2016 GP Canton Aargau (HC), Switzerland
53rd edition: Thursday, June 9, 2016
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Gippingen - Gippingen, 188.7 km
Giacomo Nizzolo wins the 53rd GP Canton Aargau
The Race: Here's the report from winner Nizzolo's Trek-Segafredo team.
Giacomo Nizzolo capitalized on a strong Trek-Segafredo team that kept a tight rein on a dangerous 14-man escape group to win the GP des Kantons Aargau, Thursday.
The large breakaway escaped early in the 188.7-kilometer race comprised of 10 local circuits, and Trek-Segafredo took the initiative to lead the chase, keeping the leaders within two minutes until more teams came to the fore to help in the latter stages.
"It was very fast from the start with 14 up the road," explained Nizzolo. "We took responsibility, and all the guys pulled. The team did a fantastic job for me today; I have to give them a big thanks."
The breakaway was tagged back on the final lap, and an attentive Nizzolo – with only one teammate, Kiel Reijnen, remaining in the race – quickly marked a counterattack on the key climb of the circuit, joining an eight-man breakaway.
"In the last two laps the speed was even higher," Nizzolo continued. "When the break was caught on the last lap, I went with the counter on the climb, but the bunch came back with five or six kilometers to go."
Nizzolo, still carrying his strong form from the Giro d'Italia, still had an ace up his sleeve; he weaseled back into position for the final sprint and was able to outkick the bunch in the tough uphill finish (500 meters at 4-5%).
Nizzolo: "When we were caught I moved up again, and I still had power left for the uphill sprint. I am happy, we came here for the win, and we managed to do it. This is a team victory - all the guys did a great job all day."
Complete Results:
188.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.53 km/hr
| 1 | Nizzolo, Giacomo | Trek-Segafredo | 4hr 8min 38sec |
| 2 | Pasqualon, Andrea | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 3 | Tanner, David | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 | Sbaragli, Kristian | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 5 | Breschel, Matti | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Dempster, Zak | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 7 | Nielsen, Magnus Cort | Orica-GreenEdge | s.t. |
| 8 | Dillier, Silvan | BMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Bille, Gaëtan | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 10 | Chernetski, Sergei | Katusha | s.t. |
| 11 | Van Hecke, Preben | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 12 | Koretzky, Clément | Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 13 | Declercq, Tim | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 14 | Kolobnev, Alexandr | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 15 | Hupond, Thierry | Delko Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 16 | Albasini, Michael | Orica-GreenEdge | s.t. |
| 17 | Wegmann, Fabian | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 18 | Müller, Patrick | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 19 | Txurruka, Amets | Orica-GreenEdge | s.t. |
| 20 | Costa, Rui | Lampre-Merida | s.t. |
| 21 | Baugnies, Jérôme | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 22 | Bystrøm, Sven Erik | Katusha | s.t. |
| 23 | Pfingsten, Christoph | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 24 | Berhane, Natnael | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 25 | Frapporti, Marco | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 26 | Tièry, Cyrille | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 27 | Van Gestel, Dries | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 28 | Lietaer, Eliot | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 29 | Denz, Nico | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 30 | Selvaggi, Mirko | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 31 | Mendes, José | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 32 | Elmiger, Martin | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 33 | Schär, Michael | BMC | s.t. |
| 34 | Sousa, Sergio | Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 35 | Pantano, Jarlinson | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 36 | Janse van Rensburg, Reinardt | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 37 | Mamykin, Matvei | Katusha | s.t. |
