53rd Coppa Sabatini - 1.1

Italy, October 6, 2005

2004 Results Results Past winners

Bertolini with late attack

Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze)
Photo ©: Roberto Bettini

Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) has succeeded Jan Ullrich on the palmares of the Coppa Sabatini, which was run for the 53rd time today. After making the lead group that formed with 50 km to go, the Italian attacked with just over a kilometre left, before the final climb up to the finish in Peccioli, and was able to hold off his nearest chasers. Rinaldo Nocentini (Acqua & Sapone) crossed the line a few metres behind Bertolini, with Domina's Mirko Celestino giving the team some more podium time with third place.

"It's a delicate win for me," explained Bertolini after the finish. "I'm in an important period because the team still has to confirm me for next year. I'm a team man with a lot of experience and I'm still hopeful. I'm 34 but I still have a lot of desire to ride the bike. I had a lot of problems at the start of my career because in the amateurs I won a lot and I was a "big name". As a professional, I didn't have someone to teach me the trade, but now I have the maturity to give something back to the team."

Photography

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Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Damiano Cunego (Lampre) catches up on some literature
Daniele Bennati (Lampre) keeps his cool
Buddies Rubens Bertogliati (Saunier) and Murilo Fischer (Naturino)
The peloton in the Coppa Sabatini
The peloton has thinned down
Murilo Fischer (Naturino) in action
Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) drives the break
Filippo Simeoni (Naturino) on a climb
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) and Enrico Gasparotto in action
Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi) lookin' good
Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) riding well
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) suffered all day
Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi) in action
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) comes to the finish
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) wins the 53rd Coppa Sabatini
That was good says Bertolini
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) recovers
Mirko Celestino (Domina Vacanze) checks out the result
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) gets some H2O
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) strips down
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) on the podium
The podium (L to R): Rinaldo Nocentini (2nd), Alessandro Bertolini (1st), and Mirko Celestino (3rd)
Bertolini and Celestino on the podium
It was congrats all round in the Domina camp

Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net

Dario Pieri (LPR) is jovial
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) getting bogged down
Italian champ Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi)
The peloton hammers through Peccioli
Sylvester Szmyd leads his Lampre teammate Daneiele Bennati
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) wins the 53rd Coppa Sabatini
Alessandro Bertolini (Domina Vacanze) can't believe his luck
Bertolini is congratulated by his teammate Celestino
The podium (L to R): Rinaldo Nocentini (2nd), Alessandro Bertolini (1st), and Mirko Celestino (3rd)

Results - 197.7 km

1 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Domina Vacanze                 4.56.05 (40.063 km/h)
2 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil             
3 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             
4 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Naturino - Sapore di Mare                   
5 Krzysztof Szczawinski (Pol) Ceramica Flaminia                    
6 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    0.03
7 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team LPR                                
8 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         0.08
9 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             0.12
10 Santo Anza (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil               0.16
11 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Naturino - Sapore di Mare        0.21
12 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          0.31
13 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           0.33
14 Bo Hamburger (Den) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil             0.38
15 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil         0.46
16 Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Tenax                                0.51
17 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe' - Styloffice      0.56
18 Marco Marcato (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli                 1.08
19 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas - Bianchi                1.33
20 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           3.40
21 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil              
22 Giulio Tomi (Ita) Barloworld - Valsir                           
23 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe' - Styloffice    
24 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Domina Vacanze                               
25 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Naturino - Sapore di Mare                  
26 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino - Sapore di Mare                 
27 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team LPR                                 7.50
28 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Fassa Bortolo                          
29 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) Miche                                      
30 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             
31 Alexander Gut (Ger) Lamonta                                     
32 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Miche                                  
33 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Universal Caffe' - Styloffice            
34 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          
35 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) Tenax                                  
36 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               
37 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           
38 Luigi Sestili (Ita) Naturino - Sapore di Mare                   
39 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
40 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                         
41 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld - Valsir                              
42 David McPartland (Aus) Tenax                                    
43 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Barloworld - Valsir                         
44 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Team Universal Caffe' - Styloffice        
45 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                      
46 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                        
47 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Naturino - Sapore di Mare               
48 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas - Bianchi                        
49 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Tenax                                       
50 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil           
51 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        
52 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team LPR                                    
53 Dmitri Nikandrov (Rus) Team Universal Caffe' - Styloffice       
54 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Tenax                                  
55 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      
56 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                          
57 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Tenax                                    
58 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                            
59 Konstantin Klyuev (Rus) Team Androni Giocattoli                 
60 Marco Osella (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli                      
61 Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli                    
62 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                           
63 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Team Androni Giocattoli                  
 
108 starters
63 finishers

Past winners

2004 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile 
2003 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
2002 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
2001 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Fassa Bortolo    
2000 Andreij Tchmil (Bel) 
1999 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 
1998 Emmanuel Magnin (Fra)
1997 Andrea Tafi (Ita)
1996 Bjarne Riis (Den)
1995 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1994 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1993 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita)
1992 Stefano Zanini (Ita)
1991 Franco Chioccioli (Ita)
1990 Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1989 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1988 Claudio Corti (Ita)
1987 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1986 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra)
1985 Marino Amadori (Ita)
1984 Silvano Contini (Ita)
1983 Moreno Argentin (Ita)
1982 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1981 Claudio Bortolotto (Ita)
1980 Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita)
1979 Leonardo Mazzantini (Ita)
1978 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1976 Piero Spinelli (Ita)
1975 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1974 Wilmo Franconi (Ita)
1973 Mauro Simonetti (Ita)
1972 Antoine Houbrechts (Bel)
1971 Roberto Poggiali (Ita)
1970 Gösta Pettersson (Swe)
1969 Romano Tumllereo (Ita)
1968 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1967 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1966 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1965 Luciano Armani (Ita)
1964 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1963 Dino Bruni (Ita)
1962 Giovanni Sabbadin (Ita)
1961 Dino Bruni (Ita)
1960 Graziano Battistini (Ita)
1959 Rino Benedetti (Ita)
1958 Giuseppe Pardini (Ita)
1957 Giambattista Gabelli (Ita)
1956 Idrio Bui (Ita)
1955 Angelo Miserocchi (Ita)
1954 Rino Benedetti (Ita)
1953 Primo Volpi (Ita)
1952 Primo Volpi (Ita)

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