2019 Tre Valli Varesine (HC), Italy
99th edition: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Saronno - Varese, 197.8 kilometers
Again, Primoz Roglic is the day's fastest rider. Cor Vos photo
Weather at the finish city of Varese at 1:40 PM, local time: 18C (64F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 5 km/hr (3 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here is the report from winner Primoz Roglic's Jumbo-Visma team.
Three days after his impressive win in the Giro dell’Emilia, Primoz Roglic has struck again. The Slovenian leader of Team Jumbo-Visma won the Tre Valli Varesine in Italy through an attack in the final kilometre. For the Slovenian it is his thirteenth victory of the season which he will close as the number one in the world ranking. Roglic’ victory in the Italian autumn classic is Team Jumbo-Visma’s fiftieth victory.
On the local laps in Varese, a large leading group, including Team Jumbo-Visma’s George Bennett, broke clear. The group seemed to make it all the way to the finish, but was sent the wrong way in the final lap. In the final kilometre, Luis Leon Sanchez got reeled in, after which Roglic took the win with a powerful acceleration.
The Slovenian was more than happy with his victory, but also realised that a bit of luck was involved. “In the end I was lucky that the leading group took the wrong turn. Otherwise I would not have been able win. It was a difficult race and a tough final. I have to compliment the whole team again. We controlled the race all day and took the initiative in the final. When Sanchez was reeled in, I attacked and gave all I had. Luckily, it was enough to take the win. This is a great season for me and the team and we hope to take our form into the Giro di Lombardia.”
Complete Results:
197.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.270 km/hr
| 1 | Primož Roglic | Jumbo-Visma | 4hr 40min 46sec |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | @ 3sec |
| 3 | Toms Skujinš | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 4 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 5 | Sergio Higuita | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 6 | Tiesj Benoot | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 7 | Kristian Sbaragli | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 8 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Team INEOS | s.t. |
| 9 | Damiano Caruso | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 10 | Tim Wellens | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 11 | Pierre Latour | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 12 | Carlos Verona | Movistar | s.t. |
| 13 | Larry Warbasse | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 14 | Lorenzo Rota | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 15 | Rafal Majka | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 16 | Simone Ravanelli | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 17 | Tanel Kangert | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 18 | Gianni Moscon | Team INEOS | s.t. |
| 19 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana | s.t. |
| 20 | Mattia Bais | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 21 | Robert Power | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 22 | Hugh Carthy | EF Education First | 33'' |
| 23 | Luis León Sánchez | Astana | 45'' |
| 24 | Salvatore Puccio | Team INEOS | 54'' |
| 25 | Jonathan Lastra | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 1' 35'' |
| 26 | Simone Velasco | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 27 | Miguel Flórez | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 28 | Eduard Prades | Movistar | s.t. |
| 29 | Simone Petilli | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 30 | Cristián Rodríguez | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 31 | Anthony Perez | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 32 | Clément Champoussin | Ag2r La Mondiale | 1' 38'' |
| 33 | Sebastian Schönberger | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | 1' 46'' |
| 34 | Ivan Rovnyi | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 35 | Robert Gesink | Jumbo-Visma | 2' 40'' |
| 36 | Sepp Kuss | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 37 | Kilian Frankiny | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 38 | Patrick Konrad | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 39 | Jai Hindley | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 40 | Chris Hamilton | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 41 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 42 | Hugo Houle | Astana | s.t. |
| 43 | Nathan Brown | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 44 | Jan Polanc | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 45 | Diego Ulissi | UAE-Team Emirates | 4' 13'' |
| 46 | Louis Meintjes | Dimension Data | 4' 58'' |
| 47 | Davide Gabburo | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 48 | Maximilian Schachmann | Bora-hansgrohe | 5' 19'' |
| 49 | Simon Clarke | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 50 | Cesare Benedetti | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 51 | François Bidard | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 52 | Rudy Molard | Groupama-FDJ | 7' 15'' |
| 53 | Bauke Mollema | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 54 | Mikaël Chérel | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 55 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 56 | Alex Aranburu | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 57 | Dylan Teuns | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 58 | George Bennett | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 59 | Niklas Eg | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 60 | David Gaudu | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 61 | Daniel Martin | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 62 | Wilco Kelderman | Team Sunweb | 7' 32'' |
| 63 | Jon Aberasturi | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 8' 20'' |
| 64 | Luis Ángel Maté | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 65 | Francesco Romano | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
| 66 | Francesco Bongiorno | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 67 | Sergey Chernetsky | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 68 | Edoardo Zardini | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 69 | Ben Gastauer | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 70 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 71 | Ben Swift | Team INEOS | s.t. |
| 72 | Tomasz Marczynski | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 73 | Danilo Wyss | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 74 | Steve Morabito | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 75 | Michal Golas | Team INEOS | s.t. |
| 76 | Stéphane Rossetto | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 77 | Marco Canola | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 78 | Carlos Barbero | Movistar | s.t. |
| 79 | Edwin Ávila | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
Race photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
New world champion Mads Pedersen is introduced during the start ceremonies.
Vincenzo Nibali is interviewed.
Two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso was at the start.
Italian road champion Davide Formolo heads to the start line.
In the finish city of Varese Team Jumbo-Visma seems to be in control.
Winner Primoz Roglic in the city of Varese
Primoz Roglic gets a sit-up win.
Giovanni Visconti wins the sprint for second.
The podium, from left: Giovanni Visconti (2nd), Primoz Roglic & Toms Skujins (3rd)