| 38 | Reutimann, Mathias | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 39 | De Tier, Floris | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 40 | Herklotz, Silvio | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 41 | Schurter, Nino | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 42 | Bérard, Julien | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 43 | Sánchez, Samuel | BMC | s.t. |
| 44 | Wyss, Danilo | BMC | s.t. |
| 45 | Nych, Artem | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 46 | Frankiny, Kilian | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 47 | Jauregui, Quentin | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 48 | Pellizotti, Franco | Androni Giocattoli | + 00' 13'' |
| 49 | López, Miguel Ángel | Astana Pro Team | + 00' 15'' |
| 50 | Pellaud, Simon | IAM Cycling | + 00' 19'' |
| 51 | Warbasse, Larry | IAM Cycling | + 00' 24'' |
| 52 | Laengen, Vegard | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 53 | Nikolaev, Sergey | Gazprom-RusVelo | + 00' 27'' |
| 54 | Koren, Kristjan | Cannondale | + 00' 30'' |
| 55 | Marcato, Marco | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 00' 57'' |
| 56 | Thwaites, Scott | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 57 | Schillinger, Andreas | Bora-Argon 18 | s.t. |
| 58 | Lang, Pirmin | IAM Cycling | + 01' 35'' |
| 59 | Vergaerde, Otto | Topsport Vlaanderen | + 01' 48'' |
| 60 | De Vreese, Laurens | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
| 61 | Kirsch, Alex | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 62 | Kudus, Merhawi | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 63 | Villella, Davide | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 64 | Reijnen, Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 65 | Viganò, Davide | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 66 | Arslanov, Ildar | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 67 | Küng, Stefan | BMC | s.t. |
| 68 | Schir, Théry | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 69 | Senni, Manuel | BMC | s.t. |
| 70 | Dron, Boris | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 71 | Boom, Lars | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
| 72 | Thomson, Jay | Dimension Data | + 03' 49'' |
| 73 | Pacher, Quentin | Delko Marseille Provence | + 05' 19'' |
| 74 | Bidard, François | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 06' 35'' |
| 75 | Maikin, Roman | Gazprom-RusVelo | + 06' 56'' |
| 76 | Kozonchuk, Dmitry | Katusha | s.t. |
| 77 | Reihs, Michael | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 78 | Cecchin, Alberto | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 79 | Sergent, Jesse | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 80 | Schelling, Patrick | Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 81 | De Gendt, Aimé | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 82 | Đurasek, Kristijan | Lampre-Merida | s.t. |
| 83 | Arashiro, Yukiya | Lampre-Merida | s.t. |
| 84 | Lagutin, Sergey | Katusha | s.t. |
| 85 | Niemiec, Przemysław | Lampre-Merida | s.t. |
| 86 | Šiškevičius, Evaldas | Delko Marseille Provence | s.t. |
| 87 | Politt, Nils | Katusha | + 12' 48'' |
| 88 | Winter, Nicolas | Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 89 | Flückiger, Mathias | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 90 | Mager, Christian | Stölting Service Group | s.t. |
| 91 | Vanotti, Alessandro | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
| 92 | De Ketele, Kenny | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 1 | ALBASINI Michael |
| 2 | CORT NIELSEN Magnus |
| 3 | TXURRUKA ANSOLA Amets |
| 4 | BEWLEY Sam |
| 5 | CHEUNG King Lok |
| 6 | EWAN Caleb |
| TREK FACTORY RACING | |
| 11 | CANCELLARA Fabian |
| 12 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
| 13 | RAST Grégory |
| 14 | REIJNEN Kiel |
| 15 | SCHLECK Frank |
| 16 | ALAFACI Eugenio |
| 17 | NIZZOLO Giacomo |
| 18 | ZOIDL Riccardo |
| LAMPRE - MERIDA | |
| 21 | FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto |
| 22 | FARIA DA COSTA Mario Jorge |
| 23 | ARASHIRO Yukiya |
| 24 | BONO Matteo |
| 25 | CIMOLAI Davide |
| 26 | DURASEK Kristijan |
| 27 | NIEMIEC Przemyslaw |
| 28 | POLANC Jan |
| AG2R - LA MONDIALE | |
