2017 Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (1.1), Italy

22nd edition: Sunday, October 1, 2017

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Monteveglio - Monteveglio, 198.9 km

Luis Leon Sanchez gets the solo win in Monteveglio

The race: Here's the story from winner Luis Leon Sanchez's Astana team:

Astana Pro Team rider Luis Leon Sanchez took a great solo victory at the prestigious one-day race Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (196,3 km), which has been held in Italian town Monteveglio.

Sanchez attacked from a leading group inside last few kilometers, holding his small advantage until the finish line. Luis Leon dedicated his success to Michele Scarponi.

- Today, the whole team spend a great day! Sergei Chernetckii was in the break during three laps. Later, at the final lap Michael Valgren attacked on the climb, and after it I saw my chance in attack with 5 km to go. Yes, I am very happy with the win, a good result for me, but also for the team. I want to dedicate this victory to Michele Scarponi, I am happy to do it for him. In general, it was a nice day for our team, because Jakob Fuglsang and Alexey Lutsenko also won in Kazakhstan. We all are confident and happy! – said Luis Leon Sanchez.

Astana Team did a perfect race. Firstly, it was Sergei Chernetckii, who spend a lot of time in the break. When the breakaway was caught with 9 km to go, after a set of attacks a new group of leaders went away from the peloton together with Michael Valgren and Luis Leon Sanchez.

Valgren did an amazing job in the final part of the race, attacking for himself and making his best to provide Luis Leon an ideal moment for a winning attack.

The podium of the race was completed by two Italian riders, Sonny Colbrelli and Elia Viviani, who placed second and third after a massive sprint.

Complete Results:

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198.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.613 km/hr

