Tour of Sicily 2019 – Stage 4 [FULL STAGE]

April 06, 2019

Tour of Sicily 2019 – Stage 4 – Giardini Naxos – Etna (Nicolosi) : 119 km

Giro di Sicilia (English: Tour of Sicily) is a men’s multi-stage bicycle race held on Sicily, Italy. The race was first held in 1907 and was won by Carlo Galetti (ITA). The race disappeared from the calendar after the 1977 edition won by Giuseppe Saronni (ITA), until it was revived by RCS Sports in 2019. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour, classified as a 2.1 event.

Brandon McNulty (Rally UHC) secured overall victory at the Giro di Sicilia after a confident and assured defence of the race lead on the final mountain finish on the slopes of Mount Etna volcano.

The American’s closest rivals tried to attack on the steepest section of the 20km climb but Rally UHC set a constantly high pace for much of the climb and then McNulty took over, even going on the attack at one point, to scare off his rivals.

Guillaume Martin (Wanty Groupe-Gobert) made the strongest attack in the final two kilometres to win the stage but McNulty finished just 14 seconds behind the Frenchman to ensure the overall winner’s red and yellow jersey was his.

Martin finished second overall, 42 seconds down on McNulty, with Italy’s Fausto Masnada (Androni Giocattoli) third at 56 seconds.

McNulty set up overall victory by winning stage 3 in the rain to Ragusa on Friday with a solo attack in the final 15km. He gained 55 on his nearest rivals giving him and Rally UHC a vital cushion of time on the pure climbers before the long climb to the Rifugio Sapienza.

That was the first professional for the 21-year-old from Arizona. Now he has added overall victory. Cyclingnews understands McNulty has been in talks with UAE Team Emirates and so may step up to WorldTour level in 2020.

“I knew what I had to do and I think I used my time trialing ability skills to defend. The attacks went but it was with one kilometre to go and you can’t gain much in that short distance. It was just steady Eddy the whole way,” McNulty explained.

“It’s one heck of a climb. It was a long climb. I think it was an epic last day.”

“The team were incredible, they totally sold out for me and I was able to finish it off. It was a hue team effort that’s for sure.”

Results :
1 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 3:37:34
2 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:10
3 Dayer Quintana (Col) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:00:13
4 Brandon McNulty (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:00:14
5 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:00:22
6 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:00:36
7 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:42
8 Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Israel Cycling Academy 0:00:44
9 Michel Ries (Lux) Kometa Cycling Team 0:00:47
10 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:01:11
11 Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:24
12 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert 0:02:40
13 Alejandro Osorio Carvajal (Col) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane 0:02:41
14 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
15 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Spa) Kometa Cycling Team 0:02:44
16 Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:03:13
17 Krister Hagen (Nor) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
18 Gavin Mannion (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:03:16
19 Manuel Senni (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:03:20
20 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman 0:04:10
21 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Giotti Victoria
22 Aleksei Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:04:38
23 Davide Gabburo (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:04:57
24 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
25 Stefano Oldani (Ita) Kometa Cycling Team 0:05:32
26 Rob Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling 0:05:48
27 Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:06:45
28 Marco Tizza (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:06:59
29 Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
30 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:07:03
31 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
32 Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:08:07
33 Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Gobert 0:09:47
34 Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Team Colpack
35 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
36 Paul Double (GBr) Team Colpack
37 Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:10:43
38 Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:11:15
39 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:12:09
40 Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 0:12:48
41 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:13:46
42 Sergei Shilov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:13:50
43 Diego Pablo Sevilla Lopez (Spa) Kometa Cycling Team 0:14:13
44 Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:14:56
45 Edwin Avila (Col) Israel Cycling Academy 0:15:36
46 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:16:20
47 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
48 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
49 Emanuele Onesti (Ita) Giotti Victoria
50 Ivan Martinelli (Ita) D’Amico Um Tools
51 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:18:07
52 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:18:14
53 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates
54 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy
55 Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team
56 Oscar Adalberto Quiroz Ayala (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman
57 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:19:55
58 Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir
59 Davide Baldaccini (Ita) Team Colpack
60 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita-Prodir
61 Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
62 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF
63 Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
64 Franco Orocito (Arg) D’Amico Um Tools
65 Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
66 Antonio Di Sante (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
67 Isaac Canton Serrano (Spa) Kometa Cycling Team
68 Denis Marian Vulcan (Rom) Giotti Victoria
69 Antonio Puppio (Ita) Kometa Cycling Team
70 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF
71 Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
72 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Gobert
73 Federico Burchio (Ita) D’Amico Um Tools
74 Diego Fernando Cano Malaver (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman
75 Andreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:21:42
76 Petr Rikunov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:23:19
77 Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis 0:26:41
78 Evan Huffman (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:27:11
79 Svein Tuft (Can) Rally UHC Cycling
80 Eduardo Estrada Celis (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman 0:27:15
81 Rémy Rochas (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
82 Andrea Toniatti (Ita) Team Colpack
83 William David Muñoz Perez (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman
84 Niccolo’ Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
85 Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates
86 Paolo Baccio (Ita) Team Colpack
87 Francesco Romano (Ita) Bardiani CSF
88 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo
89 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
90 Iuri Filosi (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:27:24
91 Jalel Duranti (Ita) Team Colpack 0:27:45
92 Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Giotti Victoria 0:28:31
93 Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Giotti Victoria
94 Igor Boev (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo

