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13th Trofeo Melinda - 1.2
Italy, September 2, 2004
2003 Results Results Past winners
Rebellin the rebel
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In yet another show of defiance to the Italian selectors (not that he needed it), Davide Rebellin has won the 13th edition of the Trofeo Melinda. In an uphill sprint in Fondo, Rebellin beat Panaria's Paolo Tiralongo and Fassa Bortolo's Dario Frigo, with most of the top 20 riders coming in separately.
After enjoying his best ever season, Rebellin has decided to race for Argentina in the World Championships in Verona in October, as the Italians won't select him. The 33 year old World Cup leader showed that he will probably be a force to be reckoned with in Verona by improving on his two lower podium places in the last two years to finally mount the top step.
After a promising attack by Emanuele Sella (Panaria) was chased down in the final 31.3 km circuit, a group of six riders managed to escape, containing Rebellin, Tiralongo, Frigo, Leonardo Bertagnolli (Saeco), Luca Mazzanti (Panaria) and Filippo Simeoni (Domina Vacanze). Rebellin proved to be the best on the finishing climb, and had plenty of time to raise his arm in victory as he crossed for the win.
Photography
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) beats Paolo Tiralongo to win the Trofeo Melinda in Val di Non, demonstrating that at least his selection to the Argentine World's team is not in doubt...
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) hefts the winner's trophy above his head
- Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) kisses his trophy
- The podium (L to R): Paolo Tiralongo (2nd), Davide Rebellin (1st) and Dario Frigo (3rd)
Results - 194 km
1 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 5.01.00 (38.67 km/h)
2 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Margres 0.01
3 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.03
4 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffè 0.15
5 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Margres 0.21
6 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Domina Vacanze 0.32
7 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) De Nardi
8 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze 0.35
9 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola - Nobili Rubinetterie
10 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.40
11 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre 0.41
12 Jure Golcer (Slo) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè 0.50
13 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Miche
14 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Vini Caldirola - Nobili Rubinetterie 0.57
15 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Tenax 1.01
16 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 1.02
17 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.03
18 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi 1.05
19 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Margres 2.00
20 Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Tenax 4.02
21 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco Macchine Per Caffè
22 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre
23 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 4.04
24 Juan Gomis Lopez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
25 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
26 Francesco Failli (Ita) Domina Vacanze
27 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
28 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
29 Maurizio Varini (Ita) Miche
30 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Team Barloworld - Androni Giocattoli
31 Darren Lill (Rsa) Team Barloworld - Androni Giocattoli
32 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) Tenax
33 Volodimyr Duma (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 5.01
34 Marcello Strauss (Swi) Geroldsteiner 6.02
35 Scott Davis (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Margres
Starters: 132
Classified: 35
Past winners
2003 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre 2002 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio 2001 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2000 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas-Pata 1999 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Vini Caldirola 1998 Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Ballan 1997 Michele Bartoli (Ita) 1996 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 1995 Pascal Richard (Swi) 1994 Massimo Podenzana (Ita) 1993 Stefano Della-Santa (Ita) 1992 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
