Giro del Veneto, Cat 1.1

Italy, August 28, 1999

1998 Results     Past Winners

Preview:

The air is becoming cooler in the north of Italy now and all the Italian riders are looking to the Worlds in Verona on October 10. The Giro del Veneto is the first of three races in the North East - the GP Friuli follows on Monday and then the GP Melinda in Trentino on Thursday. All are important races in the selection of the Italian team for the worlds. Francisco Casagrande and Davide Rebellin will once again be the major hopes in this race. In Varesotto, Casagrande tried until the last hill to stay on Rebellin's wheel but he could not. At Brianza, Casagrande was instrumental in launching Massimo Donati while Rebellin preferred not to react. Then in Zurich, Casagrande fell with Rebellin close by. Casagrande said: "It could have been worse. After 6 days I have some pain in my wrist and ribs. But I am okay. I have been able to ride each day for an hour or so. I will see whether I can make a race of it today. I am not so concerned about winning today. Rather I wish to keep my condition."

Davide Rebellin won this race last year. He is in good form but admits he can get fitter. He said: "I am not worried about anyone. I am aiming for the worlds in October. I know I have strength to attack. There is also the Vuelta that am preparing for."

Casagrande and Rebellin resist the notion that they are in rivalry. Both acknowledge the talents of the other.

Report:

Davide Rebellin? Present. Francesco Casagrande? Present. The two strongest Italians came to the front at the Giro del Veneto. We saw a head to head with Rebellin coming ahead of the Tuscan. Casagrande couldn’t hold after he launched a long sprint. He said: "Davide was faster than me. It’s a shame because I thought I could win. In a finish from a small group I should have beaten him, but it wasn’t that way." Rebellin's interpretation of events went like this: "This was a beautiful race for me even though for a time I thought it would come down to a mass sprint. Instead we came in 45 seconds ahead. I feel really good and I am especiallyt pleased to see Francesco doing well after his fall at Zurich. We can get better from now to October 10th. To Verona with two captains? We will have to trust Fusi, the national coach, to choose the best formula."

The race began with the lone break by Matteo Algeri, who built a maximum advantage of 8.45. The final and definitive move came with 38 kms to go before the finish, when Rebellin and Casagrande escaped on the climb of Castelnuovo. 14 riders had been in a breakaway that had lasted for around 50 kms prior to the climb. Rebellin, Casagrande, Vainsteins, Nardello, Finco and Podenzana were key riders in that group which had built a lead of 1.36. On the climb, Rebellin and Casagrande attacked and only Marcello Siboni (usually a domestique for Marco Pantani) could follow. But he gave way to and the two in-form Italians went clear. In the sprint, Rebellin was faster than Casagrande.

Padua, 200 kms:

AVS: 39.792 km/h

 1. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti			     5.01.25
 2. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 3. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			0.45
 4. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia			0.45 
 5. Cristian Gasperini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		0.45
 6. Felice Puttini (Sch) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria		0.45
 7. Massimo Podenzana (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 		0.45
 8. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola				0.45
 9. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			0.45
10. Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti				0.45
11. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		0.45
12. Mirko Puglioli (Ita) Amore e Vita 				1.18
13. Marco Vergnani (Ita) Selle Italia 				1.20
14. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio 				1.26
15. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 			1.26
16. Marco Bellini (Ita) Selle Italia 				1.26
17. Sergei Lelekin (Rus) Mobilvetta-Northwave 			1.26
18. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips 		1.26
19. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step			1.26
20. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas				1.26
..
24. Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 			1.26
28. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 				1.26
34. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 		5.25
45. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola 			5.25
48. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale				7.51
64. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Liquigas 			       13.33
72. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step		       13.33

Started: 117
Finished: 76

Past Winners

The first edition of this race was in 1909. There was no race in the years 1910-11, 1913-21, 1929, 1932-33, 1937, 1940, 1943-44, 1946, and 1997. 

1909    Pogliani (Ita)
1910    no event
1911    no event
1912    Giovanni Roncon (Ita)
1922    Alfredo Sivocci (Ita)
1923    Costante Girardengo (Ita)
1924    Costante Girardengo (Ita)
1925    Costante Girardengo (Ita)
1926    Costante Girardengo (Ita)
1927    Alfonso Piccin (Ita)
1928    Alfredo Binda (Ita)
1930    Aldo Canazza (Ita)
1931    Aldo Canazza (Ita)
1934    Aldo Canazza (Ita)
1935    Vasco Bergamaschi (Ita)
1936    Renato Scorticati (Ita)
1938    Secondo Magni (Ita)
1939    Adolfo Leoni (Ita)
1941    Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1942    Pierino Favalli (Ita)
1945    Luigi Casola (Ita)
1947    Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1948    Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1949    Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1950    Luigi Casola (Ita)
1951    Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita)
1952    Adolfo Grosso (Ita)
1953    Fiorenzo Magni (Ita)
1954    Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1955    Adolfo Grosso (Ita)
1956    Giorgio Albani (Ita)
1957    Angelo Conterno (Ita)
1958    Adriano Zamboni (Ita)
1959    Rino Benedetti (Ita)
1960    Diego Ronchini (Ita)
1961    Nino Defilippis (Ita)
1962    Angelino Soler (Spa)
1963    Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1964    Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1965    Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1966    Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1967    Luciano Galbo (Ita)
1968    Alberto Della-Torre (Ita)
1969    Mino Denti (Ita)
1970    Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1971    Giancarlo Polidori (Ita)
1972    Enrico Paolini (Ita)
1973    Franco Bitosssi (Ita)
1974    Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1975    Roland Salm (Swi)
1976    Alfio Vandi (Ita)
1977    Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1978    Valerio Lualdi (Ita)
1979    Francesco Moser (Ita)
1980    Carmelo Barone (Ita)
1981    Giovanni Mantovani (Ita)
1982    Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1983    Jesper Worre (Den)
1984    Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1985    Claudio Corti (Ita)
1986    Maurizio Rossi (Ita)
1987    Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut)
1988    Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1989    Roberto Pagnin (Ita)
1990    Massimo Ghirotto (Ita)
1991    Roberto Pagnin (Ita)
1992    Massimo Ghirotto (Ita)
1993    Maximilian Sciandri (Ita)
1994    Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)
1995    Flavio Vanzella (Ita)
1996    Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1997    no event
1998	Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
1999	Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
Past winners are from Mario Stiehl, Berlin