2021 Trofeo Matteotti (1.1), Italy
74th edition: Sunday, September 19, 2021
Trofeo Matteotti podium history | 2020 edition | 2023 edition (race not run in 2022)
Pescara - Pescara, 13 x 15 km laps for a total distance of 195 km
Matteo Trentin wins in Pescara. Photo: @crisjori
Weather at the start/finish city of Pescara at 2:30 PM, local time: 16C (79F), fair, with the wind from the east at 24 km/hr (15 mph). There is a 2% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from winner Matteo Trentin's UAE Team Emirates.
Matteo Trentin couldn’t have asked for a better preparation for the World Championship road race, with the former European Champion claiming victory at the Trofeo Matteotti in Italy .
The UAE Team Emirates rider won ahead of Jhonatan Restrepo (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) and Valentin Ferron (Total Energies) in the same race he also won in 2019.
The main action of the race came after 60 km, when a group of twelve escaped. Among those riders were Matteo Trentin and his teammate Alessandro Covi, with Trentin attacking again 50 km from the finish, followed by six riders.
Trentin hit-out again 10 km from home, creating a gap of +21" on the first group of chasers and holding off to the line.
The triumph marks the 29th win of the season for UAE Team Emirates and the first victory for Matteo Trentin for the squad.
Trentin: "The race was very tough all day. I wanted to attack on the last lap on the long climb, but Ferron made the first move, so I joined him and then we pulled together. On the last stretch, I attacked again and, when at – 5km I noticed that Ferron was on the limit and Restrepo was coming back to us from behind, I put in one final dig that brought me to the finish. I’m really happy, it was about time that I won a race again."
Complete Results:
195 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.748 km/hr
| 1 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 4hr 40min 15sec |
| 2 | RESTREPO Jhonatan | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | @ 21sec |
| 3 | FERRON Valentin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 4 | VILLELLA Davide | Movistar | 0:51 |
| 5 | GOVEKAR Matez | Tirol-KTM | 0:55 |
| 6 | BATTISTELLA Samuele | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
| 7 | ZOCCARATO Samuele | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 8 | RIVI Samuele | Eolo-Kometa | 2:59 |
| 9 | BAIS Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 10 | ENGELHARDT Felix | Tirol-KTM | s.t. |
| 11 | GENIEZ Alexandre | TotalEnergies | 3:19 |
| 12 | COLNAGHI Luca | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | 3:29 |
| 13 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
| 14 | ANGULO Antonio | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 15 | TOTO Paolo | Amore & Vita-Prodir | s.t. |
| 16 | ORRICO Davide | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
| 17 | MARTIN Gotzon | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 18 | GARAVAGLIA Giacomo | Work Service-Marchiol | s.t. |
| 19 | RIABUSHENKO Alexandr | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 20 | BASEGGIO Matteo | General Store–Fratelli Curia | s.t. |
| 21 | MARTINELLI Alessio | Colpack-Ballan | s.t. |
| 22 | RUBIO Einer | Movistar | s.t. |
| 23 | PARISINI Nicolo | Beltrami TSA-Tre Colli | s.t. |
| 24 | COLOMBO Raul | Work Service-Marchiol | s.t. |
| 25 | GOTZINGER Valentin | WSA-KTM-Graz | s.t. |
| 26 | BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 27 | DIMA Emil | Giotti Victoria-Savini Due | s.t. |
| 28 | MUNOZ Daniel | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 29 | DI FELICE Francesco | Mg.K Vis VPM | s.t. |
| 30 | GRELLIER Fabien | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 31 | FIORELLI Filippo | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 32 | MOLENAAR Alex | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 33 | OKAMIKA Ander | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 34 | TOSIN Ricardo | General Store Essegibi-F.lli Curia | s.t. |
| 35 | MESSNER Martin | WSA-KTM-Graz | s.t. |
| 36 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo | Eolo-Kometa | s.t. |
| 37 | MADRAZO Angel | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 38 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 39 | TIZZA Marco | Amore & Vita-Prodir | s.t. |
| 40 | DI GUGLIELMO Fabio | Mg.K Vis VPM | s.t. |
| 41 | ZARDINI Edoardo | Vini Zabù | s.t. |
| 42 | BISOLTI Alessandro | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 43 | CHIRICO Luca | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 44 | TESFATSION Natnael | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 45 | BROGI Adriano | Giotti Victoria-Savini Due | s.t. |
| 46 | PUCCIO Salvatore | Nazionale Italiana | s.t. |
| 47 | ULISSI Diego | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 48 | MCLAIN Logan | Tirol-KTM | s.t. |
| 49 | RODRIGUEZ Cristian | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 50 | RAVANELLI Simone | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 51 | PEDRERO Antonio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 52 | SOLER Marc | Movistar | s.t. |
| 53 | CARBONI Giovanni | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 54 | BATTAGLIN Enrico | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 55 | SAVINI Daniel | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | s.t. |
| 56 | GABBURO Davide | Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè | 3:44 |
| 57 | ZANDRI Francesco | Work Service-Marchiol | 5:52 |
| 58 | WACKERMANN Luca | Eolo-Kometa | 6:57 |
| 59 | CARRETERO Hector | Movistar | s.t. |
| 60 | NESI Nicolas | D'Amico-UM Tools | s.t. |