1	Luis León SANCHEZ	ASTANA	4hr 27min 30sec
2	Sonny COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	@ 6sec
3	Elia VIVIANI	SKY	s.t.
4	Michael ALBASINI	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
5	Alberto BETTIOL	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
6	Andrea PASQUALON	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
7	Marco CANOLA	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
8	Julien SIMON	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	Simone CONSONNI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
10	Magnus Cort NIELSEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
11	Federico ZURLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
12	Andrea VENDRAME	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
13	Luka MEZGEC	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
14	Alexis VUILLERMOZ	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
15	Mihkel RÄIM	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
16	Pier Paolo DE NEGRI	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
17	Edward THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
18	Andrea PALINI	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
19	Clement VENTURINI	COFIDIS	s.t.
20	Michael VALGREN ANDERSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
21	Manuel BELLETTI	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
22	Kristian SBARAGLI	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
23	Paolo SIMION	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
24	Nikolay TRUSOV	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
25	Eduard PRADES REVERTER	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
26	Niccolo' BONIFAZIO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
27	Sebastian LANGEVELD	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
28	Francesco GAVAZZI	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
29	Matthieu LADAGNOUS	FDJ	s.t.
30	Jonathan DIBBEN	SKY	s.t.
31	Guillaume BOIVIN	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
32	Davide BALLERINI	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	@ 10sec
33	Paolo TOTÒ	SANGEMINI-MG. K VIS	s.t.
34	Riccardo STACCHIOTTI	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
35	Matteo MALUCELLI	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
36	Metkel EYOB	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
37	Guillaume BONNAFOND	COFIDIS	s.t.
38	Anthony ROUX	FDJ	s.t.
39	Simone VELASCO	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
40	Diego RUBIO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
41	Jasper STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
42	Riccardo MINALI	ASTANA	s.t.
43	Redi HALILAJ	AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP	s.t.
44	Luis Angel MATE	COFIDIS	s.t.
45	Pello BILBAO	ASTANA	s.t.
46	Mikael CHEREL	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
47	Igor BOEV	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
48	Mirco MAESTRI	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
49	Rodolfo Andres TORRES	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
50	Sergei CHERNETSKI	ASTANA	s.t.
51	Benjamin KING	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
52	Luka PIBERNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
53	Lukasz WISNIOWSKI	SKY	s.t.
54	Yonder GODOY	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
55	Pierre Roger LATOUR	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
56	Guillaume MARTIN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
57	Marco ZAMPARELLA	AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP	s.t.
58	Gregory DANIEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
59	Leszek PLUCINSKI	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
60	Liam BERTAZZO	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
61	Daniel TUREK	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
62	Matteo ROTONDI	GM EUROPA OVINI	s.t.
63	Marco BERNARDINETTI	AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP	s.t.
64	Marco TIZZA	GM EUROPA OVINI	s.t.
65	Valerio CONTI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
66	François BIDARD	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
67	Jens KEUKELEIRE	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
68	Nicola BAGIOLI	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
69	Rudy MOLARD	FDJ	s.t.
70	Alan MARANGONI	NIPPO-VINI FANTINI	s.t.
71	German Nicolas TIVANI	UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896	s.t.
72	Sébastien REICHENBACH	FDJ	s.t.
73	Fausto MASNADA	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
74	Mathias FRANK	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
75	Heinrich HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
76	Fabien DOUBEY	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
77	Simone RAVANELLI	UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896	s.t.
78	Jesper HANSEN	ASTANA	s.t.
79	Francesco ROMANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
80	Przemyslaw NIEMIEC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
81	Thibaut PINOT	FDJ	s.t.
82	Jérémy MAISON	FDJ	s.t.
83	Jérémy ROY	FDJ	s.t.
84	Alexandre GENIEZ	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
85	Sergio PARDILLA BELLON	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
86	Pierpaolo FICARA	AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP	s.t.
87	Nicolas SESSLER	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
88	Manuele MORI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
89	Thomas DEGAND	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
90	Serge PAUWELS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
91	Tom-Jelte SLAGTER	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
92	Pavel BRUTT	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
93	Hugh CARTHY	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
94	Jan HIRT	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
95	Clement CHEVRIER	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
96	Rob POWER	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
97	Adriano BROGI	GM EUROPA OVINI	s.t.
98	Vincenzo ALBANESE	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
99	Steve MORABITO	FDJ	s.t.
100	Nicolas EDET	COFIDIS	s.t.
101	Stéphane ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	s.t.
102	Christopher JUUL JENSEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
103	Davide FORMOLO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+0:24
104	Grega BOLE	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
105	Matteo BUSATO	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	+0:33
106	Danilo NAPOLITANO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+0:55
107	Jarlinson PANTANO GOMEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+1:14
108	Jacopo MOSCA	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	+1:19
109	Jacques VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	+1:45
110	Cyrus MONK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+2:09
111	Krists NEILANDS	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	+2:33
112	Mattia FRAPPORTI	ANDRONI-SIDERMEC	s.t.
113	Eugert ZHUPA	WILIER TRIESTINA-SELLE ITALIA	s.t.
114	Marco MOLTENI	UNIEURO TREVIGIANI-HEMUS 1896	s.t.
115	Antonio PARRINELLO	GM EUROPA OVINI	s.t.
116	Antonio DI SANTE	GM EUROPA OVINI	s.t.
117	Alessandro TONELLI	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
118	Enrico BARBIN	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
119	Jakub KACZMAREK	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
120	Ben GASTAUER	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
121	Dmitriy KOZONTCHUK	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
122	Alexander PORSEV	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
123	Roger KLUGE	ORICA-SCOTT	+2:45
124	Matteo BONO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
125	Michele SCARTEZZINI	SANGEMINI-MG. K VIS	s.t.
126	Manuele BOARO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
127	Andrea TONIATTI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
128	Xandro MEURISSE	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
129	Julien BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
130	Salvatore PUCCIO	SKY	s.t.
131	Anton VOROBYEV	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
132	Jaco VENTER	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
133	Dan CRAVEN	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
134	Gonzalo SERRANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
135	Dylan PAGE	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
136	Anthony PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT	DIMENSION DATA	+3:26
138	Marco MINNAARD	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
139	Christopher BUTLER	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
140	Andrea RUSCETTA	GM EUROPA OVINI	s.t.
141	Artem NYCH	GAZPROM-RUSVELO	s.t.
142	Andrea GUARDINI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
143	Nicola GAFFURINI	SANGEMINI-MG. K VIS	s.t.
144	Danny VAN POPPEL	SKY	+3:30
145	Simone ANDREETTA	BARDIANI-CSF	s.t.
146	Domen NOVAK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
147	Felix GROSSSCHARTNER	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
148	Nicolas DOUGALL	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
149	Damien HOWSON	ORICA-SCOTT	+4:08
150	Guy NIV	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY	s.t.
151	Michal SCHLEGEL	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
152	Marcin MROZEK	CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE	s.t.
153	Boy VAN POPPEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
154	Ruslan TLEUBAYEV	ASTANA	s.t.
155	Francesco MANCINI	AMORE & VITA-SELLE SMP	s.t.
156	Marco MARONESE	BARDIANI-CSF	+4:59

Race photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The riders wait for the start.

A foggy Fall day in Italy

Team Sky leads the peloton over Mount Zappolino as it completes a lap.

A break descends Zappolino

Cannondale-Drapac does its share of the work.

Classic shot of racing in Italy

And the race winner

Another shot of the triumphant Sanchez

The podium, from left: Sonny Colbrelli (2nd), Luis Leon Sanchez & Elia Viviani (3rd)