Final General Classification :
1 Brandon McNulty (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 18:07:24
2 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 0:00:42
3 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:56
4 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:01:11
5 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:01:24
6 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:34
7 Dayer Quintana (Col) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:02:02
8 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:02:03
9 Michel Ries (Lux) Kometa Cycling Team 0:02:11
10 Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:02:16
11 Matteo Badilatti (Swi) Israel Cycling Academy 0:02:21
12 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert 0:03:25
13 Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:03:33
14 Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Spa) Kometa Cycling Team 0:03:36
15 Alejandro Osorio Carvajal (Col) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane 0:03:58
16 Simone Velasco (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:04:08
17 Manuel Senni (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:04:12
18 Gavin Mannion (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:04:47
19 Federico Zurlo (Ita) Giotti Victoria 0:05:02
20 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman 0:05:11
21 Sindre Skjøstad Lunke (Nor) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:06:14
22 Stefano Oldani (Ita) Kometa Cycling Team 0:06:24
23 Davide Gabburo (Ita) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:07:07
24 Aleksei Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:07:21
25 Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:07:37
26 Marco Tizza (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:07:51
27 Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis
28 Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:08:34
29 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:08:40
30 Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Team Colpack 0:11:08
31 Pierpaolo Ficara (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:12:44
32 Paul Double (GBr) Team Colpack 0:14:11
33 Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 0:14:49
34 Sergei Shilov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:15:43
35 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 0:16:38
36 Colin Joyce (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:17:19
37 Rob Britton (Can) Rally UHC Cycling 0:17:45
38 Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:18:14
39 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:18:59
40 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:19:00
41 Oscar Adalberto Quiroz Ayala (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman 0:20:07
42 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy 0:20:32
43 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:20:47
44 Ivan Martinelli (Ita) D’Amico Um Tools 0:21:12
45 Krister Hagen (Nor) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:21:13
46 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:22:53
47 Emanuele Onesti (Ita) Giotti Victoria 0:23:11
48 Diego Fernando Cano Malaver (Col) Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman 0:23:13
49 Antonio Puppio (Ita) Kometa Cycling Team 0:24:07
50 Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 0:24:12
51 Andreas Nielsen (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:25:16
52 Isaac Canton Serrano (Spa) Kometa Cycling Team 0:25:17
53 Andreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:25:51
54 Edwin Avila (Col) Israel Cycling Academy 0:26:07
55 Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Gobert 0:26:46
56 Denis Marian Vulcan (Rom) Giotti Victoria 0:26:57
57 Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:27:48
58 Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Gobert 0:27:50
59 Petr Rikunov (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:28:03
60 Diego Pablo Sevilla Lopez (Spa) Kometa Cycling Team 0:28:32
61 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom–Rusvelo 0:29:47
62 Marco Bernardinetti (Ita) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:30:46
63 Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:31:15
64 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:32:01
65 Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:32:02
66 Davide Baldaccini (Ita) Team Colpack 0:32:43
67 Antonio Di Sante (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis 0:33:44
68 Damiano Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane 0:34:00
69 Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
70 Federico Burchio (Ita) D’Amico Um Tools 0:34:32
71 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy 0:36:17
72 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) UAE Team Emirates 0:36:49
73 Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita-Prodir 0:37:56
74 Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:37:58
75 Lucas De Rossi (Fra) Delko Marseille Provence KTM
76 Dario Puccioni (Ita) Sangemini-Trevigiani-Mg.K Vis 0:38:54
77 Franco Orocito (Arg) D’Amico Um Tools 0:51:24