The 2015 Tre Valli Varesine was the 95th edition of the
Tre Valli Varesine
The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which c ...
single-day cycling race. As was the
2014
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edition, it was raced in September; however, unlike the previous edition, it was held after the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
. It was the final part of the
Trittico Lombardo The "" (Italian for "Lombardy Region Triptych"), usually also called ''Trittico Lombardo'', is a cycling competition which includes three cycling races held around the region of Lombardy on three consecutive days. These races are Tre Valli Varesine, ...
.
[ The race started in ]Busto Arsizio
Busto Arsizio (; lmo, label= Bustocco, Büsti Grandi) is an Italian city and ''comune'' in the south-easternmost part of the Province of Varese, in the region of Lombardy, in Northern Italy, north of Milan. The economy of Busto Arsizio is main ...
and concluded in Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the c ...
, after . The race consisted of the first 83 km from Busto Arsizio to Varese passing through several municipality of the ''Provincia di Varese'', and then a final circuit in Varese that was repeated nine times Vincenzo Nibali
), The Nibbler
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Messina, Sicily, Italy
, height =
, weight =
, currentteam =
, discipline = Road
, role = Rider
, ridertype = Climber
, proyears1 = 2005
, proteam1 =
, proyears2 = 2006–2012
, protea ...
(), who attacked on the final climb and finished eight seconds ahead of the lead group. Sergey Firsanov
Sergey Nikolayevich Firsanov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Фирсанов; born 3 July 1982) is a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team .
Career
Born in Velikiye Luki, Firsan ...
() was second, with Giacomo Nizzolo
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career Leopard Trek (2011–18)
Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He launc ...
() third.
Teams
The provisional start list include 19 teams:
Results
References
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2015 UCI Europe Tour
2015 in Italian sport
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