASI, UAE ABU DHABI
- DNF Alberto BETTIOL, ITALY
- DNF Seid LIZDE, ITALY
- DNF Tommaso FIASCHI, ITALY
- DNF Massimo ROSA, ITALY
- DNF Giovanni CARBONI, ITALY
- DNF Francesco ROMANO, ITALY
- DNF Ildar ARSLANOV, GAZPROM-RUSVELO
- DNF Artem NYCH, GAZPROM-RUSVELO
- DNF Anton VOROBYEV, GAZPROM-RUSVELO
- DNF Aydar ZAKARIN, GAZPROM-RUSVELO
- DNF Yannick MARTINEZ, DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
- DNF Masakazu ITO, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
- DNF Marino KOBAYASHI, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
- DNF Yuma KOISHI, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
- DNF Hideto NAKANE, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
- DNF Riccardo STACCHIOTTI, NIPPO-VINI FANTINI
- DNF Maxime BOUET, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT
- DNF Armindo FONSECA, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT
- DNF PIERRE LUC PERICHON, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT
- DNF Kevin LEDANOIS, FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT
- DNF Conor DUNNE, AQUA BLUE SPORT
- DNF Aaron GATE, AQUA BLUE SPORT
- DNF Peter KONING, AQUA BLUE SPORT
- DNF Michel KREDER, AQUA BLUE SPORT
- DNF Lars Petter NORDHAUG, AQUA BLUE SPORT
- DNF Calvin WATSON, AQUA BLUE SPORT
- DNF Ludwig DE WINTER, WB VERANCLASSIC AQUA PROTECT
- DNF Krists NEILANDS, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- DNF Luis Enrique DAVILA, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- DNF Mihkel RÄIM, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- DNF Roy GOLDSTEIN, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- DNF Daniel TUREK, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- DNF Tyler WILLIAMS, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- DNF Fabien GRELLIER, DIRECT ENERGIE
- DNF Tony HUREL, DIRECT ENERGIE
- DNF Alexandre PICHOT, DIRECT ENERGIE
- DNF Thomas VOECKLER, DIRECT ENERGIE
- DNF Simone ANDREETTA, BARDIANI-CSF
- DNF Alessandro TONELLI, BARDIANI-CSF
- DNF Simone VELASCO, BARDIANI-CSF
- DNF Andrea PERON, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF Romain GIOUX, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF Brian KAMSTRA, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF David LOZANO RIBA, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF Javier MEGIAS LEAL, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF Charles PLANET, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF Hendrikus VAN IJZENDOORN, TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- DNF Abderrahim ZAHIRI, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF João ALMEIDA, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF Stanimir CHOLAKOV, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF Marco MOLTENI, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF Simone RAVANELLI, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF Sergio VEGA MERODIO, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF Mattia VIEL, UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896
- DNF Danilo CELANO, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,
- DNF Mikel ELORZA PAGALDAI, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,
- DNF Pierpaolo FICARA, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,
- DNF Redi HALILAJ, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,
- DNF David GALARRETA UGARTE, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,
- DNF Josep MIRALLES RIGO, AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP p/b FONDRIEST,
- DNF Adriano BROGI, GM EUROPA OVINI
- DNF Marco TIZZA, GM EUROPA OVINI
- DNF Sebastian LANDER, GM EUROPA OVINI
- DNF Matteo ROTONDI, GM EUROPA OVINI
- DNF Andrea RUSCETTA, GM EUROPA OVINI
- DNF Antonio DI SANTE, GM EUROPA OVINI
- DNF Simone BERNARDINI, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS
- DNF Alessandro MARINOZZI, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS
- DNF Davide ORRICO, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS
- DNF Niccolo’ SALVIETTI, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS
- DNF Paolo PRANDINI, SANGEMINI-MG.KVIS
- DNF Benjamin BRKIC, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Filippo FORTIN, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Alexander WACHTER, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Patrick GAMPER, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Matthias KRIZEK, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Maximilian KUEN, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Enrico SALVADOR, TIROL CYCLING TEAM
- DNF Samuele SIMONCINI, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD
- DNF Marcello MERLINO, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD
- DNF Francesco PETRINI, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD
- DNF Angelo RAFFAELE, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD
- DNF Nicolas SAMPARISI, D’AMICO-UTENSILNORD
- DNS Hamish SCHREURS, ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
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