The 96th edition of the

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was held on 1 October 2015. It was run over a distance of 186 km, starting near

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and ending near

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on the '' Colle di Superga'' ("Superga Hill"). The route will pass through the plains of

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and

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, then reaching the hills near Casale di Monferrato. The final climb to the ''Superga Hill'' will have a mean slope of 9%, with maximal slope of 14% and will likely be the decisive point. The race will be first of the three races of the Trittico d'Autunno, the others being the

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(held on 2 October) and the " monument classic"

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(held on 4 October). The race was won by Diego Rosa () ahead of

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() and

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(Astana). After the early breakaway had been caught, Astana rode hard on the first ascent of the Superga to eliminate a large number of riders. Rosa then attacked with remaining on the final ascent. Although various riders, including Majka,

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() and

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(), attempted to chase him down, Rosa stayed away to take his first win of the season by sixteen seconds.

Teams

A total of 20 teams will take part to the race, 12 World Tour teams and 8 Professional Continental teams.

Result

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2015 Milano-Torino 2015 UCI Europe Tour 2015 in Italian sport Milano–Torino