The 2015 Trofeo Laigueglia was the 52nd edition of the
Trofeo Laigueglia road cycling race. For the first time, the race was ranked as a
1.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC are the second tier classification of road cycling races by the UCI, after the UCI World Tour (or its predecessor, the UCI ProTour). The races are part of the various UCI Continental Circuits. The 1.HC events are one-day ...
race by the
UCI. It was part of the
2015 UCI Europe Tour
The 2015 UCI Europe Tour was the eleventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2015 season began on 29 January 2015 with the Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 25 October 2015 with the Tour of Aegean.
The points leader, based on th ...
and was held on 19 February 2015.
The 2014 champion was
José Serpa
José Rodolfo Serpa Pérez (born 17 April 1979 in Corozal, Sucre) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He rode for UCI Professional Continental cycling team for seven years, before signing a ...
(), but he was not selected to defend his title.
Philippe Gilbert
Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...
() had intended to start the race, but a stomach illness caused his withdrawal. Favourites for victory in the race included
Moreno Moser and
Dan Martin (both ),
Oscar Gatto (),
Damiano Cunego () and
Fabio Felline
Fabio Felline (born 29 March 1990) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
Felline was born in Turin. In 2010, Felline took the start of his first Tour de France for . He was the youngest co ...
(Italy).
The race was hilly throughout, with two difficult climbs in the final , including the difficult climb of
Colla Micheri
Colla Micheri is a medieval village in the Liguria region of north-west Italy.
It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Andora, in the province of Savona.
Geography
The village lies directly above the seaside town of Laigueglia.
The nucleus of ...
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The race was won by Davide Cimolai (), from a 24-man sprint. This was the third year in a row that a Lampre cyclist had won the race, following Serpa in 2014 and Filippo Pozzato in 2013.]
Teams
20 teams were selected to take part, including five UCI WorldTeams.
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Race summary
The field stayed together for the first , but a breakaway formed on the first climb of the day. Jonathan Paredes (), Nicola Gaffurini
Nicola Gaffurini (Born 15 December 1989) is an Italian former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the and teams.
Major results
;2011
: 7th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
: 8th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
;2012
: 3 ...
(), Adriano Brogi
Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include:
* Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ...
() and Jérôme Cousin () built a lead that extended to approximately seven minutes. The breakaway was controlled by and the gap began to fall. were assisted by and . With remaining, pressure from on one of the race's steep climbs split the peloton; the main group was reduced to 80 riders. Cousin held out alone at the head of the race, but was caught on the climb.
On the run in to the finish, Ilnur Zakarin () attacked alone on the climb of Colla Micheri, but failed to establish a gap. He tried again on the final climb, Capo Mele, and was joined by Simone Stortoni
Simone Stortoni (born 7 July 1985) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2015 for the , , and teams.
Career
Born in Chiaravalle, Stortoni competed as a professional from the start of th ...
() and Linus Gerdemann (). , however, had several riders in the main group and were able to catch the breakaway and set up the sprint for Davide Cimolai. Aided in particular by Przemysław Niemiec, Cimolai won the race in a sprint ahead of Francesco Gavazzi
Francesco Gavazzi (born 1 August 1984) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
Gavazzi was born in Morbegno. In 2012, Gavazzi participated in the Tour of Beijing and won its queen stage leadi ...
() and Alexey Tsatevich ().
Result
References
External links
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