Coppa Sabatini, Italy, Cat 1.3

Race Distance: 202.85 km:

 
 1. Bjarne Riis (Den, Telekom)                 5.02.41 (40,210 km/h)
 2. Gianni Faresin (Ita, Panaria-Vinavil)       + 0.07
 3. Claudio Chiappucci (Carrera-Longoni Sport)  + 0.10

 4. Tafi (Ita)          + 0.23
 5. Roscioli (Ita)      + 1.06
 6. Virenque (Fra)      + 1.51
 7. Skibby (Den)        + 1.52
 8. Bartoli (Ita)       + 2.01
 9. Elli (Ita)          + 5.38
10. Donati (Ita)

11. Settembrini (Ita)
12. Guidi (Ita)         + 5.50
13. Calzolari (Ita)     +11.28
14. Giraldi (Ita)       +11.29
15. Leblanc (Fra)       +11.45
16. Moerenhout (Ned)    +11.50
17. Fois (Ita)          +11.51
18. Michaelsen (Den)
19. Varocchi (Ita)
20. Puglioli (Ita)

21. Breukink (Ned)
22. Mondini (Ita)
23. Patuelli (Ita)      +11.56
24. R. Petito (Ita)
25. Roux (Fra)
26. Aldag (Ger)
27. Saitov (Rus)
28. G. Petito (Ita)     +12.25
29. Tchmil (Rus)        +12.30
30. Ballerini (Ita)

31. Ekimov (Rus)
32. Bolts (Ger)
33. Borgheresi (Ita)
34. S. Rebellin (Ita)   +12.40
35. Piziks (Let).

136 starters, 35 finishers.

Recent winners:

 88 Corti
 89 Fondriest
 90 Argentin
 91 Chioccioli
 92 Zanini
 93 Chiappucci
 94 Fondriest
 95 Cassani
 96 Riis

Brief Report

The race came alive at km106 when Chiappucci, Richard, Guidi, Tafi, Roscioli, Elli and Colage broke clear. Soon Settembrini, Faresin, Donati and Skibby bridged across to them. Later, Colage, Guidi, Settembrini and Richard were dropped, but Riis was able to make it up to the break in the compnay of Bartoli and Virenque. With this reinforcement, the gap on the peloton rapidly developed and near the finish Riis broke clear.