Living up to his pre-race favourite billing, Jonathan Milan sprinted to his first Italian national road title on Saturday, coming off the wheel of Alessandro Romele (XDS_Astana) in the final 250 metres in Cuneo.
Milan’s team, Lidl-Trek, took control of the peloton for the majority of the 225-km race, keeping the early breakaway on a tight leash and forcing a regrouping with 64 kilometres to go to deliver a bunch sprint. Burning through his five teammates, Milan was left isolated in the final four kilometres.
The 25-year-old was second wheel as they sped under the kite, until he unleashed his sprint, a speed that no one could match.
Surging in the final metres, Tommaso Dati (Team UKYO) took second, while Romele held on for third.
How it unfolded
On another hot day of racing in Italy, over 130 riders lined up for the elite men’s road race, from Asti to Cuneo. The 225-kilometre course was really divided into two sections, starting with a hilly first half with two climbs, the Monforte d’Alba and Murazzano, the highest point of the race at 696 metres. Then, the route transitioned into a fast finishing circuit, tailor-made for the fast men.
A flurry of attacks led to shuffling and re-shuffling in the early break, with 18 riders managing to escape but only gaining around 1:15 on the Lidl-Trek-controlled peloton before being reeled back in with 64 kilometres to go.
From that point on, the speed was kept high by Lidl-Trek, making sure that no riders could escape, and the majority of the field seemed content to wait for the inevitable. As the kilometres ticked down, Soudal-QuickStep rider, and later on, Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe’s Lorenzo Finn, recently the winner of the Giro Next Gen, added their power in the rotation with the latter putting in some accelerations.
Inside of six kilometres to go, the peloton was reduced to half its size, as many riders dropped from the heat and speed, leaving Milan with no teammates two kilometres later.
As they sped under the red kite, Filippi Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) launched a short-lived attack, closed down by Milan with Matteo Trentin (Tudor) on his wheel. Then Vincenzo Albanese (EF Education-EasyPost) took the front, with Milan slotting in behind him, still followed by Trentin.
With 250 metres to go, Romele launched his sprint but Milan was able to use his splistream to come around and speed to the line.
Results
Pos |
Rider |
Time |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
04:52:40 |
2 |
Tommaso Dati (Ita) Team Ukyo |
00:00:00 |
3 |
Alessandro Romele (Ita) XDS Astana |
00:00:00 |
4 |
Luca Colnaghi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:00 |
5 |
Marco Manenti (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:00 |
6 |
Matteo Trentin (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling |
00:00:00 |
7 |
Alberto Dainese (Ita) Soudal-QuickStep |
00:00:00 |
8 |
Gabriele Bessega (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:00 |
9 |
Giacomo Ballabio (Ita) Team Vorarlberg |
00:00:00 |
10 |
Dario Igor Belletta (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:00 |
11 |
Mirco Maestri (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:00 |
12 |
Lorenzo Conforti (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:00 |
13 |
Sergio Meris (Ita) Unibet Rose Rockets |
00:00:00 |
14 |
Davide de Pretto (Ita) Jayco-AlUla |
00:00:00 |
15 |
Simone Velasco (Ita) XDS Astana |
00:00:00 |
16 |
Gianmarco Garofoli (Ita) Soudal-QuickStep |
00:00:00 |
17 |
Andrea Piras (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali |
00:00:00 |
18 |
Cesare Chesini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:00 |
19 |
Nicolo' Pettiti (Ita) Swatt Club |
00:00:00 |
20 |
Lorenzo Masciarelli (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:00 |
21 |
Andrea Alfio Bruno (Ita) |
00:00:00 |
22 |
Lorenzo Milesi (Ita) Movistar Team |
00:00:00 |
23 |
Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Lotto-Intermarché |
