Brescia, 152 kms:1. Miguel Meza (Gua) 3.20.00 (42.101) 2. Alessio Girelli (Ita) 3. Nicola Chesini (Ita) 4. Gualdi (Ita) 5. Van Roosbroeck (Ned) 6. Colleoni (Ita) 7. Bossoni (Ita) 8. Asero (Ita) 9. Raffaele Illiano (Ita) 10. Giuliano (Ita) Brief The 22nd Trofeo Franco Balestra Memorial Sabbadini is a race reserved for elites without contracts and Under-23 riders. Miguel Meza, from Guadalajara, set a course record when he won the final sprint from Alessio Girelli and Nicola Chesini. The race was animated by the initiative of Raffaele Illiano and Gianluca Bullano, who attacked at km 30, but were joined by Agostino Andreis, Ivan Fanelli and Sergej Matvejev. They built up an advantage of 1.25 by the 50 km mark. But the race finally came down to a sprint with a second peloton at 43 seconds. |