85th Giro dell'Emilia - 1.1

Italy, September 28, 2002

2001 Results Results Past winners

Resurgent Bartoli leads Fassa Bortolo double

Bartoli wins Emilia
Photo: © Roberto Bettini

Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) won today the 85th Giro dell'Emilia, beating teammate Ivan Basso and CSC-Tiscali's Michael Rasmussen. It was another impressive win by Bartoli, following his last serious injury at the beginning of this year's Giro d'Italia. Nonetheless, selection for the Italian World's squadra does not appear to be in the cards for the resurgent Bartoli, as Franco Ballerini looks set to build a team around sprinter Mario Cipollini.

The early part of today's race was marked by an escape of three riders, Domenico Gualdi (Mobilvetta Design), Sebastiano Scotti (Index-Alexia), and Andris Nauduzs (Colombia-Selle Italia), who broke clear after just 14km. At first disinterested, the peloton eventually pulled back the move, which had gained a maximum advantage exceeding 10 minutes, with around 30km to race.

Shortly after the catch, Bartoli attacked on climb to San Luca, followed by his teammate Basso, Rasmussen, Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Fabiano Fontanelli (Mercatone Uno) , Franco Pelizzotti (Alessio), Leonardo Giordani (Team Colpack-Astro), and Marius Sabaliauskas (Saeco-Longoni Sport). This proved to be the decisive move of the day, gaining half a minute on the bunch behind with 30km to race. The leading seven did become eight as another Fassa Bortolo man, Volodymir Gustov, clawed his way across to the break on the final climb.

Bartoli wins Emilia
Photo: © Roberto Bettini

On the technical descent that followed, however, Bartoli broke clear again with Basso and Rasmussen. As the new leading trio reached the finishing circuits, their advantage was almost a minute with just under 10km to go. Hesitation in the chase group behind sealed the fate of the pursuers, and the podium would be played out between two Fassa Bortolo teammates and CSC's isolated Rasmussen.

Forcing Rasmussen to the front, Bartoli positioned himself perfectly in the final kilometer, with Basso set to play the team's second card. Into the final 150 meters, Bartoli used his finishing speed to distance Rasmussen, with Basso just behind to give Fassa Bortolo a one-two victory on home soil. Fontanelli and Rebellin followed over a minute behind, with remnants of the chase group in tow.

Photography

Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.com

Michele Bartoli, Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo) and Michael Rasmussen (CSC-Tiscali) made the decisive break in the Giro dell'Emilia
Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) wins the Giro dell'Emilia
The podium Michele Bartoli (C.) is flanked by Ivan Basso (L, 2nd) and Michael Rasmussen (CSC, 3rd)

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Bartoli, Basso and Rasmussen head for the line
Bartoli crosses the line
Arms spread, and very relieved
Bartoli on the podium
Bartoli, Basso and Rasmussen on the podium

Results

1 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo               5.14.12 (38.956 km/h)
2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
3 Michael Rasmussen (Den) CSC-Tiscali                  0.07
4 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno               1.13
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
6 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio
7 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro           1.35
8 Gianluca Tonetti (Ita) Cage Maglierie
9 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                 1.39
10 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco-Longoni Sport       1.58
11 Ruggero Borghi (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
12 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
13 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
14 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo                     2.09
15 Aleksandr Shefer (Kaz) Alessio
16 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
17 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
18 Bo Hamburger (Den) Index-Alexia
19 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
20 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
21 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites
22 Matteo Gigli (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro
23 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
24 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Adecco               2.30
25 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
26 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin              2.48
27 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
28 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Mercatone Uno
29 Massimo Donati (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi
30 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Saeco-Longoni Sport               2.58
31 Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Index-Alexia                  3.27
32 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo
33 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport           3.34
34 Andrei Mizourov (Kaz) Mercatone Uno                 4.13
35 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa       4.39
36 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                5.32
37 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) CSC-Tiscali
38 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Mapei-Quick Step
39 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
40 Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Cage Maglierie
41 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
42 Cristiano Frattini (Ita) Cage Maglierie             5.33
43 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Tacconi Sport
44 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner
45 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
46 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
47 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
48 Jamie Burrow (GBr) Amore & Vita-Beretta
49 Massimo Cigana (Ita) Mercatone Uno
50 Santo Anza (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
51 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Team Colpack Astro
52 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
53 Fabio Bulgarelli (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
54 Manuel Calvente Gorbas (Spa) CSC-Tiscali            6.04
55 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) Amore & Vita-Beretta
56 Lorenzo Di Silvestro (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi     8.33
57 Renzo Mazzoleni (Ita) Team Colpack-Astro            9.30
58 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Acqua e Sapone

Starters: 167
Classified: 58

Courtesy of Stéphane David

Past winners

2001 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 
2000 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre
1999 Michael Boogerd (Ned)
1998 Mirko Celestino (Ita) 
1997 Alexandre Gontschenkov (Rus)
1996 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1995 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1994 Francesco Casagrande (Ita)
1993 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1992 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1991 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1990 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1989 Dimitry Konychev (Rus)
1988 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1987 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra)
1986 Hubert Seiz (Swi)
1985 Acacio Da Silva (Por)
1984 Ezio Moroni (Ita)
1983 Cesare Cipollini (Ita)
1982 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1981 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) 
1980 Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita)
1979 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1978 Bernt Johansson (Swe)
1977 Mario Beccia (Ita)
1976 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1975 Enrico Paolini (Ita)
1974 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1973 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1972 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1971 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1970 Franco Bitossi (Ita)
1969 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1968 Gianni Motta (Ita)
1967 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1966 Carmelo Preziosi (Ita)
1965 Michele Dancelli (Ita)
1963 Italo Zilioli (Ita)
1962 Bruno Mealli (Ita)
1961 Diego Ronchini (Ita)
1960 Pierino Baffi (Ita)
1959 Ercole Baldini (Ita)
1958 Diego Ronchini (Ita)
1957 Bruno Monti (Ita)
1956 Bruno Monti (Ita)
1955 Nino Defilippis (Ita)
1954 Nino Defilippis (Ita)
1953 Gino Bartali (Ita)
1952 Gino Bartali (Ita)
1951 Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1950 Luciano Maggini (Ita)
1949 Virgilio Salimbeni (Ita)
1948 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1947 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1946 Adolfo Leoni (Ita)
1943 Nedo Logli (Ita)
1942 Adolfo Leoni (Ita)
1941 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1940 Osvadlo Bailo (Ita)
1939 Serafino Biagioni (Ita)
1938 Carrado Ardizzoni (Ita)
1937 Cesare Del Cancia (Ita)
1936 Giuseppe Olmo (Ita)
1935 Aldo Bini (Ita)
1934 Marco Cimatti (Ita)
1931 Glauco Servadei (Ita)
1930 Mario Bonetti (Ita)
1929 Allegro Grandi (Ita)
1928 Alfonso Piccin (Ita)
1927 Domenico Piemontesi (Ita)
1925 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1924 Pietro Linari (Ita)
1923 Michele Gordini (Ita)
1922 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1921 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1920 Giovanni Brunero (Ita)
1919 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1918 Constante Girardengo (Ita)
1917 Angelo Gremo (Ita)
1914 Ezio Corlaita (Ita)
1913 Alfonso Calzolari (Ita)
1912 Ugo Agostoni (Ita)
1911 Clemente Canepari (Ita)
1910 Luigi Ganna (Ita)
1909 Eberardo Pavesi (Ita)

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