00:00:00 |
24 |
Edoardo Zamperini (Ita) Cofidis |
00:00:00 |
25 |
Thomas Pesenti (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:00 |
26 |
Matteo Scofet (Ita) S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank |
00:00:00 |
27 |
Filippo Baroncini (Ita) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
00:00:00 |
28 |
Luca Paletti (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:00 |
29 |
Pietro Mattio (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike |
00:00:00 |
30 |
Luca Cretti (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:00 |
31 |
Valerio Conti (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali |
00:00:00 |
32 |
Lorenzo Quartucci (Ita) Burgos Burpellet BH |
00:00:00 |
33 |
Mattia Stenico (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:00 |
34 |
Davide Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:00 |
35 |
Enrico Zanoncello (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:00 |
36 |
Walter Calzoni (Ita) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
00:00:00 |
37 |
Federico Iacomoni (Ita) Team Ukyo |
00:00:00 |
38 |
Diego Bracalente (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:00 |
39 |
Giacomo Garavaglia (Ita) Swatt Club |
00:00:06 |
40 |
Marco Frigo (Ita) NSN Cycling Team |
00:00:06 |
41 |
Alessio Martinelli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:00:06 |
42 |
Nicolò Garibbo (Ita) Team Ukyo |
00:00:06 |
43 |
Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
00:00:06 |
44 |
Ludovico Crescioli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:06 |
45 |
Fausto Masnada (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:06 |
46 |
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
00:00:06 |
47 |
Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:00:06 |
48 |
Lorenzo Galimberti (Ita) Swatt Club |
00:00:06 |
49 |
Gabriel Fede (Ita) |
00:00:08 |
50 |
Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) EF Education-EasyPost |
00:00:11 |
51 |
Luca Bagnara (Ita) Vega - Vitalcare - Dynatek |
00:00:19 |
52 |
Manuel Oioli (Ita) Swatt Club |
00:00:28 |
53 |
Andrea Raccagni Noviero (Ita) Soudal-QuickStep |
00:00:32 |
54 |
Manuel Dovesi (Ita) |
00:00:44 |
55 |
Lorenzo Mark Finn (Ita) Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe Rookies |
00:00:46 |
56 |
Luca Vergallito (Ita) Alpecin-Premier Tech |
00:00:52 |
57 |
Christian Bagatin (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:52 |
58 |
Emanuele Ansaloni (Ita) Team Technipes #Inemiliaromagna Caffè Borbone |
00:00:52 |
59 |
Matteo Ambrosini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:00:52 |
60 |
Nicola Conci (Ita) XDS Astana |
00:00:52 |
61 |
Francesco Parravano (Ita) Mg.K Vis Costruzioni E Ambiente |
00:00:52 |
62 |
Jacopo Pignatti (Ita) S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank |
00:00:52 |
63 |
Alessandro Verre (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
00:01:00 |
64 |
Filippo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:01:12 |
65 |
Mattia Bais (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
00:01:23 |
66 |
Andrea Bagioli (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
00:01:34 |
67 |
Filippo Magli (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:01:36 |
68 |
Matteo Turconi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
00:01:40 |
69 |
Simone Raccani (Ita) Team Ukyo |
00:01:46 |
70 |
Filippo Zana (Ita) Soudal-QuickStep |
00:02:05 |
71 |
Filippo D'Aiuto (Ita) General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia |
00:02:23 |
DNF |
Tommaso Bessega (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
|
DNF |
Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
|
DNF |
Andrea Pietrobon (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
|
DNF |
Gabriele Raccagni (Ita) Polti-VisitMalta |
|
DNF |
Alessandro Borgo (Ita) Bahrain Victorious |
|
DNF |
Alberto Bruttomesso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious |
|
DNF |