| 31 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 32 | BÉRARD Julien |
| 33 | BIDARD François |
| 34 | PERAUD Jean Christophe |
| 35 | DANIEL Maxime |
| 36 | DENZ Nico |
| 37 | JAUREGUI Quentin |
| 38 | SERGENT Jesse |
| ASTANA PRO TEAM | |
| 41 | BOOM Lars |
| 42 | CAPECCHI Eros |
| 43 | DE VREESE Laurens |
| 44 | LÓPEZ MORENO Miguel Ángel |
| 45 | MALACARNE Davide |
| 46 | VANOTTI Alessandro |
| 47 | WESTRA Lieuwe |
| KATUSHA | |
| 51 | BYSTROM Sven Erik |
| 52 | CHERNETSKY Sergey |
| 53 | ISAYCHEV Vladimir |
| 54 | KOZONTCHUK Dmitriy |
| 55 | LAGUTIN Sergey |
| 56 | MAMYKIN Matvei |
| 57 | POLITT Nils |
| 58 | RESTREPO VALENCIA Jhonatan |
| BMC RACING TEAM | |
| 61 | DILLIER Silvan |
| 62 | SCHÄR Michael |
| 63 | KUENG Stefan |
| 64 | SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel |
| 65 | SENNI Manuel |
| 66 | VELITS Peter |
| 67 | WYSS Danilo |
| 68 | BOHLI Tom |
| CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
| 71 | BRESCHEL Matti |
| 72 | KOREN Kristjan |
| 73 | MARANGONI Alan |
| 74 | SKUJINS Toms |
| 75 | VILLELLA Davide |
| 76 | ZEPUNTKE Ruben |
| STÖLTING SERVICE GROUP | |
| 81 | REUTTER Sven |
| 82 | GULDHAMMER PEDERSEN Rasmus |
| 83 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 84 | KOEP Thomas |
| 85 | LEMARCHAND Romain |
| 86 | MAGER Christian |
| 87 | REIHS Michael |
| 88 | WEGMANN Fabian |
| IAM CYCLING | |
| 91 | ELMIGER Martin |
| 92 | KLUGE Roger |
| 93 | LANG Pirmin |
| 94 | PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson |
| 95 | PELLAUD Simon |
| 96 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 97 | TANNER David |
| 98 | WARBASSE Larry |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - SIDERMEC | |
| 101 | PELLIZOTTI Franco |
| 102 | DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano |
| 103 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 104 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 105 | NARDIN Alberto |
| 106 | BANDIERA Marco |
| 107 | SELVAGGI Mirko |
| 108 | VIGANO Davide |
| GAZPROM - RUSVELO | |
| 111 | ARSLANOV Ildar |
| 112 | MAIKIN Roman |
| 113 | BOEV Igor |
| 114 | SAVITSKY Ivan |
| 115 | NYCH Artem |
| 116 | NIKOLAEV Sergey |
| 117 | SHALUNOV Evgeny |
| 118 | KOLOBNEV Alexandr |
| BORA-ARGON 18 | |
| 121 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 122 | HERKLOTZ Silvio |
| 123 | PFINGSTEN Christoph |
| 124 | PIMENTA COSTA MENDES José Joao |
| 125 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| 126 | POSTLBERGER Lukas |
| 127 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 128 | THWAITES Scott |
| DIMENSION DATA | |
| 131 | BERHANE TEWELDEMEDHIN Natnael |
| 132 | BRAMMEIER Matthew |
| 133 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt |
| 134 | KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi |
| 136 | NIYONSHUTI Adrien |
| 137 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
| 138 | THOMSON Jay Robert |
| TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | |
| 141 | DE KETELE Kenny |
| 142 | DE TIER Floris |
| 143 | DECLERCQ Tim |
| 144 | LIETAER Eliot |
| 145 | DE GENDT Aimé |
| 146 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
| 147 | VAN HECKE Preben |
| 148 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 151 | BILLE Gaetan |
| 152 | DE HAES Kenny |
| 153 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 154 | DEVRIENDT Tom |
| 155 | MARCATO Marco |
| 156 | DRON Boris |
| 157 | MCNALLY Mark |
| 158 | SEYNAEVE Lander |
| SWISS NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM | |
| 161 | FLÜCKIGER Lukas |
| 162 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 163 | THIERY Cyrille |
| 164 | GÜLLER Timo |
| 165 | MULLER Patrick |
| 166 | REUTIMANN Matthias |
| 167 | SCHIR Théry |
| 168 | SCHURTER Nino |
| TEAM ROTH | |
| 171 | KOHLER Martin |
| 172 | BAILLIFART Valentin |
| 173 | BRUNGGER Nico |
| 174 | CECCHIN Alberto |
| 175 | PASQUALON Andrea |
| 176 | PIRES Bruno |
| 177 | JAUN Lukas |
| 178 | PASCHE Frank |
| TEAM VORARLBERG | |
| 181 | SCHELLING Patrick |
| 182 | WINTER Nicolas |
| 183 | KORETZKY Clément |
| 184 | KUCHER Michael |
| 185 | LEHNER Daniel |
| 186 | JÄGER Patrick |
| 187 | SOUSA Sergio Ferreira |
| 188 | ZURITA MARTINEZ Francesc |
| DELKO MARSEILLE | |
| 191 | LAAS Martin |
| 192 | SISKEVICIUS Evaldas |
| 193 | DUQUE Leonardo |
| 194 | GALTA Frederik Strand |
| 195 | HUPOND Thierry |
| 196 | PACHER Quentin |