2025 Trofeo Laigueglia (1.Pro), Italy

62nd edition: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Complete results

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Laigueglia - Laigueglia, 197 km

Juan Ayuso is the race winner.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Laigueglia at 2:00 PM local time: 16C (61F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 19 km/hr (12 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) & Alexandre Balmer (Solution Tech-Vini Fantini) crashed in the first half of the race and abandoned.

Here's the report from second-place Christian Scaroni's XDS Astana Team:

The 197-kilometer race at the Ligurian coast marks the traditional opening of the Italian cycling season. Today Christian Scaroni had an impressive day of racing responding to the attacks of Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and launching his own attempts to go solo. The race was decided in the final meters, where Scaroni finished second in a four-man sprint.

A beautiful day for a bike race in Italy. The Trofeo Laigueglia gets started.

“I knew I needed to stay close to Ayuso and respond to his attacks. I also tried to break away from him because I knew it would be very difficult to beat him in a sprint. In the final two laps, we were basically exchanging attacks and trying to get away. But in the end, it all came down to a small group sprint. I’m feeling strong right now, and I’m looking forward to the upcoming Strade Bianche. It will definitely be an incredibly tough race, but we’ll do our best to show our maximum”, – said Christian Scaroni.

“Initially, Scaroni was our leader, while Bettiol had a free role. When Scaroni was left one-on-one with Ayuso in the final kilometers, I was hoping Bettiol could catch up — that would have changed the dynamics of the finish. Today, we took second place, but I’m satisfied with the team: the guys put in a strong performance. It’s also great to see Ulissi and Velasco back after their illnesses. I’m confident that by Strade Bianche and the upcoming races, we’ll be in even better shape”, – added Alexander Shefer, Lead Sports Director of XDS Astana Team.

The podium, from left: Christian Scaroni (2nd), Juan Ayuso (1st), & Michael Storer (3rd)

Complete results:

Photos

197 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.242 km/hr

1	Juan Ayuso	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	4hr 46min 34sec
2	Christian Scaroni	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
3	Michael Storer	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
5	Giovanni Carboni	Unibet Tietema Rockets	@ 3sec
6	Magnus Sheffield	INEOS Grenadiers	0:13
7	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	0:23
8	Louis Barré	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
9	Mattéo Vercher	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
10	Simone Gualdi	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
11	Davide De Pretto	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
12	Ewen Costiou	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
13	Michal Kwiatkowski	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
14	Alessandro Pinarello	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	0:25
15	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	1:13
16	Benjamin Thomas	Cofidis	s.t.
17	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
18	Joan Bou	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
19	Simone Velasco	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
20	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
21	Marco Tizza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
22	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
23	Samuele Zoccarato	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
24	Francisco Peñuela	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
25	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
26	Archie Ryan	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
27	Nicola Conci	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
28	Jordan Jegat	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
29	Gianluca Brambilla	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
30	Luca Paletti	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	s.t.
31	Sergio Meris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
32	Luca Cretti	MBH Bank Ballan CSB	s.t.
33	Adrien Maire	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
34	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
35	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:48
36	Nahom Zeray	JCL Team Ukyo	1:57
37	Matteo Scalco	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	2:19
38	Diego Ulissi	XDS Astana Team	2:39
39	Edgar Cadena	Petrolike	2:55
40	Lawrence Warbasse	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Manuele Tarozzi	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	s.t.
42	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Davide Bais	Team Polti-VisitMalta	3:06
44	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	4:07
45	Mattia Bais	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
46	Alex Tolio	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	s.t.
47	Filippo Agostinacchio	Biesse-Carrera Premac	s.t.
48	Tommaso Dati	Biesse-Carrera Premac	s.t.
49	Filippo Zana	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
50	Giovanni Bortoluzzi	General Store-Essegibi-F.Ili Curia	s.t.
51	Filip Gruszczynski	Biesse-Carrera Premac	5:36
52	Nicolo Garibbo	JCL Team Ukyo	5:38
53	Luca Covili	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè	s.t.
54	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
55	Federico Guzzo	SC Padovani Polo Cherry Bank	s.t.
56	Alex Martin	Team Polti-VisitMalta	5:59
57	Edoardo Zamperini	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
58	Lorenzo Galimberti	Petrolike	s.t.
59	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
60	Lorenzo Masciarelli	MBH Bank Ballan CSB	s.t.
61	Fabian Weiss	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
62	Mathis Le Berre	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
63	Kyrylo Tsarenko	Solution Tech-Vini Fantini	s.t.
64	Alex Diaz	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
65	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	6:04
66	Asbjørn Hellemose	Team Jayco-AlUla	6:31
67	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Fabio Christen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Floris De Tier	Wagner Bazin WB	7:20
70	Sylvain Moniquet	Cofidis	s.t.
71	Kristian Sbaragli	Solution Tech-Vini Fantini	s.t.
72	Cesare Chesini	MBH Bank Ballan CSB	s.t.
73	Alejandro Callejas	Petrolike	s.t.
74	Kevin Colleoni	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
75	Victor Guernalec	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
76	Harm Vanhoucke	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Francesco Parravano	MG.K VIS Costruzioni Ambiente	10:17
78	Andrea Cantoni	MG.K VIS Costruzioni Ambiente	s.t.
79	Ben Granger	MG.K VIS Costruzioni Ambiente	s.t.
80	Javier Serrano	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
81	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
82	Kevin Biehl	General Store-Essegibi-F.Ili Curia	s.t.
83	Johan Meens	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
84	Felix Engelhardt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
85	Giacomo Villa	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
86	Simone Raccani	JCL Team Ukyo	s.t.
87	Koen Bouwman	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
88	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.

