90th Tre Valli Varesine & Photos
Garmin's Daniel Martin takes the first jewel of Trittico Lombardo crown
Daniel Martin (Garmin-Transitions) proved to be the strongest after 200
kilometers in Varese winning solo with six seconds ahead of Domenico Pozzovivo.
The peloton came back together catching the day long break on the first of
the seven - 9 kilometer circuits. The attacks followed with Marco Pinotti, and
then Bertagnoli and Cunego. But it was the attack of Domenico Pozzovivo on the
final lap that shattered the leaders with only Martin, Cunego and Jerome Bagnies
able to respond as the leaders were reduced to a 20 man lead group in the local
laps.
Martin finishes having outdistanced his rivals on the final climb.
Photo copyright Benati courtesy Tre Valli Varesine
In the end it was Martin in a grand show of his great form after winning the
Tour of Poland; dropping his rivals and racing up the via Trentino climb for the
win six seconds ahead of Domenico Pozzovivo and 12 seconds ahead of the first
chase group of 14 led by Topsport Vlaanderen Jerome Baugnies who grabbed third
place.
Baugnies Topsport team mate Kristof Vandewalle finished fourth with Damiano
Cunego (Lampre/Farnese Vini) 5th.
The peloton followed in two groups at 1:22 nearer to two minutes with the
race having its usual attrition with 82 riders abandoning, most on the tough 7
circuits in Varesine.
Topsport duo Jerome Baugnies and Kristof Vandewalle and Damiano Cunego finish
3rd through 5th leading the lead group of 16 survivors.
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Tre Valli Varesine
Campione d'Italia - Varese 199.13 km
The day race got underway under sunny skies with 143 with attacks from the start
but none had any success until 7 r4iders escaped after the 35th kilometer with
Peter Stetina (Garmin Transitions) joined by Cameron Wurf (Androni Giacattoli),
HTC/Columbia's Aleksej Saramontis, Pedro Merino (Footon/Servetto), Cristiano
Salerno (De Rosa) , Luca Mirenda (USD/Neri) and and Sacsha Modolo (Colnago/CSF
Inox), the group gained 38 seconds on the group. On the first climb 4 were
dropped leaving Stetina, Wurf and Pasquale
Muto (Miche) eading with 40 seconds as they went through the first
hot sprint in that order after 40 km.
Cameron Wurf and Pasquale Muto on the attack.
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The trio would run the gap up to over 6 minutes by 80 km and two hours into
the race. They three worked well together but the chase was on with ISD/Neri's
Paolo Borghini and David Ricci leading the chase closing the gap to 2:30 as they
reached the halfway point of the race at 99 km.
With 89 kilometers to go a counter attack by Sergio Lagana (De Rosa) and
Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen) opened a 30 second gap and worked to bridge
to the three leaders who they caught as they entered the first of the seven
circuits in Varese; the peloton followed at 1:35.
By the start of the second lap the escapees had been caught with counter
attacks flying off of the front; by the start of the third lap the adventurers
were back with 37 km to go and 4 laps to go. More attacks by Ivan
Santaromita (Liquigas), Vladimir Miholjevic (Acqua & Sapone), Cristiano
Salerno (De Rosa) and Simone Stortoni managed a gap but as the peloton started
the final 2 laps the diminished peloton was back together. 7.''
Davide Torosantuci (CDC - Cavaliere) and Mauro Finetto (Liquigas) were the next
to escape, but the duo were caught by a counter attack by Vincenzo Nibali with
10 km to go as they started the final circuit... Nibali was caught by Giovanni
Visconti and Colnago's Domenico Pozzovivo and Lampre's Damiano Cunego the trio
led a group of about 20 riders with the remains of the peloton in chaos behind
with 7 km to go.
David Torosantucci on the attack
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With 4 km
remaining Italian time trial champion Marco Pinotti (HTC) attacked and was
joined by Lampre's Manuele Mori - immediately Pozzovivo and Dan Martin reacted
following at 100 meters.
Italian Champion, Giovanni Visconti attacks, Martin, Pozzovivo, Pinotti and
Cunego respond.
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Pozzovivo and
Martin caught and dropped Pinotti and Mori... Martin again countered opening a
ten meter gap with Domenico Pozzovivo chasing. Behind there were sixteen riders
in play but Martin and Pozzovivo held them off over the final kilometer to take
first and second.
Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator duo Jerome Baugnies and Kristof Vandewalle
finished in that order at 12 seconds tor third and fourth... Damiano Cunego held
on for 5th in the same time.
Podium: Domenico Pozzovivo, Daniel Martin and Jerome Baugnies
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90th Tre Valli Varesine Results
199.130 km - 4:51:20 -41.011 km/h
1 Martin Daniel GRM Garmin - Transitions -
4:51:20
2 Pozzovivo Domenico COG Colnago - CSF Inox - 0:06
3 Baugnies Jerome TVP Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator - 0:12
4 Vandewalle Kristof TVP Topsport
Vlaanderen-Mercator
5 Cunego Damiano LAM Lampre-Farnese Vini
6 Vandborg Brian LIQ Liquigas - Doimo
7 Visconti Giovanni ISD ISD - Neri
8 Santambrogio Mauro BMC BMC Racing Team
9 Gavazzi Francesco LAM Lampre-Farnese Vini
10 Finetto Mauro LIQ Liquigas - Doimo -
0:12
11 Mori Manuele LAM Lampre-Farnese Vini
12 Bertagnolli Leonardo AND Androni Giocattoli/Serramenti Pvc
13 Bailetti Paolo FLM Ceramica Flaminia
14 Pinotti Marco THR Team HTC - Columbia
15 Golcer Jure DER De Rosa - Stac Plastic
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