59th Coppa Ugo Agostoni - 1.1

Italy, August 17, 2005

2004 Results Results Past winners

Trittico Lombardo

Tre Valli Varesine - August 16
Coppa Agostoni - August 17
Coppa Bernocchi - August 18

Valoti wins round 2

Paolo Valoti (Domina Vacanze)
Photo ©: Sirotti

Domina Vacanze tasted success in the second race of the Trittico Lombardo when Paolo Valoti won a three man sprint against Leonardo Giordani (Team Universal Caffe'- Styloffice) and Stefano Cavallari (Barloworld-Valsir). The three were over half a minute clear of chasing bunch that was led home by Salvatore Commesso (Lampre). Valoti's win was his first since the 2001 Coppa Bernocchi, almost exactly four years ago.

Yesterday's runner-up, Lorenzo Bernucci (Fassa Bortolo), finished eighth and moved into the overall lead of the Trittico Lombardo, sharing it with Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi), who won yesterday but was 40th today.

The podium (L to R):
Photo ©: Sirotti

The 196 km race saw a group of 12 riders get clear with 30 km to go, including Valoti, Giordani, Cavallari, Commesso, Bernucci, Visconti (Domina), Missaglia (LPR), Nocentini (Acqua e Sapone), Ferrara (Androni Giocattoli), and Baliani (Panaria). The group split 10 km from the finishing circuits in Lissone, when Valoti attacked with Giordani. The pair were caught by Cavallari and built up a lead of nearly half a minute with five kilometres to travel. Valoti proved to be too strong in the sprint and demolished Giordani and Cavallari.

Tomorrow is the Coppa Bernocchi, the final race of the Trittico Lombardo.

Photography

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Paolo Valoti (Domina Vacanze) wins the 59th Coppa Agostoni
Paolo Valoti (Domina Vacanze) celebrates his win in the Coppa Agostoni
Paolo Valoti (Domina Vacanze) salutes from the podium
Paolo Valoti (Domina Vacanze) gets a kiss on the podium
The podium (L to R): Leonardo Giordani (2nd), Paolo Valoti (1st), and Marco Cavallari (3rd)
Winner Paolo Valoti

Results - 196 km

1 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          4.43.02 (41.55 km/h)
2 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Team Universal Caffe'- Styloffice         
3 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir                     0.07
4 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                     0.32
5 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            
6 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Team LPR                                 
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil              
8 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
9 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli                    
10 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramica Panaria                         
11 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Tenax                                        
12 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team LPR                                  
13 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Tenax                                     
14 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         0.44
15 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Miche                                7.15                  
...
35 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                        7.58
40 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                   
 
Starters: 132
Classified: 43
 
Standings after two races
 
1 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                  16 pts
1 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       16
2 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          15

Past winners

2004 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco   
2003 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre
2002 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
2001 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
2000 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
1999 Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola
1998 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
1997 Massimo Apollomio (Ita)
1996 Filippo Casagrande (Ita)
1995 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1994 Oscar Pelliccioli (Ita)
1993 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1992 Stefano Colage (Ita)
1991 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1990 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1989 Dimitri Konychev (Rus)
1988 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1987 Bruno Leali (Ita)
1986 Marino Amadori (Ita)
1985 Acacio Da Silva (Por)
1984 Franco Chioccioli (Ita)
1983 Alfons De Wolf (Bel)
1982 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1981 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1980 Cees Priem (Ned)
1979 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1978 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1977 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1976 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1975 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1974 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
1973 Arnoldo Caverzasi (Ita)
1972 Mauro Simonetti (Ita)
1971 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1970 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1969 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1968 Giovanni Micheletto (Ita)
1967 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1966 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
1965 Tommso De Pra (Ita)
1964 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1963 Jaime Alomar (Spa)
1961 Giovanni Bettinelli (Ita)
1960 Pietro Chiodini (Ita)
1959 Michele Gismondi (Ita)
1958 Giaccobe Boggian (Ita)
1957 Carlo Zorzoli (Ita)
1956 Silvano Tessari (Ita)
1955 Lino Pizzoferato (Ita)
1954 Aldo Moser (Ita)
1953 Andrea Barro (Ita)
1952 Ezio Bicocca (Ita)
1951 Renzo Accordi (Ita)
1950 Giorgio Albani (Ita)
1949 Antonio Ausenda (Ita)
1948 Luigi Malabrocca (Ita)
1947 Franco Fanti (Ita)
1946 Luigi Casola (Ita) 


Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com