 

2025 Trofeo Laigueglia map & profile:

Laigueglia is just northeast of San Remo, near the border with France.

Course map

Course profile

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2025 Trofeo Laigueglia photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Starting ceremonies, UAE Team Emirates is presented.

Team EF Education-EasyPost

Men in purple, Jayco AlUla

Before the race, Michal Kwiatkowski gets his bike.

The 2025 Trofeo Laigueglia gets started.

Racing in Bella Italia

A tight squeeze. Riding through the town of Laigueglia just after the race start.

One of the four time the riders climbed the Colla Micheri near the end of the race.

Juan Ayuso is the winner.

Winner Juan Ayuso

The podium, from left: Christian Scaroni (2nd), Juan Ayuso (1st), & Michael Storer (3rd)

 

 

Start list with back numbers, March 4, 2025:

	Arkea-B&B Hotels
1	Ewen Costiou
2	Alessandro Verre
3	Baptiste Poulard
4	Michel Ries
5	Victor Guernalec
6	Mathis Le Berre
7	Edoardo Zamperini
	Cofidis
11	Sylvain Moniquet
12	Valentin Ferron
13	Jesus Herrada
14	Clement Izquierdo
15	Jonathan Lastra
16	Benjamin Thomas
17	Jan Maas
	EF Education-EasyPost
21	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
22	Mikkel Honore
23	Lukas Nerurkar
24	Darren Rafferty
25	Archie Ryan
26	Samuele Battistella
27	Neilson Powless
	INEOS Grenadiers
31	Omar Fraile
32	Michal Kwiatkowski
33	Axel Laurance
34	Michael Leonard
35	Salvatore Puccio
36	Artem Shmidt
37	Magnus Sheffield
	Intermarché-Wanty
41	Louis Barré
42	Kamiel Bonneu
43	Kevin Colleoni
44	Alexy Faure-Prost
45	Simone Gualdi
46	Simone Petilli
47	Lorenzo Rota
	Team Jayco-AlUla
51	Koen Bouwman
52	Alessandro De Marchi
53	Davide De Pretto
54	Felix Engelhardt
55	Anders Foldager
56	Asbjørn Hellemose
57	Filippo Zana
	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
61	Juan Ayuso
62	Filippo Baroncini
63	Enea Sambinello
64	Alessandro Covi
65	Igor Arrieta
66	António Morgado
67	Adria Pericas
	XDS Astana Team
71	Alberto Bettiol
72	Nicola Conci
73	Cristian Scaroni
74	Diego Ulissi
75	Simone Velasco
76	David Zanutta
77	Daniil Marukhin
	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
81	Alex Molenaar
82	Joan Bou
83	Abner González
84	Joseba Lopez
85	Alex Diaz
86	Eduard Prades
87	Francisco Peñuela
	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
91	Matteo Badilatti
92	Gianluca Brambilla
93	Walter Calzoni
95	Harm Vanhoucke
96	Fabio Christen
97	Joseph Pidcock
