46th Milano - Vignola, Cat 1.4

Italy, September 27, 1998

1997 Results     Past Winners

Race Report

Stefano Zanini (Mapei-Bricobì) was the fastest of the breakaway riders at the end of the GP Bruno Beghelli, which is officially known as the (46th) Milano-Vignola, a Cat 1.4 event over 200 kms.

When the riders reached the circuit at Monteveglio, 27 kms from the finish, there was an attack by Malberti with Paolo Valoti, Zanini and Hamburger going with him. Then another group with Bettini, Axelsson, and Stangelj, with Mazzanti, Elli and Gasperoni further back. They all joined up and the move proved to be the decisive one. Even the attempts by Ballerini, Roscioli, Baronti and Vergnani to bridge the gap proved unsuccessful.

In the closing kms, Hamburger and Elli attacked but Zanini was able to cover every move they made. He was helped by the Cantina Tollo pair (Valoti and Mazzanti) and Asics-CGA pair (Bettini & Malberti). Zanini took the final sprint easily, taking his third win of the season. He already has won a stage at the Three Days of La Panne and he recently was the victor at Paris-Brussels.

Milano - Vignola, 200 kms:

 1. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi			     5.07.08 (39.081)
 2. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 3. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Asics
 4. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino
 5. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino
 6. Christian Gasperoni (Ita) Amore e Vita
 7. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 8. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Krka
 9. Fabio Malberti (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
10. Nicklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno
11. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics					0.35
12. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Kross-Sella Italia
13. Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo			0.35
14. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi			0.41
15. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco					2.24
16. Stefano Checchin (Ita) Mercatone Uno			2.48
17. Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave			2.48
18. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Bricob				2.48
19. Leonardo Calzavara (Ita) Vini Caldirola			2.48
20. Oscar Freire (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			2.48
21. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Ballan				2.48
22. Galletti (Ita)						2.48
23. Valentino Fois (Ita) Vini Caldirola				2.48
24. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti				2.48
25. Riccardo Faverio (Ita) Saeco				2.48
..
30. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Asics					2.48
32. Luca Scinto (Ita) Asics					2.48 
37. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Amore e Vita				8.10

Started: 155
Finished: 37

Past Winners

1952	Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita)
1956	Pierino Baffi (Ita)
1958	Adriano Zamboni (Ita)
1959	Adriano Zamboni (Ita)
1960	Alessandro Fantani (Ita)
1961	Willy Vannitsen (Bel)
1962	Vendramino Bariviera (Ita) 
1963	Adriano Durante (Ita)
1964	Guido De Rosso (Ita)
1965	Guido De Rosso (Ita)
1966	Adriano Durante (Ita)
1967	Rudi Altig (Ger)
1968	Marino Basso (Ita)
1969	Attilio Rota (Ita)
1970	Adriano Durante (Ita)
1971	Marino Basso (Ita)
1972	Julien Van Lint (Bel)
1973	Marino Basso (Ita)
1974	Enricvo Paolini (Ita)
1975	Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1976	Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1977	Luciano Borgognoni (Ita)
1978	Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1979	Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1980	Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1981	Gregor Braun (Ger)
1982	Giovanni Mantovani (Ita)
1983	Francesco Moser (Ita)
1984	Mario Beccia (Ita)
1985	Emanuele Bombini (Ita)
1986	Roberto Visentini (Ita)
1987	Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1988	Adriano Baffi (Ita)
1989	Adriano Baffi (Ita)
1990	Mario Cipollini (Ita)
1991	Silvio Martinello (Ita)
1992	Andrej Teterijuk (Est)
1993	Alberto Elli (Ita)
1994	Angelo Lecchi (Ita)
1995	Angelo Canzonieri (Ita)
1996	Fabio Roscioli (Ita)
1997	Stefano Zanini (Ita)
Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin