87th Coppa Bernocchi - 1.1

Italy, August 18, 2005

2004 Results Results Past winners

Trittico Lombardo

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

Napolitano with a powerful sprint

Danilo Napolitano (LPR)
Photo ©: Sirotti

Few riders in the last three years can lay claim to having beaten Alessandro Petacchi in a head to head sprint, but today in the 87th Coppa Bernocchi, Danilo Napolitano (LPR) did just that. The solidly built 24 year-old beat Australian Graeme Brown (Panaria) and Brazilian Murilo Fischer (Naturino), with Petacchi having to settle for fourth in his first race back since the HEW Cyclassics at the end of July. The overall classification of the Trittico Lombardo went to Petacchi's teammate Lorenzo Bernucci, who scored 17 points in the three races (Tre Valli Varesine, Coppa Agostoni, Coppa Bernocchi).

After the finish, Petacchi commented, "It was a tough race with an average speed of 45 km/h. Fassa didn't want it to finish in a sprint - we wanted to put some important men like Tosatto in a breakaway. Once the peloton came back together, we all decided to try to get the train going again. In the last hundred metres, however, I lacked a bit in the legs. Now I'll start in the Vuelta where I want to improve my condition without damning myself to looking for possible victories."

Photography

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Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) shakes hands with national selector Franco Ballerini at the Coppa Bernocchi
Lorenzo Bernucci (Fassa Bortolo) won the Trittico Lombardo overall
Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi) has a good style
Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi) looking comfy
There goes the bunch in the Coppa Bernocchi
Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) climbing
The peloton in action during the Coppa Bernocchi
Italian champion Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi) in action
Danilo Napolitano (LPR) beats Graeme Brown (R) to win the Coppa Bernocchi. Alessandro Petacchi (L) was fourth.
Napolitano is happy
Danilo Napolitano (LPR) adjusts his smile
The podium (L to R): Graeme Brown (2nd), Danilo Napolitano (1st), and Murilo Fischer (3rd)
Winner Danilo Napolitano with his LPR team manager Omar Piscina
That's a mighty big cup

Results

1 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team LPR                  4.32.05 (44.104 km/h)
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramica Panaria                      
3 Antonio Murillo Fischer (Bra) Naturino-Sapore di Mare    
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                  
5 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi               
6 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           
7 Antonio Salomone (Ita) Barloworld - Valsir               
8 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Barloworld - Valsir                 
9 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team LPR                              
10 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Adria Mobil      
11 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi
12 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze
13 Makoto Ijma (Jpn) Japanese National Team
14 Antonio D'Aniello (Ita) Miche
15 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance
16 David McPartland (Aus) Tenax
17 Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) Team Androni Giocattoli
18 Lorenzo Cardellini (Ita) Universal Caffe' - Styloffice
19 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Colombia - Selle Italia
20 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
 
Starters: 138
Classified: 72
 
Final standings Trittico Regione Lombardia
 
1 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   17 pts
2 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre - Caffita              10
3 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      8

Past winners

2004 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi    
2003 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre
2002 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
2001 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Alessio
2000 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola
1999 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas
1998 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Polti
1997 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)
1996 Fabio Baldato (Ita)
1995 Stefano Zanini (Ita)
1994 Bruno Cenghialta (Ita)
1993 Rolf Sörensen (Den)
1992 Charly Mottet (Fra)
1991 Giorgio Furlan (Ita)
1990 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1989 Rolf Sörensen (Den)
1988 Guido Bontempi (Ita)
1987 Guido Bontempi (Ita)
1986 Roberto Gaggioli (Ita)
1985 Johan Van de Velde (Ned)
1984 Vittorio Algeri (Ita)
1983 Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita)
1982 Silvano Contini (Ita)
1981 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1980 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1979 Valerio Lualdi (Ita)
1978 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1977 Carnelo Barone (Ita)
1976 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1975 Enrico Paolini (Ita)
1974 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1973 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
1972 Marino Basso (Ita)
1971 Virginio Levati (Ita)
1970 Pietro Guerra (Ita)
1969 Giacinto Santambroggio (Ita)
1968 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1967 Vittorio Adorni (Ita)
1966 Rafaele Marcoli (Ita)
1965 Adriano Durante (Ita)
1964 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1963 Aldo Moser (Ita)
1962 Pierino Baffi (Ita)
1961 Arturo Sabbadin (Ita)
1960 Giuseppe Fallarini (Ita)
1959 Noé Conti (Ita)
1958 Rik Van Looy (Bel)
1957 Rik Van Looy (Bel)
1956 Vasca Modena (Ita)
1955 Renato Ponzini (Ita)
1954 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1953 Giorgio Albani (Ita) and Antonio Bevilacqua (Ita)
1952 Primo Volpi (Ita)
1951 Luigi Casola (Ita)
1950 Fiorenzo Crippa (Ita)
1949 Mario Ricci (Ita)
1948 Virgilio Salimbeni (Ita)
1947 Mario Ricci (Ita)
1946 Osvaldo Bailo (Ita)
1945 Sergio Maggini (Ita)
1944 Oreste Conte (Ita)
1942 Glauco Servadei (Ita)
1941 Serverino Canavesi (Ita)
1940 Aldo Bini (Ita)
1939 Adolfo Leoni (Ita)
1938 Cino Cinelli (Ita)
1937 Francesco Albani (Ita)
1936 Enrico Mollo (Ita)
1935 Gino Bartali (Ita)
1934 Pietro Rimoldi (Ita)
1933 B. Negri (Ita)
1932 Marco Giuntelli (Ita)
1930 Eugenio Gestri (Ita)
1929 Allegro Grandi (Ita)
1928 Carlo Galluzzi (Ita)
1927 Giuseppe Pancera (Ita)
1926 Giuseppe Pancera (Ita)
1925 Luigi Mainetti (Ita)
1924 Alfredo Dinale (Ita)
1923 Libero Ferrario (Ita)
1922 Libero Ferrario (Ita)
1921 Angelo Testa (Ita)
1920 Giovanni Tragella (Ita)
1919 Ruggero Ferrario (Ita)

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