	Team Polti-VisitMalta
101	Davide Bais
102	Mattia Bais
103	Davide De Cassan
104	Alex Martin
105	Javier Serrano
106	Diego Sevilla
107	Samuele Zoccarato
	Team TotalEnergies
111	Mathieu Burgaudeau
112	Alexandre Delettre
113	Rayan Boulahoite
114	Jordan Jegat
115	Pierre Latour
117	Mattéo Vercher
	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
121	Michael Storer
122	Jacob Eriksson
123	Jesper Stiansen
124	Lawrence Warbasse
125	Roland Thalmann
126	Hannes Wilksch
127	Fabian Weiss
	Unibet Tietema Rockets
131	Adam Toupalik
132	Adrien Maire
133	Baptiste Huyet
134	Giovanni Carboni
135	Owen Geleijn
136	Odd Christian Eiking
137	Sergio Meris
	VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè
141	Luca Covili
143	Luca Paletti
144	Alessandro Pinarello
145	Matteo Scalco
146	Manuele Tarozzi
147	Alex Tolio
	Solution Tech-Vini Fantini
151	Davide Baldaccini
152	Alexandre Balmer
153	Valerio Conti
154	Roberto Gonzalez
155	Kyrylo Tsarenko
156	Kristian Sbaragli
157	Arnaud Tissières
	Wagner Bazin WB
161	Jocelyn Baguelin
162	Louka Matthys
163	Johan Meens
164	Floris De Tier
165	Marco Tizza
166	Davide Persico
167	Giacomo Villa
	Sam-Vitalcare-Dynatek
171	Negasi Haylu Abreha
172	Stefano Baffi
173	Filippo Dignani
174	Christian Danilo Pase
175	Sebastiano Minoia
176	Marco Fermanelli
177	Angelo Monister
	Biesse-Carrera Premac
181	Nicoló Arrighetti
182	Tommaso Dati
183	Filippo Agostinacchio
184	Tommaso Bessega
185	Filip Gruszczynski
186	Gabriele Bessega
187	Nicola Rossi
	General Store-Essegibi-F.Ili Curia
191	Kevin Biehl
192	Giovanni Bortoluzzi
193	Aklilu Arefayne
194	Matteo Cettolin
195	Domenico Cirlincione
196	Cristian Remelli
197	Dennis Lock
	JCL Team Ukyo
201	Marino Kobayashi
202	Marc Cabedo Hernandez
203	Nicolo Garibbo
204	Simone Raccani
205	Nahom Zeray
206	Alessandro Fancellu
207	Andrea D'Amato
	MBH Bank Ballan CSB
211	Lorenzo Masciarelli
213	Cesare Chesini
214	Luca Cretti
215	Lorenzo Nespoli
216	Pavel Novak
217	Leonardo Vesco
	MG.K VIS Costruzioni e Ambiente
221	Andrea Cantoni
222	Simone Carrò
223	Ben Granger
224	Matthew Kingston
225	Matteo Spreafico
226	Ciro Perez
227	Francesco Parravano
	Petrolike
231	Jonathan Caicedo
232	Edgar Cadena
233	Alejandro Callejas
234	Filippo D'Aiuto
235	Antonio Prieto De Luna Jose
236	Lorenzo Peschi
237	Lorenzo Galimberti
	SC Padovani Polo Cherry Bank
241	Matteo Baseggio
242	Federico Guzzo
243	Matteo Zurlo
244	Antonio Bonaldo
245	Andrea Scarso
246	Mirko Bozzola
247	Samuele Mion