51st Coppa Placci - 1.1

Italy, September 8, 2001

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Bettini wins Placci

Paolo Bettini (Mapei-Quick Step) continued his good end of season form, taking the the 51st edition of the Coppa Placci in Italy today. Bettini beat another rider with good late season form: Gianni Faresin (Liquigas), with Eddy Mazzoleni (Tacconi) taking third.

The race was 200 kilometres, and was played out over the finishing circuit, four 7.6 km laps around San Marino. After Saeco's Mirko Celestino forced a 10 man breakaway, Bettini, Faresin, Mazzoleni and Gobbi (Mobilvetta) attacked to reduce the group to four. Although he is a strong sprinter, Bettini went again on the final climb to win alone.

Mapei's leader for the classics next year shouldn't have to do anything more to make the Italian national team for the World's in October.

"My physical condition is excellent and I’ve decided that it needs to be like this right up until the World Championships. Today’s win is another important step towards the most important race for me in this end of season, the World Championships of Lisbon," said Bettini.

Results - 200 km

1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    4.51.33 (40.130 km/h)
2 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Liquigas-Pata                         0.02
3 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola          0.12
4 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini    0.38
5 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    1.02
6 Uros Murn (Slo) Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini        1.04
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
8 Riben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Cantina Tollo
9 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
10 Fabio Bulgarelli (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
11 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Saeco Macchine per Caffe             1.10
12 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije          1.18
13 A Fredy Gonzales Martinez (Col) Selle Italia-Pacific      1.31
14 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Nürnberger                     1.33
15 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
16 Milan Kadlec (Cze) Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
17 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Alessio
19 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
20 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
21 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Team Nürnberger
22 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
23 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
24 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
25 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour
26 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
27 David George (RSA) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
28 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
29 Mirko Puglioli (Ita)

Past winners

2000 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola 
1999 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti
1998 Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola
1997 Beat Zberg (Swi)
1996 Andrea Tafi (Ita)
1995 Francesco Casagrande (Ita)
1994 Angelo Lecchi (Ita)
1993 Maximilian Sciandri (Ita)
1992 Johan Bruyneel (Bel)
1991 Laurent Dufaux (Swi)
1990 Mauro Gianetti (Swi)
1989 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita)
1988 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1987 Massimo Ghirotto (Ita)
1986 Guido Bontempi (Ita)
1985 Silvano Contini (Ita)
1984 Acacio Da Silva (P)
1983 Mario Amadori (Ita)
1982 Alfredo Chinetti (Ita)
1981 Alfio Vandi (Ita)
1980 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1979 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1978 Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita)
1977 Marino Basso (Ita)
1976 Fausto Bertoglio (Ita)
1975 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1974 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1973 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1972 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1971 Ugo Colombo (Ita)
1970 Ugo Colombo (Ita)
1969 Roberto Ballini (Ita)
1967 Luciano Armani (Ita)
1966 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
1965 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1964 Guido De Rosso (Ita)
1963 Ercole Baldini (Ita)
1962 Franco Cribiori (Ita)
1950 Giacomo Zampieri (Ita)
1949 Renzo Soldani (Ita)
1948 Luigi Casola (Ita)
1946 Nedo Logli (Ita)
1928 Pietro Fossati (Ita)
1927 Aleardo Simoni (Ita)
1926 Ermano Vallazza (Ita)
1925 Emilio Petiva (Ita)
1924 Emilio Petiva (Ita)
1923 Enea Dal Fiume (Ita)

Past winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin