58th Coppa Ugo Agostoni - 1.2

Italy, August 18, 2004

2003 Results Results Past winners

Trittico Lombardo

Tre Valli Varesine - August 17
Coppa Agostoni - August 18
Coppa Bernocchi - August 19

Bertagnolli surprises to win Coppa Agostoni

Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco)
Photo ©: Sirotti

Just one day after his Saeco teammate Danilo Di Luca finished second in Tre Valli Varesine, domestique Leonardo Bertagnolli took an impressive victory in the Coppa Agostoni after a late attack. The Trentino born rider, who won his first ever professional race at the Giro dell'Etna in spring, was part of the decisive break that formed 80km from the finish of the race. He then took advantage of the fact that the others in the break were closely marking Giro d'Italia winner Damiano Cunego, who again showed he is on form ready for the final part of the season.

Bertagnolli was part of the final selection of six riders, but knowing he was not the fastest finisher, he made a pre-emptive attack with one kilometre from the line, finishing alone, 50 metres ahead of second placed Dario Frigo.

"I'm incredibly happy to have won," said the Saeco rider. "I've taken a traditionally important race and I'm really proud. The Saeco team put their faith in me and I think I've paid them back in the best possible way. I hope I can keep riding well so that I can get some other good results and perhaps be considered for the Italian team for the World Championships in Verona."

Photography

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Attack and counter attack all day at the Coppa Agostoni
The red guard of Saeco was never far from the front
Saeco turns the screw as the peloton hits the climb
Damiano Cunego is shadowed by defending champion Francesco Casagrande
Vini Caldirola placed four riders in the top 20 but couldn't outmuscle the Saeco machine
Paolo Savoldelli (T-Mobile) climbs in the bunch
Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) and Emanuele Sella (Ceramiche Panaria) try to follow the Saeco pace
Ruslan Gryshchenko (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) leads a group uphill
Cadel Evans (T-Mobile) finished 22nd on the day
The winning move climbs as Bertagnolli (Saeco) waits for his moment
Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) continues to show improving form
Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco) escapes alone to win the Coppa Agostoni
Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) wins the sprint for second ahead of Bayarri
Congratulations all around for Bertagnolli
The podium: Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo, left), Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco), Gonzalo Bayarri (Phonak)

Results - 196 km

1 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                               4.39.00 (42.262 km/h)
2 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   0.04
3 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
4 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
5 Francisco Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre
6 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
7 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Domina Vacanze
8 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 0.48
9 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres
10 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
11 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Tenax
12 Michael Albasini (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
13 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
14 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Team Barloworld
15 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
16 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) De Nardi
17 Geoffry Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
18 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
19 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
20 Ruslan Gryshchenko (Ukr) Colnago-Landbouwkrediet
21 Igor Pugaci (Mda) De Nardi
22 Cadel Evans (Aus) T Mobile
23 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
24 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco
25 Alexander Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone
26 Volodimir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
27 Przemislav Niemec (Pol) Miche
28 Michele Scotto D'Abusco (Ita) Lampre
29 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
30 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi
31 Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) T Mobile
32 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres
33 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) T Mobile
34 Jure Golcer (Slo) Formaggi Pinzolo
35 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Tenax
36 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi
37 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres
38 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Tenax
39 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone

Past winners

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