Filippo Cettolin (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
|
DNF |
Santiago Ferraro (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
|
DNF |
Martin Marcellusi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
|
DNF |
Andrea Montagner (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
|
DNF |
Manuele Tarozzi (Ita) Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber |
|
DNF |
Michael Belleri (Ita) Beltrami Tsa Tre Colli |
|
DNF |
Andrea Biancalani (Ita) Beltrami Tsa Tre Colli |
|
DNF |
Simone Leonardo Buongiorno (Ita) Beltrami Tsa Tre Colli |
|
DNF |
Andrea Guerra (Ita) Beltrami Tsa Tre Colli |
|
DNF |
Riccardo Perani (Ita) Beltrami Tsa Tre Colli |
|
DNF |
Simone Consonni (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
|
DNF |
Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
|
DNF |
Matteo Sobrero (Ita) Lidl-Trek |
|
DNF |
Davide Ballerini (Ita) XDS Astana |
|
DNF |
Alessandro Iacchi (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali |
|
DNF |
Tommaso Nencini (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali |
|
DNF |
Matteo Regnanti (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali |
|
DNF |
Attilio Viviani (Ita) Solution Tech Nippo Rali |
|
DNF |
Alessio Magagnotti (Ita) Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe Rookies |
|
DNF |
Marco Palomba (Ita) S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank |
|
DNF |
Lorenzo Ursella (Ita) S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank |
|
DNF |
Francesco Carollo (Ita) Swatt Club |
|
DNF |
Lorenzo Ginestra (Ita) Swatt Club |
|
DNF |
Thomas Capra (Ita) Bahrain Victorious Development Team |
|
DNF |
Filippo Agostinacchio (Ita) Biesse - Carrera - Premac |
|
DNF |
Andrea Donati (Ita) Biesse - Carrera - Premac |
|
DNF |
Alessandro Milesi (Ita) Biesse - Carrera - Premac |
|
DNF |
Giacomo Villa (Ita) Biesse - Carrera - Premac |
|
DNF |
Davide de Cassan (Ita) General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia |
|
DNF |
Kevin Pezzo Rosola (Ita) General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia |
|
DNF |
Thomas Rossetti (Ita) General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia |
|
DNF |
Andrea de Totto (Ita) Gragnano Sporting Club |
|
DNF |
Edoardo Cipollini (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
|
DNF |
Alessandro Fancellu (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
|
DNF |
Lorenzo Nespoli (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
|
DNF |
Davide Persico (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
|
DNF |
Samuele Zoccarato (Ita) MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
|
DNF |
Davide Formolo (Ita) Movistar Team |
|
DNF |
Manlio Moro (Ita) Movistar Team |
|
DNF |
Matteo Moschetti (Ita) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
|
DNF |
Nicolo' Parisini (Ita) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
|
DNF |
Andrea D'Amato (Ita) Team Ukyo |
|
DNF |
Simone Lucca (Ita) Gragnano Sporting Club |
|
DNF |
Samuel Quaranta (Ita) Gragnano Sporting Club |
|
DNF |
Ivan Troia (Ita) Gragnano Sporting Club |
|
DNF |
Filippo Dignani (Ita) Vega - Vitalcare - Dynatek |
|
DNF |
Marco Fermanelli (Ita) Vega - Vitalcare - Dynatek |
|
DNF |
Luca Giaimi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
|
DNF |
Ignazio Cireddu (Ita) Team Vorarlberg |
|
DNF |
Alessio Menghini (Ita) Team Technipes #Inemiliaromagna Caffè Borbone |
|
DNF |
Simone Buda (Ita) Solme Olmo Arvedi |
|
DNF |
Tommaso Tessiore (Ita) |
|
DNF |
Lorenzo Magli (Ita) |
|
DNF |
Daniele Forlin (Ita) Movistar Team Academy |
|
DNF |
Alessio Gasparini (Ita) P.A.S. Ioanninnon - P&I |
|
DNF |
Matteo Lapo Bozicevich (Ita) |
|
DNF |
Riccardo Lucca (Ita) Quick Pro Team |
|
DNF |
Jacopo Colladon (Ita) Novo Nordisk |
|
DNF |
Mattia Gaffuri (Ita) Picnic PostNL |
|
DNF |
Alexander Konychev (Ita) China Anta - Mentech Cycling Team |
|
DNF |
Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Mg.K Vis Costruzioni E Ambiente |
|
DNF |
Andrea Cantoni (Ita) Mg.K Vis Costruzioni E Ambiente |
