GP Industria & Artigianato 2018 [FULL RACE] (no commentary)

March 05, 2018

GP Industria & Artigianato 2018 / Gran Premio Industria E Artigianato De Larciano 2018 – Larciano : 199,2 km

The Grand Prix, Industry and Crafts , known until 1976 as the Circuit of Larchwood , is a race in line men’s road cycling that takes place annually in the village of Larciano , in the province of Pistoia , Italy . Since 2005 he is part of the circuit UCI Europe Tour as Category 1.1 race and in 2017 was promoted to 1.HC

Matej Mohoric put on a display of descending prowess that would make his Bahrain-Merida teammate Vincenzo Nibali proud, using a late attack and no brakes on the hair-raising finale to take out the victory in the GP Industria e Artigianato in Larciano.

The 23-year-old held off the chase of Marco Canola (Nippo-Vini Fantini) on the flat run-in to take out his first victory of the season. 11 seconds later, Davide Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli) took the sprint from a much-reduced bunch for third.

Mohoric played off a late attack from teammate Giovanni Visconti, who joined Ballerini and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Cesare Benedetti in a breakaway with two laps to go. Benedetti, who initiated the move, was dropped on the climb during the final lap, while Mohoric sat in the ever-decreasing group behind waiting for the final ascent.

There was a flurry of attacks as Ballerini came back, with Rafal Majka’s (Bora-Hansgrohe), Daniel Martinez (EF Education First-Drapac), Krists Neilands (Israel Cycling Academy), Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) and Ivan Santaromita (Nippo-Vini Faniti) all putting in digs. But it was Mohoric’s jump just before the crest and subsequent dare-devil descending that proved successful.

“I have to thank all my teammates for the great work they have done throughout the day,” Mohoric said. “I knew that the climb was long and that I could get back in the first group without spending too much energy. I wanted to help Giovanni Visconti in the final and when Majka left I went after him. I found myself in the front and so I decided to go all the way.

“I have been studying the climb in the first three laps and I knew that if I had taken the last descent first I could have played my chances. Before the end of the descent, I turned around and saw that nobody was there, after that I did not turn around until I was over the finish line!”

The victory comes after a solid result in Strade Bianche, where he finished 11th, and is his first major one-day win since taking the U23 world title in 2013.

“It’s a very important success because it’s my first victory with the Bahrain Merida Team’s jersey,” Mohoric continued. “After Abu Dhabi Tour, I trained well and I had good feelings. Yesterday I did a good Strade Bianche and today it went even better! Now I will start to concentrate on the Giro d’Italia.”

Canola’s second place was also his best outing so far this season after closing out last year with a win in the Japan Cup, but he was still left wondering what if after latching onto the chasing group on the descent and then coming three seconds shy of catching Mohoric with his attack.

“It is a bittersweet podium,” Canola said. “Probably if I had started to chase Matej Mohoric a few hundreds meters before without hesitating, I could have played for the victory. I almost caught him – he was only a few meters in front of me. Bahrain-Merida also played their cards very well, so congratulations to the winner.

“It is a very important podium for me and for my team in Italy, with all the team we have been working very well, with Santaromita and Bagioli also making a great final. Now I can look forward to Tirreno-Adriatico and most of all to Milan-San Remo and Amstel Gold Race, which are very important race for me and for the team.”

Results :
1 Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 4:39:23
2 Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:00:03
3 Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:11
4 Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
5 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
6 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
7 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
8 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
9 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
10 German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
11 Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
12 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
13 Alex Turrin (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
14 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
15 Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
16 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
17 Jorge Arcas (Spa) Movistar Team
18 Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
19 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
20 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
21 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
22 Matteo Fabbro (Ita) Katusha-Alpecin
23 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
24 Jaime Roson (Spa) Movistar Team
25 Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
26 Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:15
27 Rodolfo Torres (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:21
28 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:52
29 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:01:14
30 Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega
31 Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
32 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF
33 Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:01:18
34 Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy
35 Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega
36 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
37 David Lozano (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk
38 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
39 Kanstantsin Suitsou (Blr) Bahrain-Merida
40 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:01:21
41 Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 0:01:24
42 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:01:31
43 Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
44 Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:37
45 Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini – Mg. K Vis – Vega 0:01:39
46 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:46
47 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
48 Davide Gabburo (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir
49 Steve Morabito (Swi) Groupama-FDJ
50 Julien Mortier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:02:01
51 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 0:02:08
52 Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
53 Enrico Logica (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo 0:03:08
54 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:03:54
55 Nikolai Cherkasov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
56 Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
57 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
58 Artem Nych (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
59 José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin
60 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
61 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
62 Awet Andemeskel (Eri) Israel Cycling Academy
63 Carlos Betancur (Col) Movistar Team 0:05:32
64 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
65 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
66 Paolo Baccio (Ita) Italy 0:05:51
67 Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
68 Carlos Verona (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott
69 Filippo Rocchetti (Ita) Italy
70 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 0:08:04
71 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
72 Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
73 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
74 Rob Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
75 Jérémy Leveau (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
76 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:08:12
77 Mathias De Witte (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:08:19
78 Marco Murgano (Ita) Italy
79 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
80 Michel Piccot (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo
81 Andrea Garosio (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
82 Ettore Carlini (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
83 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
84 Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
85 Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
86 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
87 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Mstina Focus
88 Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
89 Steff Cras (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
90 Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 0:10:32
91 Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Italy
92 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
93 Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
94 Alessandro Monaco (Ita) Italy
95 Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk 0:10:59
96 Matteo Draperi (Ita) Sangemini – Mg. K Vis – Vega
97 Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 0:11:16
98 Enrico Salvador (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo
99 Alberto Amici (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo
100 Kamil Malecki (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
101 Lorenzo Delcó (Swi) Biesse Carrera Gavardo
102 Guy Sagiv (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
103 Julien Stassen (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
104 Andrea Cacciotti (Ita) Italy
105 Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
106 Michal Kolár (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
107 Logan Owen (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
108 Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
109 Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
110 Kim Magnusson (Swe) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
111 Niccolo’ Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega
112 Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Mstina Focus
113 Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
114 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
115 Julien Trarieux (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
116 Thomas Deruette (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 0:11:38
117 Christofer Jurado Lopez (Pan) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896 0:12:38
118 Floryan Arnoult (Fra) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
DNF Svein Tuft (Can) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) Groupama-FDJ
DNF Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
DNF Nuno Matos (Por) Movistar Team
DNF Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
DNF Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin
DNF Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
DNF Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
DNF Julian Cardona Tabares (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
DNF Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Daniel Savini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
DNF Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Stepan Kuriyanov (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Aleksei Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
DNF Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
DNF Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Romain Gioux (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Umberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
DNF Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
DNF Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
DNF David Tanner (Aus) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
DNF Luca Colnaghi (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega
DNF Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini-Mg. K Vis-Vega
DNF Francesco Bettini (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
DNF Edoardo Corridori (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
DNF Emanuele Onesti (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
DNF Angelo Raffaele (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
DNF Angelo Vitiello (Ita) D’Amico Utensilnord
DNF Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
DNF Fabio Mazzucco (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
DNF Filippo Zana (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
DNF Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Mstina Focus
DNF Emil Dima (Rom) Mstina Focus
DNF Vlad-Nicolae Dobre (Rom) Mstina Focus
DNF Mattia Marcelli (Ita) Mstina Focus
DNF Raul-Antonio Sinza (Rom) Mstina Focus
DNF Andrea Zanardini (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo
DNF Simone Ravanelli (Ita) Biesse Carrera Gavardo
DNS Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ
DNS Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