The 2021 Coppa Sabatini (also known as the ''Gran Premio città di Peccioli'') was the 69th edition of the

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

one day race, which was held on 16 September 2021 as part of the

2021 UCI Europe Tour The 2021 UCI Europe Tour was the 17th season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 24 January 2021 with the Trofeo Luis Puig, Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 – Gran Premio Valencia and ended on 24 October 2021 with the Ronde van Drent ...

and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. The race's hilly route covered in and around

Peccioli Peccioli () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Main sights *''Pieve'' di San Varano, most likely built between the end of the 11 ...

, located in the

Province of Pisa The province of Pisa ( it, provincia di Pisa) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa. With an area of and a total population of 421,642 (), it is the second most populous and fif ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, and had three parts, each of which started and finished in Peccioli. The first part was a circuit that featured the hills of

Montefoscoli Montefoscoli is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Palaia, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 529.Terricciola Terricciola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Terricciola borders the following municipalities: Capannoli, Casciana Terme Lar ...

Lajatico Lajatico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Lajatico sits in mainly hilly terrain at variable elevations from above sea level) ...

, and the ''Piazza del Popolo'' hill in Peccioli. Riders then took on five laps of a circuit with all the aforementioned hills except Lajatico. The race concluded with three laps of a circuit, which finished atop the ''Via Mazzini'' hill in Peccioli. With around to go, as the peloton was beginning the first of three laps of the final circuit, a group of eight riders made a decisive move, attacking from the peloton.

Neilson Powless Neilson Powless (born September 3, 1996) is an American professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Powless, who is Oneida, is the first US Native American to compete in the Tour de France. Career In August 2019, ...

() was the first to try a solo attack, but he was brought back with under to go. In the final kilometre,

Gianni Moscon Gianni Moscon (born 20 April 1994) is an Italian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the road race. Early life and career Moscon grew up in the apple farms north of Trento ...

() tried to accelerate away but was quickly closed down, before Powless's teammate

Michael Valgren Michael Valgren Hundahl (né Andersen; born 7 February 1992) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2018, Valgren won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Amstel Gold Race. Career He became a professio ...

, winner of the

Giro della Toscana The Giro di Toscana is a road bicycle race held annually in Tuscany, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was not held in 2015. On 4 April 2016 it was announced that the race will ...

the day before, made what would be the winning acceleration. Only

Sonny Colbrelli Sonny Colbrelli (born 17 May 1990) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Desenzano del Garda, Colbrelli has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, ...

(), the recently crowned European road race champion, was able to follow Valgren. In the finishing straight, Valgren continued to accelerate, distancing Colbrelli for the victory. From the rest of the contending octet,

Mathieu Burgaudeau Mathieu Burgaudeau (born 17 November 1998 in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. Major results ;2015 : 1st M ...

() finished third.

Teams

Seven of the 19

UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour ...

s, eight

UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer In ...

s, two

UCI Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

teams, and the Italian national team made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a squad of seven riders, for a total of 126 riders. Only 49 riders finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * National Teams *

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Teams

Result

References

Sources

External links