1997 Results
Past Winners
Brief:Fabio Sacchi knew 50 metres from the end that he had the better of Daniele Nardello. It was a good end to the week which started badly at the Tre Valle Varesine. At Varesino he had attacked but his winning moved was thwarted by a cramp in his left calf. At Legnano, where the Coppa Bernocchi finished, Nardello used all his remaining strength but was not good enough to offset the fast finishing Sacchi. Alberto Elli also passed him at the end.The young rider from Milan who rides for Team Polti was hoping to also give his team the Trittico Lombardy (see below) which is the aggregate of the last three days racing decided on points. On Wednesday Davide Rebellin won at Varesine and Mirko Celestino was second in the GP Agostoni on Thursday. Team manager Stanga was very happy when Sacchi took the first place today, confirming the dominance of his team in the last three days. He told the press: "We hope the President of Polti now looks to 1999." Patron Franco Polti has yet to decide if he will remain in cycling." The two young Polti riders - Celestino and Sacchi are the first to come through the junior development squad of the former professional Antonio B evilacqua. From 1993, under the sponsorship of Gatorade, Stanga and Bevilacqua built a new structure to nurture young talen. They were able to give young riders a chance to progress without too much trauma. Today's win was the 24-year old Fabio Sacchi's first in professional cycling. He has been helped by Virginio Levati, who in 1971 won here in front of Patrick Sercu and Eddy Merckx. The race was marked by strong work by Mapei-Bricobu with Nardello and Zanini and the Cantina Tollo riders Baronti, Mazzanti, Hvastija and Paul Valoti. There were continuous attacks but each group was never allowed any leeway. Once the gap opened it was quickly brought back. At the half-way mark of the 9 lap race, Sacchi attacked with Oscar Mason and the French rider Gougot. They were joined by Nardello, Chiappucci, Zanini and Savoldelli and some others. Chiappucci tried several times to make solitary breaks but never looked liked succeeding. With 47 kms to go, a strong smaller group formed. 9 riders with Hvastija, Shefer, Nardello, Zattoni, Milesi, Elli, Rich, Paolo Valoti and Sacchi. Nardello pushed at the front often but in the end, his last attempt was extinguished by the pursuit of Hvastija. Sacchi said: "I was convinced that Nardello had done himself in. I knew I had to wait. In the Tour de France, when Durand won the stage, I was the fastest but I gave too much too soon. Today I did not repeat the mistake." Trofeo Trittico Lombardo:This is the aggregate of the three races held on consecutive days - Tre Valli Varesine (won by Davide Rebellin), the Coppa Agostoni (won by Andrea Tafi) and the Coppa Bernocchi (won by Fabio Sacchi). With 18 points, Mirko Celestino (Team Polti) wins the Trophy from Tafi, Nardello and Rebellin who all had 15 points. Last year the Trofeo Trittico was won by Giovanni Lombardi (Telekom).Legnano, 9 laps for 198 kms:1. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti 4.24.23 2. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino 3. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 4. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 5. Gilberto Zattoni (Ita) Amore e Vita 6. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Asics 7. Michael Rich (Ger) Saeco 8. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 9. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo 10. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 2.42 11. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Ros Mary 12. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Amore e Vita 13. Alessio Galetti (Ita) Amore e Vita 14. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco 15. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 16. Davide Casarotto (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 17. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan 18. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino 19. Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 20. Luca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 21. Oscar Mason (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 22. Stefano De Mauri (Ita) Vini Caldirola 23. Massimo Gimondi (Ita) Amore e Vita 24. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco 25. Andrea Chiurato (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 26. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco 27. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics 6.19 28. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 10.34 29. Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita) Ros Mary 30. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 31. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics 32. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Mapei-Bricobi 33. Adriano Baffi (Ita) Ballan 34. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Asics 35. Josef Christen (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger .. 38. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 44. Stefano Faustini (Ita) Vini Caldirola 52. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco 53. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 60. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 66. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno 71. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Asics 75. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team Started: 161 Finished: 75 Retired: 86 Past Winners1919 Ruggero Ferrario (Ita) 1920 Giovanni Tragella (Ita) 1921 Angelo Testa (Ita) 1922 Libero Ferrario (Ita) 1923 Libero Ferrario (Ita) 1924 Alfredo Dinale (Ita) 1925 Luigi Mainetti (Ita) 1926 Giuseppe Pancera (Ita) 1927 Giuseppe Pancera (Ita) 1928 Carlo Galluzzi (Ita) 1929 Allegro Grandi (Ita) 1930 Eugenio Gestri (Ita) 1932 Marco Giuntelli (Ita) 1933 B. Negri (Ita) 1934 Pietro Rimoldi (Ita) 1935 Gino Bartali (Ita) 1936 Enrico Mollo (Ita) 1937 Francesco Albani (Ita) 1938 Cino Cinelli (Ita) 1939 Adolfo Leoni (Ita) 1940 Aldo Bini (Ita) 1941 Serverino Canavesi (Ita) 1942 Glauco Servadei (Ita) 1944 Oreste Conte (Ita) 1945 Sergio Maggini (Ita) 1946 Osvaldo Bailo (Ita) 1947 Mario Ricci (Ita) 1948 Virgilio Salimbeni (Ita) 1949 Mario Ricci (Ita) 1950 Fiorenzo Crippa (Ita) 1951 Luigi Casola (Ita) 1952 Primo Volpi (Ita) 1953 Giorgio Albani (Ita) and Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita) 1954 Fausto Coppi (Ita) 1955 Renato Ponzini (Ita) 1956 Vasca Modena (Ita) 1957 Rik Van Looy (Bel) 1958 Rik Van Looy (Bel) 1959 Noé Conti (Ita) 1960 Giuseppe Fallarini (Ita) 1961 Arturo Sabbadin (Ita) 1962 Pierino Baffi (Ita) 1963 Aldo Moser (Ita) 1964 Gianni Motta (Ita) 1965 Adriano Durante (Ita) 1966 Rafaele Marcoli (Ita) 1967 Vittorio Adorni (Ita) 1968 Franco Bitossi (Ita) 1969 Giacinto Santambroggio (Ita) 1970 Pietro Guerra (Ita) 1971 Virginio Levati (Ita) 1972 Marino Basso (Ita) 1973 Felice Gimondi (Ita) 1974 Francesco Moser (Ita) 1975 Enrico Paolini (Ita) 1976 Franco Bitossi (Ita) 1977 Carnelo Barone (Ita) 1978 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) 1979 Valerio Lualdi (Ita) 1980 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 1981 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) 1982 Silvano Contini (Ita) 1983 Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita) 1984 Vittorio Algeri (Ita) 1985 Johan Van de Velde (Ned) 1986 Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) 1987 Guido Bontempi (Ita) 1988 Guido Bontempi (Ita) 1989 Rolf Sörensen (Den) 1990 Davide Cassani (Ita) 1991 Giorgio Furlan (Ita) 1992 Charly Mottet (Fra) 1993 Rolf Sörensen (Den) 1994 Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) 1995 Stefano Zanini (Ita) 1996 Fabio Baldato (Ita) 1997 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)Past winners are from Mario Stiehl, Berlin |