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Gilbert wins Coppa Sabatini

  • By VeloNews.com
  • Published Oct. 8, 2009
Gilbert emerges the victor from a 24-man break.

Photo: Graham Watson

Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) won Italy’s Coppa Sabatini Thursday, outsprinting ISD’s Giovanni Visconti and Leonardo Bertagnoli (Diquigiovani) after joining a large and successful 24-man break earlier in the 199km race.

Gilbert’s teammate, recently crowned world champion Cadel Evans, was part of the break and remained aggressive throughout. Evans made a late surge on the final two-kilometer climb on the lastlap, setting a strong tempo for Gilbert and leaving the group strung out in single-file.

Gilbert was able to use the momentum to launch an attack through the course’s final courner and take the victory, his fourth of the year.

Gilbert was quick to credit Evans, who made his debut in world champion’s stripes, for the win.

“He did a lot of work on that final climb,” he said. “He showed what kind of champion he will be. He put a lot of effort into making the break stay away and then worked selflessly to ensure that our team won the day.”

Gilbert said the win gives him an extra motivational boost as he heads into Sunday’s edition of the one-day classic, Paris-Tours.

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Results

2009 Coppa Sabatini

  • 1. Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Silence-Lotto, 4:37:39
  • 2. Giovanni Visconti (ITA), Isd-Neri, s.t.
  • 3. Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA), Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni, s.t.
  • 4. Davide Malacarne (ITA), Quick Step, s.t.
  • 5. Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (COL), Centri Della Calzatura, s.t.
  • 6. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA), Csf Group-Navigare, s.t.
  • 7. Marcello Pavarin (ITA), Csf Group-Navigare, s.t.
  • 8. Alessandro Bertolini (ITA), Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni, s.t.
  • 9. Luca Mazzanti (ITA), Team Katusha, s.t.
  • 10. Luca Solari (ITA), Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni, at 0:08
  • 11. Cristiano Salerno (ITA), Lpr Brakes Farnese Vini, at 0:08
  • 12. Alan Marangoni (ITA), Csf Group-Navigare, at 0:08
  • 13. Cadel Evans (AUS), Silence-Lotto, at 0:08
  • 14. Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (COL), Barloworld, at 0:08
  • 15. Vladimir Duma (UKR), Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce, at 0:11
  • 16. Emanuele Sella (ITA), Carmiooro-A Style, at 0:11
  • 17. Nikita Eskov (RUS), Team Katusha, at 0:17
  • 18. Riccardo Chiarini (ITA), Lpr Brakes Farnese Vini, at 0:21
  • 19. Diego Caccia (ITA), Barloworld, at 0:21
  • 20. Enrico Rossi (ITA), Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce, at 0:31
  • 21. Daryl Impey (RSA), Barloworld, at 0:38
  • 22. Ruslan Pidgornyy (UKR), Isd–Neri, at 0:53
  • 23. Matteo Montaguti (ITA), Lpr Brakes Farnese Vini, at 1:26
  • 24. Bartosz Huzarski (POL), Isd–Neri, at 1:54

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